I do love to cook, but mostly I love food.  Tomorrow is my husband's birthday, so we went out this past Saturday to a new place a friend of his recommended.  Usually, we don't have terribly high expectations of a restaurant, but we do go in with an open mind, always.  Twenty Tap met, exceeded, and phenomenally blew any idea of an expectation that I might have formed in the furthest region of my mind.  Simply put, it was fabulous and easily the best meal I've had in a tavern in Indy in over five years.  

The menu is small at TT, a fact I always find promising.  I like a chef and kitchen that figure out how to do a few things with excellence, rather than try to please every palate walking in the door with dozens of offerings.  TT's menu focuses on locally sourced produce prepared rather simply with interesting flavor combinations.  This is also how I like to cook, so I was a big fan from bite one.

Between the two of us, we tried several beers, a charcuterie plate, an Italian burger, and a Wrath burger.  The charcuterie plate had several stars, including terrine of pork and fig, local cheese, and olive oil poached olives.  In fact, this appetizer was so good that we wondered if the burgers could possibly live up to the starter.  We were pleasantly surprised, as the burgers were great.  Each of our sandwiches combined bold flavors with fresh, local meat NOT overcooked and assembled along side fresh-cut seasoned french fries.  Just to be extra special, I tried the horseradish aioli, and now, feel like I need to go back and try all the other aiolis.

Rather than prattle on and on about how good this meal was, let me put it simply:  if you like approachable, fantastic pub food, you really must try Twenty Tap.  It's the best of its kind in Indy, bar none.