text: Ok I really want to love this place One downside to living in Matthews is that aside from barbeque there is no great places to eat There are a host of chain restaurants a few gawdawful haunts and then a host of mediocrity I had hoped Pure Taqueria was going to change that and maybe start a food revolution in MatthewsnnTo start off this place is definitely cool Normally you would have to go to Dilworth Midwood or NoDa for a cool restaurantIts designed to look like a taco stand inside of a former Pure gas station The building is new but they did a great job in the details to make it seem like it had always been there They also have garage door bays like former repair bays that can be opened for semioutdoor seating nnThe bar is fairly upscale and modern and to their name they serve tequila ie margaritas which were pretty good It would be sad if a place like this served bad drinks but many places like this serve lousy overpriced drinks nnThe food was not bad either but it was not knock your socks off I will go back again as I hope that the chefs were still learning the menu I had the fish tacos which I hoped would be amazing and they were not Tilapia is a great fish but its lack of its own flavor means that you need to have either a rockin batter or sauce to add flavor It had neither so it was just soso I as debating on the tuna taco instead hoping it would have fared better and will try that the next timeat some point nnI went on a Sunday evening and was seated promptly and the service was great If the tacos were better I probably would have given it stars as it has a lot of potential and I really do want to see this place do well as Matthews is really lacking great dining