By KALIN KROHE
Panhandle Post
The Tailgate Bar and Grill is located in the heart of downtown Crawford at 303 2nd Street.
Mandy Horn has owned the restaurant for about two-and-a-half-years.
"I bought it the year of COVID, which was kind of chaos," Horn said. "I had worked here for several years, just a couple of nights a week off and on. So I kind of already knew the place pretty well. And before I bought it, I actually started kind of managing it for the owner who had it at that time. We ended up deciding to buy it and we got it February 1, 2020...everything was great. And by March 15, we were shut down to ten people. And April 1 we were closed except for carry-out only until May. So it's kind of a crazy start."
Despite COVID restrictions, they offer some of the best burgers in the Panhandle.
"A lot of people go for the swiss mushroom burger," Horn said. And it's just our 1/3 pound hamburger with swiss cheese and mushrooms melted on it. And then we also have a bonfire burger that people really like and that's with pepper jack cheese and jalapenos. They're all pretty good and a lot of people like our patty melts too."
Horn said what she likes best about the Crawford community is that "everybody's kind of like a big family here."
"We all know each other and whether we all get along 100% of time, it doesn't matter," Horn said. "You know, if somebody needs something, everybody's usually right there to help. And it's kind of like one giant family here."
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