10 Taunton area sports pubs and restaurants serving March Madness-worthy grub
When it comes to March, St. Patrick’s Day might take the spotlight as far as holidays go, but there’s another big event that sports fans will be celebrating in a big way:
Starting March 14 and going until April 3, March Madness is upon us.
The NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament begins with 68 teams and narrows down to just one champion, in a yearly sporting spectacle that usually takes the country by storm.
The Greater Taunton area no doubt has its fair share of NCAA fans, who have been gearing up and hungry for this year’s tournament.
In honor of March Madness, we’ve rounded up 10 different sports bars and restaurants from around Greater Taunton where you can satisfy your hunger for March Madness while enjoying some game-worthy treats:
Home Plate Bay Street Grill, Taunton
1094 Bay St.
Hours: Saturday to Wednesday, from 11 a.m. to midnight; Thursday and Friday, from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m.
While you’re watching the game: How about building your own legendary burger? Starting with the patty, choose from: chuck, brisket, short rib beef; Butterball turkey; black bean burger; or an Impossible burger. For toppings, you’ve got your pick of American, Swiss, cheddar or pepper jack cheese, bacon, peppers, onions, mushrooms, jalapeño, or an egg, any style. Gluten free burger rolls are available. Every burger also comes with the choice of one side: Home Plate fries, red skin mashed potatoes, baked potato, vegetable of the day, rice pilaf, broccoli or homemade coleslaw.
The Jockey Club, Raynham
115 New State Highway
Hours: Sunday and Thursday, from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Monday to Wednesday, from 3 to 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, from 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.
While you’re watching the game: Step up your snacking game with the lobster rangoons, served with a soy vinegar sauce.
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Grove Street Tavern, Taunton
53 Grove St.
Hours: Tuesday to Thursday, from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, from 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Sunday, from noon to 9 p.m.; Closed Monday.
While you’re watching the game: Get a little bit of everything with a Tavern Combo: Wing Dings, Buffalo chicken rangoons, Buffalo tenders, mozzarella sticks and potato skins, served with assorted dipping sauces.
Harry’s Bar & Grille, Middleboro
407 W. Grove St.
Hours: Open seven days a week, from 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
While you’re watching the game: Order some of Harry’s ever-popular Jumbo Jet Wings. Serving sizes are four, six, eight or 10, with your choice of sauce: Buffalo (medium, Afterburner, or Atomic), BBQ, sweet bourbon, spicy gold BBQ, teriyaki, Asian sweet chili, garlic parmesan, plain or Mississippi honey BBQ. Orders of Buffalo-style wings come with homemade bleu cheese dressing, celery and carrots.
Liberty & Union Ale House, Taunton
16 Trescott St.
Hours: Tuesday and Wednesday, from 4 to 11 p.m.; Thursday, from noon to 11 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, from noon to midnight; Sunday, from noon to 8 p.m.; Closed Monday
While you’re watching the game: Try their popular pretzel. This Bavarian-style salted pretzel is served with a cheddar ale cheese dip and a spicy horseradish whole grain mustard dip. The pretzel is available salted, everything spiced, or garlic parmesan flavored.
Slap Shotz Gastropub, Raynham
524 Broadway
Hours: Tuesday to Thursday, from 11:30 a.m. to midnight; Friday, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 a.m.; Saturday, from noon to 1 a.m.; Sunday, from noon to 10 p.m.; Closed Monday
While you’re watching the game: Sip on your favorite beverage while enjoying some bar-style pizza. They’ve got lots of interesting varieties to pick from, including crab rangoon, Caribbean jerk and Mozambique.
Ugly Duckling Restaurant & Bar, Taunton
47 Weir St.
Hours: Tuesday to Saturday, from 3 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Closed Sunday and Monday
While you’re watching the game: How about some mushroom madness? You can get mushrooms a couple of different ways at the Ugly Duckling. They serve fried fresh button mushrooms, with horseradish sauce. Or try the stuffed mushroom caps, with half a dozen to an order, filled with a vegetarian-friendly, homemade, lemon-and-herb-seasoned stuffing, baked, and topped with melted cheese.
Boston Tavern, Middleboro
58 E. Grove St.
Hours: Open seven days a week, from noon to 10 p.m.
While you’re watching the game: For a twist on a classic, try some of the shepherd’s pie poppers, with ground beef, corn, mashed potatoes, onion, panko breadcrumbs, and pan gravy.
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Brack’s Grille & Tap, Taunton
2097 Bay St.
Hours: Sunday to Wednesday, from 11 a.m. to midnight; Thursday to Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m.
While you’re watching the game: You can’t go wrong with some poutine. Brack’s poutine comes with fries, cheddar cheese curds, BBQ beef brisket, bacon and pulled pork, topped with brown gravy and scallions.
Barrels & Boards, Raynham
1285 Broadway
Hours: Monday to Wednesday, from 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Thursday to Saturday, from 11:30 a.m. to midnight; Sunday, from noon to 11 p.m.
While you’re watching the game: Try the whiskey barrel candied bacon, featuring applewood smoked bacon, coated in triple sugar, with oak barrel sweet butter. Or how about the New Bedford stuffy, with New Bedford scallops, applewood smoked bacon, local linguiça, Ritz cracker stuffing and cilantro garlic aioli.
Taunton Daily Gazette/Herald News copy editor and digital producer Kristina Fontes can be reached at kfontes@heraldnews.com. Support local journalism by purchasing a digital or print subscription to The Herald News and Taunton Daily Gazette today.
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