Social Taco

Social Taco operates inside the same 28th Avenue South complex in Homewood, Alabama that houses several other concepts under related ownership, serving as the self-described sister restaurant to nearby Soho Social. The restaurant describes itself as a local bar and grill built around tacos, Mexican pizza, birria, margaritas, and what it calls a fun atmosphere, giving it a slightly different identity than a traditional Mexican restaurant while still keeping bold flavors at the center of the menu.

The taco list runs from $16 to $18 and includes the Picada, beef on corn tortillas with salsa verde and queso fresco; the Pescado, fried fish on flour tortillas with avocado, pico, radish, and crema; the Pastor, pork on corn tortillas with pineapple and morita salsa; the Pollo, chicken on flour tortillas with avocado, pico, and queso fresco; and the Birria, shredded beef on grilled corn tortillas with cheese, salsa verde, and pickled onion. The same core proteins reappear on the restaurant’s tlayudas, a Mexican pizza format priced between $18 and $19, and the kitchen also serves a $24 mesquite-grilled carne asada, $19 chilaquiles finished in a chicken verde cream over chips, $12 house-made chunky guacamole, and an $8 green chile queso.

Weekly specials structure much of Social Taco’s identity, with Taco Tuesday offering four-dollar a la carte tacos available to mix and match all day, and Margarita Wednesday running six-dollar house, spicy, and frozen margaritas alongside twenty-four-dollar pitcher specials. The restaurant leans into that promotional rhythm throughout the week, and its bar program built around margaritas and other tequila cocktails plays as large a role in the restaurant’s identity as the food itself. A dedicated happy hour, running Monday through Friday from 3 to 6 p.m. with half-off specials, gives the restaurant another entry point for diners looking for a casual after-work stop.

The restaurant also runs a weekend brunch service on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., giving it a presence across the full range of a diner’s week, from weekday happy hour through Sunday late morning. That range has helped Social Taco build a broad customer base within the SoHo complex, appealing to the after-work crowd during the week and a more relaxed weekend brunch crowd on Saturdays and Sundays. The restaurant keeps extended hours on Fridays and Saturdays, staying open until 10 p.m. compared to a 9 p.m. close on other nights.

Social Taco’s location within the broader 28th and 29th Avenue South complex places it in close proximity to a cluster of other independently owned restaurants, all operating within a short walk of each other in what has become one of Homewood’s most concentrated dining districts. That density gives visitors an easy way to sample multiple concepts in a single outing, and Social Taco’s bar-forward, taco-centric menu offers a distinct option among its neighbors.

For Homewood diners looking for a casual bar and grill built around tacos, margaritas, and a lively weekly rhythm of specials, Social Taco fills that role within the SoHo district. Its shared ownership with nearby Soho Social ties it into one of Homewood’s more established restaurant groups, giving diners a consistent standard of service across both concepts within the same short stretch of Homewood.

The restaurant describes its own personality as big on fun and bold flavors, and that framing carries through everything from the mix-and-match structure of Taco Tuesday to the pitcher-sized pours on Margarita Wednesday. Private events and catering are also available for groups looking to bring the taco and tlayuda menu to an outside gathering, extending the restaurant’s reach beyond its own dining room. Between its shared kitchen philosophy with Soho Social and its own distinct taco-and-birria identity, Social Taco has settled into a role as one of the more energetic stops within Homewood’s SoHo complex, a place built as much around its weekly rhythm of specials as around any single signature dish.