Kev O.
Yelp
My family and I were out visiting wineries in the area and my brother happened to find this place on Yelp....sounded good.....so we went to try it out. For a second there I thought I was at a Napa Valley wine country California cuisine restaurant. Not a huge restaurant, but medium sized, and provides both indoor and outdoor patio seating.....the outdoor patio looked lovely to dine at on a nice day, but we opted to sit inside as it was getting a bit warm and humid......inside was pretty empty of people except for a couple of people sitting and dining at the bar counter overlooking the open kitchen. We were greeted with a friendly welcome and were immediately seated at a nice and private booth.
For such a relatively small place, the menu is actually quite extensive, offering lots of delicious choices from various appetizers, salads, pastas, to hand-tossed pizzas, to burgers/sandwiches, and a host of mains.....desserts on a separate menu....and yes, they do serve alcohol here. There are also options for gluten-free, vegan, and vegetarian diners.
We mostly ordered items to share as everyone wanted to taste a bit of everything....so we went ahead and ordered a Funghi Pizza, Oregon Ling Cod Fish & Chips, Cascade Natural Grass Fed Burger (requested medium done), Crispy Brussels (Brussels Sprouts), Hand Cut (truffle) Fries, Mixed Salad, Cheese Plate (with soft, medium, and hard cheeses), and a Creme Brulee for dessert.
Other than the burger and cheeses, I got to try everything else, and we all agreed that the food here was totally d'lish! What really stood out to me was, firstly, the crispy Brussels Sprouts......perfectly fried and crisp.....and tasted so good! Other places I'd ever had this appetizer, it'd be either too overdone, too greasy, too drenched in sauce and mushy, etc., but not here.....perhaps the best crispy Brussels Sprouts I'd ever had! The fish and chips were very good too....perfectly crisp fried batter....not too thick, not too greasy, and the cod fish so moist and flaky. The pizza was very good too.....this was actually my choice, and I was very happy I chose it.
Ok, service was nice and friendly, but not as attentive as we would have preferred......I guess everybody was sitting outside and most of the servers' attention was focused there......oh well. Other than that, a delicious lunch, in a very pleasant restaurant, with generally good and friendly service.