My wife and I were at a wine tasting at AZ Wine and were seated in their bar area. To our surprise you can order Atlas food as if you were seated in their dining area. Atlas is connected to AZ Wine so it just makes sense. Atlas' dining room is very very small and only 15 or so people can fit in the place.
Everything I tried was top notch. Our table only sampled some appetizers but I can't wait to return to try some main dishes and of course more appetizers.
Here is the rundown:
*bread & butter - the bread was excellent but the butter was weird to me. I'm sure it was freshly made but it had some type of smoky flavor and weird texture of which I wasn't a fan.
*cheese plate - very good, perfect for sharing while wine tasting
*crispy penne - it is exactly what the name implies - crispy penne. lightly fried penne with excellent flavor because of whatever they put on it. anyway, it was excellent and very unique. easily my favorite dish. I could eat plates of the stuff
*Schreiner's Italian Sausage - spicy and delicious.
*Gnocchi - not your standard gnocchi and very difficult to describe. however, it was delicious and not overly sauced as they sometimes are.