Owner Derek Lyons and chef Jimmy Everett are almost ready to debut Sonny’s Hideaway in the former home of HPK in Highland Park. Everett, a veteran of esteemed New York fine-dining destinations Marea, Eleven Madison Park, and wd-50, as well as Hong Kong’s Al Molo, will offer a modern, Mediterranean-kissed New American menu with fun, small starters like popcorn soup and falafel fries, and featuring large format entrees priced between $13 and $20, focusing on market-sourced accouterments to sustainable proteins in dishes like coffee-braised pork cheeks served with apple relish local honeycomb, chicken breast in a beer gravy with maple pecans dandelion greens, and a $14 bacon burger with pickled green tomatoes. Dishes are recognizable, though typically paired with inventive partners, marking a refreshing turn away from gimmickry. Meanwhile, J. Kelly O’Hare, of Austin’s Eastside Showroom, is heading up the craft cocktail program as bar manager.
The small dining room has a well-tailored look that lends the place a masculine hit of vintage, supper club Americana, resplendent in leather booths and hanging globe lights for a sophisticated, minimalist approach that is a fresh turn from the usual slathering of a space in antiques to endow character. Take a look inside in our slideshow peek into Sonny’s Hideaway, opening in early May on York Blvd, and see the full current menu below.
Sonny’s Hideaway, 5137 York Blvd. Highland Park; 323-255-2000.
MENU
SMALLER
Popcorn Soup 7
hominy, pickled peppers, culantro
Market Greens 9
tomatoes, hearts of palm, asparagus, capers, and yogurt vinaigrette
Falafel Fries 6
lemon pepper aioli
Grilled Octopus 13
avocado puree, watercress, chiles, radish
Chicken Fried Sweetbreads 14
D’Anjou pear, brussel sprouts, thyme
Coffee Braised Pork Cheeks 12
coconut milk, apple relish, honeycomb
LARGER
Mussels 14
spring onions, smoked grape broth, cilantro, toast
Seabass a la Plancha 19
cauliflower puree, fregola sarda, spring garlic, kiwi
Ricotta Dumplings 13
stewed tomatoes, Swiss chard, parmesan
Roasted Chicken Breast 15
dandelion greens, celery root puree, beer gravy, maple pecans
Bacon Burger 14
pickled green tomatoes, grilled onion, jack cheese, chipotle mayo, fries
Slow Cooked Shortribs 20
bone marrow hash, caramelized onion, braised collards
SIDES
Braised Collards 5
Bacon Brussel Sprouts 5
French Fries 5
Parmesan Asparagus 5
Bone Marrow Hash 5
SWEETER
Spiced Pear Cobbler 7
salty vanilla ice cream, bourbon caramel
Blood Orange Custard 7
dark chocolate sorbet, cocoa soil
Peanut Butter Mousse 7
chocolate, smoked banana, strawberry
Earlier: Marea Veteran Jimmy Everett In The Kitchen at Sonny’s Hideaway [GS]
