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    The Tap Shack

    4.8 (46 reviews)
    InexpensiveDive Bars, Beer Bar
    Open 10:00 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    THE TAP SHACK ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Live music
    Juke Box
    Moderate noise
    Casual

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    Parole E.

    Came here to take advantage of the BOGO check in deal and was promptly taken care of, the bartender Maury is cool. Cold drafts

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    Great little dive bar. Sandy and Walt and Leo are the best. Love coming here. Great music and drinks.

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    7 months ago

    Great atmosphere! Service was spot on & the food was delicious. This spot has become a staple on my list when I'm in town

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    1 year ago

    Fun beer garden! Enjoyed excellent service. The heaters kept us warm. Will definitely be back.

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    2 years ago

    Great bar to have a drink and chat with the locals. The owners a very nice and usually around! Good service at a fair price!

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    3 years ago

    Good friends, good drinks, great live music! Enjoy the outside patio for fresh air!!

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    3 years ago

    Great place to hang out. Lots of improvements to the patio and parking.

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    15 years ago

    Mike is an awesome bartender. If you're looking for a friendly neighborhood watering hole, this is the place!

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    7 years ago

    The bartender was very friendly and great, nice place. The patio was nice they had a outdoor heater and lots of seating.

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    12 years ago

    Great place. Great owner. Smoke free environment with a lovely garden, outdoor seating.

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    Not fun when Mikes not there. Non smoking bar but you can smoke on the terrace. Too bad that.

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    4.0(181 reviews)
    0.4 mi
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    This place has a nice feel to it including a wood fired pizza oven, nice looking bar and overall it…read moremakes a person comfortable. Beautiful outdoor patio and they allow dogs! Excellent food. Me and my wife had the classic burger "medium" and it was bit overcooked to my liking g but still good. The fry's were amazing. I will be back for sure to try the pizza.

    Quality/Quantity - My buddy was craving BBQ, but ended up deciding on this place instead. And of…read morecourse, I can never turn down a pour house, lol. Today we got the following: Special - Pulled pork on a pretzel bun with fries. Two orders. Wow, it exceeded my expectations. Well, I honestly did not have high expectations. The pork was tender and flavorful; I did not even need the extra BBQ sauce that I asked for but used it to not waste it. And with a generous amount of fries; my buddy did not finish his fries. I also like the nice touch of a fried pickle on top of the slider. Fish and Chips - My other buddy that was craving BBQ switched to this and loved it. Chicken Breast Sandwich - My healthy buddy. He was also not able to finish his fries. All of which was good. And I plan to come back for Happy hour in the future. Especially Wing Wednesdays! Ambiance - Larger than expected. Larger than it looked from the outside. This place is like two units. I hope my pictures did it justice. Full bar, plenty of tables in both rooms. Pool tables, darts, etc. Semi open kitchen. Plenty of street parking. Open 6 days a week; closed Mondays. Service - Colgan (name on receipt) was so professional! Checked up on us very often. Even better, he was proactive and asked us if we wanted this or that with our orders. Price - $57 + generous tip. FYI - 4% credit card charge or 4% cash discount, see picture. Owner Comment - Congrats on your success since 2014. We have actually been hanging out in this area for the last few years and now will be more frequent customers.

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    4.1(177 reviews)
    5.5 mi
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    Great spot. It's menu changed a bit though. Meatloaf & Fish…read moren Chips on weekends only. No paella, no broccoli & chicken over rice bowl, no lettuce wraps, no a lot of things. That said what we did get, bowl of chili, burger, deviled eggs, wings & salads all good. Guessing it was hard to keep up all that other good stuff. Bummer on the paella! Beer still good on tap which is excellent. They get busy, make sure to have plenty of time.

    We've visited Roy's three times now and really wanted to love it. The food has consistently been…read morehot and tasted good, which we truly appreciate. However, service has been a challenge during each visit. On our most recent visit, it took about 20 minutes to be seated with a party of four, including a child, even though there appeared to be open tables. After sitting down, it took several minutes before we were greeted. Our server brought waters and later took drink orders, but there wasn't much communication about timing or whether they were short staffed. Once we placed our order, we waited close to an hour for our food. We completely understand that restaurants can get busy and staffing can be tight -- we just would have appreciated a quick update along the way. A little communication goes a long way and helps set expectations. When our food arrived, part of the order was incorrect (we had requested a salad and soup substitution but only received fries). The server corrected it, and the food itself was good. It did come out at different times, and we noticed another table seated after us received their food much sooner, which was a bit confusing. We truly want to support Roy's and hope this feedback is helpful. With stronger communication and smoother service flow, it could be a great experience.

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    4.0(581 reviews)
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    This food is really good the service was good I recommend this if your having a bad dayread more

    Every now and then I have one of those where have I been moments?…read moreWell, today was one of those times. I was at a plaza, not far from where San Marcos Grill is located. We were hungry and decided we wanted Mexican food. We've been really tired of the place we've been visiting as we are regulars there. We've been really wanting to try something new and I remembered there was a place down the street from the plaza we were at. San Marcos Grill is not very hard to find. It's just off the main drag going through Carson City on Winnie Lane. We pulled in to the parking lot and I have to be honest. My first thought was wow I hope this place is good. Because I had my doubts being in a strip mall. But you never know unless you try. So we walked, and I was amazed, how awesome this place looked I'm talking very festive, very clean. Tables were well spaced out. The lady greeted us immediately and pointed us to a table where we could sit at. She was there taking our drink orders very quickly. As we sat and looked over the menu, I could not get over the size and beauty of the bar that they have in this establishment. Complete with a great selection of any kind of drink, you could possibly want also TVs that are spaced around the establishment so if you want to watch a sport event, there's not a bad seat anywhere in the restaurant. After looking over the menu, our server came to our table was a very nice young lady and took our orders. My wife chose the beef enchiladas, and a taquito, which comes with rice and beans As I always do with a new establishment, I chose the Carnitas plate. I am a Carnitas aficionado and I always try everyone's Carnitas to see if they are legit. As we're waiting for our food, I noticed an older gentleman who was just helping everybody, come to find out he is the owner. I do not know his name, but he's very friendly guy and very warm and welcoming. As I said, the establishment is very spacious and clean. The bathroom was even clean, so it was a real joy to be there, even though we were waiting on our food, which did not take very long. My wife ordered a margarita that she really liked and I just had a Modelo with a lime. The gentleman I just told you about who I think is the owner brought our food to us and it looked amazing. Needless to say, we dug right into our food and I could not get over how great these Carnitas tasted. Not everyone can make really good Carnitas, they're either dry or they're cooked too long to were they are too crispy. These are so tender and flavorful. I enjoyed every bite. My plate came with rice in a small bowl of beans, a garnish of avocado, sour cream and pico. It also came with very hot corn tortillas The tortillas, however we're spoiled and tasted really old. In fact, you can smell how old they were. I let our server know, but it was no big deal because I had tortilla chips still on the table. She offered to get me some new tortillas, but it was fine because I only use the tortilla to kind of put my food onto the fork. So the tortilla chips worked just fine. I kept trying to eat the Carnitas slowly because I was savoring it so much. I did not want to hurry and be done with the meal too fast. This was our first visit here, and I can tell you that we will be back and probably become regulars. The staff here is very wonderful welcoming and I cannot recommend this place high enough to anyone that wants a great place to eat really great Mexican food. Kudos to the staff.!

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    4.6(196 reviews)
    12.4 mi
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    Let's get this out of the way: Vegans and even vegetarians will want to note that the famous bloody…read moreMary they make here has a Worcestershire sauce that contains anchovies. it is not even remotely vegetarian. No matter. there are plenty of other drinks on the menu that will assuage your herbivorous sensibilities. note as well but there's a sign saying only service dogs are allowed. I travel with my service dog, shown in these photos. but if you have a dog who's mainly a pet you may need to leave them in an environmentally controlled vehicle or at home. Well the ambience can't be beat here. The ceilings are surprisingly tall for someplace of this age. There's no shortage of things to look at on the wall. Very interesting. Best of all there is a lovely vanilla smell permitting every corner of the venue. I don't know if it's a candle or essential oil or what but i like it!!

    The wife and I went to the South Lake Tahoe area, and stayed at David Walley's Resort. Sure, we…read morewent over the pass 3-4 times during our week stay to the lake, but we also discovered THIS gem while exploring the immediate area. We loved this place so much that we were impressed with ourselves the day that we did NOT make a stop by this bar, and perhaps we even stopped by twice if eating in Genoa. You walk in (by the way, look like a regular, and PUSH the very low doorknob, not pull like I did initially) and immediately know it is dripping with history, divey-ness, and awesomeness. The crowd comes in waves, as it is a popular drop-in for people coming through town as well as many very welcoming and friendly locals. Actually, I want to say again how awesome the regulars were. Not sure how I would feel if constant tourist dropped in my homestead, but everyone we talked to who was local was awesome and inviting. The bar had an IPA for me. They have a pool table. They have a jukebox (which defaulted to glam rock when we were there, so I LOVED that). They have cool merch. They have some awesome stuff on walls and ceiling. They have some fantastic mixed drinks, including one of the better Bloody Mary's my wife has had as well as a unique, tasty hot drink (Hot Buttered Buccaneer Drink). They have a spacious outdoor area. They don't have food, but we had a burger and burger salad (wife) from the food truck there, and it was stellar. The fries were great too. Back to the bar though. And, every bartender who served us during the week gave us friendly, efficient, perfect service. Once we realized that South Tahoe was irritatingly tourist overpopulated at this time of year, we decided to attend this cool candle-lighting tradition they did on NYE there instead of figuring out logistics over the pass. The event was SOOOO cool, and they even had a fun band later that night that they somehow packed into the jukebox corner. Hope I don't forget anyone. Whether you get Syd, Gabby, Candi, Dee, Carrie, or Ginger (the only one I didn't meet personally), you will love your experience here. They were all rock stars during our visits. I can't say enough good things about this bar, it really made "our South Tahoe trip," and you should swing by if in the area. I highly recommend this place, and see you there (the next time we are in the area)...

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