BEST OF THE BATTERY: TACO BRACKET 2025

Get ready – it’s March, and that means it’s time for our Best Of The Battery Taco Bracket! It’s your chance to crown the ultimate taco at The Battery Atlanta!

This year, we’re bringing the flavor and the heat with a taco showdown. The big question: Who serves the best tacos at The Battery Atlanta? Each participating restaurant will showcase one taco – no mix-and-match here – just their top taco contender vying for the title of Best Taco at The Battery Atlanta!

We’re thrilled to have Mark Owens returning as our host this year. Mark will be scoring based on five key criteria:

• Tortilla – The foundation of every taco, is it perfectly crafted?
• Meat – Is it seasoned to perfection and cooked just right?
• Toppings – Are the ingredients fresh, and do they elevate the taco experience?
• Innovation – How bold and creative is the taco?
• Presentation – Does it look as good as it tastes?

It’s a taco battle you won’t want to miss! Let the tastiest taco win! 🌮🎉

HOW TO VOTE & ENTER GIFTCARD GIVEAWAY

It’s time to make your voice heard in the ultimate taco showdown at The Battery Atlanta! Voting for the Best Taco at The Battery Atlanta is easy – simply head over to our Instagram account and join the fun!

Here’s how voting works:
A series of polls will be held on The Battery Atlanta’s Instagram Story. For each round, voting kicks off at 12 p.m. and runs for 24 hours.  To move on in the bracket, a restaurant must earn more total votes than its competitor.

Voting and Scoring Breakdown:

• Round 1 (All 8 matchups): Scored 50% by Mark Owens and 50% by voting polls on Instagram Stories.
• Final 4: Scored strictly by voting polls.
• Final 2: Scored strictly by voting polls.

VOTING SCHEDULE

Round 1: 

• El Super Pan vs Superica: March 10th
• Punch Bowl Social vs Cultivate: March 11th
• Yard House vs Silverspot Cinema: March 12th
• Good Game vs Walk-Ons Sports Bistreaux: March 13th

Round 2 – Semi-Final 4

• March 14th

Round 3: Final 2

• March 15th

Winner Announcement:

• March 16th

How to Enter Our Gift Card Giveaway:

1. Cast your vote for your favorite taco at The Battery Atlanta™ participating restaurants through the @batteryatl Taco Bracket Instagram Story Poll.
2. Each valid vote enters you into the giveaway — one vote per person, per poll.
3. A winner will be randomly selected on March 16, 2025, at 12:30 p.m.
4. The lucky winner will receive a gift card to the winning restaurant, which can be used towards a purchase at that location.

Gift Card Giveaway Rules

TACO ‘BOUT THE CONTENDERS!

El Super Pan
Owned by renowned Atlanta chef Hector Santiago, El Super Pan infuses Latin American flavors into The Battery Atlanta with dishes like Cuban sandwiches, mofongo, ceviches, and their signature Shrimp Boritaco. This irresistible taco features crispy, adobo-tempura battered shrimp, topped with creamy avocado hot sauce, Benito Hot Sauce, and garnished with fresh onions and cilantro, all nestled in a soft corn tortilla.

Cultivate
Cultivate is a modern brunch and coffee concept, built on farm-to-table principles and a commitment to fresh, scratch-made dishes. Known for exceptional service and a warm, inviting atmosphere, Cultivate’s La Cultivara is a must-try—caribbean short rib birria tacos served with jalapeño elote crema and a pineapple consommé that will transport your taste buds.

Good Game
Get in the game day spirit with Good Game’s irresistible Salmon Tacos! Served on toasted flour tortillas, these tacos feature perfectly grilled blackened salmon, creamy chipotle slaw, house-made pico de gallo, sliced avocado, and a spicy chipotle aioli—everything you need to fuel up before heading into a Braves game.

Punch Bowl Social
Punch Bowl Social offers an EATertainment experience that pairs delicious food with fun activities for everyone. Their Carnitas Tacos are a crowd favorite, featuring coco-dusted pork carnitas on a corn tortilla, topped with salsa adobo, crema, white onion, radish, cilantro, and finished with a sprinkle of cotija cheese.

Silverspot Cinema
Enjoy a luxurious movie experience while savoring Silverspot Cinema’s Supreme Short Rib Tacos. Made with soft flour tortillas, these tacos are filled with braised short rib, melted queso, smoky garlic aioli, fresh guacamole, and pickled chilies—perfect for a movie night snack.

Superica
Superica is your go-to spot for mouthwatering Tex-Mex, inspired by owner Ford Fry’s Texas roots. Their Taco De Pescado offers a twist on classic comfort food with flash-fried NC farm-raised catfish, cabbage slaw, mortia mayo, Mexican crema, and pickled onions, all tucked into a soft corn tortilla for a Tex-Mex taco experience you won’t forget.

Yard House
At Yard House, food and beer lovers unite over great meals and classic rock vibes! Their Vampire Tacos are a fan favorite—loaded with carnitas, crispy bacon, garlic, cumin chili rub, red sauce, sour cream, avocado, and cilantro. These tacos are a perfect combination of savory and spicy for the ultimate indulgence.