My husband was annoyed that we were going to eat at "just another hole in the wall bar," but he was so very wrong. Tav on the Ave is most certainly not a dive bar.
First and foremost, the drinks are super fun. Their signature drinks...
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My husband was annoyed that we were going to eat at "just another hole in the wall bar," but he was so very wrong. Tav on the Ave is most certainly not a dive bar.
First and foremost, the drinks are super fun. Their signature drinks come with toys (we received rubber ducks, pop sockets, and sunglasses with our drinks), and they were delicious to boot.
Second, the atmosphere of the restaurant has a ton of upscale surprises. Their bathrooms have real, single-use cloth towels, which caught me by surprise. They have a really nice patio with a fire pit, but not only do they have a fire pit, they have an amenities station where they have blankets, sunscreen, bug spray and pretty much any other thing you could want to enjoy a stay on the patio. These little details made a huge impact!
The menu has a nice variety and has a little bit of everything, so you can have Mexican, Italian, Asian, American--it's all there. I had the Bahn Mi bowl with coconut chicken that maybe wasn't anything to write home about, but it was pretty decent. I'm not from the Mankato area, but if I'm in town again, I would absolutely go back!