Cervecería at the Shack
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When Gary and Jen Sleppy, owners of the modest yet venerated East Sacramento pub The Shack, decided to retire, fellow craft beer purveyors Rob Archie and Peter Hoey swept in to keep the beloved neighborhood hangout alive. When the new proprietors—who also own Urban Roots Brewing & Smokehouse and Bawk by Urban Roots—relaunched the space as Cervecería at the Shack in October 2022, they introduced a Mexican-by-way-of-Southern-California menu, but kept the predecessor’s laid-back feel and one-of-a-kind wraparound patio. Standouts include the crisped-to-perfection seafood in the shrimp and fish tacos, which evoke Archie’s college days in San Diego, and the hearty al pastor taco, with its little bit of pineapple in every bite, which can be chased down with a crisp michelada or one of over a dozen beers on tap, like Urban Roots’ flagship Luna de Miel amber lager.