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Austin Taco Project, Austin, TX
Austin Taco Project, Austin, TX
Austin Taco Project, Austin, TX
Austin Taco Project, Austin, TX
Austin Taco Project, Austin, TX

Austin Taco Project

3.4
3.4
53 Reviews
$30 and under
Unspecified
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Located in the heart of downtown, Austin Taco Project - a 2023 recipient of the OpenTable Diners' Choice award - is a vibrant playground for your senses. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, this energetic hot spot serves up a novel take on fusion tacos, custom craft cocktails and interactive gaming and dining experiences to keep Austin weird in the best possible way.

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2 people
7:00 p.m.
Booked 5 times today
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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Cuisines
    Unspecified
  • Hours of Operation
    Mon–Thu, Sun 7:00 am–4:00 pm Fri, Sat 7:00 am–10:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (512) 682-2739
  • Website
    https://www.austintacoproject.com/?y_source=1_MTU0MDUzMjYtODYwLWxvY2F0aW9uLndlYnNpdGU=
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress Code
    Casual Dress
  • Owned/operated by
    Asian & Pacific Islander, Black, Indigenous, Latinx or Hispanic, LGBTQ, Middle Eastern, Persons with Disabilities, South Asian, Veteran, Women
  • Executive Chef
    Daniel Ben-David
  • Private party facilities
    Entertaining a group of tacos enthusiasts for a special occasion? Book a private room for 12, 20, 32 people, or a large party up to 300 people. Need an audiovisual hookup? We’ve got you.
  • Private party contact
    Caitlin Caldwell: (512) 682-2736
  • Location
    500 East 4th Street, Austin, TX 78701
  • Neighbourhood
    Downtown
  • Cross Street
    4th Street
  • Parking Details
    Valet is $10<br />Hilton Parking Garage FREE with validation
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 53 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

3.4
3.4 based on recent ratings
  • 3.7Food
  • 3.4Service
  • 3.9Ambience
  • 3.2Value

Noise • Moderate

53 Reviews

  1. Jeanette

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 15, 2023

    overall3food3service3ambience4
    They need more help and food was good but not anything special.

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  2. QWht

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 28, 2023

    overall1food3service1ambience4
    The staff were overwhelmed and it showed. The hostess was gone for ten minutes at a time. No one acknowledged that we'd been waiting in line for a while. Getting water and placing an order was a 45 minute ordeal.

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  3. OpenTable Diner

    Chicago

    1 review

    vip
    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 6, 2023

    overall4food5service5ambience4
    Best egg burrito we’ve ever had. Great service too

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  4. WilliamN

    Houston

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on May 6, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Birthday party There was an issue with our reservation but the manager and the staff stepped up immediately to ensure that the matter was handled immediately. The French fry basket is a must! Great variety of foods

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  5. Catmom

    Dallas

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 21, 2023

    overall3food3service3ambience3
    Food okay; would be nice for it to have just some regular Tex-Mex tacos instead of just the fancy gourmet ones, especially since it's the only restaurant in the hotel open all day. Basically, Hilton needs just a "regular" hotel restaurant as the other restaurant is only opened in the evening and has a very limited menu.

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  6. Diner

    Dallas

    183 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    183 reviews

    Dined on April 13, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Hooda consistently provides exceptional customer service. Chef Roy always prepares our meal perfectly. We really feel valued as customers at the Austin Taco Project.

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  7. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 2, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience3
    Food and service really good. Unfortunately the online menu is different to the menu in the restaurant. I was happy to find sone special tacos online, but they haven’t been available in the restaurant

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  8. MSP23

    Austin

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 17, 2023

    overall2food1service3ambience2
    food was just ok. chips overly fried/oily. fish tacos were deep deep fried fish sticks - not beer battered. margarita was delicious tho!!

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  9. OpenTable Diner

    Austin

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 9, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Unique eats and fun atmosphere! Sat at the bar and ordered poke tacos which were super good! And the bar tenders had great service the whole time!

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  10. OpenTable Diner

    Minneapolis

    9 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on February 20, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We ordered some tacos and cocktails. While we were waiting for our food, we played some games, they have an extra large Connect Four game.

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  11. OpenTable Diner

    Austin

    8 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on February 20, 2023

    overall3food3service2ambience3
    cool atmosphere with various drinking games, connect four, land the ring on the hook, shuffle board etc. good food but overall the service was really delayed in taking a while for food and drinks

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  12. OpenTable Diner

    Austin

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 18, 2023

    overall5food5service2ambience5
    Was forced to order as soon as we sat down without having time to look at menu, wasn’t very welcoming to start.

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  13. OpenTable Diner

    San Antonio

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 12, 2023

    overall2food2service1ambience3
    Person taking order was not very friendly. They didnt even ask if we like anything else and just gave us the check. We had to ask them for menu again. And when we ask for an item on menu , they said they are out of that( restaurant had opened just few mins before that)

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  14. OpenTable Diner

    Alabama

    3 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on January 22, 2023

    overall1food1service1ambience1
    They say open but it is closed down

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  15. OpenTable Diner

    Las Vegas

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on December 31, 2022

    overall2food2service2ambience3
    Food was avg at best. Service… they may need to focus on their customers more. Be open to corrections- daughter ordered her breakfast specifically; waitress did not write it down. Chef was noticeably upset it was sent back. (She’s allergic to coconut and JT had coconut shavings)

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  16. AshCA

    Dallas

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 18, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We loved the tacos so much we ate there 3 times during our stay and I grabbed a taco to go for the plane ride home.

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  17. OpenTable Diner

    Portland

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on December 4, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Great service and the tacos were nice and filling!

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  18. Diner

    Dallas

    183 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    183 reviews

    Dined on November 26, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Hooda always provides great service. and Chef Roy prepares great food. We always enjoy our experience at Austin Taco Project.

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  19. Diner

    Dallas

    183 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    183 reviews

    Dined on November 23, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Hooda provides exceptional customer service. Chef Roy prepares each entree perfectly. We always enjoy our experience at the Austin Taco Project.

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  20. ClaireB

    Austin

    3 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on November 3, 2022

    overall3food3service2ambience2
    Food was average, but overpriced. The service was slow, it was not busy. It wasn't a bad meal, but I wouldn't go back or recommend.

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  21. Jasons

    Austin

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 18, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The food was great and the waiter was fantastic. plus I was able to watch the Football game

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  22. RadDocCHL

    New York Area

    9 reviews

    3.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on September 11, 2022

    overall3food4service2ambience3
    Food good but service very slow

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  23. LeeG

    New York Area

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on September 2, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    great service and relaxed atmosphere where you can actually have a conversation and hear one another. We ate tacos, queso dip, and drank margaritas for lunch one day. another day we had breakfast tacos and a breakfast burrito. everything was delicious.

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  24. JillB

    Central Texas

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 27, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience5
    Being able to sit outside and listen to live music was such a bonus. The food was delicious. Drove from Waco to listen to Graham Nancarrow. I would suggest staff could have more training. A few food handling miscues.

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  25. OpenTable Diner

    Vancouver

    2 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 21, 2022

    overall3food5service3ambience4
    You can tell they are short staffed

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  26. OpenTable Diner

    Columbus

    5 reviews

    1.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on August 21, 2022

    overall1food3service1ambience2
    The menu listed on open table is not the menu available at the restaurant. We were there for about 2 hours, were never asked if we’d like to order more drinks after the first round. Food was extremely slow, but with a lot of restaurants being short staffed we assumed that was the issue. Then we noticed other tables who came in after us were finishing their meals before we even got ours. When someone finally came to check on us we asked about our food, turns out they never put our order in. Maybe it was an off night, but we won’t be going back to see.

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  27. BrianM

    Austin

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 16, 2022

    overall1food1service1ambience3
    Wasn’t very busy. Ordered my food. 40 minutes goes by, was never checked on and fid not get my order. The waiter finally noticed. He walked by an sets down my tacos and leaves. Guess what, it’s not even my order. To be honest, I could not tell you how the food is and I will mot be back.

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  28. csk80

    Amarillo

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 14, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Anniversary breakfast with family!

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  29. BillyC

    Austin

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 30, 2022

    overall4food3service1ambience5
    Well, we had a lot of fun, in spite of some hiccups. We had two families of four with kids in high school for a couple of hours of relaxation and playing on a Saturday afternoon. The game play was fun, the food was good and the physical atmosphere of the bar/restaurant was pleasant. The reservation system didn't work - I reserved from the website and when we got there, we were told that we ONLY reserved for food, not the game site. Very odd, since I was on the game site room reservation page when I was logged in, but fortunately there wasn't a reservation in the time slot right after ours, so we got to play. I did find that weird because while I was searching for a reservation to book a room, the site told me there was nothing within 2 hours of my requested time, so we booked earlier that we wanted to... The host was very gracious and nice. The bar staff, not so much. We ordered appetizers and drinks for 8 (which isn't cheap). When our food came, we received no napkins and there aren't any available for guests to self-serve, so we asked for napkins and the guy actually says "why?". What? I had to explain that we ordered apps for 8 people and wanted napkins.....and he acted like he was being put out to get them. Not cool. When we were ushered into the gaming suite, we were given VERY minimal instructions on how to make the games operate. We figured it out and had fun, but there are probably some tricks that we needed to know on how to make the best of the games sensors....and no one bothered to help with that. I even asked (the same guy) the attendant if there were tips and he literally said "I probably know some" and then walked out.... Fortunately, we were there just to have fun, but we spent a lot of money on the rental and then more on drinks and apps and what was a good experience could have been soooo much better.

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  30. ConferenceAttender

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 19, 2022

    overall2food1service1ambience3
    The service was very slow - but, maybe they were understaffed. Pork tacos were so salty I could barely get one down. Another person's food came out wrong - twice. Manager was great.

    Austin Taco ProjectResponded on August 1, 2022

    Hello, Thank you for taking time out of your day to provide us with feedback. We are truly sorry that you experienced slow service. We are currently in the process of hiring more team members so that we can provide a seamless dining experience for our guests. We do hope that you will give us another chance so that we can make it up to you. Thank you, Emma Marketing Team

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  31. Diner

    Dallas

    183 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    183 reviews

    Dined on July 18, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    We were greeted very cordially by the host (Hope, Leslie, Germaine) each day at breakfast. We had excellent service from Heather and Aden. We appreciate chef Roy for his excellent food preparation. We enjoyed our experience at the Austin Taco Project.

    Austin Taco ProjectResponded on August 1, 2022

    Hello, Thank you for taking time out of your day to provide us with feedback. We are delighted that you enjoyed dining with us! Our team members appreciate your kind words and we look forward welcoming you back again soon. Thank you! Emma Marketing Team

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  32. Lils

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 24, 2022

    overall3food5service2ambience2
    The food was great unfortunately our server was impressively slow and forgetful. We received our appetizer last and received the bottom of the bag chip all broken for queso. Could be a cool place but the service makes it hard to come back.

    Austin Taco ProjectResponded on June 27, 2022

    Hello, Thank you for taking time out of your day to provide us with feedback. We are currently in the process of hiring more team members so that we are able to provide faster service. We do hope that you will come give us another chance in the future. Thank you, Emma Marketing Team

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  33. OpenTable Diner

    Detroit

    4 reviews

    3.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on June 22, 2022

    overall3food2service3ambience2
    Food was mediocre at best. Overpriced and understaffed. Continued to seat people even though they were not staffed for a full restaurant.

    Austin Taco ProjectResponded on June 27, 2022

    Hello, We are so sorry that you had a less than perfect experience at Austin Taco Project. We are currently hiring more team members so that we are able to provide a seamless dining experience. We hope that you will visit us again soon so that we are able to make it up to you. Thank you, Emma Marketing Team

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  34. OpenTable Diner

    Corpus Christi

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 18, 2022

    overall2food1service3ambience3
    We were so excited to have dinner there for our special occasion…. Unfortunately it wasn’t worth the $100 we spent there. We couldn’t finish our dinner, the meat tasted like cubes of salt, not meat. We had to go eat somewhere else after. We did mention it to the waitress and she said “oh yeah, people have been saying the meats too salty…” and that was it. It was soooooo disappointing. Such a waste of money.

    Austin Taco ProjectResponded on June 22, 2022

    Hello, We are so sorry to hear that you did not have a perfect experience at our restaurant. Our team and kitchen staff are currently looking into your feedback on our meat so that we can improve in the future. We do hope that you will consider visiting us again so that we can provide you with a better experience and make it up to you. Thank you, Emma Marketing Team

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  35. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 7, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    They were very quick to bring our food out!

    Austin Taco ProjectResponded on June 15, 2022

    Thank you for taking time out of your day to leave us a 5-star review!

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  36. AnnaS

    Washington DC

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 7, 2022

    overall2food5service1ambience3
    Seemed like the server never put in our order. Waiting 50 mins for tacos and when they finally came, came out two orders at a time when there was 6 people. Ran out of ice tea. Seemed like the server didn’t want to be there.

    Austin Taco ProjectResponded on June 13, 2022

    Hello Anna, Thank you for taking time our of your day to provide us with feedback. We are so sorry that you had such slow service. We do hope that you will give us another chance and visit us again so that we can make it up to you. Thank you, Emma Marketing Team

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  37. ChristaB

    San Francisco

    3 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on June 7, 2022

    overall2food3service1ambience4
    Bad service or they were completely understaffed. Not sure. And for some weird reason they hardly give you any ice in your drink. It’s 100 degrees outside. Can I please have a cold beverage?

    Austin Taco ProjectResponded on June 8, 2022

    Hello Christa, We’re so sorry that your experience did not match our high standards of service and hospitality. We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review and would love to learn more about how we could have made your stay better. We are currently in the process of hiring more waitstaff to make everyone's experience seamless. Please call us at (512) 482-8000 so we can learn more about what went wrong.

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  38. Melanie1212

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 20, 2022

    overall2food2service2ambience4
    Overall it was really overpriced and they were really understaffed. We had to send a drink back which I’ve never done before because it was just too nasty. They didn’t have any of their specialty cocktails and they charged us for a more expensive drink than we originally ordered even though we had to send it back.

    Austin Taco ProjectResponded on May 23, 2022

    Hello Melanie, We are so sorry to hear that you had a less than perfect experience at our restaurant. We do hope that you will consider visiting us in the future so that we can provide you with a better experience. Thank you, Emma Marketing Team

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  39. AmyF

    Austin

    2 reviews

    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on May 16, 2022

    overall1food1service1ambience1
    I made a reservation here for my birthday, only to drive 45 minutes, pay for parking, and find the restaurant closed. I've contacted the restaurant and in 3 days no one has gotten back to me. I do appreciate the apology from OpenTable, but apparently it's a communication issue on both parties and I wish the restaurant would respond and "throw me a bone." My group had to eat at a crappy place nearby where there wasn't a wait, because we had another thing to get to at 8pm.

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  40. HeidiR

    Dallas

    10 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on May 16, 2022

    overall2food2service1ambience3
    Terrible service. We had a reservation fir lunch, there were at least five open tables, and yet the hostess could not bring herself to seat us. We waited for about 10 minutes while she walked the room aimlessly and then ultimately sat us at one of the empty tables. We had similar odd experience with the waitress. Took her over 10 minutes to even greet us, we had to ask multiple times for things, and she did not seem to want to be there at all. When it came time to pay, she dropped the bill and took off before I could hand get my credit card. After almost 10 minutes passed and she was nowhere to be found, we asked the hostess if she could find her. She replied test she was “checking out” someone else. When the hostess finally retrieved the waitress, the waitress took my credit card, handed to the hostess and said, “can you take care of this”? Okay… Food: mediocre at best, no vegan options, which is surprising in a restaurant in Austin. Not hard to create one vegan option with tacos.

    Austin Taco ProjectResponded on May 23, 2022

    Hello Heidi, Thank you for taking time to provide feedback, we greatly appreciate it. We are so sorry that you did not have the experience you were expecting at the Austin Taco Project. We do hope that you will consider visiting us again so that we are able to provide you with the best hospitality possible. We will certainly take your feedback and review it with our team to improve our guests experience. Thank you, Emma Marketing Team

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Safety precautions

  • Cleaning & sanitising

    • Surfaces sanitised between seatings
    • Common areas deep-cleaned daily
    • Sanitiser or wipes provided for customers

  • Protective equipment

    • Waitstaff wear masks

  • Screening

    • Sick staff prohibited in the workplace

FAQs

Austin Taco Project is rated 3.4 stars by 53 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people
7:00 p.m.
Booked 5 times today
Google Map for Austin Taco Project

500 East 4th Street, Austin, TX 78701

Additional information

  • Cross Street
    4th Street
  • Neighbourhood
    Downtown
  • Hours of Operation
    Mon–Thu, Sun 7:00 am–4:00 pm Fri, Sat 7:00 am–10:00 pm
  • Cuisines
    Unspecified
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress Code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking Details
    Valet is $10<br />Hilton Parking Garage FREE with validation
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Owned/operated by
    Asian & Pacific Islander, Black, Indigenous, Latinx or Hispanic, LGBTQ, Middle Eastern, Persons with Disabilities, South Asian, Veteran, Women
  • Executive Chef
    Daniel Ben-David
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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