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Keeping it easy and authentic at Springfield's
Hayden Bridge Tap House BY ANNA GRACE
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Traditional
Greek & Indian
Food
992 Willamette
Eugene, OR 97401
343-9661
EUGENE’S WORLD-CLASS
NEIGHBORHOOD GROCERY STORE
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THE CAPELLA MARKET DELI
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•Sandwiches
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•Organic Juices
& Smoothies
From the Kitchen
•Soups
•Appetizers
•Entrees
•Salads
•Side Dishes
Sliced to Order •Hot Breakfast*
•Deli Meats
*Toast with Cheese & Tomato,
Scrambled Eggs & Cheese,
•Bulk Cheeses French Toast, and Homefries
For Events Large & Small
•Box Lunches
•Party Trays (Cheeses,
Meats, Veggies, Olives)
•Appetizers, Entrees,
Salads, Side Dishes,
and Soups
he Hayden Bridge Tap House is full of happy customers on a Friday evening.
Multiple screens flicker with basketball games, and classic rock is urging us to
sing along. But there must be some sort of acoustic magic happening, because
my husband and I can still hear each other over it all. We sip a heartwarming
stout as an enormous serving of fresh, veggie-topped nachos sits between us.
Overall, we find ourselves in a comfortable and comforting place to have a beer and a meal.
The Torres family, Jose, Carima and their son Louie, opened Hayden Bridge Tap House
last spring off Mohawk Boulevard in Springfield. The Douglas-fir slab tables, poured
concrete bar and metal sheeting give a nod
to the surrounding community’s roots.
According to Carima Torres, “We
handpick every beer we have on tap, we
taste everything to test for quality and keep
our customer base in mind when choosing
our beers.” She says, “All together we have
50 taps, two craft sodas for minors, seven
hard ciders, three nitro taps, two kombuchas
and the rest are all beers. All of our taps
rotate so there are different beers and ciders
all the time.”
In contrast, the menu is intentionally
brief: tacos, torta, nachos and maybe chili
if you hit the menu on the right night. This
has allowed the Torres family to focus on the
— CARIMA TORRES
beer and a few delicious items, rather than
getting bogged down in a vast and changing
assortment of trend-conscious meals.
Condiments are confined to a bottle of Tapatío on the table. “Our recipes are based
on real Mexican street food,” Torres says. “We’ve gotten amazing compliments from
customers that our tacos remind them of when they lived in L.A., or when they were in
Mexico or Arizona.”
What’s the best part of running a tap house?
“We’ve gotten to know so many new people that have become amazing friends,” Torres
says.
You can feel that sentiment the moment you walk in, that this is a good family eager to
include you in a circle of customers enjoying authentic Mexican street food and great beer.
‘We handpick every
beer we have
on tap, we taste
everything to test for
quality and keep our
customer base in
mind when choosing
our beers.’
The Hayden Bridge Tap House is at 1910 Marcola Road in Springfield, 541-844-2300. Hours are Monday through
Wednesday noon to 9 pm, Thursday through Saturday noon to 10 pm, Sundays noon to 7 pm.
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