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    Merle's American Tavern

    4.2 (65 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    MERLE'S AMERICAN TAVERN ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups
    Happy hour specials

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    Reuben
    Dawn C.

    Our server was great, but the food was just okay. The Saturday chicken sandwich special was a sloppy mess, but it was tasty hot and juicy. The Reuben had really nice bread, but the sour kraut tasted smokey (so bizarre) and the meat portion was smaller than other places we frequent. The fries were hot and nicely crispy. Ketchup was oddly textured... Not smooth. Not a bad experience but not one I'll be rushing back to re-create.

    Chicken Bacon Sandwich
    Rick B.

    On a weekend of culinary experiences, this food stands tallest! My Surf & Turf lunch had delicious grilled Steak Tips cooked to order, w lightly battered & fried Catfish Bites and Housecut Chips. The flavor was excellent, and it was the best meal all weekend!! My wife also loved her Chicken Bacon Sandwich, with a huge piece of chicken (she couldn't eat it all)!

    Club and sweet potato fries
    Ashley R.

    This is a small town bar and grill and you can tell the second you walk in. Beer was fresh and cold. I had the club and thought it was pretty good. Sadly the rest of my party did not enjoy their food. Burger was subpar, chicken fingers were a bit over cooked and fish and chips were interesting. Our service was a really nice lady so that was a plus! If you live in peculiar I def would recommend!

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    Kirby B.

    Pretty good bar food. The wife had a Rueben and fries. She thought it was really good. I had a cowboy burger and sidewinder fries. The pulled pork was very good but should have know since it's a Tavern and not a BBQ Restaurant. But would definitely go back

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    1 year ago

    Excellent service and excellent food! It's a great American food restaurant/bar. Great outdoor seating and entertainment

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    2 years ago

    Delicious food and large portions. We thoroughly enjoyed our meal. Great environment. Service was great

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    10 months ago

    Everything. It's a great place in a small town. Everything is great ! Tv to friendly people to music to food ... it's the best

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    Food and service are always great. Usually to loud for my taste, but that's why I go early.

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    3 years ago

    Good diner style food. Server attentive and food served promptly. We had chicken fried chicken and it good. Casual atmosphere.

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    3 years ago

    Best burger in town, friendly folks, decent prices, and fun evenings. Who could ask for more?!? Okay maybe delivery would be nice.

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    3 years ago

    Both the food and service were good. Their breaded pork tenderloin is the real deal! Nice place and convenient location.

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    3 years ago

    Our favorite hometown bar! Great atmosphere, live music, coldest beer, and good food. Chicken fried chicken is the best!

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    3 years ago

    Always fun and friendly. Great food and the servers are attentive. Definitely love going here.

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    Great food great service and great place!! Love to be in a place that actually cares about their employees and guest

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    The food was great! Ordered the chicken tacos and loved it. Mexi ranch was on point. Salsa was delicious.

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    The jalapeno popper burger is in the top three of burgers I've ever had. The sweet potato fries…read morewere good, but the aoli they serve with them was not to my preference. That burger, though...it's veen over 24 hours and I'm still drooling a little. Our server hardly spoke to us, which was odd as the music was quiet and they weren't busy. Maybe because we ordered a meal to share and no beer? It's just what we do, so we can have dessert. Haha! But we tipped 50%,because that is also what we do. Atmosphere as expected for a bar, dark and not overly cheerful...but that burger! I'd go again just to taste it one more time.

    I don't usually travel this far south but I helped my friend move and I'm glad I did. I got to stop…read morein this local restaurant and bar and it was awesome! It has a small town feel but definitely where the locals go which is cool to see. The food quantity was large and piping fresh and hot while the beer was ice cold (colder than most places which is top notch!). You can tell they do a good job with the beer lines because it taste great. Our waitress was really nice and helpful as well! They have lots of different choices of fries and I got to try a little bit of all of them from my order and my friends orders and it's hard to choose!! We had burgers and fried pork tenderloin. Everything was great. Big tv, pool table, and some other entertainment so they have it all.

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    I've been going to this restaurant for more than 10 years now, but never got a chance to write a…read morereview. I went to this place with bunch of friends and found that this place is always full with locals which is an amazing sign that their standards that quality has never gone down. Their parking lot always seems to be full such a positive sign, right? I made a reservation and went inside. It's beautiful service of welcoming guest. Was given a table and specials menu, which had amazing options. I chose pastrami with sweet potato fries. I must tell you that my choice was outstanding. It was delicious greasy, and the meat was so tender and flavorful with the mustard sauce. The fries were crispy and soft from inside. The spicy oil was great. A friend of mine took catfish which I felt was great too. It's a beautiful restaurant family owned great ambience very nice service courteous people. If you're around Overland Park area near 135 and Metcalf. Be make sure to stop by.

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