"Chef Michael Chiarello's Bottega Restaurant in Napa Valley has been named Best Newcomer by Zagat, Top 10 by Forbes, Top 20 by Esquire, and Top 100 Bay Area by Michael Bauer" (from website)
opened in 1937; beautiful Aspen lodge-style dining room adorned with vaulted ceilings and magnificent river-rock fireplace; Other Recipes: Seared Ahi Tuna w/ Asian Slaw
Italian Stallion Burger fan favorite; bison burger, Provolone cheese, Genoa salami, mortadella, hot chopped Boston peppers, Cabernet vinaigrette; looks good; #10 in Triple D's "Top 10 Burgers" (voted by viewers)
Truckee Trainwreck Meyer beef burger, cheddar cheese, onion ring, turkey chili (w/ peanut butter in it), fried egg (Guy got it w/o the egg); looks good
fresh, fast & funky; cook everything fresh to order; owner donates time to hunger relief agency and used this location to store the donated foods that feeds 28,000 families per year...lead to the restaurant opening
opened in 2011; serving slow food-inspired, pork-centric American cuisine, snacks & locally sourced craft beers; moved from airing location (2632 University Ave)
Buffet lots of seafood (crab legs, shrimp), also other meats (sausage), sushi; complimentary champagne; famous bloody Marys; 25 different desserts and chocolate fountain
est. 2008; owned & operated by husband-and-wife team who met in culinary school in 2004; trivia: "cathead" is a Southern biscuit the size of a cat's head; Other Recipes: Cathead Biscuits
Coconut Fried Chicken secret is jerk spice; marinated overnight and roasted next day, then coated in coconut milk & shavings & flour and fried; looks good
El Jefe Taco short ribs, salsa verde, chipotle pepper slices, avocado, Cotija cheese on corn masa; on special menu
Spicy Pork Chimichanga "like a sushi roll mixed w/ a burrito"; spicy pork, marinated rice, beans, cheese, spicy mayo, Sriracha rolled in a tortilla, battered, deep-fried & sliced like sushi rolls; looks good
Lomo Burrito off-menu item; burrito w/ Korean marinated short ribs, stir-fried rice, veggie medley (red onion, red bell pepper, tomato, garlic, cilantro, french fries) & "Lomo" sauce
Texas Style Chili choice of beef, chicken or veggie; served plain or on any mix of beans, spaghetti, tamales or chili dog; Guy got beef chili w/ beans, spaghetti, cheddar cheese, onions & oyster crackers; looks good
Chili Over Spaghetti Ross has his w/ beans, (lots of) cheese, onions & oyster crackers
