Ruby’s Tap House

July 22, 2008
I love this place. My in-laws live just up the mountain from it, so it’s a safe place to get good local brews on tap. The owner is a prince, and I have seen some great Southern rock shows there (no jokeI would never deign to call myself a Southern rock fan by any means, but they’ve had shows featuring members of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Willie Nelson’s band, and the Flying Burrito brothers playing together... all pros... great stuff). Order the Sloppy Ruby (it’s amazing) and a Pisgah and go out back and throw some cornhole. A little slice of mountain heaven.

January 28, 2008
the food here is great, very good bar-b-q.... the selection is very large, and for a restaurant that happens to have a bar this is the best selectin in town, if it was just a bar it would still fare well. The best thing about this place is the food, and a quality selection to go with it.

November 12, 2006
This place is just a few minutes from downtown Asheville. I think a lot of the non-hippie locals come here to watch the game and get a brew. The tap selection is mostly comprised of regional brews such as French Broad, Pisgah, Highland, Duck Rabbit, Sweetwater, etc. and two tall coolers have more imports and micros. The bar seats a dozen or so patrons and another dozen or so can sit in front of the big screen as well at two smaller bar-type tables. I didn’t have any food, though the next time I have a hankerin’ for some southern BBQ I may have to. This is really only a recommended stop if you don’t want to deal with parking and walking downtown or maybe if you’re in the mood for BBQ. Many of the bars with better beer selections are missing a TV, so this could be a good spot to watch the game and have a tasty NC beer.