Grana — Restaurant in Chico

I absolutely love this place. I’ve been wanting to try it and finally had the chance. They were able to squeeze us into the bar for dinner and we had the absolute best time. Excellent service.

Crostini appetizer: Absolutely delicious, I do wish the leaves had been more bit size or sliced into ribbons as the bigger leaves move around while trying to eat this.

Their special was shrimp and polenta: the shrimp are tail on, which bothers me at any restaurant, the polenta was decent but I wish it had added cheese to be a little more flavorful. The red sauce was fine. They had added green onion to this that was sautéed in the red sauce, but since they were whole and not cut up or used as a garnish, left a little to be desired.

Salmon entree: when I tell you this is the best salmon I’ve ever had. Absolute perfection, on a bed of mash potato paired with a caper sauce and broccolini. The salmon skin was crispy and divine. 10/10 recommend, go get this and please make it for me every day.

Special butterscotch pudding desert with lemon shortbread and salted caramel: very tasty!

Chocolate dessert thing: this was SO decadent. Perfect for two people, I was so full already it was hard to finish alone. Topped with gorgeous creme fresh and hazelnuts.

Drinks: we both had The Grand, make sure to squeeze your lemon into it, it truly brings out the excellence in...

I had a dinner with a girlfriend at Grana back in late October. It was my first time there, but my friend is a regular & wine club member. We arrived for our 6pm patio reservation right on time to find out they had just given our table away. After unraveling what had been done on their end, they scrambled to find us space. It wasn't an ideal first impression.

We caught the patio on a perfect Chico evening - not too hot, not yet cold - and it was a really aesthetically pleasant space. Dog friendly, too! Since my friend is a wine club member, we started with a tasting. Hers ended up being complimentary, while mine was not. I don't know of another wine club that doesn't include tastings for the member + 1-3 guests. It was odd, at minimum.

Our server was attentive and kind, and overall the food was good. The wedge salad was crunchy & fresh, and composed in a thoughtful & artistic way. The sausage & pepper pizza was also good, just enough to split with my friend. I'm not sure it earned a $27 price tag, though (size, ingredients, flavor, etc). Bodega Slice Shop is putting out better pies at a fraction of the price.

All in all, the Grana patio was pretty ideal in terms of ambiance for a girls night with an old friend. The wine & food was good, but pricey for the value, so it'll probably take another invite from her to...

We went to Grana for our first time last night celebrating a birthday. We made a reservation for 5 pm. We got there at 5 min till and asked to wait until 5, which is no big deal. We got in, started ordering, and our waitress was very nice. The pizza was good, the special was ok, not much but noodle a thin sauce and some bread crumbs. We ordered quite a bit of food and dessert. I haven't seen my son for a month and his birthday, we were sitting having conversations catching up and the waitress ( not our waitress,) comes up and asked us to leave because they need the table. We just spent almost 300. On food. And we are told they need our table and to leave. This was the rudest thing Grana you should be ashamed !! Really, you take my money and tell me to leave!! I went to ask why , and they stated they have a 2 hour time frame on the tables. News to me. I will never go there again. There are plenty of other restaurants with much better food and accommodate the patron without limits. GRANA...