Episode 018 — M & M's Taphouse, Barberton, Ohio

There is something specific about walking into a bar where the owner is behind the bar.

Not a manager. Not a shift lead covering a Friday night. The owner, pouring the beers and making the wings, in an old converted bank in the heart of Barberton, Ohio. That detail tells you everything you need to know about M & M's Taphouse before you even sit down.

The building has presence. A converted bank has bones that a purpose-built bar never quite achieves — high ceilings, real square footage, the kind of space that handles live music and a few pinball machines and a crowd without feeling crowded. M & M's fills it well. The atmosphere is the kind that develops when someone who actually cares about the place shows up every day and pours the drinks themselves.

The wings are outstanding. That word is not an accident. The secret M & M's sauce is the reason — a house recipe that doesn't get explained, just experienced. Sauce is the whole game on a wing, and this one is boss. Order a round and then order another one to figure out what's in it. You won't figure it out.

Hidden gem is another term that gets overused. In Barberton, it applies.

M & M's Taphouse — Barberton
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Host: Mike "PFFMaestro" Fraser
Co-Host: Jon "PFFNinja" or "Wingman"

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