It is no surprise to anyone that knows me around these parts that I am a BIG fan of Mohawk Taproom. I jokingly [and lovingly!] call it The Kingdom to my trivia teammates and inner circle. And although I have updated my Yelp review multiple times over the years, my cheerleading for this place has yet to waiver.
In the past year, I have watched the Taproom owners and staff shift and adjust numerous times to continue serving their community throughout the many phases of the pandemic. We remain oh-so-thankful for a super friendly, caring, staff that takes the time to take safety protocols seriously for their health and ours. [THANKS, guys!] We have steadily ordered take out through the past 11 months and were happy to try new offerings as they were presented.
Giant to-go-container-cocktails were a great addition at the start of shut down last spring/summer when take-out became the only option, curfew went into effect, everything seemed terrifying, and nothing felt normal, yet. Adding a new online ordering system down the road was a welcomed sight, accommodating our group orders for the office by making it super simple to customize each and every addition to the cart. Add to that the fact that I can order online and pay with cash in person and I hear angelic music. [AND you can add merch to your order. SWEET.]
Have you had Courtney's cheesecake, yet? When the special from Trouvaille Eats & Sweets is available, do NOT pass it up. It has been sold out before our dinner order was placed three times now for a reason - it is worth the effort to order early!
The To-Go Cans selection has been, to be cliché, POPPING all throughout the pandemic, but especially in recent weeks for this sour lover. They release waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too often if you ask my cash stash, but just enough if you ask my novelty loving taste buds. The Mohawk Taproom Untapped page is updated often, and I especially love when draft growlers make an appearance. Many an evening I have placed a beer order to pick up on my walk home from the office #Because2020.
Burger & Beer night specials on Wednesdays and rotating Thursday-Sunday weekend specials seem to be a hit time and time again, with some stand outs being the CHEESE BABIES [a Trivia Team favorite!] and a variety of Hoagies. I really dig it when my old favorites that are not available on the menu any longer make a return visit to the weekend menu - a tip for fellow regulars who may miss specific menu items from yore.
Yep - one of the great things about The Kings is the menu has grown over the years and is changed or adjusted from time-to-time.
Some old favorites have remained steadily available:
Trifecta Wings [Bone-In? Boneless? Extra saucy? Extra crispy? However you like 'em, they'll make 'em that way - just specify!]
Fish & Chips [GREAT portions and super delicious.]
The Salads are great, especially for lunch - I tend to go for the Buffalo Chicken but sub for BBQ sauce because I am like that, or the Pear & Walnut with Steak, but all of them are tasty.
And the CBR Quesadilla is the standard item I recommend to each and every person who asks me what to get during their first visit and it is yet to disappoint.
Favorite More Recent Menu Additions, IMHO:
Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich - I thought about this sandwich for 8 straight days after I had it for the first time. And like, texted my friends about it. All the fried chicken sandwiches on the menu are legit, but when it came to trying them, I saved this one for last and was mad about it at first bite. It is SO GOOD.
BBQ Pulled Chicken Sandwich - this is tasty, but the kind of sandwich you must eat continually...like pick it up once and do not put it down again because it is just easier and why not - it is delicious you should just keep eating it, anyway.
Mike's Favorite is such a good burger. We most often order The American for him and Aunt Patty's Patty Melt for her when we are in burger moods, but when we are feeling like fancy burger night - Mike's Favorite is where it's at.
And while I am on my Taproom soapbox, let me wax poetic about some plates removed from the regular menu that I miss oh-so-dearly:
The A-Aron. This is a sandwich that dreams are made of, and I am honestly still shocked it has not come back full-time since it left years ago. From time to time, the Trivia Team would try to recreate a A-Aron as close as we could using sandwiches on the menu hacked and rebuilt during our order [the Mother Clucker ... no bacon or lettuce, sub-Carolina gold sauce is similar, but still not the same. Also, worth noting, the Mother Clucker is good in its own right. Go on with your bad self, you Mother Clucker.]
The Cali was a Turkey Burger with Avocado and garlic aioli and it was amazing and every time I see the new menu and the Italian Turkey Burger in its place, I get sad. I am refusing to order the Italian Turkey Burger like a toddler refusing to eat anything because they cannot have candy for dinner, K THANKS. read more