DINING FEATURE
BY JACKSON KING
ONE OF AKIND Hillside Tavern o ers unique twists on classic bar food. Here are three dishes to try.
On top of traditional bar food, Hillside Tavern sells a variety of Asian-inspired dishes, including the seared sweet chili salmon bowl ($25).
Hillside Tavern co-owner Nathan Tate serves as the namesake for the bar’s signature burger, the Tate Farms Cheese Burger ($18). (Photos by Jackson King/Community Impact Newspaper) Hillside Tavern Lakewood spot o ers unique twist on bar experience H illside Tavern co-owners Bradley and Brooks Ander- son have always dreamed
The sh and chips ($18) features beer-battered cod, fried with house spices that comes with arugula and a jalapeño tartar sauce.
newest restaurant, Hillside Tavern, in 2019 with co-owner Nathan Tate. Located in the Lakewood area of Dallas, the tavern is more casual than the Andersons’ other restaurants. “We just wanted a nice neigh- borhood-friendly bar that has just incredible bar food,” Bradley said. “It’s not necessarily a sports bar, but we knewwe wanted TVs in here to show a lot of games. We have a lower price point here than we do at Rapscallion or Boulevardier.” Hillside Tavern o ers unique avors in its traditional bar food. Sig- nature dishes include sh and chips, The Ruben sandwich and chicken lettuce wraps. Bradley credits the collaborative e ort of Hillside Tavern’s cooking sta with providing quality food.
“We’ve got a great core group of employees and sta members that have been with us for a number of years,” Bradley said. “[Our chefs] come up with wacky burger ideas based on di erent themes.” The tavern’s chef JoshWenneson said he is self-taught. “Bar food with hints of Asian avors and ne dining just made sense,”Wenneson said. Hillside also includes an “elevated wine list” and a vibrant cocktail program, Bradley said. Bradley said the business is in the process of remodeling its patio. Work is expected to be done by June 1, he said. Plans include adding a cover, turning the outfacing wall into a sliding door and adding electricity along with heat and air conditioning.
Hillside Tavern co-owner Bradley Anderson launched Hillside Tavern in 2019 in the Lakewood area.
of owning their own restaurant. The brothers spent their college years learning to be lawyers but never gave up their culinary aspirations. “We probably spent more time in law school talking about opening up a bar and restaurant than we did our classes,” Bradley said. Despite having full-time jobs as lawyers, the Andersons entered the restaurant industry in 2008 with the opening of the Veritas Wine Room in the Knox-Henderson entertainment district of Dallas. The Andersons then expanded with the French restaurant Boulevardier in 2012 and neighbor- hood bistro Rapscallion in 2015. The Andersons launched their
Hillside Tavern 6465 E. Mockingbird Lane, Ste. 386, Dallas 214-888-0152 www.dallashillsidetavern.com Hours: Tue.-Wed. 4-10 p.m., Thu.-Fri. 4-11 p.m., Sat. 11 a.m.-11 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.-9 p.m., Mon. closed
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