SoCal Taco Tips for the Team

Overview

The lower north shore's Mexican eatery SoCal is reopening to the public on Monday, June 22, and celebrating with a three-day money-can't-buy taco feast. Money can't buy? Yes, it's free — well, mostly.

From June 22–24, SoCal will be serving up a bottomless feast of baja fish, pork, smoked brisket and tofu tacos, as well as black corn tortilla chips and churros with dulce de leche sauce — for free. If you want any drinks — tequila shots or margaritas, for example — you'll have to pay for those.

As well as paying for drinks, guests are encouraged to contribute a 'taco tip', which will be pooled and split equally between Applejack Hospitality employees as part of the company-wide 'food sales for staff' initiative. Similar pay-what-you feel offers will be happening at the groups's seven other venues — including June Shoppe, The Butler, The Botanist, Endeavour Tap Rooms and Bopp & Tonne — as they gradually reopen between now and mid-August.

While there's no limit on how much your 'taco tip' should be, you're encouraged to dig as deep as you can to help out employees, many of whom were not able to work during the lockdown and were also not eligible for the government's JobKeeper payments. SoCal is suggesting you pay $35–55 per person, which is in line with how much it usually charges for bottomless tacos.

This deal will obviously be popular, so book your spot ASAP over at the website. Bookings are open from 5pm each night with a maximum of ten people a booking.