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    Merna Tap

    4.1 (25 reviews)
    InexpensiveDive Bars, Burgers
    Open 9:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    $6.95 4 piece Chicken dinner what a deal!
    Darrell S.

    New ownership has made some updates to the building and menu that have been welcome and needed. Cheeseburgers are still great and the daily specials are still pretty much the same but kicked up. The Tuesday night fried chicken is one of my favorites as the seasoning on the chicken rocks. Friday night walleye excellent light batter is also a great deal. Sunday tacos bring it as well with excellent beer prices. Also usually have chili and soups side salads coleslaw. Friendly service and patrons make it worth the drive out.

    Double cheeseburger with American cheese, onion rings and buffalo wings. Delicious, artery clogging goodness!

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    1 year ago

    Great food!!! The staff are very friendly and make you feel at home. Weekly lunch specials that are amazing and fried fish on Friday nights.

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    2 years ago

    Slow service , prices to high for quality of food , rude employees , not worth the drive for sure . NO STARS

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    Great service, burgers were good. Laid back atmosphere, another customer brought their dog who seemed to have his own favorite bar stool.

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    Hey Susan…so sorry you had a bad experience.

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    I've never eaten there but I often stop with a large group of cyclists and we always get great service for drinks.

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    14 years ago

    Great bar, great burgers and daily specials. My favorite is the Merna Combine (grilled chicken breast, bacon, bbq sauce, on bun).

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    The Tuesday night fried chicken is one of my favorites as the seasoning on the chicken rocks.

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    9.0 mi
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    Got some great drinks and pretty okay food at this Lexington bar and grill. It turned out a lot…read morebetter than we expected to be honest. Kemp's is probably the best place to go eat in town it seems. A good reason is because there's not much else. The food is pretty average but there's some good things for adults and families. Chill atmosphere even at times when it's crowded. It's located in the middle of downtown or whatever you call it. There's not a whole lot else to go to for a meal. Certainly explains why it gets busy. People only have a few choices and this is one of these. It's about $6 for a basic cocktail. Whole lot of great stuff including whiskey. It's about $5 to get appetizers. We got the Chips And Salsa. Has a lot of greasy fried things like wings and other meats. The menu is pretty standard as far as fried stuff. Has a lot of the basics. It's closed Sundays. That's pretty strange for them to lose out on all that revenue on weekends.

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