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| - I would describe my girlfriend and my visit to Village Tavern as the quintessential 4 star experience in my opinion - everything was good, but nothing really blew us away.
I ordered the pimento bacon cheeseburger and she got the crispy chicken tacos. Her crispy chicken tacos were probably the best part of both meals; the crispy, spicy chicken went perfectly with the sweetness of the slaw. The sides of rice and black beans were just average, however. My pimento bacon cheeseburger was good, but the bacon was overwhelming. It had 4 huge strips of bacon, which normally I wouldn't mind but the bacon was simply too sweet. I know that sounds odd, but it was almost candied bacon with strong maple/sugar taste. My comment after my first bite was "wow that was really... sweet", which is almost never something you say eating a burger. I took 2 of the 4 strips off and finished the burger, and it was better. The burger was cooked medium as I asked, but it lacked a great char or any meaty flavor that you look for. The caramelized onions were excellent but the pimento cheese was average. It was a decent burger overall, and I enjoyed the sweet potato fries on the side too.
Our server was pretty friendly but somehow just seemed a bit odd in his actions. Also I got mayo on my burger after asking for them to leave it off, but that was no big deal to me since it took 5 seconds to scrape most of it off. We were also pretty set on trying the brownie dessert after an initial glance at the menu, but he actually talked us out of it when he described all the desserts and said the brownie and another choice weren't very good. The food was solid, but nothing really wowed us and made us strongly want to come back. I'd say Village Tavern is a good, safe option for quality food but nothing that you must try.
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