Traverse City is not short on breweries, but there is always room for one more, and we have a great addition, Loco Boys on West Front Street. I like the location, away from the crowded area of East Front Street. As an added bonus to me (and this is my blog), it’s the closest brewery to my house! We were given a very friendly greeting by a gentleman with excellent taste in clothing (he was wearing an MSU Spartans shirt) and given our choice of tables. We chose one near the back with views of the brewing equipment.

However, I found this view much better:

Loco Boys tacos

We started with the garlic tostaditas which looked like deep-fried crackers. They were crispy with a hot green dipping sauce, and were tasty. Our main courses were tacos. Andrea went with the cochinta pibil and I decided on the barbacoa. You can’t go wrong with either one, but we both that the barbacoa was the way to go. So much flavor. And just these three tacos and the appetizer was enough to fill me up.

Of course, this being a brewery, we had beer. My first, a pineapple IPA, was decent, though a touch too tart for me. The “El Mexigander”, a dark Mexican lager, hit the spot. This is one of my new favorite TC beers. There are no strange ingredients, just a well-crafted beer. This is the one I’ll be drinking over and over again.

I was very happy to see how great Loco Boys beer and food was. Traverse City’s newest restaurant has instantly become one of my favorite.