Hillside Fine Grill

Wife and I had our first visit to this place last night for our 19th anniversary. We were both greatly impressed! Despite already being crowded at 5:30, they got us to our (reserved) table immediately. The ambiance is great, and I especially appreciate that despite the crowd we could hear each other just fine in our booth. Our server Sean promptly greeted us, got us some waters, and gave us time to order our drinks. Speaking of drinks, my wife got the frozen spice mango Rita, and I must say, I'm usually unimpressed by drinks labeled "spicy" but their house made jalapeño-infused tequila sure packed a decent punch! I had the Old Fashioned and was pleasantly surprised by the generous pour.

Sean took our appetizer order -- we split the crab and shrimp dip which was fantastic. And with a real touch of class, he didn't rush us into an entree order, so we got to enjoy our drinks and dip for a little while before placing the main course. Good job there. Really made the evening more relaxing and enjoyable!

My wife went with the cedar plank salmon, and I got the T-bone pork chop. Look, both of them were delicious and I highly recommend them, but what I really want to talk about is the sides. First up, the green beans. I love green beans, but often they're either over or under cooked, or not seasoned well. These were clearly seared on high heat, with nice bits of char on them. Still perfectly crunchy. And what a flavor! And don't get me started on the mashed potatoes... okay, too late, I'm already started. Butter is amazing, amirite? Definitely a lot of butter, garlic, and other flavors -- my wife thinks she detected some sour cream. Anyway, the flavor was outstanding, and they were PERFECTLY creamy. So, so good.

We got the caramel bread pudding for dessert, because that's just what you do -- if there's ever bread pudding, you just get it. At this point I'm running out of adjectives to describe food, so I'll just say we weren't at all surprised how good it was. If I had to pick any nit with the meal, it's that they could have added more caramel to it since that gets top billing. Even so, it was marvelous. Make sure to get it with whipped cream.

Also, can I just comment on the price point? For the quality of food and overall dining experience, the prices were great! Especially with current inflationary trends, I was pleasantly surprised at that, especially in comparison with a lot of other places.

Stopped by Friday night for dinner. The place was busy. Luckily I was able to grab a seat at the bar. They have a rewards program and got a free app for signing up. Asia was behind the bar was great. Super helpful with menu suggestions. I had the old fashioned and Hillside martini, the martini was not the traditional with olives more like an upscale screwdriver but was labeled as such on the menu. For my meal had the bourbon glazed salmon. Everything was delicious. There was a gentleman appeared to be a manager kept checking on the bar staff and roaming bar area making sure they were covered. Would visit again

Had lunch with friends. Great atmosphere. Our server was very friendly. The food was excellent. I had the fish and chips. The devil eggs as well as the fish 🐟 and chips were delicious. My wife had the plank grilled salmon ( picture not included). She really enjoyed it.

I had lunch at the bar. Quick and delicious. Brittany was working the bar and was professional and personable. It was my first time….I’ll certainly be back. The sirloin steak was on point even though it was slightly over cooked. I asked for medium and it was closer to medium well.

Still…..extremely delicious and pleasing. Good job Hillside!