Sabor Latin Street Grill

Sabor is a great new addition to Columbia! Got tacos to go and they were great. Will definitely be back for Happy hour liqour drinks and tacos. Parking on lady street might be easier. Now that I see they have fresh squeezed margaritas Im def coming sooner than later. Very casual and friendly atmosphere.

Y’all have got to go here! Sabor is a beloved eatery that has a huge following in Charlotte and has successfully expanded to many locations. We are so fortunate that they chose to add a Columbia location! Seriously, go eat here, try their daily specials (select $1 tacos every Tuesday and many more)! PRO TIP: It can be hard to find/easy to pass on Gervais. Don’t pay for parking. Take Lady St. to in front of M Vista and look across the street (PNC Bank) and park there in dedicated Sabor parking. 😁👍

Let me just focus on the food. (The service was good but the food surprised me). I was skeptical at first because I thought they put cheese on everything. But I was happy to find they had authentic tacos with a number of protein choices. I got the ground beef, grilled chicken, and grilled veggies tacos. The salsas of pineapple habanero, green monster and some kind of mayonnaise really took them up a Notch. The chips and guacamole was nice and the churro were crispy and delicious, but I didn't know it would have filling inside. I'm used to the traditional churro with no filling.

Sabor is a Charlotte based South American style restaurant located in the Vista. While it is a chain restaurant and maintains a bit of that chain feel, the food is above average, especially for this type Central American-style chain restaurant. For example, the tortillas used for their tacos are far superior to those you will find at similarly situated restaurants at the same price point. The servings of meat to tortilla ratio are sublimely generous and I hope they remain so. Yet, the most enjoyable dishes are on its street food menu. The empanadas were good, the arepa tasty, and the nachos were gigantic. While the food is generally good; currently, Sabor seems to be suffering from its own growing pains. The staff seems unfamiliar with their system and their menu, which caused three separate mistakes on the same order. If they grow out of those pains I hope to seem Sabor stand in the area as a better alternative to some of the same type of SA/Mex restaurants up and down the Gervais.