Young R.'s Profile

I came here for brunch several years ago and thought it was a great concept. Tapas-style and imaginative dishes stuck out in my memory much better than the typical omelet/pancakes place.

Anyway, came here for dinner more recently. It was a great place for a large group (we had around 10 people). In fact, it looked like there were many tables with large groups. The tapas-style dishes were perfect for sharing and they tried to just bring out 10 portions of each dish we ordered. Extremely convenient instead of trying to calculate 2 orders of this or 3 orders of that.

Everything on the menu sounded so intriguing and delicious that it was hard to choose. I really, really liked the red snapper tacos and the chicken and waffles. I didn't like the soup dumplings or pierogies or beef Wellington as much as I thought I should. The dishes kind of came out one by one, so it was like eating multiple very small courses. =P

Bought a deal from The Dealist for a tea tasting + mochi. It was only $6, so I was a little skeptical about what we would get... someone was going to just hand us 3 cups of tea in paper cups and a tiny piece of mochi? But it far surpassed my expectations...

There were about 7-8 people and we were sat down at a table and someone gave us the history and information about three types of teas (green matcha, oolong, and black). They brewed it in pots right in front of us, had us smell each tea dry and brewed, and served it in lovely cups. There were different flavors of mochi -- all delicious. Afterwards, they left the tea leaves and let us make more pots of whatever we wanted. It took the better part of an hour and was a very relaxing and enjoyable experience.

I'd be very happy to go back again for tea. It's not much of a book shop -- they have a couple shelves/tables of books about Asian food and culture, but that's okay. =)

Absolutely incredible crepes! I had half a chicken pesto crepe and half a banana/strawberry/nutella crepe. The fillings were fresh, high quality, great texture... perfectly delicious! Despite splitting our crepe in half, nothing got too messy or soggy.

Location is Chelsea Market is perfect. There are tables near to sit down and enjoy. You can grab some chocolates from Jacques Torres or cheese from Lucy's Whey to bring home. =)

Very tasty and affordable shabu shabu (hot pot)! You get an individual pot with the broth of your choice, a two-tiered tray of meat and veggies, and you can mix your own sauce. I liked the bubble tea too.

Beautiful restaurant. Lovely decor and table centerpieces. Very happy with Restaurant Week deal. Good selection of breads, people particularly liked the biscuit. My eyes popped a little at the wine list with bottles selling for $9999, but they were able to recommend a nice $50 Napa Valley cabernet sauvignon. Service was nice. I enjoyed the slow pace, but maybe others wouldn't.

Food as follows: Appetizer -- Shrimp. Good. Entree -- Veal cheeks. Amazing! Super tender and flavorful. Definitely made my entire meal. Veggies were merely okay and I mistook the potato puree for... cheese sauce since that's how it seemed... Dessert -- Chocolate ganache twist. Surprisingly jelly-like texture, but pretty good. Food didn't quite blow me away enough to make this one of my favorite $$$$ restaurants, but it was a very enjoyable experience and definitely a great RW choice.

Wonderful, welcoming, cute little wine shop and surprisingly affordable! Most bottles were between $15-25. The people who work there are extremely helpful and knowledgeable. They were providing tastings of a Beaujolais Blanc (very interesting) the night I was there which turned out to be the perfect light white wine I was looking for a friend who doesn't like wine.

Let me just say up front... I am lucky enough not to be allergic to gluten and had no real desire to avoid it, so I was skeptical before coming here because I wasn't sure that "good for being gluten-free" would be as good as "good by normal standards", but it was really, really good! (Yes, that was 4 goods in 1 sentence.)

Bread sticks were delicious. I don't love bread, so will often not eat the bread at restaurants unless it's actually worth it. Light, slightly chewy. I couldn't tell at all that there was no gluten in it. It was not hot or cheesy as far as I could tell though...

I ordered the shrimp, mozzarella, and tomato risotto. Surprisingly flavorful even though those 3 ingredients are not necessarily the strongest of flavors. Prices were okay... $15-18 for a huge bowl of risotto. They're big on mushrooms which could be a problem for 'shroom-dislikers. Also, thought it was cute that their wine list and dessert menu were pasted onto old wine bottles.

Came here on my own while staying right across the street at the Fairmont Olympic. They recommended it because their own restaurant was closed. Pretty cool and trendy place. Darkly lit. Two floors and plenty of seating. I sat at the bar upstairs.

Menu didn't have as many seafood options as I would have thought given that it's Seattle... They have suggested wine pairings for EVERYTHING. I had a halibut ceviche to start and the filet mignon with squash. Both were decent, but not great. I enjoyed the suggested Merlot. The best part of my meal was actually dessert -- the sea salt caramels (3 for $5). Prices were reasonable. Service was attentive.

I think this would be a great place to take a date if I lived in Seattle. Amazing as a wine bar, but for food, I would probably recommend The Brooklyn more (http://www.yelp.com/bi...). It's also nearby.

Came to Thornton after a frustrating experience at Callaway first (http://www.yelp.com/bi...). The grounds are very beautiful and (as a New Yorker on vacation) was wonderful to be able to sit outside in December on the patio.

We used a coupon for 2 for 1 wine tastings which was a great deal. You choose from a half dozen "themed" flights of 4 wines and they give you paper place mats with descriptions. It's table service so you're not standing up crowded at the bar and you can order food. The food is kind of pricy, but that's expected. We shared a mixed plate of tapas which was like $20. Service was great and everyone was very welcoming. They were pretty generous with the portions, so we all left very happy and with a couple extra bottles to take home.

Came up here on a visit to the Temecula area and San Diego to check out their tour and wine tasting. From their website, they seemed to have tours fairly frequently (3 times on weekdays and on the hour on weekends) and I signed up to receive an email for a 2 wine tastings for $20 (regular price $15) coupon.

It's one of the first vineyards you hit driving up Rancho California, fairly large, and set up on a hill so there's a nice view of the surrounding area. The tasting room looked like a warehouse lined floor to ceiling with barrels and was pretty packed on a Thursday afternoon. It was really difficult to get someone's attention to buy a wine tasting ticket... we were ignored several times and finally when we got to speak with someone, they said that the coupon had to be printed out (instead of displayed on the phone) even though it was a generic coupon with no unique number or identifier. They could have just written our names down or something if they need to keep records... but basically it seemed like from their attitude that they were very busy and not interested at all in having our business.

So we ended up going right across the street to Thornton Winery (http://www.yelp.com/bi...) which is very beautiful and less industrial-looking and had a great time there. They had an even better 2 for 1 wine tasting (regular price $12-15) special and said they "couldn't care less" if the coupon was on paper or digital!