Plank Road Tavern
16719 Detroit Ave
Lakewood
(216) 221-5900
The Deal:
Wednesdays
$2.00 Tacos
$2.00 Corona
$3.00 Margaritas
The Rating: 3.0/5.0
Overall Experience - 3.5
Taste - 3.3
Price - 3.0
Variety - 2.7
Shell - 2.7
The hiatus is over, and the Taco Knights are back in action!
For our first return to the tacos... Plank Road Tavern in Lakewood. It's a great little bar (it used to be the Riviera, for those that are familiar with Lakewood haunts) with a nice little patio out back. I had no idea about the patio... And I LOVE PATIOS. Taco night was pretty quiet, which I am okay with. I know the place gets pretty packed on the weekends. They also have live Irish Music on Thursdays, which is a nice change of pace for Lakewood bars!
Anyhow... To the tacos...
They offered a choice of chicken, beef or veggie and hard or soft shell. The veggie option was pickled veggies in an avocado sauce. While I'm not a huge fan of pickled veggies, I did really enjoy it. It was not like any veggie taco I've had before, and that says a lot! The group really liked the beef taco. It wasn't the "run of the mill" ground beef. Rather, it was real shredded beef. The chicken didn't win over anyone, though. It was pretty standard and a little dry. The soft shells won the crowd over, but the hard shell was stale and tasted like the plain ol' store-bought option.
Overall, we were pleased. A lil room for improvement, as proven by the average store, but it's a great bar and we had a great time!
