Sun King Brewery sets April 24 opening for Westfield taproom, restaurant

Sun King is putting a two-floor bet on Westfield on Friday, April 24 at 11 a.m., when its newest taproom and restaurant opens at 133 S. Union St. inside The Union at Grand Junction Plaza. The setup is built to do something a lot of breweries are chasing right now: serve families, beer geeks and casual dinner traffic under one roof without making any one crowd feel like an afterthought.

The first floor will run as Stacked House, a family-friendly, all-ages taproom with American comfort food and a broad beverage list. Sun King says guests will find the brewery’s core beers, rotating seasonal releases and small-batch pours, along with wine, spirits and non-alcoholic options. The food side leans into easy crowd-pleasers such as smash burgers, sandwiches, pizza, salads and shareable appetizers, which tells you exactly who this level is for: people who want a brewery experience that still works for lunch, dinner or a post-game stop.

Upstairs, Sun King is aiming at a different crowd. Upper House Social is a 21-plus space with outdoor seating, phone-based table ordering and a cocktail program alongside craft beer and rotating pours from Sun King. The menu shifts more polished too, with dishes such as Harissa Shrimp, Chicken Souvlaki Skewers and Ahi Tuna and Cucumber Salata. That split matters. Sun King is not just adding square footage; it is segmenting the building so the downstairs can stay open, busy and family-forward while the upstairs pushes longer stays, more cocktails and a more lounge-like pace.

Restaurateur Ali Awad is tied to the food operation, and his fingerprints fit the concept. He called the collaboration a natural fit and described Stacked House as “fun, fast and craveable,” while framing Upper House Social as a place meant to keep guests around longer. Troy Gregory, Sun King’s vice president of retail operations, said the Westfield project reflects the community it serves, and that is the real story here: this is suburban brewery growth with a full-service playbook, not just another taproom with a decent bar menu.

Westfield has been building toward this for a while. The city and Old Town Companies first introduced Sun King as the first tenant in the Union Square development in March 2024, before the project became The Union at Grand Junction Plaza, a mixed-use downtown development anchored by 196 high-end apartments. Westfield later added a 300-space parking garage at The Union, set to open September 15, which underscores how much infrastructure sits behind this opening. Sun King’s Fishers location already uses a similar family-friendly tasting room and restaurant model, and Westfield looks like the next test case for how far that format can travel when a brewery wants both destination beer fans and mainstream restaurant traffic.