The other day I was asking around to see if anybody had tried the new food mart where Mac Shack used to be, but nobody I knew had tried it! I kept seeing people inside, but I couldn’t find Google reviews or social media posts since it is very new. I thought I’d do some boots on the ground work and spend my money so you don’t have to!
The right side of the store is a smoke shop (vapes bongs etc) y’know, cus Athens can never have too many. 🙂 the rest of the store is like a convenience store for students. Toilet paper, lots of drinks, lots of munchies. The restaurant part of the store is a pickup window in the back. I thought damn okay this could be a hidden gem??
It’s edible. I don’t even know if I would call it fine. In all fairness, they had a line of about 10 people or so. It took everybody at least 25-30 minutes to receive their food. Most people looked annoyed, but thankfully I wasn’t in too big of a hurry. I think around 8-9 people walked in & out because the line wasn’t moving.
This might get better with time, and hopefully their food does as well.
Interestingly they don’t serve their platters with hummus/tzatziki/a house sauce, but instead serve it with a “white sauce” that they should tell us is just ranch(because it is), and then a hot sauce similar to cholula. The rice is very bland, but cooked well. The falafel is burnt to a crisp and has no flavor, possibly the worst I’ve had.
This is the only time I’ve been upset with myself for choosing to eat local instead of just grabbing chipotle or jimmy johns 😔
