Downtown Mesa and its rejuvenated Fiesta District joins Arizona’s growing craft beer community with the grand opening of Boulders on Southern.
The celebration of the neighborhood craft beer bar and restaurant is Thursday, February 5 at 4pm and will include an official ribbon cutting with the Mesa Chamber of Commerce, along with food and drink specials.
Located at 1010 W. Southern on the Northeast corner of Alma School and Southern, the pub and restaurant is the third craft beer bar concept from owner Erick Geyrol. It’s named for Geryol’s love of rock climbing and the outdoors. It features 20 rotating taps, 20 bottled beers and the same popular menu as the original Boulders on Broadway in Tempe.
General Manager Justin Bucknell playful refers to the Southern location as “Boulders 2.0.”
“We’ve got all the elements of Boulders – the wood walls and tables, the climbing photos, the outdoor feel and of course all the beer and food people love. But it also takes advantage of the openness and natural lighting of the space itself,” he says. “It’s just a great, comfortable place to hang out with your friends and family.”
Boulders is known for its outstanding selection of craft beers from Arizona and beyond, and Bucknell looks forward to bringing knowledge of craft beers to the Mesa community.
“We love sharing what we know of beer with our customers and we are especially excited to being a place for Mesa to discover new beers,” he says. “There are so many styles out there that expand on the taste and flavors of mass produced beers that we think our new guests will really enjoy.”
The Boulders menu of pizzas, burgers and pub foods with a special take also follows to the new location. The Moose Drool Burger for example, is made with the brown ale of the same name from Big Sky Brewing and topped with spicy jalapeño cream cheese and crispy onion strings.The California Carver Specialty Pizza comes with oven roasted turkey breast, pepper jack and mozzarella cheeses then topped with pico de gallo, avocado and onion strings after it’s baked.
Bucknell emphasizes that there are also choices for vegetarians like the Pesto Sandwich, Quesadillas, and Fish Tacos.
All of Boulders specials are available at Boulders on Southern as well, including $6 Saturdays where all burgers and sandwiches are only $6 and drinks are at happy hour prices all day.
Boulders on Southern is part of Mesa’s renovated Fiesta District that surrounds the Fiesta Mall, Mesa Community College and Banner Desert Hospital. Boulders brings 24 new jobs to the area. Bucknell says that as they location gains popularity in the coming months, they hope to hire an additional 3-5 more servers and 2 cooks.
The ribbon cutting and grand opening take place on Thursday, February 5 at 4pm and is open to the public. Find Boulders on Southern at 1010 W. Southern Avenue, Mesa, Arizona or online at bouldersonsouthern.com. It is open daily from 11 am – 2 am.
