Thursday, December 20, 2007

Drinking Lakewood: Lakewood Tavern

Shortly after I moved into the Wallagio, almost 4 years ago, the Lakewood Tavern shut down. I had only been in it once -- at the end of a St. Pat's day pub crawl. I remember liking it. But, admittedly, it was at the end of the crawl. So I was in no state to judge it properly.

So when Trent notified me that he thought it had reopened, I wanted to check it out quickly.

The place hasn't changed much. The tables and chairs are quite a bit higher toned. And the animal heads have been replaced with a giant projection TV. They are definitely going for an older, higher income crowd. A couple of nice couches are also available for sitting.

In stark contrast to the Capital Grill which was packed on a Tuesday one month after opening, the Tavern had only a couple of patrons.

Food wise, the place is ok. My pulled pork sandwich was good while I was told by the Jester that the hamburger was nothing special. Beer wise, well here's where I have a problem. They have two beers on tap -- Newcastle and Boulevard Hefe. That's an odd twosome in my mind -- a second tier import and a Hefe that has only been introduced to this area.

It's a nice place that probably still in shakedown. But please get some more taps.

Seriously, someone needs to open a bar somewhere with a nice variety of American Microbrews.

Hold that thought.....

C but I'll check back in a few..

6326 La Vista Dr Dallas, TX 75214

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

You should check back already. The food at the Tavern is stellar these days.

Anonymous said...

Watched the UT vs. UTEP game at the Tavern this past weekend. Great time and great burgers! The beer was cold, the screen was huge, the bartender was funny and quick with the refills. Love this place! Can't wait to catch the Cowboys on this huge screen.

Anonymous said...

Definitely check back. The food is great -- especially the appetizers and burgers! And the bar staff (which owns the place) is funny and friendly! And yes, they have expanded their brew selection, both on tap and otherwise. But WHY would you limit yourself to brews you classless dud? Try some cocktails or their fine wine list.

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