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I had a good feeling our inaugural visit to Twisted Grove would be stellar, seeing as how Grassroots is one of our favorite haunts. We were not disappointed!
We stopped in pretty early on Friday (5:45ish) and snagged one of the very last open tables available without a reservation. We weren't sat on the patio, but right next to one of the open doors so I got to pretend we were out there. Happy hour is available until 6:00 p.m., so we last-minute-snagged specialty priced bruschetta and I took advantage of their awesome HH wine special: ANY wine by the glass for $7! I had a glass of Predator "Old Vine" Zinfandel, which was a perfect accompaniment to my food.
Our bruschettas were the avocado/pickled onion/cilantro/jalapeno (2, since it sounded so good to both of us), and one of the goat cheese/dates/candied walnuts/honey. Both were outstanding. The bread was perfect and the toppings were fresh and worked so well together. The avocado's bread was SLATHERED in butter...or maybe it was very soft cheese? Or something. It was something that tasted delicious and unhealthy and I definitely did not care what the calorie count was.
For mains, I went with the mushroom & boursin cheese flatbread while my fiance had the tri tip sandwich with parmesan-garlic frittes. Word on the frittes: GET THEM. PARMESAN. GARLIC. YES. I devoured my flatbread. There was a moment with a few pieces left where I knew I could quit eating and be fine, but the garlicky spread of cheese and sauteed mushrooms topped arugula made me know feeling stuffed would be worth it. Tri tip was amazing/tender and like I said...those fries.
I lied, I did feel a twinge of remorse for cashing my whole flatbread, when I realized I was so full I wouldn't be able to sample the MONKEYBREAD for dessert. Pictures of that dish put Twisted Grove on our radar in the first place. But don't you worry, because now it is permanently on our "regular" rotation. Instant classic!
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