4/5 Robert F. 2 years ago on Google
My
friend
wanted
a
good
burger,
so
I
thought
we'd
check
out
this
newer
location
of
Highland
Tap
&
Burger.
I
hoped
it
would
have
better
parking
than
Highland
and
indeed
it
does--there's
a
nice,
large
ramp
right
next
to
the
restaurant
that
offers
free
parking.
The
restaurant
is
tucked
into
the
first
level
corner
of
a
residential
mid-rise
which
is
part
of
the
2016
redevelopment
of
the
seven
block
former
St.
Anthony
hospital
campus.This
is
mostly
residential,
but
includes
some
office
space
plus
an
Alamo
Drafthouse
Cinema,
Odell
Brewing,
Starbucks,
a
few
bars/restaurants,
and
a
few
retail
spaces.
Tap
&
Burger,
per
the
name,
offered
two
dozen
draft
beers
plus
another
20
in
cans.
The
menu
also
lists
a
small
selection
of
wine
and
cocktails.
We
each
selected
a
draft
beer.
Both
were
fairly
unusual
styles
from
breweries
we
had
not
encountered
before.
We
enjoyed
the
beers.
My
friend
tried
the
Black
and
Blue
burger
with
blue
cheese,
bacon
jam,
and
crispy
onion.
I
had
the
'Shroom
Luva's
with
Swiss,
sauteed
mushrooms,
and
truffle
aioli.
I
added
caramelized
onions.
Both
burgers
were
good.
They
were
properly
cooked
medium,
all
of
the
add-ons
were
tasty,
and
everything
meshed
well
together.
We
both
ordered
sweet
potato
"tots"
to
go
with
the
burgers
and
we
agreed
that
these
were
the
highlight
of
the
meal.
The
"tots"
were
quite
small,
fried,
sweet
potato
balls,
served
in
a
very
cute,
miniature
fryer
basket.
The
portion
was
huge
and
they
were
delicious.
We
gobbled
up
every
one
of
them.
I
don't
understand
the
concept
of
"smashed"
beef
patties.
This
seems
like
the
opposite
of
how
to
properly
cook
a
burger.
I
think
the
patties
would
have
been
better
unsmashed.
Also,
I
can't
stand
burgers
served
in
trays
with
butcher
paper.
The
paper
always
gets
soggy
and
makes
a
mess
before
I
can
finish
my
meal
and
that
was
the
case
here.
The
bun
was
nothing
special
and
got
so
soggy
I
had
to
eat
most
of
my
burger
with
silverware.
If
Tap
&
Burger
wants
that
fifth
star
from
me,
they
need
to
ditch
the
butcher
paper
and
find
a
more
robust
bun!
I
don't
often
review
restaurant
furniture,
but
that
was
a
big
problem
here.
The
first
chair
I
tried
was
so
wobbly
(all
of
the
joints
were
loose)
that
I
thought
it
might
collapse.
There
were
several
empty
tables
around
us,
so
I
played
musical
chairs
for
awhile
until
I
realized
that
ALL
of
the
chairs
were
broken.
Very
unpleasant
and
uncomfortable.
The
owners
of
this
place
run
a
dozen
very
successful
restaurants
and
have
extensive
management
experience.
I
don't
understand
letting
something
so
fundamental
to
a
nice
dining
experience
just
fall
through
the
cracks.
This
is
really
a
sports
bar
with
a
huge,
rectangular
bar
that
takes
up
much
of
the
space
and
lots
of
televisions.
There's
also
a
very
nice,
quite
large
patio.
Service
was
very
friendly
and
excellent.
I
should
note
that
this
restaurant
group
(there
are
three
other
locations
of
this
concept
plus
seven
fancier
restaurants
in
other
styles)
uses
a
20%
service
fee
to
compensate
all
of
the
staff
more
fairly.
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