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This is what we make.

Four sample clients across Italian, BBQ, Southern soul food, and Mexican taqueria — each built from scratch for that cuisine, that neighborhood, those people.

Sample Client: Nonna's Table — Greenville, SC

Deliverable 01

Brand Voice Statement

We build this before a single caption is written. It's the north star for everything — copy, hashtags, ad tone, even how we respond to a bad review.

Voice document · Nonna's Table

Nonna's Table is the Italian grandmother you never had — but always wanted. We don't do fusion. We don't do trend-chasing. We do Sunday sauce that's been simmering since 7 AM, handmade pasta on a board that's older than your parents, and tables full of people who leave slower than they arrived. Our voice is warm, a little proud, and deeply rooted in the neighborhood we've called home for 22 years. Every post should feel like an invitation — not an ad.

Warm & Familial Unapologetically Authentic Neighborhood-First No pretense Story-driven

Approved Palette

Tone Warm, nostalgic, quietly confident. Never salesy.
Avoid Emojis overload, trendy slang, discounting language ("CHEAP!!"), generic stock imagery.
Imagery Real hands, real food, real tables. Warmth over perfection. No white backgrounds.

Deliverable 02

Sample Instagram Feed Posts

Six of twelve monthly posts. Mix of food heroes, behind-the-kitchen, weekend specials, and customer features. Every post includes caption, hashtags, and posting time recommendation.

Tagliatelle al ragù Food Hero

Twenty-two years of Sunday sauce. Same recipe. Same hands. Same table waiting for you.

Tagliatelle al ragù — available Thursday through Sunday until we run out. (We always run out.)

#NonnasTabe #GreenvilleSC #ItalianFood #PastaLovers #LocalEats #GVLFoodie #SundaySauce #HomemadePasta

Chef making fresh pasta Behind Kitchen

5 AM. Marco's been rolling pasta before most people have had coffee. Fresh tagliatelle, pappardelle, and tonight's special ravioli.

Nothing frozen. Nothing tomorrow. Just today.

#BehindTheScenes #ChefLife #FreshPasta #GreenvilleRestaurants #MadeFromScratch #GVLEats #ItalianKitchen

Wood-fired pizza Weekend Special

Friday night is pizza night. Our wood-fired oven hits 900°F — your margherita is done in 90 seconds. Reserve your table before Thursday noon.

Link in bio. Or just call us.

#FridayNight #WoodFiredPizza #GVLDining #ItalianPizza #GreenvilleFood #WeekendVibes #LocalRestaurant

Tiramisu dessert Texture Shot

Nonna's tiramisu. Espresso-soaked ladyfingers, mascarpone she insists on whipping herself, and enough cocoa powder to cause a minor scene at your table.

You will finish it. You always do.

#Tiramisu #ItalianDessert #GVLFood #GreenvilleEats #Mascarpone #DessertFirst #NonnasTaste

Restaurant dining room Atmosphere

Table 7 has been claimed by the Rodriguez family every Saturday night for 11 years. We don't ask why. We just make sure their Chianti is poured before they sit down.

Some tables belong to people.

#GreenvilleRestaurant #CommunityDining #RegularCustomers #ItalianDining #LocalFavorite #GVLNightOut #NightOut

"The sauce
is the
secret."

— Rosa, Head of Sauce

Staff Spotlight

Rosa has been running our kitchen since 1999. She won't share the ragù recipe. Not with us, not with the health inspector, not with her daughter. She says it's all in the patience.

We believe her. Completely.

#TeamNonnas #KitchenStaff #BehindTheKitchen #ItalianChef #GreenvilleLocal #FamilyRestaurant #ChefStories

Deliverable 03

4-Frame Instagram Story: Tuesday Pasta Night

Stories run Tuesday–Sunday. This 4-frame sequence runs every Tuesday to drive weeknight covers. Each frame has a specific job — awareness, desire, urgency, action.

pasta

Frame 01 / 04 · Hook

It's Tuesday.
You deserve pasta.

🍝 Swipe to see tonight
special dish

Frame 02 / 04 · Desire

Tonight's special:
Cacio e Pepe
Bucatini

🗳️ Would you order this?

Frame 03 / 04 · Urgency

Tables filling up.
Tuesday is
the new Friday.

⏰ Closes at 9 PM
Only 6 tables left

Frame 04 / 04 · Action

Reserve your
seat.
Tonight.

👆 Tap to Reserve

Deliverable 04

Sample Meta Ad

One ad creative with headline, primary text, audience targeting, and expected spend. Growth and Command tiers include active management — we A/B test variants monthly.

NT

Nonna's Table

Sponsored · Greenville, SC

Restaurant atmosphere

nonnastable.com

The most honest Italian food in Greenville.

No freezers. No shortcuts. Just Sunday sauce that's been simmering since 7 AM. Reserve your table for dinner this week — seats go fast on weekends.

📍 0.8 miles from you Reserve a Table

Campaign Spec

Audience Ages 28–52, within 5 miles, interested in Italian dining, date nights, foodie content, local restaurants
Objective Reservation clicks → OpenTable / phone call
Monthly budget $400–$600 (Growth tier), managed by TableTurn
Format Single image, Feed + Stories placement
Expected CPM $12–$18 · Est. 28,000 impressions/month
A/B variants 2 per month — headline and CTA tested. Loser paused after 7 days.

Deliverable 05

Review Response Example

How we handle a negative review. The goal is never "win the argument." It's to show every future reader that you run a house that gives a damn.

JM

Jennifer M. · Google

3 days ago

We had reservations at 7pm on Saturday and waited almost 30 minutes to be seated. Once we got to our table the food was fine but the pasta seemed overcooked and the portion was small for the price. Our server was nice but seemed overwhelmed. Won't be rushing back unfortunately.

Owner Response Drafted by TableTurn · Posted within 24hr

Jennifer, thank you for taking the time — this kind of feedback is exactly how we get better, and I'm sorry your Saturday didn't reflect the experience we work hard to give every guest.

A 30-minute wait past your reservation time is not okay. Saturday evenings can get complicated, but that's on us to manage — not on you to absorb. I'd like to understand what happened that night so it doesn't happen again.

On the pasta: our kitchen takes real pride in the al dente texture, but I hear you — if it read as overcooked, something was off and it shouldn't have left the kitchen that way. Same goes for portions; they're set by our head chef and I'll review the specification.

I'd genuinely like a chance to show you what a normal night here looks like. Please email me directly at rosa@nonnastable.com and I'll make sure your next visit is on us.

— Marco, Owner

Deliverable 06

Monthly Performance Report Snapshot

Condensed version of the report you'd receive at the end of each month. Launch tier gets this monthly. Growth and Command tiers get this plus ad analytics and a strategy call to review it.

April 2026 Performance Report

Nonna's Table · Instagram + Facebook + Google Business

Prepared May 1, 2026

Total Reach

24.1K

↑ 18% vs March

New Followers

+214

↑ 31% vs March

Avg Engagement

6.2%

↑ from 4.8%

Reservations (ads)

38

$13.68 / booking

Top post

"Twenty-two years of Sunday sauce. Same recipe. Same hands. Same table waiting for you..." — posted Apr 17

♥ 614 likes 💬 47 comments 📤 89 shares 👁 8,312 reach

Strategic Notes for May

Staff spotlight posts outperformed food shots 2:1 in engagement. Adding 2 more in May.
Tuesday Story sequence drove 22% of week's reservations on its own — expanding to Wednesday.
Facebook reach dropped 11% — algorithm shift toward video. Recommending 2 short Reels in May (Growth+ tier).
Ad CTR 3.1% vs 1.4% industry avg. "Honest food" headline outperformed "Best Italian in GVL" by 40%.

Smoke & Sides — Southern BBQ · Spartanburg, SC

Deliverable 01

Brand Voice Statement

We build this before a single caption is written. It's the north star for everything — copy, hashtags, ad tone, even how we respond to a bad review.

Voice document · Smoke & Sides

Smoke & Sides is the kind of place your daddy brought you. Low and slow since 2008 — we don't rush what can't be rushed. Our pitmaster Earl keeps the fires lit from 4 AM to 8 PM, and every slice of brisket tells the story of 14 hours of smoke. We don't do 'artisanal' — we do real. We don't do 'curated' — we do pitmaster-tested, customer-approved. Come hungry, leave happy, tell your friends.

Working-Class Warm Honest & Proud Family-Run No pretense Story-driven

Approved Palette

Say "y'all," "low and slow," "pitmaster," "off the bone," "we got it," "fixin's," "hush puppies"
Avoid "artisanal," "curated," "farm-to-table," "chef-driven," "elevated," "craft," excessive emojis, discount language.
Imagery Fire and smoke, worn cutting boards, full plates, happy mess, real pit crew at work. No white backgrounds.

Deliverable 02

Sample Instagram Feed Posts

Six of twelve monthly posts. Mix of food heroes, behind-the-smoke, weekend specials, and pitmaster features. Every post includes caption, hashtags, and posting time recommendation.

Brisket Food Hero

Brisket. There are a thousand ways to do it wrong and one way to do it right. Ours takes 14 hours, a mix of hickory and oak, and Earl's patience that's been built over 18 years in front of a fire.

#SmokeAndSides #SpartanburgBBQ #Brisket #LowAndSlow #Pitmaster #SCBBQ #SouthernFood #BBQLovers

Smoker at dawn Behind Smoke

4 AM. Earl's already here. The fires are lit, the briskets are on, and the coffee's going. The smoker doesn't care that it's dark outside — it just wants to eat wood and breathe slow.

#EarlyMorning #SmokeAndSides #PitmasterLife #BBQLife #LowAndSlow #SpartanburgEats #BehindTheSmoke #RealFood

Brisket Weekend Special

Friday. Brisket is done. Ribs are right. Mac & cheese is exactly how your grandma used to make it — if your grandma was a pitmaster who went to culinary school in 1994 and then decided she'd rather work with her hands. Come eat.

#FridayNight #SmokeAndSides #BBQTime #WeekendEats #SCBBQ #SpartanburgFood #Ribs #Brisket #YallComeBack

Mac & cheese Full Spread

Plate full. That's our whole menu in one shot. Brisket, ribs, mac & cheese, collards, hush puppies, and sweet tea that could wake the dead. We keep the menu small because we want everything on it to be right. Come hungry.

#SmokeAndSides #SouthernBBQ #FullPlate #BBQTime #SpartanburgEats #ComfortFood #RealFood #Yall #BBQLovers

Packed Friday room Atmosphere

Friday at 7 PM. Every seat full. Smoke in the air, music on the jukebox, and a plate coming out of the window that'll make you forget what you had for lunch. This is what we've been building since 2008. See you Friday.

#SmokeAndSides #FridayNight #SpartanburgBBQ #FullHouse #SouthernBBQ #LocalEats #RealVibes #SCFood

Pitmaster Earl Pitmaster Feature

Earl's been doing this since 2008. Started with a backyard smoker and a smoker's curiosity. Now he's up at 4 AM every day, lighting fires and moving meat. He's never missed a day. He says he never will. That's not a job — that's a calling. This is our pitmaster. Come meet him.

#SmokeAndSides #Pitmaster #Earl #BBQLegend #SpartanburgBBQ #FamilyBBQ #SouthernPitmaster #BehindTheSmoke #SCFood

Deliverable 03

4-Frame Instagram Story: Friday Night

Stories run Tuesday–Sunday. This 4-frame sequence runs every Friday to drive weekend covers. Each frame has a specific job — awareness, desire, urgency, action.

smoker

Frame 01 / 04 · Hook

It's Friday.
The brisket's done.
You're hungry.

🔥 How hungry are you? >
brisket

Frame 02 / 04 · Desire

Smoke & Sides
is packed tonight.
Come see why.

🗳️ Brisket or ribs tonight?

Frame 03 / 04 · Urgency

We're filling up.
Tables going fast.
It's 6 PM.

⏰ Doors close at 9 PM
packed room

Frame 04 / 04 · Action

Come eat.
Find us here.

📍 Tap for Address

Deliverable 04

Sample Meta Ad

One ad creative with headline, primary text, audience targeting, and expected spend. Growth and Command tiers include active management — we A/B test variants monthly.

SS

Smoke & Sides

Sponsored · Spartanburg, SC

Packed Friday room

smokeandsides.com

Friday Night at Smoke & Sides

Brisket's been on since 4 AM. Ribs are falling off the bone. Mac & cheese is exactly how it should be. Your table's waiting — but not for long. Come eat.

📍 2.3 miles from you Get Directions

Campaign Spec

Audience Ages 25–55, 5-mile radius of Spartanburg, SC, interested in BBQ, Southern food, local restaurants, smoked meat, tailgating, comfort food
Placements Instagram Feed + Stories + Reels
Monthly budget $350–$500 (Growth tier), managed by TableTurn
A/B variants "Your table's waiting" vs "It's ready when you are" — loser paused after 5 days
Expected CPM $10–$16 · Est. 25,000–35,000 impressions/month

Deliverable 05

Review Response Example

How we handle a negative review. The goal is never "win the argument." It's to show every future reader that you run a house that gives a damn.

TR

Thomas R. · Google

5 days ago

I showed up on a Friday at 7:15 with a party of 6 and was told it would be a 45-minute wait. We waited an hour. When we finally sat down, the food took another 45 minutes. We left before the food came because we had somewhere to be. I get it — it's busy — but an hour wait and then another 45 for food is a lot.

Owner Response Drafted by TableTurn · Posted within 24hr

We owe you an apology, and we mean that. A party of 6 on a Friday night is exactly the kind of thing we're built for — and we clearly didn't deliver. Waiting an hour past a reasonable expectation, and then 45 more minutes for food, is not the experience we work for. That's on us.

We don't want to make excuses, so we'll just say: we're going to do better. I'd like to understand what happened that night so it doesn't happen for the next person. Please reach out to us at earl@smokeandsides.com — I'd like to make it right.

— Earl, Owner

Deliverable 06

Monthly Performance Report Snapshot

Condensed version of the report you'd receive at the end of each month. Launch tier gets this monthly. Growth and Command tiers get this plus ad analytics and a strategy call to review it.

May 2026 Performance Report

Smoke & Sides · Instagram + Facebook + Google Business

Prepared June 1, 2026

Total Reach

19.8K

↑ 22% vs April

New Followers

+187

↑ 28% vs April

Avg Engagement

7.1%

↑ from 5.4%

Ad ROAS

4.2x

↑ from 3.8x

Pitmaster Earl

"Earl's been doing this since 2008..." — posted May 12

♥ 578 likes 💬 63 comments 📤 112 shares 👁 7,900 reach

Strategic Notes for June

Pitmaster posts drove 2.4x engagement of food shots. Adding Earl's Tuesday morning series in June.
Friday Story sequence drove 31% of week's reservations — expanding to Saturday.
Reels outperformed static images 3:1 on reach. Recommending 3 Reels in June.
Ad "Your table's waiting" headline outperformed "It's ready when you are" by 58%. Continuing variant.

Miss Ruby's Kitchen — Southern Soul Food · Greenville, SC

Deliverable 01

Brand Voice Statement

We build this before a single caption is written. It's the north star for everything — copy, hashtags, ad tone, even how we respond to a bad review.

Voice document · Miss Ruby's Kitchen

Miss Ruby's Kitchen is the kind of place where your grandmother would be proud you ate. Three generations of Southern cooking — we don't do fusion, we don't do shortcuts, and we don't apologize for any of it. Collards that have been simmering since the morning, fried chicken with a crust you can hear across the room, and a slice of peach cobbler that'll make you call your people. Our voice is warm, unhurried, and deeply rooted in the belief that food made with love is the only kind worth making.

Sunday-Supper Warm Three Generations Deep Family-First No pretense Story-driven

Approved Palette

Say "honey," "darlin'," "good Lord," "sugar," "blessed," "served with love," "three generations," "Sunday supper"
Avoid "chef-driven," "farm-to-table," "artisan," "craft," "elevated," "artisanal," excessive emojis, discounting language.
Imagery Home-style plating on enamelware or chipped ceramic, natural window light, hands in frame for authenticity. No overstyled food-blogger gloss.

Deliverable 02

Sample Instagram Feed Posts

Six of twelve monthly posts. Mix of food heroes, behind-the-kitchen, weekend specials, and owner features. Every post includes caption, hashtags, and posting time recommendation.

Fried chicken Food Hero

This chicken's been fried the same way since 1974. That's not a gimmick — that's just how Ruby did it. Golden crust you can hear, meat that falls off the bone, and a plate that'll make your whole week better. We don't do it different. We don't do it faster. We just keep doing it right.

Available every day until we run out. (We always run out.)

#MissRubysKitchen #GreenvilleSC #SouthernSoulFood #FriedChicken #SoulFood #GVLEats #FamilyCooking #ThreeGenerations #SouthernFood

Collards simmering Behind Kitchen

The collards have been on since 6 this morning. Ham hock in the pot, lid on, fire low. That's not a recipe — that's a religion. We don't rush what can't be rushed, and y'all wouldn't want us to.

Come hungry. Leave blessed.

#BehindTheKitchen #SouthernCooking #CollardGreens #MissRubysKitchen #HomeCooking #GVLFood #LowAndSlow #SoulFood

🍑

Peach Cobbler

Weekend Special

Peach cobbler on a Sunday is a promise, not a suggestion. Ruby started making this in 1974 with peaches from the tree out back — we can't grow 'em there anymore, but we get 'em from the same farm her daughter still runs down in Ward, SC. That's continuity. That's a story worth telling.

One bite and you'll know why we don't change a thing.

#MissRubysKitchen #PeachCobbler #SouthernDessert #SundaySupper #GVLEats #SoulFood #Peaches #FamilyRecipes #SouthernBaking

🍽

Family-Style Spread

Full Spread

This is what Sunday looks like. Fried chicken, collards, mac & cheese with a top crust you can only get from a real oven, cornbread in a cast iron, and sweet tea that could wake the dead. Three generations of this, and we're not slowing down.

Y'all come eat.

#MissRubysKitchen #FamilyStyle #SouthernSoulFood #SundayDinner #GVLEats #SoulFood #MacAndCheese #ComfortFood #GreenvilleSC

🫘

Cornbread in Cast Iron

Texture Shot

Cornbread in a cast iron skillet. Browned on the edges, soft in the middle, cracked open with butter that's still cold. This is the sound of Southern cooking — the sizzle of the crust, the crumble when you cut it, the silence when everyone realizes how good it is.

We got it like that.

#MissRubysKitchen #Cornbread #CastIron #SouthernCooking #FoodTexture #GVLEats #SoulFood #SouthernFood #HomeCooking

"This is
our kitchen.
This is
our story."

— Terri, Ruby's Granddaughter

Owner Feature

Miss Ruby started this kitchen in 1974 with $200, a cast iron skillet, and a recipe her mama gave her. She ran it for 30 years. Now her granddaughter Terri runs it, same recipe, same skillet, same way of treating people that makes you feel like you walked into someone's home.

Terri says she doesn't want to change anything. We agree. This is our kitchen. This is our story. Y'all are part of it now.

#MissRubysKitchen #FamilyBusiness #SouthernSoulFood #OwnerStory #TerriRuby #ThreeGenerations #GVLEats #SoulFood #Community #LocalRestaurant

Deliverable 03

4-Frame Instagram Story: Sunday Suppers

Stories run Tuesday–Sunday. This 4-frame sequence runs every Sunday to drive dinner covers. Each frame has a specific job — awareness, desire, urgency, action.

fried chicken

Frame 01 / 04 · Hook

It's Sunday.
You could eat
alone.

Or you could
come eat
with us.

🍗 Swipe →
Sunday table

Frame 02 / 04 · Desire

Miss Ruby's
Sunday table.

Collards, chicken,
cornbread, cobbler.

The way it
ought to be.

🗳️ Cobbler or banana pudding tonight?

Frame 03 / 04 · Urgency

Terri's got
four tables left
for dinner.

It's 5 PM.
They're going
fast.

⏰ Last seating at 8 PM

Frame 04 / 04 · Action

Reservations
aren't required.

But they're
smart.

👆 Tap to call us

📍 312 Main St, Greenville, SC

Deliverable 04

Sample Meta Ad

One ad creative with headline, primary text, audience targeting, and expected spend. Growth and Command tiers include active management — we A/B test variants monthly.

MR

Miss Ruby's Kitchen

Sponsored · Greenville, SC

🍽

Sunday Suppers at Miss Ruby's

missrubyskitchen.com

Sunday Suppers at Miss Ruby's.

Three generations of Southern soul food. Fried chicken like Ruby made it, collards slow-braised all morning, and cobbler that'll make you call your people. Your table's waiting — but not for long.

📍 1.2 miles from you Call to Reserve

Campaign Spec

Audience Ages 28–55, within 5 miles of Greenville SC, interested in Southern food, soul food, comfort food, local restaurants, family dining
Objective Calls to restaurant (phone clicks / reservation)
Monthly budget $400/mo (Launch tier example)
Format Single image, Feed + Stories placement
Expected CPM $11–$16 · Est. 28,000–35,000 impressions/month
A/B variants "Sunday Suppers at Miss Ruby's" vs "Y'all hungry?" — loser paused after 7 days

Deliverable 05

Review Response Example

How we handle a negative review. The goal is never "win the argument." It's to show every future reader that you run a house that gives a damn.

LW

Linda W. · Google

3 days ago

Food was decent but waited 50 minutes for a table on a Saturday night. When we finally sat down our drinks never came and we had to flag someone down multiple times. The mac & cheese was cold. Disappointed — we wanted to love it.

Owner Response Drafted by TableTurn · Posted within 24hr

Dear friend, thank you for giving us a chance — and I'm genuinely sorry your Saturday night didn't reflect what we work for every single day. A 50-minute wait with cold mac and no drinks is not the experience we want for anyone who walks through our door, and that's on us, not you.

Terri (Ruby's granddaughter) saw this note and personally called our kitchen — we're already reviewing how we handle Saturday nights when we're full. The mac & cheese should never leave the table cold, and you should never have to chase down your own drinks. That's not hospitality, that's forgetfulness, and we've got to be better.

I'd love a chance to make it right. Please call us at (864) 555-0142 and ask for Terri — your next plate is on us, no questions. And if you need anything at all, you call that number and we answer. That's a promise.

— Terri, Owner's Granddaughter

Deliverable 06

Monthly Performance Report Snapshot

Condensed version of the report you'd receive at the end of each month. Launch tier gets this monthly. Growth and Command tiers get this plus ad analytics and a strategy call to review it.

June 2026 Performance Report

Miss Ruby's Kitchen · Instagram + Facebook + Google Business

Prepared July 1, 2026

Total Reach

22.4K

↑ 27% vs May

New Followers

+198

↑ 34% vs May

Avg Engagement

7.8%

↑ from 6.1%

Ad ROAS

3.9x

Launch tier baseline

👤

"Miss Ruby started this kitchen in 1974 with $200, a cast iron skillet..." — posted Jun 10

♥ 587 likes 💬 71 comments 📤 134 shares 👁 9,100 reach

Strategic Notes for July

Owner posts drove 3.1x engagement of food shots. Keep Terri's story front and center.
Sunday Story sequence drove 28% of week's reservations — adding Wednesday version in July.
"Sunday Suppers" headline outperformed "Y'all hungry?" by 22%. Continuing variant.
Reels showing hands serving food + food prep outperformed static food shots 2.4x.
Recommend adding a "What Terri's cooking this week" weekly Story to drive weeknight covers.

La Cocina de Mariana — Mexican Taqueria · Spartanburg, SC

Deliverable 01

Brand Voice Statement

We build this before a single caption is written. It's the north star for everything — copy, hashtags, ad tone, even how we respond to a bad review.

Voice document · La Cocina de Mariana

La Cocina de Mariana is where Mariana's abuela's recipes meet a Spartanburg night that doesn't want to end. We make tortillas by hand every morning — not because it's a selling point, but because it's the only way to do them. Our carnitas have been braising since the same morning your table was swept off. By night, the cantina opens: mezcal flights, salsa fresca, and a room that finally feels alive. We speak warm, direct, and a little bit proud — of our food, our history, and the neighborhood we feed.

Abuela's Kitchen Cantina Pride Hecho en Casa No pretense Story-driven

Approved Palette

Say "mija," "puro," "hecho en casa," "así se hace," "hecho con amor"
Avoid "chef-driven," "artisan," "authentic" (just be it), "craft cocktail," excessive emojis, discounting language, "farm-to-table."
Imagery Hand-pressed tortillas on floured wood, molcajete salsas, carnitas carved at the block, mezcal poured at the bar. Warm tungsten, exposed brick. Never pristine or glossy.

Deliverable 02

Sample Instagram Feed Posts

Six of twelve monthly posts. Mix of food heroes, ingredient stories, weekend specials, and owner features. Every post includes caption, hashtags, and posting time recommendation.

Carnitas on butcher block Food Hero

This is how we do it. Carnitas braised low and slow since 6 AM — hand-carved, placed on a rough corn tortilla, topped with cilantro and onion. No shortcuts, no compromises, no fryer. Just pork that remembers who it's from.

Available until we run out — which happens. Come early if you want to be sure.

#LaCocinaDeMariana #Carnitas #MexicanFood #HandMade #SpartanburgSC #Taqueria #HechoEnCasa

Salsa verde in molcajete Ingredient Story

The salsa verde gets made every morning. Tomatillos from the Korean grocery on East Main — Mariana found them three years ago and hasn't switched since. Blistered serranos, white onion, cilantro, lime, salt. Molcajete, not blender.

We put it on everything. You'll understand why.

#LaCocinaDeMariana #SalsaVerde #Molcajete #HechoEnCasa #MexicanFood #SpartanburgSC #FreshIngredients

Al pastor tacos Weekend Special

Saturday nights, the trompo spins. Al pastor — marinated pork off a vertical spit, charred at the edges, pineapple charring on top, carved thin and loaded onto warm tortillas. The pineapple runs out first every week. That's not a mistake.

Get yours before 8:30. After that you're gambling.

#LaCocinaDeMariana #AlPastor #Tacos #SaturdayNight #SpartanburgSC #MexicanTaqueria #CantinaNight

Mezcal cantina bar Ambiance

Night falls, the cantina opens. Mezcal flights — Añejo, Reposado, joven — poured right, nothing sweet. House margs with fresh lime, no mix. A room that actually sounds like people are happy to be there.

Thursday through Saturday. This is your permission.

#LaCocinaDeMariana #Cantina #Mezcal #SpartanburgSC #NightOut #LocalBar #HechoEnCasa

Hand-pressed tortillas Texture Shot

Every morning at 9, the comal heats up and the tortillas start. Hand-pressed, irregular edges, slight char on the edges from the cast iron. The kind of tortilla you'll want to eat by itself before anything else touches it.

That's what you're tasting when you say 'these are good tortillas.'

#LaCocinaDeMariana #Tortillas #HandMade #Comal #MexicanFood #SpartanburgSC #HechoEnCasa #Maiz

"Don't stop.
Así se hace."

— Mariana Reyes, Owner

Owner Feature

Mariana Reyes opened La Cocina in 2019 with her abuela's recipe box, a borrowed tortilla press, and a belief that good Mexican food in Spartanburg didn't have to mean Tex-Mex chains.

Six years later, the recipes haven't changed. The tortilla press is still borrowed — she bought a new one but prefers the old one. She says the secret is just: don't stop. We agree.

#LaCocinaDeMariana #OwnerStory #MarianaReyes #FamilyBusiness #SpartanburgSC #MexicanFood #HechoEnCasa #LocalRestaurant

Deliverable 03

4-Frame Instagram Story: Taco Tuesday

Stories run Tuesday–Sunday. This 4-frame sequence runs every Tuesday to drive weeknight covers. Each frame has a specific job — awareness, desire, urgency, action.

tacos

Frame 01 / 04 · Hook

Every Tuesday,
we prove
something.

👉 Swipe
tortillas

Frame 02 / 04 · Desire

These are
made fresh.

Every. Single.
Tuesday.

🗳️ Corn or flour?

Frame 03 / 04 · Urgency

Spartanburg shows
up for Taco Tuesday.

Your table's
probably gone
by 6:30.

Frame 04 / 04 · Action

Mariana's
is open til 11.

📍 847 Asheville Hwy
Spartanburg, SC

👆 Tap to call

Deliverable 04

Sample Meta Ad

One ad creative with headline, primary text, audience targeting, and expected spend. Growth and Command tiers include active management — we A/B test variants monthly.

LC

La Cocina de Mariana

Sponsored · Spartanburg, SC

Al pastor tacos

marianareyes.com

Taqueria by day. Cantina by night.

Hand-pressed tortillas. Carnitas that actually take all day. Salsas made fresh every morning. And Thursday through Saturday — the cantina opens and the mezcal starts flowing. Your table's waiting.

📍 0.8 miles from you Get Directions

Campaign Spec

Audience Ages 25–50, within 8 miles of Spartanburg SC, interested in Mexican food, tacos, local restaurants, mezcal, Latin food
Objective Foot traffic / store visits
Monthly budget $400/mo (Launch tier example)
Format Single image, Feed + Stories placement
Expected CPM $9–$14 · Est. 31,000–44,000 impressions/month
A/B variants "Taqueria by day. Cantina by night." vs "The carnitas are ready" — loser paused after 7 days

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Review Response Example

How we handle a negative review. The goal is never "win the argument." It's to show every future reader that you run a house that gives a damn.

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David K. · Google

4 days ago

Food was solid but the wait was over an hour on a Friday night. No host stand — we just stood there and eventually someone noticed us. Then we waited 45 min more for our food. Salsa verde was incredible though.

Owner Response Drafted by TableTurn · Posted within 24hr

Mari here. Thank you for the patience, and I'm sorry you waited that long — that's not the experience we're going for, and it's on us for not having eyes on the floor when we were packed.

The 45-minute food wait — I'll own that too. Friday nights we're running the line hard and sometimes the tickets stack up faster than we can catch them. We're working on a host system. Should be in by next month.

The salsa verde — yes. That's my abuela's recipe. I'm glad you tasted it.

If you want to come back, call us at (864) 555-0283 and ask for me. I'll make sure you're taken care of. And I'll remember your name this time.

— Mariana

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Monthly Performance Report Snapshot

Condensed version of the report you'd receive at the end of each month. Launch tier gets this monthly. Growth and Command tiers get this plus ad analytics and a strategy call to review it.

June 2026 Performance Report

La Cocina de Mariana · Instagram + Facebook + Google Business

Prepared July 1, 2026

Total Reach

19.8K

↑ 31% vs May

New Followers

+167

↑ 29% vs May

Avg Engagement

7.2%

↑ from 5.9%

Ad ROAS

3.1x

Launch tier baseline

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"Mariana Reyes opened La Cocina in 2019 with her abuela's recipe box..." — posted Jun 8

♥ 421 likes 💬 58 comments 📤 97 shares 👁 7,400 reach

Strategic Notes for July

Owner posts drove 2.8x engagement of food shots. Keep Mariana's story in rotation.
"Taqueria by day. Cantina by night." CTA outperformed generic "come eat with us" by 18%.
Taco Tuesday Story sequence drove peak weeknight covers (Wed–Thu).
Cantina night posts (Thursday–Saturday) drove 52% of weekly reservation calls.
Recommend: add a weekly "What Mariana's cooking" Story on Mondays to drive midweek covers.

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