The Urban Tap

A new bar in the South Side? No way! With the ever-changing landscape of the South Side bar scene, we feel like we’ll never be done reviewing. The newest player is The Urban Tap. They opened in early October 2013 and this new space has really done it up right.

It is a huge newly built-out space with rolling garage doors at the front, which gives it the feeling of being an outside space without the hassle of actually being outside. The bar is very long and comfortable with power plugs for charging your phone; one of the new bar innovations that we readily welcome. There are all kinds of tables: high-tops, booths, regular tables, half high-top half-booth. They are arranged in a very interesting manner as well, allowing for clusters of different sized groups. The entire space has a really good feel to it.

The beer selection is just right as well, especially for a South Side bar. Are there more beers than at Hough's? No. Do people in the South Side really want to be confronted with that level of choice? Probably not. Still, it has more than enough taps to live up to its name, including one enormous tap. Check out the picture. Seriously, it is huge. It is also one of those taps where you push the beer up into it and the beer comes out all non-foamy and good. We had already eaten, but the menu looked really good with a surprising number of vegetarian options. Plus, they have an open kitchen, which is kind of cool.

 We're hoping that The Urban Tap manages to avoid the "typical South Side bar" pitfalls. It is off the beaten path all the way down on 12th street, so maybe they don't get the same amount of traffic as some of the more centrally located South Side bars. However, being such a cool new bar, we are sure people are making their way down to check it out. And if they are like us, they will want to go back again.

Address:	1209 E Carson, 15203 http://theurbantap.com/	Games:	Darts
Façade:	Not Scary	Scene:	Beer
Parking:	Wear Walking Shoes	Patio/Outdoor:	No
Kitchen:	Come Hungry	Cleanliness:	Nice
Smoking:	None	Jukebox:	Internet Crap
Hours:	11am-2am	Cig Machine:	Yes
Drink Prices:	Average	# taps:	41
Bathrooms:	Sit	Specials:	Daily and Game Specials
Live music:	Never	Riley Factor:	$10.00
ATM:	No	Cash Only	No
TVs:	3	Size:	Pretty Big