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Taco Boy is a Mexican restaurant I visited on both of my trips to South Carolina.  It is located in the coastal city of Folly Beach, SC (outside of Charleston).  

 

The food (as I’ve mentioned) is Mexican in theme and very fresh and tasty.  Both times I went I had Cadillac margaritas which weren’t pricey at all (around $7-$8) for the amount of alcohol in them.  A lot of times when you order a margarita somewhere you feel like you’re drinking a glass of sour mix with just a little touch of tequila.  That’s definitely not the case here and I can be pretty picky about my margaritas (having worked in a Mexican place myself for over 6 years that didn’t even use sour mix).

 

We started with the salsa trio on the appetizer menu.   The chips were fried and salted perfectly, and there were three salsas (hence the word, trio) to try.  One was a salsa fresco, one was a corn salsa, and one was a pureed smoky chipotle tasting salsa.  They were all excellent and I had to force myself to stop eating so I wouldn’t ruin my meal.

 

 

The tacos there are ordered a la carte and there’s a lot of different tastes to choose from.  We decided to share so we can taste a few different things.  We got a breaded fish taco, a grilled fish taco and a black bean taco the first time accompanied by a Portobello mushroom quesadilla.  The second time we got the two fish tacos along with a taco salad.  

  

I am not exaggerating in saying that the Portobello quesadilla is the best quesadilla I have ever tasted.  The flavor exploded and was unexpected.  I believe our favorite out of the tacos was the grilled fish, it was accompanied some sort of sauce (lime cilantro I believe) and was just fantastic.  

  

The amount of food we ordered was just enough for two people, and we got a little taste of everything we wanted to.  I would suggest doing the same and sharing a few dishes so you can really try it all.  The tab came to around $45-$50 with the two of us each having two alcohol drinks, so it really wasn’t too crazy, and we definitely had more than enough food.

  

I definitely recommend Taco Boy if you’re in the Charleston area. 

 

Taco Boy 

 

- Jane x_q