Doce Taqueria Bridgeville — Restaurant in Collier Township

"Mexican" Food in the Multiverse Where Flavor is Illegal or a Culinary Equivalent of a Group Project Where No One Showed up.

If I could rate this place zero stars, I’d still feel like I overpaid.

I walked into this brand-new "Mexican" restaurant, full of hope and hunger, and left with the haunting suspicion that I may have actually been pranked by a hidden camera show. First red flag: "not a single Mexican in sight"! Unless you count the cactus on the window decal, which ironically looked the most authentic. Either its been too ICY, or they never bothered to include the masters of this fine cuisine. Zero Mexicans. Zero spice. Zero joy.

The moment I noticed that "free chips and salsa" did not arrive at my table in 3 seconds, and I would have to order them for 5 bucks, I knew I had made a grave mistake.

The staff? Picture the cast of a failed low-budget horror movie where the twist is that "all the waiters are unpaid interns from a mayonnaise cult." They moved like background NPCs in a Windows 95 game. The staff looked like they were on their last warning from HR. Think: Stepford waiters, all white, all confused, and moving like they were being controlled by an intern with a laggy remote. I honestly started a betting pool at the table to see which one would blink first. Nobody did. Honestly, I half-expected to find “HELP” scratched into the bathroom stall.

Now the food. Oh boy. The $32 Doce Platter (Couldn't you just call them "Fajitas", like normal people?) came out late, confused, and terrified—served on a "plastic cafeteria tray" that screamed, “We ran out of ideas.” They arrived on a tray so plastic, I briefly considered using it as a sled at seven springs. Rice served was from the bottom of a rice cooker, crisy and nothing Mexican about it. Every bite tasted like regret and disappointment with a side of "did someone microwave cardboard and call it fusion?" The meat, including the shrimp had the texture of gym class sneakers, and the peppers were steamed into emotional submission. Even the lettuce was like, “Don’t drag us into this mess.” If disappointment were a seasoning, they used it liberally.

And yes, Appetizers arrived with the main entree along with my drinks. It was only 7 pm, but I think the waiters wanted to close shop and go smoke a joint outside. The chips Stale. No crunch. They crumbled like my hopes. I’ve had more snap from a soggy bookmark. The queso was... wow. Imagine if milk had an identity crisis and tried to be cheese but gave up halfway through. I’ve seen thicker water TBH.

The rice had the personality of printer paper. The beans were just... present, probably out of cans purchased from Aldi or the Carnegie Walmart. I stared at them long enough to develop a parasocial relationship. They still didn’t open up to me.

And the ambiance? Imagine if a dentist’s waiting room and a tax office had a baby and decorated it with Dollar Tree sombreros. It felt like they Googled “Mexican decor” and clicked the first result from a kindergarten craft blog.

Honestly, if this was the only restaurant left in hell, I’d pack a lunch and risk eternal damnation with a granola bar. By the end, I wasn’t even mad. I was just… spiritually tired.

Verdict: If cultural appropriation and flavorless food had a lovechild, this place would be it. You've been warned. Avoid this place; go eat kibble instead. If flavor had a restraining order, this place obeyed it. Fajitas tasted like wet shoelaces, chips had the crunch of sadness, and the queso was basically warm milk with trust issues. Zero Mexicans, zero spice, 100% regret. I wouldn’t eat here again if it were catered at my own funeral.

Sad...

This place appears to be set up as the flagship of this budding chain. The waitress told us that it is by far the largest of the three and is the only one with a full bar and real seating area. There is also outdoor seating. We came for lunch and on a weekend and were kind of surprised that it was relatively empty. Maybe people have not discovered it yet?

Their focus is clearly on tacos, so that's what we ordered. You order them individually with some customization options and you can, of course, order more than one. We opted for two different ones for two of us, the chef plate (which had two different ones for a third member) and a rice bowl for our fourth member. Pretty much everything is ala carte, including the chips and salsa - they do not just plop them down when you get there. So, we ordered their Flameado Queso.

The staff was very nice in explaining things to us and we watched them hustle to bring food and drinks to the other tables. Our food came out pretty quickly as did our drinks. The queso was decent. There was an oily sheen on it which we determined came from the chorizo. Those chunks also made us wish for a serving spoon as the tortilla chips broke frequently.

The tacos were all decent. They were clearly different from each other and care was taken in the selection of sauces and spices, but we felt they were somewhat lacking in zing. It was nothing really bad, it was just that they were missing that final ingredient of something that would make the stand out.

We concluded that this would be a decent lunch place, but not a dinner place. For dinner, we would want a much broader menu, and are also concerned that the warehouse style construction and layout of the tables would make the place extremely loud - which we definitely...

Literally the worst Mexican food I’ve ever eaten in my entire life. I could make better at home with Grocery Store items for a third of the cost. The Rice was like sticky Chinese rice scraped from the bottom of the pot. Nothing Mexican about it. The food had hardly any flavor, no taste of Mexico at all. Nothing authentic. The pico de gallo was like watered down tomatoes, the chips were over salted and the salsa Verde also tasted like the lid fell off the salt. The queso cheese was absolutely terrible with no flavor. I asked them to bring the hottest hot sauce they have in the restaurant that they make in the back and they brought me out a bottle that you can buy at Walmart. This food was downright embarrassing and pathetic especially for the high price. I was so disappointed and I’m still mad at what I spent. This was a celebration dinner for my brother and his girlfriend who just got engaged. There were four of us at the table and everyone said the same thing about the food. Not one of us liked anything. I’ve been so excited to try this new restaurant and I have never in my life been this disappointed at a restaurant, it was seriously that bad. I left pissed off and still hungry. Current situation, heating up a cheeseburger from the grill last night with 10 times more flavor than that terrible restaurant. I will never go back and I will also be spreading the word how bad it is ! I know several people that have been wanting to go there and try it out. To that I say save your money. You can buy groceries for two weeks for what I spent on one disgusting flavorless not authentic Mexican meal for 4. Total with tip $180.00 and wasn’t worth $20.00 🤢🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮 Taco Bell is gross and it has more flavor than...