Easy Monkey Taphouse

Surprisingly good little taphouse in North City. I didn't expect much walking in, but was pleasantly surprised by the food, service, and drinks. My wife ended up with the shrimp and grits and I had the baked garlic cheese; both were great. My wife also enjoyed her smoked blueberry cider and I had the Guinness, which was, well, Guinness.We'll probably be back if we're in the area.

I've been coming here for about a month now. The vibe is awesome. Cory is the bartender and is super friendly and provides outstanding customer service. The food is beyond legit. I think the chef might be a wizard. I haven't had a bad meal yet. Do yourself a favor and come have a few beers and dinner. You won't regret it. Try the Shrimp and Grits. Thank me later.

Food here is always always super great. Very adaptive to peoples dietary needs and prioritizing the freshest ingredients. The North City neighborhood has recently been sold out to people who only want residential units, but what those exact same people don't realize is once you push out all the mom and pop businesses there's no reason to live in the neighborhood.Come to the Easy Monkey for food, stay for the music and a couple drinks. Return to support small business.Anyway, that's how I feel.

Oh my where do I start.Food was okay, came out in a timely manner. Ambiance was nice, they had coloring books for my 2 year old which was nice. Our server, I believe his name was Steve, was terrible. I asked if they had any sour beers and he repeated "Sour?" Like he was confused, I asked to see the draft selection but he pointed to a small tv which I couldn't read. I had to take pictures with my phone and zoom in to even see. He was on his phone the whole time with his back to the entire bar/restaurant so it was difficult to get his attention. However when someone did mange to get his attention he would promptly put his hand up giving the "one second" gesture. My mother ordered te grilled cheese with fries, she got potato chips. No big deal we will just ask for fries, but he never came back to check on us. So we sat there not eating and waited for him to check on us. We got tired of waiting and just asked for the check next time we managed to flag him down.

Nice neighborhood bar. Really good live music. Decent sound system that fills the venue without being overly loud. The place seats about 80 people. Not all tables can see the stage, which is a bummer given how small the venue is. Our waitress was excellent. Decent selection of beers. Small food menu, but what we had was good. Definitely would recommend this place.

Was really excited about this place but every time I come I struggle to feel welcome and the vibe is a bit off. Might try again someday but will head for friendlier taphouses in the area for now...

My boyfriend and I were on our way home from an unsuccessful trip to the nearby goodwill when we spied the Easy Monkey sign. "Pull over" I shouted exhibiting my hanger. To my delight it was happy hour so that expanded my meal budget. Off of the happy hour menu we got a garden salad, wings, and catfish and fries. Great prices and a dollar off beers, wells and wine. I'm a picky wing person and these were fantastic. Wings and catfish are hand breaded and ALL sauces and dressings are homemade. So is the silky soft potato soup with chive oil that we had for dessert. No shortcuts in the kitchen here. Seriously am so stoked to go back. The combination of affordable, quality pub food is super hard to find these days You're welcome

Food totally awesome!! Deep fried avocado stuffed with corn, salsa, cilantro and other spices was great. Catfish crunchy and delicious. Tater sauce had a little kick to it. Only thing I did not like was being hit in back with the waitresses hair as she walked by flicking it, which she seems to do continuously.

Excellent pulled pork sandwich and fried catfish and chips. Mark DuFrense played and was so good as always. Highly recommend for an enjoyable evening out.

What an awesome neighborhood bar. Does this place have it all? You tell me: delicious food, fairly priced drinks, friendly owner, amazing staff, live music on Saturdays, games downstairs. The list goes on! We had the pulled pork sandwich and fried catfish and both were incredible. What a wonderful North City Gem!!!