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Ambiance = Needs improvement.
Service = Very friendly, but slow and disorganized.
Tavern Americana has a nice space, but it needs to be utilized much better. There's a nice open wine room that is pleasing to the eye, but other than that and a couple of TV's, there's nothing to look at. The walls are grey and plain. A few photos or paintings would do a lot for the atmosphere. The acoustics are also awful. It is loud in there. The restaurant was packed, and hostess was trying to tell us that we could wait in a small "lounge" area, and order a drink, but I could only catch every couple words she said. I know I'm getting older, but at 33 I shouldn't be freaking out that my hearing is starting to go.
Service was slow, and it was obivious the servers and runners were a little over whelmed. We didn't have any major problems, but a couple of the tables around us were brought either the wrong food, or the runner couldn't tell which person ordered something sans a topping, etc.
The food is great. It's a tad pricier than it feels like it should be, but the ingredients are all fresh, which makes the price very forgivable. We had the roasted chicken pizza and a tavern burger. The pizza was good, but a touch oily. The burger was also good, but it felt like it could have used something to make it special. The fries are awesome and served with a house spicy ketchup.
The good news for Tavern Americana is that the flaws of the place are all fixable. Put some art on the walls, figure out a way to quiet down the background noise, and get a better system for running food. Definitely would go back.
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