Restaurant Review

AP Crafters

My husband and I visited AP Crafters on a Friday night, and I expected there to be at least a 30 minute wait. However we were seated right away at the bar, which wasn't overly crowded, you didn't feel like you were right on top of your neighbor. The only issue was I didn't get any time to sample the gummi bears they had right out in front when you walked in, so my husband when back and snagged me a few (what a great guy).

They have a pretty extensive bar menu which was nice. I got a Knob Creek on the rocks and my husband got a Shalafly which he was really excited about (I guess if you're a beer lover you'd understand...however I'm not one, so I don't). We didn't have to wait too long for the drinks which I LOVE, customer service is pretty important to me.

So we ordered an appetizer.

Appetizer just doesn't seem like a good enough word to describe what we had though.

Heaven on a plate, best thing I've ever eaten, O. M. G. These all come to mind when I think of the amazing bacon bruschetta that we had.

I'm not the biggest fan of caramelized onions, or sun dried tomatoes for that matter. So why, you may ask, did I order this appetizer?

Bacon jam.

I mean, really? Who thinks of that?! Bacon. Jam.

I mean, there's also brie, walnuts, and arugula on the grilled crostini as well, but that bacon jam. Seriously.

So how in the heck is anything that we order for dinner going to live up to this? Well it came pretty close, let me tell you.

I got the pulled pork and chorizo tacos and my husband got the fish tacos. My tacos had a definite kick to them which my husband loved (he stole two of the three). You're served three, along with some chips. And once again, these are just so much more than chips. They had just the right amount of salt to them, they were crispy and just delicious. They didn't need any salsa or queso or anything.

My husbands fish tacos were also amazing. The fish was flaky, and tender, well seasoned, and delicious (I stole one).

And for good measure, we ordered brussel sprouts. I know, I know, ewwww. But these are cooked in BACON (do you see a trend?) and chicken stock and red onions. So I had to at least try them. They were pretty good, my least favorite thing of the night (but look at what we had), until my husband dared me to try one on a tortilla chip that came with our tacos. I'm not sure what it was about that combination, but everything just came together and was like the perfect little bite.

I'm for sure looking forward to going back and ordering, pretty much anything off of the menu. My mom said that the reuben egg rolls are delicious, and I kept debating on the salmon or the grilled pork chops before deciding on the tacos.

Please let me know if you've tried either of these, or what else you'd recommend :)