It’s Election Day! Oak is conveniently located just two blocks from Beacon Hill’s Ballot Drop Box at the library! Drop your ballot and head on over for a beer and some rainy day comfort food!
We hope you got a chance to visit while all the pumpkins were on display… but alas, many of them have already grown fur and have thus had to meet an early grave. 🎃☠️🎃 Maybe next year we’ll try one of those bleach-wash tricks to make our carved pumpkins last a little longer! Hedwig the skeleton is still holding down our Halloween scene with the remainder of the pumpkins. 😆 Happy Friday, go say hi to Hedwig and raid her candy stash!
After a couple years of having dormant party-mode… it was so great to get some of the Oak crew together for some pumpkin carving! Check out the results on display at Oak! Psssst….. if you’re around on Halloween, word is Hedwig the skeleton has a big ole candy stash with those who say the magic words….. 👻👻👻
Happy Friday!! Here’s one of Oak’s current specials - The Sloppy Lenny - using seasoned red lentils and sautéed mushrooms, one of our talented cooks has made a completely vegetable-based “sloppy joe” mix! Served with onions, sliced pickles, and our house-made chipotle aioli, and a side of fries or tossed greens. Yummo!
Just a little reminder that Oak is doing takeout only tonight (Tuesday 19th) and tomorrow (Wednesday 20th) due to staff shortages…. But for some good news, our vegan fried pickle spears are back on the menu!! Served with a side of our house made vegan chipotle aioli. 😋
Tuesday and Wednesday this week, Oak is conducting our version of a Job Fair!
The staff shortages since re-opening have been a never-ending struggle.
Oak is answering the moment with a new compensation package for our employees working at least 29 hours a week; Platinum health care plan — 75% of premium covered by employer, employer matched Simple IRA retirement plan — matched at highest level allowed. $16/hour wage. Amazing tips from some of the most awesome and appreciative customers. A meal and drink provided every shift.
Shifts are evening hours. Typically split between an opener and a closer.
At this time everyone works together in the Front of House so that teamwork accomplishes all of our goals! This includes serving, hosting and some bartending. If you are collaborative and hospitality-minded you may well be a great fit.
This position is great for folks with some experience, and who are looking for a friendly, supportive, community-minded place to work. Comprehensive training with a very supportive staff will get folks up to speed quickly.
We take pride in creating amazing organic and locally sourced comfort food and craft cocktails for our neighbors within a professional, compassionate and supportive space. Oak's work environment celebrates good people from all walks of life! People of all genders (non-conforming or otherwise), race, sexual orientation, and age encouraged to apply.
If you are interested, send an email to oakbeaconhill@gmail.com!
Oak will be offering take-out orders only Tuesday 10/19, and Wednesday 10/20 due to front of house staff shortages. Back to business as usual on Thursday!
Stayed tuned for some exciting announcements regarding available positions at Oak and new benefit packages that Oak will be offering from here on out to those who work here!
I mean, I know it wasn’t the intent of the vandal who violated our outdoor table…. But we have a headless horseman table now. And tis the season!! 👻🎃 #silverlining
As we were talking in a management meeting today, someone asked what the date was. And then we realized that it is October 12th and Oak’s 9th anniversary!!!!
What a wild ride it has been, and an especially scary and unpredictable ride since March 2020. While we are so exhausted from the struggle to keep Oak trucking through to the end of this pandemic, this is a good time for us to count our blessings.
Thank you to all the beautiful people that have worked at Oak over the years, contributing to its success and cultivating its cozy and loving atmosphere. Thank you to all of our regulars who helped keep that vibe warm and fuzzy. An especially big thank you to the staff and patrons that helped us make it through the worst of the worst times last year. Big, big gratitude from Oak to you. THANK YOU!!
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….next year is the big 1-0….. and we will have to party hard for that one! 🤪🥂
Oak is happy to announce a new cocktail special, “Reza-Joon”, created by the talented @stephanjahanshahi, local artist and bartender at Oak. Stephan shares with us some flavors of his Persian heritage in Reza-Joon with mezcal, pomegranate simple syrup, blood orange amaro, with a hint of citrus. A perfect balance of sweet, tart, and smoky.
Pomegranate molasses is a common ingredient in Persian food, often incorporated into stews or braises to balance with smokey and rich flavors such as roasted walnut or pheasant. Pairing the sweet and tart notes of pomegranate with the subtle smoke of mezcal creates a balance of flavors that can only exist at a cultural crossroads. SWANA cultures have always existed in the middle of beautiful exchanges, and in this glass is a dialogue between Oaxaca and Tehran. Nosh-e Joon! (Nosh-e Joon is a farsi phrase akin to bon appetit meaning “may this be sweet for your soul)
New Specials at Oak starting this evening! Pictured here is the “Oak Bleus” burger special - Sweet and tangy house-made pickled red onions on a 1/3 lb. hand pressed Painted Hills burger patty paired with a sharp bleu cheese with fresh arugula & Oak’s special lemon-oregano aioli. Appetite smasher!! 😋
Oak’s outdoor picnic tables are now enveloped in radiant orange shelters! While this does offer protection from a nippy breeze or pelting rain, we haven’t quite cracked the code on how to get a heat source inside. So, for now, bundle up in your favorite sweater or bring along your coziest blanket if you’re planning on occupying one of the big picnic tables outside. They’re so much fun!
New rotating draft beer at Oak!
From Hale’s Ales, their fresh hop season offering:
Hop Drop is an aromatic, malt balanced IPA supercharged with an overload of Amarillo Fresh Hop known for its distinct bouquet of tangerines, lemons, apricots, and melon.
Abv 6.2
Happy Friday everyone!! 🍻
Hello Seattle! We have some somber news. After some serious consideration, we must cancel our brunch program for the next several months.
Thank you to those who came along for the journey, which started right after the shut-down in March 2020, when we did a simple grab ‘n’ go breakfast menu, trying to find revenue avenues to aid our fight to survive the pandemic. The grab ‘n’ go breakfast eventually blossomed into full-on brunch service as the world began to open up again. However, the pandemic continues to haunt restaurants. Trying to keep a comfortable and safe working environment to those who must expose themselves to the public by working at Oak while struggling with ongoing staffing shortages and attempting to get back to the service standards we were able to upkeep in 2019 is an absolute impossible feat at this time.
Oak staff has been breaking their backs trying to keep brunch going, and it’s time for some respite. Working at a restaurant in these times is incredibly mentally and physically taxing. So, for now, we will stick to what we know and do well - Delicious comfort food, awesome drinks, stellar whiskey, and accommodating a good time and safe space for our community.
Friendly reminder Beacon Hill: Oak is air conditioned! Both the dining room and the Den (and the bar - soon to be opened again) have independent air conditioning units. The Den specifically is feeling like an ice box these days… ❄️❄️❄️❄️
Brunch cancelled this weekend - May 15th and 16th!
We will be open for regular weekend dinner service, from 5pm to 10pm!
We are very sorry for any disappointment this may cause! Pandemic times have forced us to work with a very limited staff, and when our amazing and hard-working staff asks for a break, we just don’t have coverage available to keep the train running with even one less person. Our main brunch cook must attend his daughter’s graduation this weekend, and we deem that a very important reason to take the weekend off!! 🥳♥️
Many of you have seen on the news that this is a nation-wide issue, and many restaurants and other businesses are having trouble attaining adequate staffing at this time. Oak is not exempt to this problem! That being said, if you are interested in joining the Oak crew, please send us a message and we can give you some details. 🙂
Thank you for understanding that we are doing the best we can in one crazy economic time! We’ll be back at the brunch game with fiery passion the following weekend of May 22nd and 23rd!
Oak’s famous Chicken Pot Pies are back baby!!!!! That comforting chicken, carrot, pea, onion, garlic, and thyme stuffing all cozied up beneath that buttery flaky pie crust... YUM!! 🤤🤩🥳
Are you craving the refreshment of a lively IPA but are staying away from the wobbly-pop at the moment?? This is the summertime beverage for you!! Quite possibly the best tasting, most legit non-alcoholic beer we’ve ever had here at Oak! Give it a try, it’s impressive! 🍻
On this Mother’s Day weekend we would like to remember a special mother of the extended Oak family –– Sherry Shipley.
Former mother-in-law to Jeff, and a major influence on the aesthetic of our restaurant.
Sherry was responsible for some of the amazing dog portraits that folks enjoyed over the years on the walls of Oak.
We lost Sherry this year to a battle with cancer. She leaves behind an amazing and loving family. She also leaves all of us with her lifelong artistic creations that she was so well known for.
Though we no longer get to have Sherry with us, we do get to celebrate her through her art. Below is a link to where prints of her artwork can be found. Purchases can help support her husband and artistic partner, Stan.
Happy Mother’s Day, Sherry. We miss you and will think of you as we continue to enjoy your beautiful artistic expressions.
https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/sherry-shipley/shop
Greetings, friends! The days continue to get longer as we approach Summer, and we are noticing a little change in business flow. Folks are coming by for dinner a little bit later! We are going to shift our hours to 5pm - 10pm Tuesday - Friday, and from 9am - 10pm on Saturday & Sunday (closed on Mondays for the time being) to accommodate the Summer flow. This should allow y’all to take full advantage of that sweet sunlight and still head on over to Oak for dinner and drinks after your outdoor adventures have ceased for the day. We do tend to fill up quickly during our dinner rush (6-8:30), so if you know you’re coming to Oak, claim your space with a reservation via our website at oak-seattle.com! 🤗
