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| - I was very pleasantly surprised by The Tap. We had plenty of good beer and good food here, and we will definitely be back again.
So in terms of ambiance, this place screams "hipster". I actually just had seen a meme about a "Hipster restaurant starter kit" and The Tap was comically the same. They had the same metal stools, the same retro style light bulbs and re-purposed wood look. I'm not saying that's a bad thing though, just an observation.
Now when you walk in you'll notice immediately that The Tap targets the Craft Beer crowd. There is a large list of beers in the center of the bar that pops out and is colorful. I tried quite a few of them, and was overall fairly happy. They have a few local crafts, which I love to see. Unfortunately, one of the reasons I had to give a four star review instead of a five star review is their menu needs more diversity. I've seen a few places with beer menus that are IPA heavy, but this place has a ridiculously heavy menu in terms of sours. If you like sours, then this is your place, but the number one complaint among my group was the lack of variety due to this. To be fair, the bartender was aware of this and said they are going to phase some of the sours out, so I'm hoping to see this change when I return for my next visit.
As for food, my wife and I split the surf and turf burrito and we LOVED it. It was probably the best Asian fusion burrito I have ever had, and I have had quite a few. Most fusion burritos go for a Korean bulgogi flavor that is a little sweet like teriyaki, but not this one. It contains steak and shrimp with fried rice, and if I had to describe it as any ethnic style I would say it leans towards Japanese. The best way I can describe it is Benihana in a burrito. I would come back here for this burrito on it's merit alone.
As for the rest of the menu, it looked pretty good with most of the items looking vaguely fusionistic (yes, I just invented that word). Prices were slightly high, which seems to be a trend in "hipster" style places, but not ridiculously so as I've seen at other places. The only other thing we tried was we paid a up-charge on our burrito to have our fries upgraded to Miso Garlic fries (fusion again). We really liked the fries that came with our meal, though I didn't taste any miso flavoring. It was only later we learned they had just given us normal fries. They provided great customer service by bringing us an order of the miso fries at no charge, though to be fair they weren't very good. The miso sauce was overpoweringly salty and I wouldn't get them again.
Speaking of great service, our bartender (pretty sure the name was Anthony, sorry if I got that wrong) was really great. He let me sample a few of the beers before I ordered and took good care of our group. He was very friendly and knowledgeable about the beer.
A few little tweaks here and there and I could easily see The Tap earning five stars. Even as it stands right now, I would recommend anyone that likes beer or fusion style food to come here if you are in Boulder City. I am looking forward to returning and trying some new things (though I probably will still get that burrito again).
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