Monday, October 22, 2007
hawks?
In his review of Hawks in Granite Bay, MD tries to bust (albeit gently) the owners for not having sierra foothills wine! That makes their wine list a refreshing change from every other wine list in the Sacramento area. Even Chez Panisse has a mostly Euro wine list, despite Alice Water's recent disavowal of imported mineral water that caused such a buzz. I concede his point that if they're going to have five zins on the list, they probably might as well have one from the sierra foothills area. Unfortunately, the don't have their winelist online, but their menu looks delicious.
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i ate at Toast on sunday (don't ask). what a scary shopping center.
It is scary. Quarry Pond boasts about its namesake feature, yet the shops are formed in a cresent surrounding the massive parking lot with their backs to the pond - of which is near pitch black at night and unnervingly quiet.
Their tenant mix is commendable and worth visiting if you're in the area. I didn't really enjoy Toast, but Hawks sounds great and I do give occasional fellatio to Pizza Antica.
To be fair, the front doors face the parking lot, but the restaurants' outside seating and big windows all face the ponds.
I actually thought the atmosphere was pretty decent by Granite Bay standards. I'm sure development over the years will take care of this, but for now it's surrounded by natural terrain, and the ponds are pretty.
I was there on business recently and decided to have lunch in the sunny October sun with a bratwurst and a pint of that new cider somebody's making in Auburn. Pretty pleasant, especially for an afternoon in G.B.
And yeah, Hawks looks good!
-Michele
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