Piazza's Wine Bar

You're just piling on the miles along the Speedway here--either to or from the ferry, or maybe dealing with a long commute. This place is on the way to somewhere else, and the strip malls start to get pretty repetitive. There's nothing that would make you expect that there's a serious and adventurous little wine bar with some culinary background in evidence in the kitchen, but that's exactly what Piazza's is. They seem to have cultivated a little retinue of regulars, and deservedly so for sure.

Plenty of parking. Inside, it's on the small side, but that's alright. Maybe 12 tables and a few stools at the bar. Couple of bartenders, small unisex bathroom back through the kitchen. The wine list is short but exactingly edited--two or three examples each for 8 or so reds and 8 or so whites. The tenders know exactly what to recommend for every taste, and they pull from all over the west coast and the rest of the world. They do a great job of pulling in good wines from wineries you've never heard of.

The food is a similarly expert survey from appetizers through soup, salad, entrees, and dessert. They mix it up a lot, and always offer fairly adventurous stuff that not everybody else does well. Prices are fair, and service is super friendly and sweet. There's everything to like about this place.

When you arrive a piazza's be ready for a very interesting layout. This is a very small place, where you walk through the kitchen to get to the bathroom. This small setting actually led to amazing customer service. We started out dinner with a bottle of wine.  The selection was fairly limited for a wine bar, and there really was not much for higher end bottles but the pricing was fantastic. We then went with a Cesar salad. Hard to mess up a Cesar salad, but this one was great. They did not soak the salad in dressing and just drizzled it leaving the greens to speak for themselves. My wife and I both loved this. Next I had the scallop and shrimp with diablo sauce. I highly recommend this! The sauce was flavorful with a perfect kick. All around we loves Piazza's and plan on returning shortly. I would suggest reservations as the place is small and fills up quick.

Ambiance: nice and fun for girls happy hour.  Not loud but didn't feel like we needed to whisper
food: just ok... Salads were good and cheese plate were good but kind of pricey for amount you get
Convenience: this was my biggest complaint. Don't open for HH til 5pm which seems late but food is not available until 5:30pm.  Dint skip lunch and exoect a quick snack!
Bathrooms... Have to walk through kitchen to get to it.  Not the best set up by any means.  
I'd recommend wine 101 down the road...