Our Maine Street's Aroostook Issue 13 : Summer 2012 | Page 72

Swamp Buck Restaurant and Lounge 72 The Swamp Buck Restaurant is owned by a group of investors and entrepreneurs from near and far that wanted to give back to their community and have a great place to go and e n j o y g o o d f o o d . Some of these investors are visitors from away that enjoy our SUMMER 2012 little neck of the woods as much as the locals. The Swamp Buck Restaurant opened in May of 2004 with a bang and has been going strong since. People love the food and atmosphere. Mark Tardif opened the restaurant as the chef and brought it a wealth of knowledge and recipes from his cooking experiences across the country for the past 25 years or so. They have a great staff of employees that work hard day in and day out to give you the best dinning experience possible. Mark, native of Madawaska, Maine, graduate of the prestigious Johnson and Whales’ Culinary Arts Program, traveled the country gaining experience as a young chef learning the tricks of the trade and came back in 1990 to get back to his roots.