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Archive | April, 2008

Bluegrass Bar and Grill

Any worries I may have harbored for the future of Bluegrass Bar and Grill–tucked away in what was once the ghostly quiet Jack London Village–melted away the second we turned into the parking lot. Jammed. Several months in, the Southern BBQ spot has already hit its stride, with reservations on Friday and Saturday night booked [...]

Bluegrass Bar and Grill

Bluegrass Bar and Grill’s menu has some very solid contenders for the restaurant’s assertion of “Best BBQ in Sonoma”, namely the St. Louis Ribs ($16.99 half). These are a smoked and rubbed version, so the gloopy, gloppy is at a minimum, though sauce is served on the side. They’re tender, fall-off-the-bone tasty with just enough spice to be noticed

Trisha’s Lumpia House

Going Pinoy is the name of the game at Trisha’s Lumpia House, Sonoma County’s first (as far as anyone we talked to knows) Filipino restaurant. Hidden in Petaluma’s G&G Shopping Center, Karen tells us that much of the clientele are curious, um, obviously non-Filipino eaters like us and she’s always happy to walk folks through the menu. She locks us onto Pork Adobo, lumpia (think fried spring rolls), pancit noodles (think Pad Thai or chowmein) and Sitaw at Kalabasa (long beans and squash in coconut milk).

Hopmonk

BiteClub was ready to love Hopmonk. All the build up, all the hype, all the beer. What could go wrong? Apparently a lot. I’m willing to overlook a whole heck of a lot when a restaurant first opens. Kitchens need time to get the drill right. Staff need breaking in. Hey, it’s a brewpub for [...]

Hopmonk

Hopmonk needs work

BiteClub's Edible Maui

Whenever I get that faraway look in my eyes, you can be pretty sure that I’m in Maui. On the beaches of Wailea with McNibs. Probably with a Mai-Tai in one hand and a plate lunch in the other. It’s my Happy Place. I go there a lot. Thing is, much of Sonoma County seems [...]

BiteClub’s Edible Maui

BiteClub goes to Maui

Yeti to open

New life continues to spring into Glen Ellen’s Jack London Village, which is threatening to become a full-fledged foodie mecca. The newest tenant, set for a May opening, is Yeti Restaurant, serving high-end Indian and Nepalese dishes. BiteClub ran into owner Narayan Somname putting the finishing touches on the small, but what looks to be [...]

Schmaltz: The quest for chicken fat

Schmaltz!

Yeti Nepalese in Glen Ellen

New life continues to spring into Glen Ellen’s Jack London Village, which is threatening to become a full-fledged foodie mecca. The newest tenant, set for a May opening, is Yeti Restaurant, serving high-end Indian and Nepalese dishes.