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March 2024 by G K
Thought I wanted to eat here, but stood at the front for 10 minutes while the waitresses talked, looked at us, then walked away. It was 5:45 and the place was mostly empty. Went somewhere else.
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March 2024 by Georgia L.
Wow has this place improved with time!! I visited pre-pandemic a few times, and it felt overpriced and a bit snobby. The servers seemed consistently aloof in my opinion, and the vibe felt somewhat exclusionary. Portions were small, and although the food was fine, I generally left feeling like the experience was lacking. A recent visit is changing my mind. I now find the staff pleasant, the food superb, and the wine list providing something for just about every palate. In particular, the newer staff seem lovely, and whoever is curating the music is killing it. It blended perfectly, with a combination of quality jazz standards (Dave Brubeck, Kenny Barron) and other instrumental choices. Finally, a restaurant in Chico that doesn't switch to 80's rock while you're in the middle of a meal (not that there's anything wrong with 80's rock; it's a matter of time and place). Lastly, it's so nice to be in a restaurant whose tables are full and yet the room is not skull-crushingly loud. Thank you, Grana, for thinking of everything!
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March 2024 by Matthew Huff
Awesome fresh food. From start to finish. Great staff as well.
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March 2024 by Max Well
Really good pizza, expensive for the size they give you.
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March 2024 by Andy Hund
Favorite restaurant in Chico! Love the patio, delicious Italian inspired dishes, and the wine choices are always good. The staff and owner are so nice and helpful. Love the deli counter with all of the togo food. But we quickly realize at home how much better that same food is in the restaurant. Menu is always changing and we’re excited to see what’s new each time we go.
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February 2024 by Marc Vandenplas
Always nice.
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February 2024 by Nelson Wheelehan
Definitely in my top 5 restaurants in Chico. The patio is great. The food is good and satisfying and reasonably priced. It's currently my favorite pizza in town as well though that may change.
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February 2024 by Haylee
I absolutely love this place. I’ve been wanting to try it and finally had the chance. They were able to squeeze us into the bar for dinner and we had the absolute best time. Excellent service.Crostini appetizer: Absolutely delicious, I do wish the leaves had been more bit size or sliced into ribbons as the bigger leaves move around while trying to eat this.Their special was shrimp and polenta: the shrimp are tail on, which bothers me at any restaurant, the polenta was decent but I wish it had added cheese to be a little more flavorful. The red sauce was fine. They had added green onion to this that was sautéed in the red sauce, but since they were whole and not cut up or used as a garnish, left a little to be desired.Salmon entree: when I tell you this is the best salmon I’ve ever had. Absolute perfection, on a bed of mash potato paired with a caper sauce and broccolini. The salmon skin was crispy and divine. 10/10 recommend, go get this and please make it for me every day.Special butterscotch pudding desert with lemon shortbread and salted caramel: very tasty!Chocolate dessert thing: this was SO decadent. Perfect for two people, I was so full already it was hard to finish alone. Topped with gorgeous creme fresh and hazelnuts.Drinks: we both had The Grand, make sure to squeeze your lemon into it, it truly brings out the excellence in that drink!!
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February 2024 by Haylee C.
I absolutely love this place. I've been wanting to try it and finally had the chance. They were able to squeeze us into the bar for dinner and we had the absolute best time. Excellent service. Crostini appetizer: Absolutely delicious, I do wish the leaves had been more bit size or sliced into ribbons as the bigger leaves move around while trying to eat this. Their special was shrimp and polenta: the shrimp are tail on, which bothers me at any restaurant, the polenta was decent but I wish it had added cheese to be a little more flavorful. The red sauce was fine. They had added green onion to this that was sautéed in the red sauce, but since they were whole and not cut up or used as a garnish, left a little to be desired. Salmon entree: when I tell you this is the best salmon I've ever had. Absolute perfection, on a bed of mash potato paired with a caper sauce and broccolini. The salmon skin was crispy and divine. 10/10 recommend, go get this and please make it for me every day. Special butterscotch pudding desert with lemon shortbread and salted caramel: very tasty! Chocolate dessert thing: this was SO decadent. Perfect for two people, I was so full already it was hard to finish alone. Topped with gorgeous creme fresh and hazelnuts. Drinks: we both had The Grand, make sure to squeeze your lemon into it, it truly brings out the excellence in that drink!!
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February 2024 by Milla O.
Valentine's day, took my son on a lunch date. Our whole family had gone there a couple of days prior and could not stop thinking about the Magherita pizza and that darn budino. Manager sat us, and didn't really make any comment about us coming back, despite me letting him know we liked it so much the other day, we came back. But only my son and I this time. Jordan is a gem! Truly. Jordan, if you read this, your life will be AWESOME because YOU are awesome, my darling! GREAT job to the whole staff from the kitchen to the waitresses. This guy must be a pill to work for. We ordered: * the pizza special of the day * farm green salad, again. * risotto, also again. * buratta * budino * lemon tart to go. * san pellegrino sparkling juice * the gran cocktail We spent $147 including a credit card surcharge of $3 and change and tip. As we are already paying to go, with half of the pizza already boxed and the lemon tart packaged, enters the rest of our family coming from their own outing with the two littles carrying a small container of ice cream each. We were sitting at a two-chair table. No one else sat down. They were waiting for us to receive the receipt for me to sign so all of us leave together. Comes the manager out of nowhere ( didn't come to us before to check if we were doing well not once) and tells us "no outside food allowed in the restaurant." And I forgot to mention, it was raining all day. It pretty much rained all day. They were just waiting for us, by our table. Again, we were at a small table with two chairs by the window, near the wine racks standing on the floor. Well, screw you and your rude self. Farm to table concept doesn't need to come with its manure. Keep that to yourself. Good luck finding enough people to spend that much on a stupid lunch in a college town, a$$hole.
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February 2024 by Alex G
Worst italian food I have ever had, and I don't mind Papa Johns.It's atrocious to call themselves "Neapolitan pies", all it is a thick undercooked dough with a pile of salad on top, raw, uncooked, and you would choke on all the stalks.Burrata is an insult to its name, pilesof stale bread soaked in $5 oil.On top they would cheat you with the bill, overcharging.This place is an embarassement and a pathetic excuse for anything italian.
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February 2024 by Michelle Clark
Great winter experience. Warm and friendly. The menu was simple and adventurous.
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February 2024 by Libby M.
Great service. Great food. Love the outdoor patio. All around a great place to eat and relax.
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January 2024 by Stephen Ramazzini
Best wine list in Chico. Lovely food with great service.
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December 2023 by Anita Saunders
One of our favorite places.Parking: Parking all around.Wheelchair accessibility: Easy access
