Steakhouse Sides in Arlington, TX – Risotto, Mash & More

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Every side on the dinner menu

Sides at Mercury Chophouse – Arlington are listed under one heading, Shareable Sides, and every one of them is portioned for the middle of the table.

Eleven choices is a long list for a room this size, and it splits into four potatoes, four greens, a risotto, a mushroom and a mac. The current list with any changes is on the HTML menu.

How many to order

The steak listings on the menu name a butter, herbal on the filets and Dijon on the bone-in cuts, and nothing else, so a steak arrives on its own. Plan on one side per two guests as a floor and one per person if the table is hungry. A couple splitting a Hand-Cut Ribeye at $75 and a 6 oz Center-Cut Filet Mignon at $62 does well with Whipped Potatoes and Creamed Spinach, $30 for both. A table of four ordering four steaks usually adds three sides, a potato, a green and a mushroom or risotto, for $45 to $50. Whipped Potatoes at $14 are the default under a filet, and the Baked Potato at $14 is the choice for guests who want the classic steakhouse plate. Burgundy Mushrooms at $15 go under a ribeye the way a sauce would, and the Corn Risotto at $16 pairs with seafood and beef equally well. If the table is sharing a 27 oz Wagyu Long Bone Ribeye at $210, which comes with crispy onion strings, one potato and one green are enough.

The Mac-n-Cheese with lobster, $35 total, counts as a side on the check but eats like a small course, and a table of four can share it as a first round while the steaks cook. The steak toppers page covers what goes on the steak itself.

Sides that already come with an entrée

Several composed entrées include sides, so a table with a mix of steaks and plates needs fewer extras than it might think.

If two guests order the salmon and the short rib, the table already has whipped potatoes twice and broccolini once; add a risotto or the Burgundy Mushrooms and stop there. The Grilled Chicken Pasta at $29 and the Tortellini Bolognese at $32 are complete on their own and need no side at all.

Bacon, dairy and vegetarian notes

Two sides contain bacon and are marked that way on the menu: the Brussels Sprouts and the au Gratin Potatoes. Vegetarian guests have nine others to choose from, and a plate built from Corn Risotto, Grilled Asparagus and Burgundy Mushrooms is a full dinner on its own; the vegetarian options page goes further. Creamed Spinach, Mac-n-Cheese, au Gratin Potatoes and the risotto are dairy-heavy; the Baked Potato, Broccolini, Grilled Asparagus and Hand-Cut Fries are the lighter choices.

The menu asks guests to tell their server about food allergies before ordering, and that applies to sides as much as to steaks, since butters and sauces vary. Gluten is the other question guests raise. Steaks and chops are naturally gluten-free, and the vegetable sides are the safest pairing; the Mac-n-Cheese and the au Gratin are the ones to ask about. The kitchen does not claim a certified gluten-free line, so the conversation with your server is the reliable step.

Sides at lunch

The weekday lunch menu, served from 11:00 AM Monday through Friday, carries nine of the eleven sides at the same prices, with two changes: the Mac-n-Cheese drops to $12 (lobster still $20 more), and the Baked Potato and the au Gratin Potatoes are not listed. Lunch sandwiches come with steak fries, a small salad or a cup of soup already, so a lunch table rarely needs more than one shared side.

Sides are served throughout the ninth-floor dining room and in The Boardroom, where a party of 8 to 20 at one long table typically orders them family style down the middle. The Boardroom’s fully integrated AV system and large screen make it the room for a watch party, and sides suit a watch-party table: fries with truffle oil and Parmesan for $13, the Mac-n-Cheese, the Brussels Sprouts. Requests through the event inquiry form are answered within 48 hours. Parties of six or more carry a 20% gratuity, and Sunday the restaurant is closed.