Taylor’s offers bikers a mile of nachos

By Matt Weafer
Messenger-Inquirer
The Scene

The plastic menu was slick in my hands as my eyes surveyed the list. Appetizers was the category, and Mile High Nachos were the item I was looking for. I had heard through the bar-hop grape vine that Taylor’s Bar & Grill’s nachos were the epitome of great nachos—layers of salty, seasoned chips, with chunky chili, cheese sauce, crisp lettuce, jalapenos, and sour cream. I had decided that while I waited to find out more about Taylor’s Wednesday night Bike Night, I’d test the nacho rumor.

Taylor’s Bar & Grill’s Mile High Nachos aren’t really a mile high, I discovered when the waitress set the steaming plate of gloppy goodness on the table in front of me; they’re more like half a foot high, but they are one hundred percent home-made.

“We make the chips; we make the chili; we do everything except grow the lettuce and the peppers,” Taylor’s Bar Manager Shannon Hancock said.

From 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Taylor’s sells made-to-order sandwiches and appetizers. Try the Smothered Chicken, or Chicken Bacon Ranch.

“We can make just about anything you want with ham, turkey, bacon, burgers, and chicken,” Hancock said. “We’re famous for our Mile High Nachos, though.”

Taylor’s also offers a Pizza and a pitcher of beer for $10.

Taylor’s has attracted leagues of people to listen to bands, have a drink and bite to eat, and hang out on the Patio or inside. But now, according to Hancock, they plan to attract even more people.

“We want everyone to feel welcome and comfortable,” Hancock said.

Wednesday nights, Taylor’s Karaoke Night, will soon be home to a double-header, both Karaoke and Bike Night.

Anyone that rides a bike to Taylor’s on Wednesday nights can buy a can of beer for a dollar out on the Patio.

“We are trying to attract a wider range of a crowd,” Hancock said. “With Bike Night someone can sit outside and have a cheap beer and listen to the juke box, and then go inside and sing a song. We will have two different atmospheres, and everybody is welcome.”

After Karaoke a live deejay will man the stage. The deejay will also control the tunes on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.

Live bands will perform on the Patio, which was recently reopened.

Taylor’s always offers buckets of beer (six cans of beer) for $5.25. During Happy Hour, 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., draft beers are 75 cents and other beers are only one dollar.

After I finished a portion of the nachos, I couldn’t each much more because they were so filling. I’d say I had eaten about half a mile’s worth, but still discovered that they lived up to the rumor.

Mention this article next time you are in Taylor’s and you can buy one appetizer and get the second one free.