Well, yesterday was the grand re-opening of the Taylor's Refresher in Napa and St. Helena under their new name - a somewhat awkward mouthful - "Gott's Roadside Tray Gourmet" and the husband and I went out to stand in a line that wound about a mile back yesterday - in picture perfect spring weather - in order to find out what was going on and were treated to free Ahi burgers (sushi-grade Ahi with asian slaw and wasabi mayo) and Seoul burgers (pulled pork with kimchi slaw) - usually these run $15 a piece, because though it is a burger joint, it is not cheap - as well as some free champagne and soft drinks. My husband was a big fan of the "Seoul" sandwich, especially the kimchi flavors, but thought the piece of ahi was almost too big. What a criticism, right? Ha! It was fun to get to see the whole community turn out - big families, gangs of teens, elderly couples - brought together with a love for food and for this place.
Taylor's/Gott's was already super popular with locals and tourists - we were joking last night that the line wasn't that long for a Friday night - and I'm sure the name change won't change that. The service was cheerful despite a huge number of people and the atmosphere was party-like.
I hear they're opening up a new one in SF in the Ferry building, as well. We always bring our visiting family in to visit, not only because of the atmosphere and fun, relatively (for Napa) inexpensive menu, but because you can get certain wines by the glass that are hard to find by the glass anywhere else. I know you think, wine with cheeseburgers, corn dogs, and milk shakes? Well, it is wine country....
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