San Antonio Taco Company (SATCO)

Parking is a challenge, next to the university. Food was good, selection of beers were just ok. Worth a stop.

SATCO is a Vanderbilt staple. Across the street from campus - it is packed during lunch time and during the entire academic year. Quick, tasty food. Expensive and limited beer selection. But I like the atmosphere and the deck on a nice day.

Come to SATCO for the amazing soft tacos and not their lackluster beer list. It’s mainly a BMC emporium with a yuengling and Corona thrown in.

Go for the tacos, chug a Corona or three, and head elswhere for real beer.

Okay, I know this isn’t a beer nerd destination, per se. But on the other hand, buckets of beer with SATCO fajitas and chips & queso is one of the most divine experiences imaginable. This is the sort of thing beer was invented for, and if SATCO isn’t a beer destination, I don’t know what is. And to be fair, they’re not just Bud-Miller-Coors. They also offer the local dark ale Yazoo Dos Perros which is perfect in this setting, as well as independents like Shiner Bock and Yeungling.

Why the hell was this place added. As a soft taco spot across the street from Vanderbilt’s library it’s an institution. As a beer spot it’s a BMC emporium most interested in selling beer by the bucket. I always drink coke there.