Possibly the best food around for miles...literally. Â There are no other restaurants in the area. Â We were absolutely famished after a few hours at the Old Sugar Mill wine tasting and no food prior. Â A fellow wine taster overheard us talking about something beyond a liquid diet and suggested we check out Husick's.
Easy to find. Â It's the next block south on the River Road. Â An old hardware store converted into a rustic gift shop, wine tasting bar, and deli. Â An enormous space that looks a little underutilized. Â Only two people on staff, one takes care of the deli side and the other takes care of the wine tasting and helps out on the deli. Â The gal on the deli side is nice enough, but not very engaging.
The menu is an assortment of salads and panini sandwiches. Â There is no doubt from our party of 6 that the paninis were the best ever though we all admitted that in our state of hunger, pretty anything would have tasted good. Â $8 each seemed a little steep though. Â We're talking about, maybe, $2 worth of ingredients on bread and put into a panini press.
Knowing what we know now, I would have just ponied up about the same amount of money and paid for panini sandwiches at the makeshift food table inside the Old Sugar Mill set up by the Boulevard Bistro in Elk Grove.
Husick's is a good idea, but needs to lower prices and thinks of something to make use of the interiors better.
Food: 3.5 stars
P/C: 1.5 stars
Service: 2 stars
The Wine Country Lunch for two (Livingsocial deal) we received was nothing like the pictures (we got 1/3 quantity) on Yelp or the description on Living Social. Instead of the $44 value advertised, I think it was about $12 worth of food. The employees were dismissive and disinterested.
The canned pickled beets and carrots were edible, but not worth $10 each. The building has a nice atmosphere.
If you want something to eat when Wine Tasting in Clarksburg, do yourself a favor and just go by Raley's or Nugget and get some cheese, bread, crackers and prosciutto. You'll eat better and save money.
I wanted give one more chance but more I think about the experience I get depressed. Â So, I decided not to get Zena's (owner) free sandwich offer after our phone conversation.
Summary: Nice atmosphere. Poor service. Overpriced. If I thought it would be worth suing for false advertisement, I would. Â Â Â (Review based on 6/24/2012 visit.)
Went to dinner there tonight with a friend. We purchased a Groupon for $100 dinner. What we received for dinner was nothing I would write home about. First course: white bean lemon tuscan soup. This soup made everyone pucker and most did not finish. There were many whispers of the wilted spinach and the obvious canned kidney and garbanzo beans. Wait...wasn't this supposed to be a white bean soup???
Second course: cucumber feta salad with pomegranate seeds. Very delicious. No dressing, very simple. Not bad but still not what i was expecting. Third course: oven roasted chicken with augratin potatoes and asparagus. Chicken although very moist, tasted like it was seasoned with a chicken flavored top ramen packet. Augratin potatoes...decent, a little spice. Asparagus....was not only undercooked, but also were not ripe. Fourth and final course: chocolate lava cake with vanilla white bean ice cream. Cake was dry, and to be perfectly honest...i have had better from the frozen section at safeway. Last but not least, this meal was supposed to be a food/wine pairing. All choices of wine served with each course were completely and utterly off par with what they should have served.
Nice try Husick's, but unfortunately it was not worth the amount of money i paid. I could have gone to napa for a meal done by Tyler Florence for about the same price. Better luck next time I guess.
All in all the best part was meeting all of the people at the family style dinner tables and being able to discuss our experiences and learn a bit about the area at the same time.
P.S. I hear their deli food is great!
I've passed Husick's on a few Bogle wine tasting occasions and decided to stop in today to get a sandwich for a picnic at the Old Sugar Mill. The interior is somewhat confusing - part wine & gift shop, part deli/coffee shop, part catering (I think...I guess I need to do research).
I ordered the Winemaker sandwich (turkey, salami, mixed greens, tomato and a drizzle of balsamic vinaigrette on sliced sourdough). I gotta say: pretty tasty! And the staff were very welcoming and quick...although I *was* the only person in the joint!
It's not very often I drive out to Clarksburg. But today, I figured it wouldn't hurt to swing by and kill some time. Walking into this place, the first thought that came to mind was "Huh? Where's all the hardware stuff?" The entire inside of the store looked.....empty, and kinda sad. I saw an entire selection of Bogel wine (even though Bogel Winery itself is right down the river) and some odds and ends dealing with home canning and such. But my overall impression of Husicks was confusion. Why would anybody call a place a "hardware store" when all they sell wine and gourmet baked goods? Very strange. Maybe I'll open up a McDonalds next door and sell used books?
Review Source:I stopped into this place a year ago, after joining the the national (bone) marrow donor registry. There was a blood drive at Delta High School since regional winemaker Patricia Bogle was diagnosed with acute leukemia shortly before Thanksgiving 2007.
Anyway, proprietor Dennis Sheya was very hospitable and knowledgable about the breadth of the region's vino offerings -- including Grand Island (a new label and unfamiliar to moi). Dennis and Skip Seebeck carry an extensive collection of Bogle bottles...
but I was very excited to see Dancing Coyote Wines among their wares! Â Albarino et verdelho, si vous plait! Â =) Â These white wine varieties are scarce for the river delta soils so abundant with old vines like zinfandel... and carignon (Jesse's Grove preferred, here). Â Epitomizing the down-to-earth, small-town charm of Clarksburg, Dennis was pleased to find such an albarino fan in such a young patron. Â Â
Husick carries Ehrhardt wines as well as Six Hands. A wine tasting bar was unveiled last year; I'll check it out this weekend. The store also stocks food basket items like jams, tasting sauces, olive oils, chocolates and other agricultural products that characterize the fertile Central Valley. Â The best part of my experience was not the serendipitous stop, but knowing this man donated blood in support of Patty Bogle. Â In addition, the store has hosted several fundraisers to help local high school students offset expenses for a Student Ambassadors' educational excursion to Ireland.
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