DINING FEATURE
BY REBECCA HELIOT
I THOUGHT UP THIS CONCEPT FROM START TO FINISH AND SKETCHED IT IN ONE NIGHT ON A PIECE OF PAPER OWNER, ERNEST BELMORE JR.
Lager Literature ($8) from Lakewood Brewing Co. is a locally made amber brew styled like a European lager.
The French Connection crepes ($14.49) are lled with chicken breast, tomato, mushrooms and more. It comes with fruits, berries, toast and jam.
Ernest Belmore Jr. owns and operates BuzzBrews in Lakewood. (Photos by Rebecca Heliot/Community Impact Newspaper)
BuzzBrews Kitchen Lakewood restaurant o ers an inclusive space for everyone O n the corner of Live Oak and Skillman streets, a restaurant—part diner, part
The chai latte ($6.99) is made with chai, mocha, double fudge and espresso.
BUZZBREWS KITCHEN BuzzBrews owner Ernest Belmore Jr. said he likes to feature a menu with a variety of options. BuzzBrews o ers local, domestic and international beers; a breakfast, lunch and dinner menu with a variety of co ee drinks; and more.
That concept, mused from an imagined futuristic diner, came to life as the neighborhood-focused collective dubbed BuzzBrews. He opened the rst location in 2005 o Central Expressway and had six locations across Dallas prior to the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The menu has changed since it was conceived, now o ering signature dishes, such as the French Connection crepes, the Hippie Miss Piggy and the Bluto, made with fresh, local ingredients. Ahead of the curve with sanitation and adaptation, Belmore said he responded to COVID-19 by honoring the values of quality and innovation. He shut down three locations and renovated the remaining ones,
including the Deep Ellum location, which should reopen in September. The agship Lakewood restau- rant added the Brewers Arms this year and is built with the original 300-year-old Irish interior o ering a full bar with local brews. It even o ers its own menu and a casual, yet intimate ambiance great for hosting its nightly events. Belmore said he hopes to add movie nights to the restaurant soon. “My general process is that I go into that space by myself, and I become one with that space,” Belmore said. “And then I let it speak to me and tell me what it needs to get to where I want to be, and it’s all di erent, because every place is di erent.”
Irish pub, part event venue—o ers a unique experience with a melting pot of patrons. Ernest Belmore Jr. started his career as a classically trained French chef in the 1990s before leaving the industry to work in real estate. However, a few months later, he said he had a burning in his belly and a yearning to create “a complete quality experience.” “I thought up this concept from start to nish and sketched it in one night on a piece of paper,” he said. “Like, ve months later, I found it, and I thought, ‘Yeah, this is pretty good.’”
5815 Live Oak St., Ste. 102, Dallas 214-370-5815 www.buzzbrews.com Hours: Mon.-Sun. 7 a.m.-2 a.m.
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LAKE HIGHLANDS LAKEWOOD EDITION • SEPTEMBER 2022
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