Taps Valley Gastropub — Restaurant in Los Angeles

Oh wow! My husband passes by here quite often and always thinks about stopping by. We were looking for a place to have some dinner before meeting and we decided to try here. We were not disappointed. First of all the clients were all so friendly. They were more talkative than this staff but the staff was busy. We enjoyed hearing that a lot of them are regulars and come back often. This is a small place, a hole in the wall, type of place. We ordered from the Happy Meal menu and were so surprised at the servings. The burger which is a single burger was huge. My husband had to finish it for me. He ordered the Buffalo sliders and they were humongous. We also ordered a side of sweet potato fries. They were a bit on the salty side, but we just kept brushing off the salt. The sauces that it came with were so good. The food was excellent, and we had thought we were just starting to order but realized we were full. After talking to some of the customers, we realized we were running out of time and had to finally leave. By the way, the pours are great. And we sampled a couple of them before we decided on our choices. My only disappointment would be any Barrel aged drafts. There were none available. There were a couple of bottles, but they were $25 each, which seems a little insane. We stuck to what was on tap and really enjoyed our selections. Overall, we will make this a regular...

Service... is a little under par here. Even if nearly all tables are occupied, it's nice to be acknowledged by anyone from the staff and assured service is on the way. We were even told by a guest in neighboring table that service was not great. It may not be a surprise that the servers didn't seem happy to be there considering they seemed overwhelmed. I noticed chairs sitting right in front of the entrance without a table for a few minutes until someone realized they belonged at a table near by.

Food... leaves much to be desired. Two burgers were ordered at our table and neither were provided with an option of cook level. They both came out well done, dry, and lacking flavor. Even the sweet potato fries seemed bland until I sprinkled over salt.

People did seem to like the regular fries and the food did come out within a reasonable wait time. It's also nice that servers provide a bottle of water so you can refill your own waters.

I would give this place 2.5 stars if possible. This place has a lot of potential with improved...

I had heard about Taps and wanted to try while biking around the Valley. Was going back on Devonshire and decided to stop on a hot Saturday for a cold one. Nice patio, nice atmosphere inside, good beer selection, felt perfect at first. I went inside to order 2 beers, the bartender pour them, as I was about to pay with my phone, he said no Apple/Samsung pay here sorry. I told him I'll check with my GF if she had a CC (we bike likgt), she did not. Went back inside to tell the bartender to cancel... Bummer! Who doesn't take smartpay nowadays!! 🙄 What really killed me is that: beers were there, poured, we wanted to spend money, food, beers.. Not my fault if they don't take modern types of payment, I was expecting the guy to tell me take the beers, sorry, enjoy... Rather than wasting then in the sink and sewage... He did not I'll...