Restaurant Review: El Serranito, Woodstock (takeout)

12152 Hwy 92, Woodstock
Health Score: 100

In a dismal, cramped corner of a BP gas station, tucked between the video gambling machines and a row of unused coffee machines that have blocked by blankets for packing, is a taqueria, El Serranito.

When you consider how little of the gas station footprint they actually occupy, it’s amazing they’re able to produce food. That kitchen must be tiny.

The storefront for this place is hand-painted, which helps bring to life this particular vibe of homemade, made-to-order food.

(They have another location in Marietta, presumably larger.)

The gas station itself seems to be kind of quietly crumbling, at least on the inside. A corner of a facade is drooping. It is crowded to overflowing, a claustrophobic place. Since there is no seating area, El Serranito is obviously not right for a good sit-down meal, unless you enjoy trying to eat taquitos standing in an aisle or at a gambling machine. (Don’t gamble, really.)

The menu consisted of a dude telling me what they have, and the lady sitting next to him would bark out our order to the kitchen. You could hear the sizzles of them, unseen, cooking your order fresh.

Four bottles of hot sauce are available to squirt into take-home plastic sauce containers.

I enjoyed my two carne asada tacos in corn tortillas, tasty and succulent. The Young Adult Son, who ordered a quesadilla that came with fries, really wished they would’ve used a different sort of cheese for his dish.

Note that no complementary tortilla chips are offered.

Altogether, not a bad location to dip in and pick up a little lunch. It’s located conveniently close to the Wal-Mart right on the corner of Highway 92 and Trickum Road, across the street from the Publix.

I will post the price of what I ordered when I find my receipt, #%@#%!