Mustards Grill Restaurant Review:
Owner Cindy Pawlcyn’s landmark roadhouse is as emblematic of Napa Valley as the spunky plant that brightens the vineyards. The cozy dining room, with worn-in dark wood wainscoting and a checked marble floor gently cracked, reflects a quarter century of love. But the menu keeps contemporary and seasonal, and melds Asian and Mediterranean touches with approachable mainstays. Start with extra...
Cindy Pawlcyn's Mustards fills day and night with fans of her hearty cuisine. The menu mixes updated renditions of traditional American dishes (what Pawlcyn dubs "deluxe truck stop classics")—among them barbecued baby back pork ribs and a lemon-lime tart piled high with browned meringue—with more fanciful choices such as sweet corn tamales with tomatillo-avocado salsa and wild mushrooms. A...
"Lots of local color" goes into the "bustling, casual" scene and "first-rate" Cal–New American fare by chef-owner Cindy Pawlcyn at this "unassuming"-looking "Napa Valley classic", an "upscale diner" outside Yountville; "friendly" service and a "spectacular" lemon-lime tart (with "mile-high meringue") complete the "real California" experience; P.S. reservations recommended.
This landmark roadhouse is as emblematic of Napa Valley as the spunky plant that brightens the vineyards. Owner Cindy Pawlcyn, though seeded into restaurants farther up valley, ensures her heart is still rooted in this kitchen. The cozy…