Sol Restaurante Mexicano & Taqueria

Along Atlanta Highway on Montgomery’s east side, Sol Restaurante Mexicano & Taqueria has built one of the livelier dining rooms in the city’s Mexican food scene. The restaurant describes its own atmosphere as a modern venue with hanging lights and woodsy decor, a description that fits the vibe: part taqueria, part bar, with a menu built around tacos, Mexican street eats, and margaritas.

That atmosphere sets Sol apart from a more traditional, family-style Mexican restaurant. Where many of Montgomery’s Mexican restaurants lean into a quieter, more formal dining room, Sol has built its identity around energy: hanging string lights, a busy bar, and a soundtrack that keeps the dining room feeling more like a gathering spot than a standard sit-down restaurant. That distinction has helped it carve out its own niche among the city’s Mexican dining options.

Sol operates two locations in the Montgomery area, with the original Perry Hill-area restaurant on Atlanta Highway serving as the flagship. That kind of small, local growth from one location to two, rather than a jump into a large regional or national chain, is typical of the independently owned restaurants that make up much of Montgomery’s dining scene.

The restaurant’s identity leans heavily on its bar program. Margaritas are served in generous 16-ounce servings, available on the rocks or frozen, and the tequila list runs from approachable options up through top-shelf pours of Patrón, Don Julio, and Casamigos. That range gives Sol some crossover appeal beyond a typical taqueria crowd, drawing in groups looking for a lively night out as much as diners simply craving tacos.

That crossover appeal matters in a city where the line between a restaurant and a bar can otherwise feel rigid. Sol blurs that line intentionally, giving guests a reason to stop in purely for drinks and a shared appetizer as easily as for a full sit-down dinner. It is a model that has worked well in larger cities and has translated successfully to Montgomery’s east side dining corridor.

On the food side, the taqueria format keeps things centered on tacos and street-style Mexican dishes, the kind of menu built for sharing across a table rather than a single, formal plate per diner. The energetic, string-lit dining room reinforces that social, group-dining feel, and it is easy to see why Sol has become a regular stop for birthday dinners and after-work gatherings alike.

Hours at the Perry Hill location run from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday, with the restaurant closed on Mondays. That schedule makes Sol a dependable lunch option as well as a dinner destination, and the restaurant’s location on Atlanta Highway puts it within easy reach of the surrounding neighborhoods and office corridors on Montgomery’s east side.

Seasonal promotions, like Cinco de Mayo margarita specials and tequila flights, show a restaurant that treats its bar program as seriously as its kitchen. For visitors trying to get a feel for Montgomery’s independent Mexican restaurant scene beyond the national chains, Sol Restaurante Mexicano & Taqueria offers a good sense of where the city’s tastes have been heading: casual, social, and built around a strong drink list as much as the food itself.

With its combination of a lively dining room, a serious margarita program, and a straightforward taqueria menu, Sol has carved out a distinct niche among Montgomery’s Mexican restaurants. It is less about quiet, formal dining and more about the kind of shared, social meal that keeps tables full well into the evening. Visitors looking for that kind of energetic, group-friendly Mexican dinner in Montgomery will find Sol among the more reliable choices on Atlanta Highway.