I haven’t been yet, but Zia Taqueria on Maybank Highway opened this week. A coworker dropped a menu on my desk with the words, “It’s real good.” I can’t wait to try it myself.
The menu looks awesome: sopa y ensalada, tacos, enchiladas, and tortas. I’ve heard a lot about how good tortas are, but haven’t tried one yet. According to Jeff Allen, they’re Mexico’s version of the sandwich — packed full of savory items like pork, beef, or chicken. I’m already making plans to meet some folks over there for dinner tonight.
The one thing I don’t like to see: a market-priced guacamole. If there’s something I love more than butter itself, it’s fresh avocados. I eat them for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I make guacamole by the tub. I brought some to a party the other night and displayed atrocious manners by standing next to my own dip and eating it by the chipful. So, when I see it on the menu I get excited, especially when it’s described thusly:
 fresh mashed avocado, roasted tomato, jalapeno, and cilantro drizzled with black pepper lemon oil.
Sounds delightful. It better not be served in a mortar and pestle on a bed of lettuce (ie. filler). I want guacamole and nothing but guacamole! Particularly if it’s market priced. How much do avocado prices fluctuate anyway?
I’ll report back later.
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food is so average but the service is good. i probably will not return unless we make the trip to the terrace for a movie. nothing special. bummer.
Try the Carnitas plate — really, really good. The Mint Lemonade is wonderful. We’ll be back soon!
I was pretty dang impressed with the fish and shrimp tacos and I lived in California for a decade. Though they need to offer local shrimp on their tortillas. Hope these guys can keep it up. Nice addition to the Terrace.
wow stopd by at zia’s before a movie and got the torta with the carnitas and it was awsome and the corn that comes with it was great to i can’t wait to go back. and who said the avocado needed salt was wrong..keep it going zia
adam james island s.c
The guac was OK.. no trace of black pepper lemon oil and the tomatoes were raw not roasted. Inaccurate menu descriptions are my pet peeve and even if the item in question is delicious it leaves a bad taste in my mouth to not get what was described. Since this guac was NOT awesome, it didn’t overcome that. That said, everything else was delicious and pretty cheap. I will definitely be back soon!