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Questions about this or other dining features? Contact Dave Woods at 479-571-6491 or dwoods@NWADG.com. June 17-23, 2018 What's up! 43 "Our Chili Mac has absolutely the best chili in town," John said. "Our macaroni and cheese is to die for." Heather has her own favorite. "The beef tenderloin sandwich on the weekend is absolutely delicious," she said. "We smoke it in house. It is tender and delicious. It melts in your mouth. It's straight up smoked tenderloin and cheese." The couple agrees on one specialty item that has been a hit with their customers. "It's the Pork Belly Pops," Heather said. "As much as we loved it, we weren't sure how it would be received. It's gone over like gangbusters. We smoke the pork belly in house and cut it into cubes and skewer it so it looks like a popsicle. Then we deep fry it and dip in in our BBQ sauce. Pork belly bacon… just really good smoked bacon." John said the chili at Boars Nest is second to none. "Our chili is our three-bean brisket chili," he said. "We use our brisket in the chili. It has black beans, pinto beans and kidney beans. It's based on my recipe from growing up in Texas, just not as hot. People can modify it if they want. It's always easy to heat something up, but it's hard to take the heat out of it." Their chili, he said, can be added to many menu favorites. "You can have a bowl of chili," he said. "Or, get our version of chili mac and cheese, which instead of spaghetti, we use macaroni and cheese. You can put it on our cheese fries or nachos, hot dogs or a hamburger. Our burgers are all hand- pattied daily." Looking for something on the light side? Boars Nest has that covered. "You can get your typical side salad," Heather said, or "You can get a salad and add smoked chicken, pulled pork or brisket to it. We have a grilled chicken sandwich that's also incredible. You can add any of our smoked meats to any salad." For those simply looking for an adult beverage and an appetizer, Boars Nest is a great option. "Our Gator Bites are a long standing item on the menu," he said. "They are actually bites. A lot of places cut them so small they are nothing but batter. The fried pickles are a huge hit, I love our fried pickles." Boars Nest offers a full bar with room for 40 seats, happy hour prices from 3p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays, three hard tip dart boards and two pool tables (adding a 3rd in the next few weeks). There is always something to do at Boars Nest with a Thursday night Corn Hole league currently forming and an ongoing pool league during the week. We are also looking for all Benton County dart throwers to start a dart league. "We have live music on Saturday," John explained. "We have all local bands and local entertainment. We have karaoke on Wednesdays and a DJ on Fridays. We are a full service food and entertainment establishment." Boars Nest Bar, Grill, & Barbeque LOCATION: 4404 West Walnut Street Rogers, AR PhONe: 479-899-6282 OPeN Monday – Thursday 3pm - 2am Friday – Sunday 11am - 2am GeT sOCIAL: facebook.com/boarsnestrogers