West End Tap And Kitchen - Santa Cruz

Nice pub like atmosphere with better than average bar food and good selection. Duck fat popcorn is good.

We had an excellent server, which was the best thing about it, along with the wine. I love that the tired warehouses in this side of town have developed, making this a fun area to visit, but the 4 of us were pretty disappointed with our recent dinner. We got the roasted carrots and gnocchi, both of which were incredibly greasy. Another dish was oversalted and my flatbread fell pretty flat. I love supporting local businesses but West End isn't keeping up with the good food at its East End cousin. Shucks.

The roasted carrots with spiced walnuts and whipped citrus cream were sooo good! The flatbread was good for sharing, but honestly, I'd stick with the smaller plates instead. I did not try the kimchi fried chicken sandwich, but it looked quite delicious.

Great food. Beer and Wine only but a great place to hang out or great first date.

Wow! Food and service was great. It is a small menu, but they do it very well. We had 2 orders made in the house olives they are a must try. The duck fat popcorn was unrealistic! We had an order from Calamari that we almost fought so well. I forgot to get pictures of the flatbreads and salads. The Caesar salad was huge and loaded with chicken and bacon. We had the tomato flatbread and the spicy chorizo. Both were so good! The chorizo was not sharp, but so tasteful.