The Humble Taco at 172 Melody Lane in Greenwood just opened in the space formerly occupied by a location of the defunct local chain The Stacked Pickle, which was decent but fell victim (they said) to The Pandemic. It's kind of ironic that THT just opened March 1, 2021 and is likely enjoying success partly because of this stage of our living with the virus. There was a 2-hour wait when we tried to go there that first week-- it was the first warm days of Spring and new restaurant openings had been very few in number since The Big P started, so I think the severely cabin-fevered public was ready to get the HELL out of the house and GO EAT somewhere nice. We gave up trying to get in and went to Indy's Mi Abuelito instead that day (see review above) and were pleasantly surprised.
The Lovely Woman and I came back to THT a week or so later in the middle of a weekday afternoon and were immediately seated. They've opened up the dining room from its Stacked Pickle days and the high ceiling made it seem quite light and airy (although in my experience that tends to make it rather noisy, too, during the busiest times). The new owners are experienced restauranteurs and you could tell by the excellent and very fast service we received.
The menu is very similar to that of the Agave & Rye chain in the Cincinnati and Louisville areas, mostly designer tacos which are not authentic Mexican and range from $3 to $5 each-- you'll probably need at least 2 to make a meal since they're a little small (I thought) for the price. But here's the thing: they are FREAKIN' DELICIOUS! I forget the names of the two I had-- one was the Pulled Pork PBJ, I think, and the other was the Cheeseburger, maybe? It had cheesy spicy ground beef and home fries, little cubes of fried potato, in a flour tortilla. Both were excellently seasoned, substantial, and quite satisfying in their own way. I had a side of rice as well, which itself was a culinary masterpiece, smokey flavored, fluffy and thick. TLW had a Taco Salad, which was big, perhaps a better value, and a little different from any other I've had. The pastry crust shell was fried a little hard but that gave it a toasty flavor and kept it from losing its molecular integrity due to the moisture from the salad ingredients, which were a little light on the lettuce and heavy on other components, which was a GOOD thing, to me.
I had a bottle Modelo and TLW had their signature Watermelon Margarita, which was excellent, but both were at a price that would keep this $$ guy from ordering more than one. With all that cheap bastard stuff said, however, I have to say we loved the place and will soon return. iCOMEMOS, DUDE!
