Established in 2014 on La Mesa Boulevard, The Hills Pub operates as a full-service gastropub and barcade anchoring La Mesa Village's evening dining corridor. The draft program rotates craft selections through a multi-tap system comparable to the hyperlocal lineup at Helix Brewing Co., though The Hills Pub pairs its pours with a from-scratch kitchen producing half-pound Garlic Parm burgers, bánh mì-style pulled pork sliders, and buffalo chicken wraps on brioche. A dedicated arcade annex houses vintage pinball machines and cabinet games in a separate bar-equipped room, creating a dual-environment layout where families use the game room while the main dining hall runs trivia nights and live sports on wall-mounted screens. Reclaimed-wood interiors and an expanded patio section seat both the weekend brunch crowd and the late-night bar audience, a versatility shared by few restaurants La Mesa can claim outside Mario's De La Mesa Restaurant down the block. The kitchen builds its signature Serrano jam purée in-house, applying the concentrated pepper glaze to a six-to-eight-ounce fresh-ground patty finished on a flat-top grill.