Let me start with RAVE reviews for the staff. We stopped by last night (Fri) at 7:30 and the place was packed. We were informed that this was a 'soft opening' but the buzz is clearly out there. They don't even have the sign up over the door yet.
From the moment we stepped in, the front desk staff were informative, attentive and offered great suggestions for food. Our server (Nikki) was efficient and suggested 3 really good wines to go with our food. They were out of a few food items and the staff was very apologetic about it. We had no trouble making a couple selections from what they still had.
I ordered the green apple and fennel salad and will make the drive back there just for that item alone. Cheers to the creator of that mix of sweet, tart and crunchy goodness! Then we tried the braised beef Panini. Beef was melt in your mouth but I'd suggest taking that out of the panini and giving it a place of honor on top of a pile of mashed potatoes with a veggie side. My companions ordered the Caprese Salad and rated it 'good' because after tasting my Apple Fennel salad, well, nothing was as good as that.
This place is way out in the foothills and a bit beyond my normal HH range but I'll be back again in a few weeks to see how they are doing.