Beckley BrewHouse

I’ll miss this place. Many good memories here.

Closed December 2010. RIP. I’ll miss your Pink Lemonade… cocktail.

Only the lonely…
Seems every time I go to Beckley Brewhouse it seems closed. I try to always go in a group of 6 or more or else it will feel really lonely real soon. I don’t understand why. The interior is nice and cozy. Plenty of games to play. The patio is large and above street level giving you a street side view without being in car view. If this bar was off Henderson/​Greenville it would be full of people and have a line. Sadly in the OC, if you don’t bring your own crowd it will feel lonely.
As for the drinks, they are great and always well made. Their specialty drinks are awesome. The Green Hornet and French Martini are my favorites! I have not tried any of the food by my friend tried the cookies and was very happy.
If they could only get the other place next door to build up and get some customers, I’m sure both places could prosper. Like I said, if they were off Henderson/​Greenville this place would be popping. As it is now, it looks very lonely.
Maybe tomorrow… but that’s the chance you’ve got to take.

I haven’t seen my friend in almost a year. She’s never looked more beautiful. She is small and her black hair gets in her face as she loses a constant battle to push it back. S has just finished a bike race. The race covered a distance from Houston all the way to Austin. It’s like a vortex from all that is typical Texas to all that is unique about Texas. S looks sunned and optimistic. Like I said she has never looked more beautiful. In the back of my head I tell myself the ratio to girls that are friends to girls that I date is woefully skewed toward the former. The light is low and it’s almost dark. I watch lazily as cars speed down Zang and Beckley. She leans over her glass, shivering a little in the evening cold, eyes wide attentive as we talk. Right now she grasps her beer glass as if for dear life with laughably tiny fingers, and we talk like we should talk, like we haven’t talked for ages. This is exactly what a place like this is for, a place for a conversation, Beckley Brewhouse.
It is a cool evening and I’ve never felt better. Mentioned in an earlier review this would be a great place to drink in on a cold winter’s day. I look at S and she is curled up in her much too big chair as we try to squeeze every hour out of her brief trip and I feel a little sad. I feel sad that I don’t get to see much more of her since she lives in Houston. Then I smile a little and realize that I always feel a little bit sad. It’s the hum I like. It’s the hum when good liquor or good beer gives you the right kind of buzz and you just hum. Beckley Brewhouse was a place I passed plenty of times working in the Bank of America building without giving a simple glance. It almost looks like a coffee house. Therein lies the strength. It is chill like no other. Great Beer selection without all the beer snobbery. It is the kind of place that people go for good conversation in doors on cold days or laughing lightly in mid afternoon on warm summer days. As I sip my light, cool, summery hefeweizen and catch the slight tang of the lemon I haven’t felt this relaxed in a while. We pulled up to the rear parking by a narrow alleyway between it and the next building. There are small knots of people engaged in their own small stories.
Beckley Brewhouse oozes intimacy and personability. It is carved out of an old house. The inside is admittedly small with surprisingly plentiful seating. Their is a front patio which seems more popular in the summer and daytime hours where people congregate and enjoy one anothers company. It is easily visible from the street as it sits high and reminds me of the houses I’ve seen in New Orleans and Mississippi, like a woman lifting her dress up from the flood waters. The staff was down to one man that night, but he was incredibly attentive. He knew just when to break into an intense conversation between friends and ask if we were ok. The beer selection is smaller than a flying saucer, but excellent and much more appropriate. They aren’t trying to stock tons of beer, but it seems go for what is popular in what seems to be the more discerning but dress casual part of Dallas which is North Oakcliff. It fits into the neighborhood perfectly and preserves the feel of the area.
I knew when she asked me that we were going to come here, «Is it far?» (somewhere in the environs of North Park), «No, not far.» This just seemed like the perfect place to go with a good friend before goodbyes before we run out of hours.

Beckley Brewhouse is a pretty nifty little gem out in the Bishop Arts District. I arrived there for, of all things, a math tutoring session (Café Brazil was closed) and the place is actually really nice inside. Now, I can’t say anything about the food because all I ordered was the coffee but, the food did smell absolutely delicious and the coffee was damned smooth. If I wanted to go out to a bar with a group of folks, I would definitely steer them here :)

Steven nailed this place right on the head. It’s a fantastic setting for a cold wintry night out with a close group of buddies to drink some beer and munch on some fabulous food.
I showed up on a quiet Thursday night and easily found parking, although walking through an empty lot in a sketchy hood after dark gave me the eebie jeebies. Outside was a group of four or five guys, obviously close friends, out for happy hour. Other than that, all the tables out in front were empty. Inside, the empty tables surprised me even more. Is this place still a hidden secret, or what?
Our waitress was super friendly and great at giving drink suggestions when I didn’t know what to order. I had the Watermelon splash (Three Olives watermelon and soda), which had a weaker flavor of watermelon than I expected — it was a little watered down tasting. The Southern Fly (Firefly vodka and water) was more up my tastebud alley — like sweet tea with a bite.
The queso, pico salsa and guacamole dip trio came out in a super cute dish. All of them had a fiery kick from a butt load of jalapenos, so stay away from this app if you can’t handle a bit of kick. I just wish the portions were larger, because it was gone in just a few minutes!
Now that the cold months are setting in, I plan on convincing some friends to get out of their Uptown/​Henderson bubble and spend a night at Beckley with me. Yay for winter!

I gotta say, this place was cozy and perfect for the Unilocal office hour; very quiet, good food, nice wait staff. There were plenty of parking in the back of the building and that was a big plus.
The food and cocktails were good, but did not blow my mind. It could have been the cocktail that I ordered, but the cocktail was just very sweet. Pizza ingredients were very fresh, but the taste was very ordinary.
This place would have been a perfect place to unwind myself after work or spend the weekend afternoon if I were to live next door, but not the place I would drive ways to eat at. This place reminded me of a warm log house in a wintery place and I would recommend it if you wanted a quiet and relaxing eatery.

Service — 3 Stars
Food — Didn’t try anthing
The Kind of Bar I Could Get to Like — 4 Stars
For us Tarrant County guys, coming here was a bit on an adventure LIke visiting terra incognito, I have never ventured to this part of town in all of my life! I knew about the Bishop Arts District nearby and some nice restaurant therein (although a tiny little area — just about 2 blocks), but this in one area of Dallas that was new to me and my son whom I brought along for a Unilocal Office Hours event.
Since we’d just been stuffed at On the Border in Lewisville, celebrating my daughter’s return from England with a toast of Queso all round, (she missed her Tex-​Mex, by jove!), so we didn’t feel like eating anything. I saw the pizza that Claire and her husband ordered and it LOOKED great, thin as a sheet of paper but glistening cheese and nice thinly sliced tomatoes atop in all their spendor. (Next time, I promised myself) .
What I liked about the place was the place itself. Some cottage type house, finished out in a little arts and crafts style surrounded by some busy streets. The interior was very HGTV decorated, large bar, lots of tables and bench style seating agains the wall. What I also liked, was the non-​garish, non-​neon, non-​noisiness of the place. While it may not be hip to ask that a place be quiet enough to be able to hear actual conversation, I liked it for that very reason. (And if you don’t know what ‘hip’ is, you probably don’t know what ‘cool’ is and you probably weren’t even born in my half of the century). There was a patio outside and even a porch.
Strangely, it wasn’t crowded for a Thursday night, so service was very attentive. I will be back to try the food, so an update may soon follow.
It was nice to physically meet some fellow Unilocalers and find out some stuff I didn’t know about Unilocal.Everyone there was very nice to talk to on a number of subjects.
If you’re looking for a restaurant or bar that is very attractive and quiet enough to talk without shouting, give this place a try!

Great Food, Great bar atmosphere

Also in agreement with Stephen R… what happened to the kid with the mohawk???
I loved this place and hadn’t been for a little while (6 months, maybe more?) Went for a late night with friends and it was disastrous. Our waiter was very nice, but that’s not what I want out of a waiter. I have very nice friends. I expect my waiter to get the drink orders right, the food orders right, and most importantly the bill right. He got none of these right. But he was very nice about accidentally overcharging a few of us by $ 80.
So then we tried it for lunch, thought maybe they were just having an off night. The lunch time guy got everything right, but was painfully slow about it, and it’s not like the small restaurant was packed. They definitely have stepped back in service from where they were when I first started going, but at least the food it still good.

The atmosphere is really open and friendly. They are known for their burgers and they should be. They were perfectly cooked and juicy on a ciabatta type roll. I shared the teriyaki burger with pineapple and the blue cheese burger. Both were delicious. Try the sweet potato fries — perfectly crispy.

i’m still sort of on the fence with this one. i stop by occasionally after eating at spiral diner for a boozy coffee. the bartender (perhaps the owner?) is friendly and welcoming, and patient with my uppity friends who have sent back their coffee for temperature reasons.
i guess, then, that i should mention that my friends have had to send back their drinks. i’ve never been in this situation here, but i’m generally not the type of person to send food or drinks back unless absolutely necessary. however, the espresso drinks at beckley brewhouse are on the pricey side, with or without alcohol, so you want to be sure it’s right.
i’ve never come here to get wasted, and i’ve never had the food, so i feel like i can’t really give it a complete, balls-​to-​the-​wall review. it’s clean, has a big patio, and has a nice environment inside as well. service is good. the music, at least every time i’ve been, blows nuts. however, if you were in college in 1994 and are still stuck in that era, you might be able to appreciate it. i, however, wish i’d had a chance to meet this «mohawk kid» that stephen r. mentioned.

i used to LOVE this place a few years ago. When the kid with the Mowhawk worked there he the BEST ipod… enjoy a nice warm or cold drink, a cookie, and listen to soothing beats. I miss those days… WHERES THE KID WITH THE MOWHAWK???

The outside appears to have been a house at one time, very well remodeled. The interior décor of this establishment is very cozy. Upon entry there’s a small bar which appeared to have full service. Bottle beer here is full price, not sure of any happy hour specials.
The menu had a very fresh feel to it, the options were health smart versions of Americana dishes. My friend had a California chicken wrap, which I was told tasted great. Me, I stuck to the old cheeseburger stalemate. When I received my burger, it was on a toasted sour dough bun, that was warm and chewy on the inside and flaky and buttery on the outside. The meat was lean and the toppings were placed on the plate.
This was a good experience, think of California meets the South.

A pleasant comfy spot with good food, pleasant ambience, and free wifi. I have business meetings here sometimes because it’s close, comfortable and quiet. And dinner there with friends has stretched into a long, lingering evening on the patio.

I think this place is awesome. The décor is perfect, a southern bungalow feel. Great place for dessert and coffee/​drinks. I have not had a meal here as it’s got more of a coffeehouse/​cocktail bar feel to me. I might get curious one of these days but many seem to enjoy.
All in all, the cofee is tasty, the beer selection diverse, a full bar and great people watching.

Pretty good little restaurant/​bar/​coffee shop just around the corner from Methodist hospital in Oak Cliff. They have traditional american food like pizza and burgers that are really good as well as sweet potato fries! I have been trying to hit all the places in town with sweet potato fries and so far, these are the best. Prices here are good and they have free wifi as well. They have a small porch with a swing as well, and it is nice to have a coffee or beer out there on a nice day. Also, they have a wide assortment of board games-​including two copies of connect 4! Relive your youth with someone special over a game of connect 4!