Restaurants that offer Basil Smash

Epic Roasthouse

➤ 57 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, 94111, United States Of America

Raw • Lunch • Steakhouse

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"This review serves as an update to our January assessment. The wine list at EPIC Roasthouse features over 380 selections. Below, you'll find a summary of the top value options from the current list (as of March 26, 2012), evaluated based on retail prices, ratings, and producers. As always in VinoServant reviews, we display the restaurant price followed by the markup over retail, along with any applicable ratings from renowned publications (for example, the 2009 Grgich Hills Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc is priced at $48 with a 2.0x markup, rated 88 points by Wine Spectator, and is one of our Top Picks at EPIC). **Key Publications Referenced:** - Burghound – BH - Connoisseurs’ Guide – CG - International Wine Cellar – IWC - VinoServant’s Top Picks – TP - Wine Advocate – WA - Wine Enthusiast – WE - Wine Spectator – WS **Top 7 Wines Under $75 a Bottle** 1. Domaine Carneros, Pompadour Rosé, Carneros, Non-Vintage - $48, 1.4x, TP 2. 2009 Grgich Hills, Napa Valley, Sauvignon Blanc - $48, 2.0x, WS 88, TP 3. 2009 Landmark, Overlook, Sonoma County, Chardonnay - $47, 1.9x, WA 91, TP 4. 2006 Delas Freres, Domaine des Grands Chemins, Crozes Hermitage - $40, 1.1x, WA 90, TP 5. 2008 Samsara, Ampelos Vineyards, Santa Rita Hills, Syrah - $71, 2.0x, WA 91, TP 6. 2008 Quinta do Vesuvio Pombal do Vesuvio, Douro - $50, 2.0x, WS 90, TP 7. 2005 Analog, St. Helena, Merlot - $55, 1.6x, TP **Top 7 Wines Over $75 a Bottle** 1. 2000 Dom Perignon, Brut - $212, 1.5x, WA 94, TP 2. 2010 Arietta, California, On the White Keys, Sauvignon Blanc - $86, 1.3x, WA 87, TP 3. 2006 Mount Eden Vineyards, Santa Cruz Mountains, Chardonnay - $101, 1.7x, WS 96, TP 4. 2009 Kutch Wines, McDougall Ranch, Sonoma Coast, Pinot Noir - $99, 1.7x, WA 90, TP 5. 2007 Chateau Rayas, Chateauneuf-du-Pape - $453, BELOW RETAIL, WA 97, TP 6. 2008 Ravenswood, Old Hill, Sonoma Valley, Zinfandel - $100, 1.8x, WE 95, TP 7. 2007 Prescott Ashe, The Palace, Napa Valley, Cabernet Sauvignon - $100, 1.1x, TP **Sparkling Wines by the Bottle** Featuring 18 selections priced between $48 and $616: - 2008 Schramsberg, Blanc de Noirs, North Coast - $72, WS 91, 2.5x - 2004 Nicolas Feuillatte, Brut, Blanc de Blancs - $90, 2.5x, WS 90 **White Wines by the Bottle** A total of 104 selections, ranging from $29 to $190: - 2010 Halter Ranch, Paso Robles, Sauvignon Blanc - $42, 2.0x - 2010 Domaine Laporte, Les Duchesses, Pouilly-Fumé, Loire Valley - $48, 2.0x - 2009 Chateau de Sancerre, Loire Valley, Sancerre - $55, 2.5x, WS 88 - 2009 Prescott Ashe Estate Winery, The Palace, Napa Valley, Sauvignon Blanc - $56, 1.9x, TP - 2009 Couly-Dutheil, Les Chanteaux, Loire, Chinon, Chenin Blanc - $50, 2.3x, WS 90 - 2010 Scarpetta, Pinot Grigio - $40, 2.3x - 2008 Terrazas de los Andes, Salta, Argentina, Torrontés - $40, 2.2x, WS 87 (Additional selections detailed...) **Red Wines by the Bottle** Featuring 266 selections, ranging from $30 to $2,300: - 2008 Miura, Monterey County, Pinot Noir - $48, 1.6x, TP - 2008 Etude, Carneros, Pinot Noir - $66, 1.6x, WA 91, TP - 2009 Emeritus, Hallberg Ranch, Russian River Valley, Pinot Noir - $68, 1.5x, TP - 2008 Domaine Serene, Willamette Valley, Yamhill Cuvee, Pinot Noir - $77, 2.2x, WS 91, WA 91 (Additional selections detailed...) EPIC Roasthouse not only boasts a large selection but remains committed to providing great value and quality in its wine offerings."

Mingo

➤ 12600 SW Crescent St.OR 97005, Beaverton, United States

Fish • Soup • Pasta • Italian

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"we have been going to mingo (nw and beaverton) for many years and this is the first really mediocre experience to visit after some. several themes this time service and food quality. we were hurried to the last paintings we visited mingo west, and this time there were some service gaps. Apart from the hurry, there were no proactive offers to get the table more water, no offer of pfeffer with salads or cheese with net. we had to ask for more water several times during the meal. with five people, why not only two carafes? when we were 3/4 of the way through the meal, we were asked if we wanted to box, which were simply added to the hurry/we don't care about them feeling. in a more casual restaurant this would not have been a big problem, but a part of the value creation with mingo was always its service quality. eating, while tasty, seemed in a little bit in comparison to usual. our salat was quite small and the sugo was in the round a tonne pasta with a little sauce. this time not worth the money, and this is a way to the court that we have loved over the years. not sure whether it was only vacation tired or new coworkers, but this was a pretty meh experience (and the bar is quite high for mingo because they usually knock it out of the park.) a last thought in which we were last time brought our friends who joined us to their small child. he's not sweating perfect. he sits calmly and doesn't do anything at all. he doesn't even make a mess with eating. it feels a bit like when the personal sees that we come with a child and let us down at a level in their heads and simply want us to be rushed through and out. I'm sure I'm just sensitive, but I've always found mingo west is a pretty family-friendly environment and hope that doesn't change. there is space for everyone throughout the life cycle to enjoy a beautiful meal."