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    4.3 (8 reviews)
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    The Tap - Beer Cheese Burger

    The Tap

    4.0(430 reviews)
    1.7 mi
    $$

    Really cool place - they have a ton of beer to try! Their beer menu (which was fully printed and…read moreavailable at our table - no scanning a QR code or squinting to read a board at the bar) had a whole page of beers by The Tap Brewery, followed by two pages of guest craft beer representing every major type of beer and with some unique options, all on tap. For drinks, cocktails (and a few mocktails) and a smaller selection of wine are also available. I wanted to get beer but I was kind of tempted by the cocktails. My first choice was a flight that included a mix of The Tap beers and guest beers, but the waiter came back after taking the order and told me that they could only do flights with their beers but could let me sample the beers I wanted to try, so I did that, and the samples were probably around 2 oz each so I basically got half a flight. After that, I ended up ordering a real flight of their beer. The Tap beers I tried were: Kill the Lights stout (regular and barrel-aged), Tapenator dark lager, Frost Bite winter ale, Nefarious Nectar blonde. Guest beers: Jacob Leinenkugel white mocha stout, Weihanstephaner Hefeweissbier, BrewDog Winter Staycation. Not going to waste space reviewing all of these, but they were all fantastic. I was really grateful that they let me sample so many! And they also have food. The menu isn't huge but does have some variety, and it's not just basic pub food. I had the ahi tuna crunch bowl and it was pretty good! It kind of had the vibe of stuff thrown together in a poke bowl, but it worked and I thought the fish was done really well. Our waiter was wonderful! He was really friendly and just the right amount of attentive. My friend and I stayed for a while talking after we had paid and he didn't rush us out at all. Granted, it was a pretty quiet night. We both really liked the vibe of the place. I would love to be back soon!

    I've been to the tap many a time - but this particular visit I was focused on the fries. See - I…read morewas on a quest to find the best fry in Bloomington. So here's how the tap came out: It was a busy Saturday night. Easy to grab a high top, but being over 30 - it's not fun sitting on a bar stool. That's fine. The service - like I said, they were busy. But one of my friends never even got his drink, and he ended up telling the waitress to cancel it because we were already eating our fries. The fries - - 4 dipping sauces equals 5 stars! Love the ability to try different flavors and find your fav. My fav is the pesto aioli because its unique! I give the seasoning 4 stars, and it was a little heavy handed, and kind of overpowered the sauces. Texture was good, some were a lil soggy, overall they were good! I've had the other food at the tap, and always enjoyed myself. Definitely worth a visit - but be prepared if they're super slammed!

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    Brothers Bar & Grill - Menu

    Brothers Bar & Grill

    2.8(75 reviews)
    1.6 mi
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    drinks and late night bites were fire. the barback, matt, helped us decide what drinks to get even…read morethough he was super busy washing dishes and stocking up. overall super fun night, will be back.

    On the night of our visit to Brothers Bar & Grill, my friend Nariah and I had only been inside for…read moreapproximately 5-10 minutes waiting in line at the bar when a large male approached us and aggressively asked us to move because he wanted to meet his friend at the bar. Despite there being very little room, we moved as much as physically possible to accommodate him. When the man realized we could not move any further, he forcefully pushed past us and bum-rushed through the crowded line. We calmly asked him not to do that again, at which point he became hostile, continued pushing, and called us "black bitches." Shortly after, security approached us instead of addressing the man's behavior. We were aggressively told to "get the tf out" and informed that we were going to be banned. When I asked why, explaining that we had done nothing wrong, security responded by saying they "don't want any ghetto birds in our bar." As women of color being publicly disrespected, shoved, verbally attacked with racist remarks, and unfairly removed from the establishment, we became understandably upset and frustrated. While being pushed out of the establishment, security standing outside also spat on us. For legal purposes, I recorded portions of the incident and took photographs. I am also aware that the establishment has security cameras that should contain footage of the interaction from beginning to end. What makes this even more heartbreaking is that my family has deep roots in this community. My grandfather served as Captain of the Fire Department in Bloomington, and I have personally visited Brothers locations in my own hometown locally without issue. Receiving this type of treatment in the city of Bloomington is deeply saddening and disappointing. It feels as though respect and treatment toward minorities and people of color in certain establishments and parts of the community has significantly declined. No one should feel unsafe, degraded, discriminated against, or racially targeted simply for existing in a public establishment. Based on this experience, I would never recommend eating at or visiting this establishment. No customer should be subjected to racism, physical aggression, verbal abuse, or discriminatory treatment by patrons and security staff alike.

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    BuffaLouie's - Medium Traditional Wings with Celery & Carrots with a Soft Drink

    BuffaLouie's

    3.9(456 reviews)
    1.8 mi
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    Onion Rings: 10/10 -- i would come back just for these!!! the crisp was immaculate and the batter…read morewas so good the onion stayed in tact with each bite. the house sauce was a creamy aoili-like mix which was super yummy too. Buffalo Chicken: 6/10 -- my sister got this and rated it a 6 (because there are no 7s on my scale). for $15+ and no side of fries this was kind of a scam sandwich lol #recessionindicator Sweet Lou's: 6/10 -- heavy on the sweet i was a fool i looooove bbq but their special "q sauce" was a bit like molasses rather than classic bbq. the patty, onion ring, and bacon were perfect but i literally could not taste them without scraping off the sticky sauce. again, $15+ and no side i feel like the flavor wasn't enough for me to recommend this to anyone. Tender & Fries: 6/10 -- what in the walmart brand frozen curly fries without salt nonsense on a plate was this... they got us LOOOOL... great value??? YEAH hard pass!!!! I was visiting my sister and she recommended this place because she had heard about it from fellow IU students. My thoughts: come for the IU memorabilia, and ambience, eat an order of onion rings (maybe sip a beer) while you watch a game and leave! The food was mediocre at best and wayyy overpriced.

    Bloomington institution that, if you have parents, they'll wanna go to with you…read more If you dont have parents its still an okay place to go. Counter service, cold beer, pretty good wings. Right by the sample gates. Cool inside too, lots of different levels of seating.

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    Ocean Sports Bar & Indian Restaurant

    Ocean Sports Bar & Indian Restaurant

    4.1(15 reviews)
    1.5 mi

    I am so excited to finally have a good Indian restaurant in town. I really hope this closure is…read moretemporary and they reopen again. If you haven't, try the Aloo Tikki Chaat and Amritsari Fish appetizers.

    Tried their weekend buffet. I was particularly excited about this buffet since they're the only…read moreIndian buffet in town where chai is included. The food was pretty good for buffet style. None of the curries were at all spicy, but they were adequately seasoned with other spices. It seemed like a smaller selection than other Indian buffets I've tried, but I still felt like there was enough variety, and I kind of liked that I got to have a little more of each dish. I thought they had an especially good kachumber salad, and the desserts were fantastic. The kulfi was so creamy and had an amazing flavour with subtle cardamom (at least I think it was cardamom). The chai ran out soon after I arrived and before I had the chance to get any. I didn't say anything at first, figuring they'd replace it soon. When I went to get a second plate 12 minutes later, still no chai, but I heard someone else say something to one of the staff, and he said it was coming. I finished my second plate and got dessert, and when someone came to take my plates away, I could hear other tables complaining about the lack of chai, so I again asked about the chai and was told it was coming "soon". 40 minutes after I got my first plate (so at least 40 minutes after it ran out), and roughly 25 minutes after the first person asked, we finally got more chai. But they had run out of teacups (I got the last one), so others had to put their chai in the small dessert bowls and were complaining that it was too hot to hold. After all that, at least it was good chai, very gingery. I also think they ran out of kheer; there was a sign for it, but just a full single-serve bowl of kheer left on the counter with no serving utensil; I couldn't tell if it was supposed to be the last bit of it or if it was someone's bowl that they'd served themselves and just left at the bar. Besides just the chai situation, the service in general was not very attentive. The host stand would go unattended for long periods of time, so some customers would seat themselves. It took a while for anyone to bring me water after I was seated, and it was never refilled. No one cleared my plates until after I'd finished three rounds. The host also just wasn't very friendly or pleasant. I don't know if I'd come back... For comparison, the other Indian lunch buffet I go to in town is Taste of India, and I think the food here was better and closer to "authentic", but Taste of India is just run better and the people there always seem to be happy to have you.

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