Dining
SARAH HERNANDEZ
Burgers, beer and live music mix at The Taproom and The Porch When Sara Chavez and Samantha Strahan took over ownership of joint restaurant and bar The Taproom and The Porch in 2021, their goal was to maintain the restaurant’s almost 30-year-old charm and integrate the bar into San Marcos’ live music scene. Now, they said they’re working toward being a “pocket on The Square” with good food and live music for locals, college students, alumni and visitors alike. Meet the owners Chavez and Strahan saw that San Marcos was short on music venues and toured The Taproom and The Porch in February 2020, right before the pandemic hit. “We just want to make it ... a cool place for people to come and hang out and enjoy a good meal and a beer,” Strahan said. What they o er The food menu at The Taproom features bar foods like wings and fried pickles. They also have 36 beers on tap from around the world. The Taproom is most known for its burgers made with half a pound of seasoned ground beef on a toasted sweet sourdough bun. “We’ve tried to keep what people love about The Taproom and have loved for almost 30 years very much the same,” Strahan said. “So if you walk in and you graduated from Texas State 15 years ago, you’re still going to know, ‘oh, this is The Taproom.”
Sara Chavez (left) and Samantha Strahan took over ownership of The Taproom and The Porch in November 2021.
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“The Works” ($13.95) burger at The Taproom.
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