The Musts are: Wine flight $10, Cioppino, Cauliflower/Brussel Sprouts with thick pork belly---YUM YUM and more YUM, Osso Bucco. This is the best spot to eat on University when you want to stray away from the Gaslamp, but want to bounce around the Gayborhood bars. Â Vibe is casual and comfortable. You never wait too long for a table, even on a Sat night. Â Wine price points are reasonable, are of great value, and very organized on the menu.
Our server took our dinner to a whole other level. Â If you are a fan of brussel sprouts at Bo Beau, you will find the pimped out version here. Â Our server asked the kitchen to make a 1/2 Cauliflower/Half Brussel Sprouts that just trumped all the other BS in the city. Â As we started with that dish, our dining experience just got better.
We were sitting next to the cute old man in a Searsucker suit who was enjoying the Cioppino. Â I was hesitant to order this dish outside San Francisco, but if Kat can put her name on it, it must be good. Â It was delightful ! Garlic, rich tomato sauce, chopped parsley, shrimp, fish, served with toasted bread. Â All you need is a rainy day to make that dish complete. Â The Carmenere complimented this savory dish. Â
The Osso Bucco was something that Fred Flintstone snacks on. Â It was huge and the tender meat was so moist, you could pick up the bone & the meat would just slide off. Â The sauce was very similar to the Cioppino, but with a richer and spicier flavor. Â The side dish was a rich, sweet, creamy corn risotto which tasted about 2,000 calories per bite. Â It was buttery, rich, and worth every minute on the treadmill the next day.