Juvéniles

It takes more than one trip to Juveniles to get what is happening there. Tim Johnson is a class AAA character and raconteur. Do not expect service that is better than your fraternity because Juveniles is a fraternity( or sorority, if you prefer). The man knows his vino. If you don't look through the boxes of wine strewn about the floor, you will miss the point.. Buy a grilled cheese sandwich to gave with your bottle of Cote Rotie. Bill Duval, Santa Barbara
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Overall rating
Food 3 | Service 4 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 8
Monday, December 08, 2008

This place was disappointing on so many levels. If the name of the place is "Wine Bar" - one would expect to fine a great selection of wines by the glass. Sadly, not the case. Only four whites by the glass, three sparkling, and a smattering of roses and reds. They were out of the white I ordered and the sparkling wine my wife ordered. They replaced the white I ordered, a French Muscat with an Italian white. I have nothing against Italian whites, but when in France, it is nice to sample the local goods - perhaps that's just me. Same for my wife - the sparkling wine she ordered they were out of as well - and they only had three choices.

The overall wine selection seems confused and not well thought out - it seems they want to have a couple from every major region and sadly they neglect some of the best French regions all together. The sparkling wine selection was non-French. What about all those wonderful Cremants from all over the country?

We ordered the charcuturie plate which was fine. Meat was fine, the bread was below average - which is surprising that Paris has some of the finest breads in the world.

The last piece of bad news is it seems to be a hangout for friends of the owner who were loud and foul mouthed - who wants to hear someone shouting about t***ies while you're trying to have a glass of wine with your wife? Fine if you're hanging out with high-school boys - not good in a cozy pseudo-wine bar.

Wish we would have gone to Willi's around the corner.
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Overall rating
Food 5 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Tuesday, July 29, 2008