Hawks Public House

What Hawks Public House does

Hawks Public House (legal name: Hawks Provisions and Public House) is a privately held gastropub-style restaurant located at 1525 Alhambra Blvd in East Sacramento, California, established in 2015. It is owned and operated by husband-and-wife team Molly Hawks and Michael Fagnoni, who also own Hawks Restaurant in Granite Bay (founded 2007) and Moksa Barrel House in West Roseville (2019). The restaurant serves modern American cuisine with Mediterranean influences, built on a farm-to-fork sourcing model using ingredients from small local farms and Sacramento-area purveyors. Daypart coverage spans weekday lunch (Mon-Fri 11:30am-2:30pm), a daily happy hour (Mon-Fri 2:30pm-5:00pm with 20% discount), dinner service (Mon-Thu 5pm-9pm, Fri-Sat 5pm-10pm), and Sunday brunch starting at 10am. A signature weekly promotion, Fried Chicken Mondays, drives repeat traffic via both dine-in and ChowNow online to-go ordering, with pickup beginning at 5:30pm.

The business operates across four revenue streams: dine-in service at full menu pricing (entrees ranging $25-$48), takeout through ChowNow, private dining and off-site catering (on-site capacity up to 50 guests plus an adjacent Hawks Provisions space for 10-15 guests), and gift card sales available online and in-person. Pricing includes a 3% Heart of House Surcharge on all checks to fund competitive kitchen wages, removable on request. The adjacent Hawks Provisions sub-brand operates as a takeout shop selling prepared foods, pantry staples, and grab-and-go items, effectively extending the brand into a second retail surface next door. The restaurant's technology stack is conventional third-party SaaS — ChowNow for ordering, Resy for reservations, and Google Maps integration — with no proprietary technology, AI/ML capabilities, or app of its own.

Customer segments are diversified and geographically anchored: East Sacramento and Midtown residents seeking upscale-casual dining, Sacramento visitors leveraging the city's Farm-to-Fork Capital identity, and private event bookers (corporate events, rehearsal dinners, cocktail functions). Marketing is driven by organic social (Instagram, Facebook), an email newsletter, third-party review platforms, and earned media coverage from Eater, Sacramento Magazine, and Michelin Guide. The restaurant was the only Sacramento establishment honored in Michelin Guide California's 2022 new discoveries and has earned recurring Eater recognition (25 Best Sacramento Restaurants 2025, 16 Essential Sacramento Restaurants 2024). Culinary leadership rests on Chef de Cuisine Francisco Rivera (Chef Frank) and Bar Manager Zeph Horn, who oversees bar programs across both Hawks locations.

Name

Hawks Public House

Legal name

Hawks Provisions and Public House

Website

https://hawkspublichouse.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hawks Public House is a privately held gastropub restaurant in East Sacramento serving modern American farm-to-fork cuisine across lunch, dinner, happy hour, and weekend brunch, with private dining, catering, gift cards, and an adjacent Hawks Provisions takeout shop.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Casual Dining Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Pubs & Gastropubs (CRANACAB)

Keywords

• Gastropub dining
• Farm-to-fork restaurant
• Craft cocktail bar
• Private dining events
• Modern American cuisine

Headquarters

HQ city

Sacramento

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Dine-In Restaurant Service: Full-service restaurant offering lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch with dine-in seating. Revenue generated from food and beverage sales at menu prices. Includes Happy Hour program Mon-Fri 2:30pm-5:00pm with 20% discounted pricing on select items.
2. Takeout and Delivery: Online ordering through ChowNow platform for takeout orders. Includes Fried Chicken Monday to-go orders with pickup starting at 5:30pm on Mondays. Complimentary parking for pickup customers.
3. Private Dining and Catering: On-site private dining for events up to 50 guests, off-site catering for intimate dinners to large receptions. Revenue from event bookings with prix fixe menus and customized catering packages.
4. Gift Cards: Gift cards available for purchase online or in-person during business hours. Cards can be mailed to recipients or picked up at the restaurant.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Hawks Public House is a gastropub-style restaurant in East Sacramento serving modern American cuisine with farm-to-fork ingredients sourced from local Sacramento farms and purveyors. The establishment offers lunch, dinner, weekend brunch, and happy hour service featuring shareable dishes, entrees, craft cocktails, and local beers and wines. Beyond the core dining experience, the restaurant provides private dining for events up to 50 guests, off-site catering, online takeout ordering through ChowNow, signature Fried Chicken Mondays, gift cards, and an adjacent Hawks Provisions grab-and-go shop.

Product overview

Hawks Public House is a gastropub-style restaurant offering modern American cuisine with a focus on farm-to-fork ingredients from local farms and purveyors. The restaurant operates as a unified dining establishment with several integrated offerings: the core restaurant experience (lunch, dinner, happy hour, and Sunday brunch), the signature Fried Chicken Mondays special, catering and private dining services, online ordering via ChowNow, and Hawks Provisions takeout shop next door. The restaurant is owned by husband-and-wife team Molly Hawks and Michael Fagnoni, who also own Hawks Restaurant in Granite Bay and Moksa Barrel House in West Roseville.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hawks Public House Restaurant Full-service gastropub restaurant offering modern American cuisine with a focus on farm-to-fork ingredients from local purveyors. Features lunch, dinner, happy hour, and brunch menus with shareable dishes, craft cocktails, and seasonal offerings for individual diners and groups.
• Catering and Private Dining On-site private dining accommodating approximately 50 guests, plus Hawks Provisions space for smaller groups up to 15 guests. Also offers off-site catering for events from intimate dinners at homes/offices to large receptions, with customized menus and prix fixe packages.
• Gift Cards Gift cards available for purchase online through the ChowNow store or in-person during business hours, offered in variable amounts, can be mailed to recipients or picked up at the restaurant.
• Hawks at Home Heat-and-eat family meal program offering dinner for four people with weekly rotating menu options, designed for at-home consumption.
• Hawks Provisions Adjacent takeout shop offering prepared foods, pantry staples, and grab-and-go items alongside the main restaurant, providing a separate retail channel for the Hawks brand.
• Fried Chicken Mondays Weekly Monday evening special featuring crispy buttermilk fried chicken with seasonal sides, offered for dine-in and takeout orders via online ordering through ChowNow, with pickup beginning at 5:30pm each Monday.

Quantifiable outcome

• Michelin Guide recognition as only Sacramento restaurant in 2022 new discoveries
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• FORTUNE Live MediaminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2023FORTUNE Live Media invited owner Molly Hawks to join the Most Powerful Women Next Gen Summit in San Diego, where she represented Hawks as one of seven renowned female chefs featured at the event with signature dish paired with selected wine.
• Moksa Barrel House (West Roseville)minorOthers · 1 January 2019Third restaurant concept owned by Molly Hawks and Michael Fagnoni, located in West Roseville. Represents the couple's expansion into barrel house/brewpub-style dining.
• Hawks Restaurant (Granite Bay)coreOthers · 1 January 2015Sister restaurant owned by the same husband-and-wife team (Molly Hawks and Michael Fagnoni). Located in Granite Bay, this is the original fine-dining establishment that predates Hawks Public House. Offers upscale dining experience as counterpart to the casual Public House concept.
• Sutter Medical PlazaminorOthersAdjacent parking facility providing complimentary parking for Hawks Public House guests. Entrance on Stockton Blvd. Also available for to-go order pickup customers.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Magpie Cafe: Sacramento farm-to-fork casual restaurant with strong local sourcing. Comparable as a Sacramento restaurant emphasizing locally-sourced ingredients, lunch/dinner service, and neighborhood diner appeal.
• Ella Dining Room & Bar: Upscale Sacramento dining destination offering modern American cuisine with a full bar program. Comparable as a downtown Sacramento full-service restaurant with strong cocktail and wine focus targeting special-occasion diners.
• Canon: Sacramento restaurant and bar known for craft cocktails and seasonal New American cuisine. Directly comparable as a Sacramento gastropub-style venue with a regionally recognized bar program and shareable-plate format.
• Mulvaney's B&L: Sacramento farm-to-fork restaurant and brewpub offering seasonal menus and locally-sourced ingredients. Directly comparable to Hawks Public House in concept (gastropub-style farm-to-fork), customer base (Sacramento diners and visitors), and culinary positioning.
• The Shady Lady Saloon: Sacramento craft cocktail bar and pub with a notable bar program. Comparable as a Sacramento on-premise alcohol venue emphasizing creative mixology in a casual neighborhood setting.
• Zocalo Restaurants: Sacramento midtown Mexican restaurant with full bar and upscale casual positioning. Comparable as a Midtown/East Sacramento full-service restaurant with a strong cocktail and dining program.
• The Kitchen Restaurant: Iconic Sacramento farm-to-fork restaurant emphasizing locally-sourced, seasonal cuisine. Closely comparable in concept (chef-driven seasonal menu), geographic market, and award-winning positioning in Sacramento's culinary scene.
• Brasserie Capitale: Sacramento French brasserie offering full-service dining and craft cocktails in a casual-upscale atmosphere. Comparable in service style, downtown Sacramento positioning, and full-bar craft cocktail focus.

Broad incumbents

• Hawks Restaurant (Granite Bay): Sister fine-dining concept owned by the same founders (Molly Hawks and Michael Fagnoni), opened 2007 in Granite Bay. Comparable as a brand portfolio sibling sharing culinary philosophy and leadership, but operating in the upscale fine-dining segment versus Hawks Public House's casual gastropub positioning.
• Moksa Barrel House: Sibling brewpub/barrel house concept owned by the same founders in West Roseville. Comparable as another concept in the Hawks portfolio, but operates in the barrel house/brewpub segment with a different format and regional positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Hawks-Provisions-and-Public-House-1700001513577699
• Instagraminstagram.com/hawksprovisionsandpublichouse
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hawks-public-house

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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