Wine pairing is highly recommended for this Euro-Cal cuisine from chef David Gallardo.:
WineSellar & Brasserie Restaurant Review: What better way to cap off a wine shopping spree than to dine upstairs at the store-top restaurant. Executive chef David Gallardo has earned his whites, having served as sous chef for years. We like to start off with his honey-cured hamachi (with cucumber, avocado, daikon sprouts and sesame crème) and the Indian-spiced Hawaiian prawn arugula salad (with...
Part restaurant, part wine store, part wine storage facility. There's nothing to whine about here! The food is French--ooh la la! Dishes like duck confit with white bean cassoulet or escargot "pot pie" give French kisses to the palate. Recipient of Wine Spectator Grand Award for each of the business's 22 years. State of the art three-story mezzanine wine storage system for individuals and...
You'll feel like you've really accomplished something when you finally locate this place in its odd business-park setting, about 15 miles north of downtown. Starting out as a wine storage facility, it has grown into one of the area's best wine stores -- and there's also an excellent French-inspired restaurant upstairs; pick a bottle and head on up (reservations definitely recommended). Casual...
Editorial Review:
Part wine shop and storage facility, part fine dining restaurant, one of the city's most lauded wine destinations lays tucked away in Mira Mesa.