I was out here for a private party so we can try out the wine. Â The place is decent sized and they also have a bar table that you can sit at. Â Its located in downtown El Segundo and parking is not that great. you have to find street parking. Â If you are in the mood for good friends and wine, then this is the place to be at. Â You can order wine, beer, food, etc. You can also get wine from the Wine station. Â You would get a cash card and insert it into the machine and depending what you want you can get a taste of the wine, half one, or full wine. Â It will show you how much it cost and the remaining balance on your card. Â it is a great place to relax.
Review Source:Loved the selection of wines for the wine tastings & the prices are v-e-r-y fair. Â Went with a group of friends & we all had a great time there. I will be back for sure. The mushrooms were delish but I hope to try their sweet potato fries next time. The street it's on is really cute & ol' town syle- heck it's called Main Street. It's 5 minutes from the ocean.... Â I think it's perfect for a date night as well....
Review Source:It was a nice looking place once you entered. Â Kind of drab from the outside. Â Like an old bar with a new sign. Â Service was noncommittal. Â Food was really not very good at all. Â I was worried I was going to get food poisoning. Â Honestly. Â Concept was good. Â Execution flawed. Â Felt sorry for the owner. Â Wine was fine.
Review Source:The concept is cool, but the execution of the food was disappointing. Â My boyfriend and I had the following:
Calamari - rubbery, overly chewy
Tomato and melted mozzarella bruschetta - Not sure how you can screw this up. Â I think they microwaved the cheese to "melt" because this was also very rubbery. Â I'm sure I can make this 100x better.
Chicken satay skewers - very basic, nothing special
We started with those items and couldn't order anymore after what we experienced, so we drove to a real restaurant where we could enjoy quality food.
Pros:
The Yelp Deal was awesome.
Food was good-they were very large small plates! I loved the ceviche and fried chicken. Also bacon-wrapped asparagus...YUM.
The wine bar/card/serve yourself aspect was so fun! My parents and I had a great time hanging out for the evening doing tastes and half glasses.
We really enjoyed ourselves and had a fabulous evening out together.
Cons:
The entire place smelled like fish when we walked in. Stinky fish, not clean tasty sushi smell. I lost most of my appetite right there.
The waitress was so grumpy. We literally started playing a game to see if we could get her to smile. No one won...
The serve yourself wine tastings made us want to hover near the machines and chat as we tried a couple different wines. The space was a bit awkward for that and we wound up walking back and forth-almost without sitting down as we finished our tastes by the time we made it back to the table.
The atmosphere was nice and cozy, but pretty dark! It was a beautiful sunny day and some light would have been nice.
All in all, A-Ok seems to summarize it for me. 3 stars.
my boyfriend and i go here all the time. the owner Alvin is so nice and helpful!!! i love the wine machines and its great for a big group because alcohol can be paid for separately on a wine card. Its great just getting tasters of all the wines. We go up a lot of times just for cheesecake and wine, but we love all the food. the mac n cheese and the lettuce wraps are our favorite. atmosphere is perfect you feel like you left town:)
Review Source:LOVE this place.  The selections of wine change frequently and the food is really really  good.  True, they serve small portions, but you're only paying around $6 per plate, which typically gives you three servings of the dish.  The idea is to try lots of things.  Went with two other people and the total cost (including wine) came to around $90.  That including SIX plates - we were full, happy and ready to come back.  Been there three times now.
Review Source:Needed a place to camp for an hour before my flight at LAX, so I browsed Yelp and found a Yelp deal.
It's not the first time I've seen this concept of a self-serve wine bar using preloaded cash cards, but the machines at Crush are pretty nifty and the prices/pours are pretty fair.
As for the food goes...Artichoke crostini was meh. The sliders were made with plain supermarket buns and frozen patties. BUT the SWEET POTATO FRIES were a WIN.
Good wine at reasonable prices! Very cheap small plates! Relaxed ambiance!
I have come to Crush a few times now, and I've always had a great time.
First, they have a wine card system that is a little funky. You basically have to put money on this card and then use the card to purchase wine from an wine vending machine. I think they have about 12 bottles available. What's nice is that you can get different sizes... taste, half glass and full glass... so you can try out as many as you want. The prices range from $5-12/glass. Last time I went they only had one bottle on the cheaper end, which was a bit of a bummed, but even at $5/glass it was a nice wine!
They also have a nice small plate menu, which is both cheap and filling. Nothing I have tasted is out of this world amazing, but it's a solid menu to snack on while you are out. I have tried a few things:
- Salmon crostini - Really good smoked salmon! Very flavorful.
- Caprese crostini - Warm, filling and delicious.
- Ceviche - Not the best... but okay and reasonably priced
- Crab wontons - Totally unhealthy and not very classy, but delicious. Great drunk snack though I don't think it pairs well with the wines.
- Summer rolls - Wasn't a fan... very bland without the peanut sauce and bit too messy. Also, did not pair with the wine well.
The service is also very attentive and laid back. This isn't some fancy wine bar... the guy behind the bar is in a t-shirt. But he's also very nice and wants to be of service.
All in all, Crush is great if you want a good glass of wine in a laid back atmosphere!
Love that this is a local joint and that you can come after work and dispense your own wine on your own timing and taste a little bit of everything however, the food... needs to be worked on. When you're enjoying delicious wines, you need to have delicious foods. The food here is mediocre. I had the caprese crostini. Gross. I also had a bite of the baked salmon one too... Gross. I'm pretty positive that some of these menu items are frozen then heated when ordered? I don't know but... something is off about the food.
Will come for the drinks though! It's a nice laid back atmosphere to hang out and relax over wine.
Came here after work with some co workers. Loved that you can put as much as you want on the card and that you can dispense wine in small and large amounts...that way I can get a little taste of everything! I had the beef empanada. It was small but that was expected because it was tapas :)
Review Source:Great food
Love the wine tasting cards but...
Wish they had the descriptions of wine at the tables so that you could sit and read while your tasting. Also wish they sold bottles.
Music is kind of lame.
I would definitely go back but REALLY think they need better music... saturday night fever sound track just doesn't do it for me.
Great place for a casual evening out. Â The food is tapas mostly so don't go looking for a sit down dinner. The food was enjoyable, but nothing remarkable. I'm not going to have cravings for the food. This is a wine bar so I really just went for the wine, which I will be going back for!
The vibe is classy and comfortable. The bartender really earns his keep by making sure you are ordering the wine you will be happy with. He really took his time to get me the perfect glass of pinot grigio - to my taste.
The self-help wine dispenser is wonderful. You can choose from a taste, a half glass or a full glass. You set your limit on a card before you start drinking, so you can be a responsible drinker. :-)
This place would be nice for a pre-date activity or just to enjoy company with a friend. Wouldn't recommend it for groups of more than four...the seating is intimate.
I stopped here for dinner before picking someone up from the airport. I'd never seen or heard of this place. Decor is cozy, but that's the best thing I can say:
- mushroom and Swiss sliders were undrseasoned and the meat seemed like it was pre-packaged and previously frozen.
- baked caprese was okay.
- no wine list showing wines sold by the glass
- I sat at the bar and service was poor...the bartender disappeared for 10 minutes leaving me with and empty glass for far too long.
- prices were good, that's a plus.
Last night we visited Crush to use a groupon before it expired. Â Had a fun time! Â Somethings on the menu are okay and others were great, thus just 4 stars. Â Recommend the sweet potato fries and the empanadas. Â Wedge salad is huge; chicken satay has too much ginger.
But you come here for the cool wine machines!! Â I don't drink as quickly as some of my friends so this is perfect for us. Â When we went to the machine, they could get a glass and I could stick to a half glass or just a "taste". Â We finished them in about the same time and could return to the machines. Â Tried a lot of different wines last night!!
If you haven't been here before, ask for a wine card immediately. Â We watched a few couples wondering what to do. Â I think the wait staff should ask everyone if they have been there before and explain the process to the newbies. Â The owner was there and he was trying to do everything. Â He explained the process to a few people but really it is the wait staff or hostess job.
I will be back as it is local and fun and the selection of wine is sure to please everyone.
P.S. many people sat at the tables with children, well behaved children fortunately!.
Perfect little place to get together with the girls after work.
Love the rechargeable wine card, and the multiple glass size options. For an indecisive person like me, this is a great way to try almost everything, while keeping the cost reasonable.
For the size of the place, there is a variety of seating. Bar, tables or comfy couch-like chairs with coffee tables. Â Every time I have been - usually on weeknights around 7pm - there has been plenty of space available.
Twice in one week...does that sum it up?
Well, if not....Crush is tons of fun, reasonable prices and lively atmosphere. Â Great place to meet friends after work for a glass of wine and a snacky-snack. Â The wine vending machine adds to atmosphere as it forces people to mix and chat (which is a good thing). Â The only reason Crush didn't earn a 5th star is due to the servers. Â They seemed very disorganized, like it was their first day on the job...perhaps it was??? Â Anyway, not that big of deal...I'd say give it a try, El Segundo is lucky to have it!
I looked forward to going here for weeks and we finally came in for date night. Â It was fairly busy on Friday night. Â The service was good and our waitress was nice. Â The wine machine is cool, but we didn't think the wines were that interesting.
Why one star? Â The food was terrible. Â Here's what we had:
cheese plate - probably the best of all we had and one of the cheeses tasted like it came from a hickory farms gift basket. Â Three cheeses served with three dried apricots and oh hum crackers I could get at Costco. Â I was really disappointed it didn't come with real bread or more interesting crackers.
artichoke crostini - the bread tasted old and stale. Â The artichokes weren't very good, but the pesto spread was nice.
asparagus - seemed like an appetizer you could get frozen from Costco.
mac and cheese - cheese seemed processed and the dish was probably microwaved. Â Bland and really disappointing.
After we finished eating, I felt kind of sick. Â It made me sad because the place is really cute and the people are nice. Â It shouldn't be that hard to have a few stellar dishes right? Â To be honest, we were scared to order some of the items. Â Not a good sign. Â I would go back for wine only and sit on one of the comfy looking couches. Â I would not eat here again.
Such a great addition to El Segundo! I go here weekly with a group of girlfriends and am always pleased with the experience. Prepaid card so you can taste the wines in showing, and choose your size of a half or full glass if the wine is to your liking.
The food is great priced, and has arrived promptly after ordering each time i've gone which is great when you're hungry. The owner is extremely friendly, and although the servers are sometimes a little spacey, they are always on top of it.
Would definitely recommend this place to a group for any occasion.
came by for a nightcap after bouncing around Hermosa. figured nothing easier than being a couple blocks from home, on quiet little Main St.
the bar was quiet as well. only a handful of people on this Friday night. the place is not dimly lit, but, did have very soft tones. very easy going atmosphere. before we realized how this bar works, we sat and asked the server for a wine list. no wine list? ohhhhhh... self-serve! sweet.
mind you, we had already been out and about. i can't fully articulate the accuracy of the deliciousity of the wines we tried, but, we know we prefer some over others. let me elaborate on "others". the place gives you a card to fill with a monetary value. you then proceed to insert this card into the wine "dispenser" of your choice and pick a wine. 3 different options for the amount of wine are offered, a taste, a half pour and a full pour. the prices range from around $1.25 to just over $6.50 or so. once again, we had been out and about so memory was a little blurry. there are about 6 differen wines to try. i think. maybe 8. whites and reds, pinots and chardonnays, full bodied, medium bodied... etc, etc. not very expansive, but, they do also offer wines at the bar that can be purchased by the bottle, i believe.
mama and i really liked the place. we even ordered the salmon crostini. not bad. could've used some capers. the setup is really welcoming and the concept is cool. similar to Ugo Wine bar in Downtown Culver City. pay as you go and no fear of commitment. we liked it so much that our little nightcap turned into more of an overnightcap. whoa. good times.
This place has so much potential!
My boyfriend and I came here to unwind after a tough week. He asked me what I wanted. I said, "Wine." He delivered. What a great guy. We parked in the residential area about a block away from Crush. It was our first time here so we were a little lost when we first came in.
A waitress seated us and handed us food menus. She didn't give us any further instruction regarding how the wine bar worked. We could see that people were walking up to this wall of wine dispensers and seemingly pressed a button and were given wine. It's like an adult self serve soft drink machine. We sat for a while and no one really gave us any attention until we caught the eye of a guy that worked there. He seems to be the owner because he was flitting around helping everyone, refilling the wine machines, and graciously making sure everyone was having a great experience.
Once he took us under his wing, our experience was great. We received a wine card and put some money on it. We managed to get about 6 half glasses of wine with about $20 on our card.
The downside to this place is their food. The food isn't exciting. It is standard "bar" food, that doesn't really get your juices flowing. If they considered having a menu similar to Bacaro LA that would be fantastic! Â Give the chef some freedom to create new things, and maybe have suggested wine pairings to drive people to order particular dishes or wines. Something to think about.
The owner (we only assume he is the owner) was ridiculously nice and we saw the passion he had for the place. With a more innovative menu, this place could really take off.
This place is simple but cute. Â On a Saturday night, the place had no more than 25 people. Â It was busy enough to feel welcoming, but not crazy enough to get lost in the shuffle. The service was great and the food arrived with perfect timing (not too rushed and not too slow). I've been searching for Tapas restaurants in LA (we don't have enough of them) and found this place to be average. Â
We had...
Artichoke Crostini- cute but flavorless. Â The pesto was bland.
Smoked Salmon Crostini- great portion of Salmon, well balanced flavor and great presentation.
Caprese Salad- Disappointing. Â The tomatoes were pale and flavorless.
We also tried the wine tasting machines and were able to try a variety of wine with each plate. Â The selection could be better, but it's a good start.
Overall, if you're looking for a restaurant that's quiet, welcoming, simple and low-key, this is your place.
I came here because we got a <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Frestaurant.com&s=c5fe485af4df376130bee54f875814d79c4d7913e1258123b1206d2bdbf4873b" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://restaurant.com</a> coupon for this restaurant. After reading some of the reviews I was a little hesitant, but still went to try it out anyways. The restaurant is basically sub-par as suggested by the other yelp reviews.
Food:
-Smoked Salmon Crostini: Not worth getting. I can make better.
-Artichoke Crostini: This was the best thing we tried there. Definitely a must get
-Sweet sliders: It is an interesting combination of avovado, bbq sauce and bacon. I enjoyed it.
-Macaroni and Cheese: Can't really go wrong with mac and cheese
-Shrimp scampi: Meh
-Cerviche: Def not. It was basically salsa and chips with 5 pieces of shrimp
Ambiance:
This is a cute little restaurant with a wine wall, and a self serve wine bar. We didn't get a chance to sample the wine. But there seem to be a good selection.
Service:
Really slow, despite not being busy. We waited a while for water and the menu, and a while for the check. The food came quickly though.
Food was terrible!!! Â Everything we had was poorly executed. Â
Tartar was not fresh and serving size (a teaspoon on three biscuits) was inexcusable. Â Mac and Cheese tasted like Kraft. Â Egg rolls were nothing more than fatty pork rolled into a grease stick. Â Calamari was soggy. Â Empanadas were oily and the sliders were unappealing. Â
I should have heeded the warnings on Yelp - many of the recent reviews indicated this restaurant had gone south. Â We're not going back!
Really quaint little place nestled on Main St. in El Segundo.
The tapas menu is rather small, but they seemed to have added a few things to the menu since they first opened. Â I've had so many things here, I guess I'll just list them out:
Caprese salad: Â generous mozzarella on ripe tomatoes. Â Simple and divine
Artichoke crostini: Â most excellent. Â Tender artichoke on crusty bread
Pate crostini: a more than generous helping of pate for the price. Â also amazing
Bruschetta: Â tomato and basil combined in a heavenly duo
Satay grilled chicken: Â tender chicken, delicious peanut sauce
Sweet sliders: omg amazing. Â Bacon, avocado, bbq sauce...::drools::
Asparagus: Â tender, cooked to perfection. Â Wrapped with delicious, crispy bacon
Aside from the food, their other attraction is with the wine machines. Â Self serve vending machines that use a refillable card. Â I think they used to make you put a minimum of $20 on the card, but now you can put any amount. Â I'd recommend $10 to get you started. Â You can get glasses in three sizes: Â taste, half glass, full glass. Â I enjoy variety and almost never get a full glass...it's more fun to go up over and over again!
Great for GNO (girls night out) or a date! Â Wonderful staff too - and the owner is almost always there talking to customers.
Tapas and a wine bar, what can go wrong? Well, both need to be good and only half of my dinner lived up to my expectations. Hence why I am giving it 2.
My girlfriend and I walked in Saturday night around 6:30pm thinking maybe it would be crowded or a nice scene going on. Oh were we wrong. Two older couples that could have been our grandparents were eating.
When we were seated our server did not explain the wine set up that I was most interested so I had to ask her about. You would think that if they specialize in a fancy wine machine they would explain it to you without asking.
I decided to order;
Asian summer rolls; bland (i know its veggies but I needed to pour the spicy peanut sauce to make anything taste good)
All American sliders-meh
Mac and Cheese- meh
Cheese plate- by the far the least desired plate.
Everything was simply boring. If the food can be improved upon this restaurant can kill it.
The wine choices and set up was fantastic. I loved that I could have a prepaid amount of money on a card and drink the night away out of a machine!!
Tapas. That's what they specialize in on their food menu. No full plates, just tapas. For example, if you order Beef Satay you get three of them. That's 1.5 per couple.
Let me inform you now this is a wine bar. You pay by token card to get self-serve wine out of multi-select dispensers. I put on $12 worth, I got a half glass on my first of three fills which is pretty paltry. I am a white wine person, but if you go red, go Meritage.
The place is a one-time novelty that might be worth it. But those small Tapas plates add up, and with wine, for a group of four it was $68 before tip. Its true, once was fine but once was enough. No live music that I could foresee. 2.5 Stars.
This place gets 5 stars because of the owner. He was so so nice and was super hard working. The vending machines needed to be constantly restocked because there were so many people so he was running back and forth the whole night. I noticed that no wines were ever empty for more than 2 minutes.
My friend lives around the corner so we walked here for her birthday. We had made a reservation for 25 but ended up showing up late and they had given our table away in hopes that they would leave before we came. They didn't but it was no big deal we were able to find a couple of tables and places to stand.
The vending machines were really cool. You buy a debit card type thing and then you use it to get either a taste, half glass, or glass of 12 different types of wine. I'm allergic but everyone seemed to really enjoy the wine.
We had a <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Frestaurant.com&s=c5fe485af4df376130bee54f875814d79c4d7913e1258123b1206d2bdbf4873b" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://restaurant.com</a> coupon and the owner was super nice and was able to put cards we had already bought to our tab so i could get to the $50 I needed in order to use the coupon.
We ordered the mushroom and swiss sliders and the spring rolls. The spring rolls were so good, even my meat loving BF loved them. I think the sliders were on those sweet hawaiian rolls which made them fluffy and so good.
After the mixed reviews on Yelp about the food, I was worried I would stumble upon one of the hit-or-miss dishes, but everything I tried here was absolutely delicious!
Caprese salad- light and fresh. Good way to start
Shrimp tempura- very crispy and light. The ponzu sauce was tangy and a nice compliment
Mushrooms- cooked in butter, sake and soy sauce. I loved them! The sauce was so delicious I found myself dipping other things in it just to savor the slightly sweet, salty flavor
Cheese plate- yummy and it was fun to try the different cheeses along with the different wines
Artichoke crostini- my favorite of the night! The flavors went together well and the walnuts were a nice touch to add more crunch (since the bread wasn't too crisp to simply break apart the second you bite into it)
The food combined with the wine machines made for a really fun experience overall. However, I wish they offered another option for dessert other than gelato. A nice dark chocolate cake or mousse would have been a perfect ending with a cup of coffee...
I shall forever remember Crush as the place that convinced me that I can love bleu cheese! I'm talking about the Humbolt Fog. If you see that on the cheese platter, GET IT and hoard a huge chunk on your plate so you can't share it. The platter ($9) also comes with brie, gouda, and some surprisingly good guava jelly thing that helps cleanse your palate. <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/tbICxO8GTCk3Z8rJVwOWVg?select=4jkVrTJ8-1sdegEsTGLyaw">http://www.yelp.com/biz_…</a>
The wine bar is electronic with 12 different wines (4 whites) if I remember correctly. You can choose to have tastings (~$1.50), or half glass (~$3-$4.75) or full glass (don't remember the prices but prob double the half glass). There weren't enough international wines but enough solid reds from Napa to keep me very happy =) They also have a list with more wines but by the bottle.
The wine and cheese were all that I had here but convinced me enough so that I will be back (particularly for the humbolt and those sliders that every other table seem to have that looked delish!).
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The concept of tapas and wine bar is a great idea for El Segundo.
I was not impressed with the layout of this place. Â I would recommend a different layout that would stimulate socializing with others. Â I think a long bar height "community" table in the middle would allow people to converse with each other. Â This might get people to suggest wines and food that they like, which might get folks to try things they normally would not.
Some of the items on the food menu were tasteless. Â The mac and cheese lacked "cheesiness". Â The Thai spiced chicken lacked Thai spice. Â The bacon wrapped asparagus was excellent though.
The service was quick and efficient. Â The owner is very personable and enjoyable to talk to. Â
I would like to see this place succeed. Â I think focusing on improving the food first is the best bang for the buck.
After reading all of the Yelp reviews and Merrill Shindler's review in the Daily Breeze, I arranged to meet my girlfriends here last night for drinks and tapas. Â I knew well enough to stay away from the sliders, which are reportedly overcooked and underwhelming. Â But, I did not realize that I would be disappointed by everything else.
There were 16 wines to taste, sample or drink in the vending machines. Â We were told that there were more wines behind the bar, but I could not see that far (reading wine labels from 25 feet is impossible for me) and THERE WAS NO LIST. Â Come on people. Â You have been open for six weeks and you cannot bring something off the computer. Â Strike one.
So, we got a card and went to sampling from the machine, where I was near enough to read the bottle. Â The sauv blanc was tasty, but the viognier tasted like vermouth (blech) and the chardonnay tasted like rotting wood (double blech). Â For the next taste, we went for the 1999 chianti. Â After it spit out a teaspoon of wine, it said that the machine was empty. Â Because the restaurant is grossly understaffed (or the the staff is hiding somewhere), I had to stalk someone to tell them that the bottle was empty. Â Even though I showed my glass with a mere tsp of wine, the owner goes through refilling the machine and looks at me like tah-dah, it's done. Â Strike two. Â After more talking and waiting, I communicate that the machine jipped me. Â And he fills my glass. Â This little charade took about 10 minutes. Â I hate serve yourself where the kinks are not worked out.
The food was disappointing. Â Sure, the price points are not high. Â But, the three of us had four half glasses of wine and six tapas - $60 later we left and needed frozen yogurt because we were stilll HUNGRY.
Sweet potato fries - crispy and tasty; got the blue cheese dip instead of BBQ sauce. Â There are lots of places that make good sweet potato fries.
Spring Rolls with Shrimp - the shrimp add on is laughable. Â It tasted like a pile of rice noodles in a spring roll wrapper with some crunchy stuff.
Fried chicken - tasty and not greasy, which means it is a bit dry. Â Disappointingly you will get the equivalent of three chicken nuggets, which are served in a HUGE basket.
Beef satay - very tasty, but the beef was a little inconsistent (there was one chewy part). Â Says it is served with peanut sauce, and then waitress brings no sauce. Â Had to show her the menu and argue with her to get the sauce. Â THE MENU SAID IT WAS INCLUDED. Â Strike three.
Bacon wrapped asparagus - POOR execution. Â Cooked at two high a temperature, so the bacon is singed on the outside and the asparagus is burned. Â I was hungry, so I ate it, but that charcoal taste is still there. Â Blech.
Artichoke crostini - beautiful presentation, perfect dish. Â Had everything been like this, and the service better, I would definitely be back. Â Uber fresh (perhaps house marinated fresh artichoke hearts) and a perfect (not rock solid) little toast.
This place has potential, but they need to work out A LOT of kinks in the system.
I went here for dinner with the bf, and was pleased by the decor, service, and food. Â I still remember when this place was a tequilla bar (RIP Su Casa) and still long for their tasty margaritas, but having wine vending machines does ease the pain. Â The pre-paid cards for the wine is a smart idea, because it lets you choose different wines and you'll probably leave with a couple bucks left on it making you want to come back. Â For most wines, tastings were $1.00, half glass was $1.50-$2 and a full glass was $3.00-$4ish. Â
The food was pretty good, I didn't see the char-siu pork sandwich that other people mentioned. Â We ordered the mushroom sliders, mac and cheese, bruschetta, chicken satay, and sweet potato fries. Â The fries were delicious, and I especially liked the bbq sauce they serve with it. Â The mac and cheese looks plain, but has some really good flavors to it, reminding me of home cooked mac and cheese. Â I thought they would serve us the chicken satay on sticks, but they chopped it up into very small pieces and it was a little on the burnt side but the peanut dipping sauce made up for it. Â The sliders were good, but nothing really special about it. Â My only complaint is that they serve most things in 3s (3 sliders, 3 bruschetta pieces), so it would be awkward to go in a group of four and you always have to fight for the third piece in a group of two. Â
If you just want to go there and enjoy some wine and some small dishes with friends, then they have some nice couches and coffee tables to converse over. Â I also noticed a lot of other couples when I was there, because it does have a bit of a romantic feel at night.
We needed a place like this in the 'Gundo! Â My fiance and I strolled in here on evening and had a fantastic time. Â The decor is warm and cozy, you can't help but feel comfy here. Â
The wine dispensers are a wonderful idea, I love that you can choose if you want just a taste, 1/2 glass, or full glass. Â It's like you are your own bartender! Â the food is delicious. Â We ordered the smoked salmon crostini, the mac & cheese, and the sliders. Â Everything was fantastic and at a amazing price!
The manager Terrin and the owner Alvin are warm and gracious and made our experience all the better. Â We will definitely be back!
Wow! what a wonderful place! all the servers are really nice, and the food is sooooo good.. perfect size if you want to sample a few Tapas! and not get to full.
I really like the wine tasting machine in the back. OMG! you can buy a tasting a card, and sample the wine of your choice, self serve. Â it's really cool, for us wine lovers! Â press n' pour tastings! Â they still have full wine bar, but this was my fav.
Way to go Crush! Â good idea
I'll be back for sure
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