Restaurant roast · 74% slop

Taphouse 61: Order Wings and IPA, Skip Fries

Solid beer list fights the usual pub kitchen defaults at this spot that shuttered after 2026.

July 25, 2026 About Taphouse 61

Beer carries the taps; the kitchen defaults to seed-oil slop.

The Take

Order the honey sriracha wings and a local IPA at Taphouse 61 while skipping the shoestring fries and flatbreads. Slop Score 74.

The 18-plus craft taps and bottle list deliver the draw. Everything else reads like standard seed-oil pub fare with zero sourcing transparency.

Taphouse 61 was a craft beer oasis buried under standard seed-oil pub slop. Ask if they can grill wings instead of fry, then leave the fries behind.

Slop Score 74.

Yes. Shoestring fries and flatbreads default to fry oil with zero transparency.

The shoestring fries and any flatbread. Stick to grilled wings only.

Mostly. Details dry up after the 2026 closure.

Better picks in the same lane. Swipe for more.

Omakase perfection, zero corporate slop

Three Michelin stars of actual civilization.

Seed-oil-free Mediterranean that actually delivers.

Grandma recipes, real pierogi, market stall magic.

Specialty pour-over temple, zero slop detected

Alp cheese and dirt under your nails — civilization.

Loose-leaf market stall — real tea, zero corporate sludge.

Fish flown in, chef in control — civilization on a plate

Tijuana family recipes on the east coast — lard and all.

Garden-grown booch that slaps — civilization in a glass.

Local USDA butcher slinging real cuts.

MAGA java with actual values, not LARP