Common Man Tap & Table — Restaurant in Ellsworth

Stopped in on a Friday night for a beer and a burger. The place was busy but there were several tables available and plenty of room at the bar. We chose the bar and ordered a beer while we looked over the menu.

About an hour went by before we were able to order food. I asked if we could order several times but was told they would be with me shortly.

We ordered our food and visited for about an hour and a half before our food arrived. The service was the slowest I have ever experienced. Not just for us but it seemed that everyone waited a long time. We spent a little over three hours in total here.

The food was absolutely delicious but mine was not what I was expecting. I had the firecracker burger and sidewinder fries. My companion had a bacon cheeseburger and fries.

My companion said the burger was very good. The seasoning was excellent and the burger was done perfectly. I had the firecracker expecting a spicy burger. Spicy it was not. Don't misunderstand, I didn't expect it to be extremely hot but I did expect it to bite a little.

In spite of the disappointment of no spicy heat the burger was quite good. The burger was done perfectly, it was seasoned well, the bacon was tasty, the yum yum sauce was yummy. If I had simply ordered a standard bacon cheeseburger this would have...

Ordered the Badger Burger, it was fresh meat, looks to be hand pressed. Was cooked right not dry, could have been seasoned more. Included three different cheese slices. Two were melted one was not. The bun was soft and fresh. The horseradish cream cheese sauce was good. The homemade chips were alright a bit greasy. The deep fried Ellsworth cheese curds were served with ranch. They didn’t wow us. The portion size was more than we could eat. Also ordered the fish tacos, the fish was over cooked. The flour taco shell was cold and too thick relative to the amount of filling. The number of jalapeño’s made it a bit hot. (We like spice but the average Minnesotan would find this to hot) The coleslaw either needed sauce or the taco needed more Yum Yum sauce as the taco was dry. The salsa was good, the tortilla chips lacked salt. Beer- Nice assortment of tap beer. We had the South Shore Nut Brown Ale, it was smooth, nice nutty taste, good and cold. The Rush River Bubble Jack was a good IPA with a bitter finish. The MLE Plowed winter warmer was smooth and very tasty. We may return for a beer but not for the food. The food was ok, food was...

We stopped by on a Thursday evening. We arrived right before 5pm and there was plenty of seating. The bartender came over right away to take our orders. The restaurant is small, nothing fancy, but pleasant enough, the music in the background not too loud.

We started off with cheese curds, which were served in a tall cone. The curds were fantastic, crisp, chewy, and squeaky. We added an order of ranch on the side, and I was really impressed by it; our server said it was house-made, too. For my main dish, I had the chicken enchiladas tacos. Now, I'm from California, and I look at any Midwest takes on Mexican food with a critical eye, but these were really good tacos! My husband had the maple whiskey burger and really enjoyed his meal. I sneaked one of his fries and found it to be delicious.

The restaurant was getting really busy about 5:30 as were we needing to pay and leave, so that process was a bit slow, but that is really the only criticism of our stop here. We'd both definitely eat at...