Relatively new to town, wife and I are coming from an area with a wide range of food styles, cultures, and great cocktails. We have been on a mission to find some of the best restaurants and cocktail lounges in Grants Pass. My wife has seen the Food Studio many times going down G street as we drove by and mentioned we have to try it sometime. Tonight was the night.
Let's begin with, they are open on Sundays, they are also open late on Sundays. 9pm as of this writing. 9pm on Sunday in Grants Pass? Heck yea!
G street was extremely dead like usual, the Food Studio had a handful of customers which after eating there, wish they were busier for the staff and owner. But hey, it's Sunday in Grants Pass.
Immediately we were greeted by Jeff who gave us the option to sit wherever we felt comfortable. Wife really likes to sit at the bar, I love to be social, so we sat at the bar.
Jeff (Our waiter/bartender) immediately helped us with two whiskey sours with our selected whiskeys of choice, DELICIOUS. The whiskey sours were actually sour up front, with a nice sweetness on the back end. Really really enjoyed our cocktails. After finishing the first round I noticed they had a bottle of Double Oak Balvenie 12 which is one of my favorite scotches and I rarely see it offered in restaurants. Pour me up neat, please!
Wife and I had a long day and had been snacking throughout it so we weren't starving by any stretch of the imagination, hungry yes. We decided to start with the Crab Gratin. The dish came out piping out, fresh warm sourdough bread, and huge chunks of crab in it. I am full as I write this, and still want more.
On to our main, since we had been snacking all day we decided to share the chef special tonight, the special was a balsamic glazed salmon with veggies, spinach and rice. I have had salmon at 5 different restaurants in town and this is tied for #1. Cooked to perfection, veggies still had a slight crunch to them. This chef knows what he is doing.
I got a bit long winded with this, but I feel restaurants and staff that go above and beyond deserve it. Also, I have learned that other yelpers tend to like details rather than 5 stars and "It was delicious".
My wife and I look forward to eating here again in the very near future and making more memories in our beautiful little town. Cheers everyone! read more