Last Friday, I got a chance to meet the girls at Bodega for some wine and eats. I'm plagarizing some of Michelle's blog on it, just because, well, I don't feel the need to be redundant.
"Bodega is one of my favorite places to go to after work for some no frills wine and food. Julie and I shared a carafe of the Malbec red, then another one of the Grenache. The 5 of us shared a Chopped Salad with some spring greens, zucchini, jicama, mushroom, and chickpeas all tossed with a light balsamic vinagrette. On came the Grilled Cheese...my favorite dish the whole menu. Bodega orders this special fig challah from some bakery, place slices of brie cheese and grill it up to melt the cheese. Mmm....I love it and luckily we ordered two of them. Next we had the Margherita Pizza...nothing too spectacular, yet just goes well with the wine. Later on we ordered another pizza...the Spicy Chicken...which was exactly what the menu said, very spicy. Not sure what the spice was that made it so hot. We also had the PLT (Portobello, Lettuce, and Tomato) sandwich. Also very good with a light spread of pesto and goat cheese."
I also enjoyed the Grilled cheese, which I thought went lovely with the Grenache Syrah, the sweetness of Grenache went well with the light brie and figs. The PLT was really delicious, the meatiness of Portobello was really nice with the lighter veggies and pesto sauce. Their spicy chicken pizza was ok. The chicken was of the frozen variety (the meat tasted processed) and was chopped into these tiny squares. I think it would have been better served if they used fresh ground chicken breast. But it was good-- a little too spicy to go well with the Grenache.
All in all, I like bodega because it is a low key, yet nice space to enjoy a glass of wine and some decent eats. I do think that for a wine bar their selection is pretty limited. Their malbec was just ok, and the grenache syrah was much better. I think they only had 1 zin on the menu and 2 cabs. I think Bottle Rock in Culver City actually has a better selection, but bodega has a nicer ambiance.
Bodega
814 Broadway
Santa Monica, CA 90401
(310) 394-3504
"Bodega is one of my favorite places to go to after work for some no frills wine and food. Julie and I shared a carafe of the Malbec red, then another one of the Grenache. The 5 of us shared a Chopped Salad with some spring greens, zucchini, jicama, mushroom, and chickpeas all tossed with a light balsamic vinagrette. On came the Grilled Cheese...my favorite dish the whole menu. Bodega orders this special fig challah from some bakery, place slices of brie cheese and grill it up to melt the cheese. Mmm....I love it and luckily we ordered two of them. Next we had the Margherita Pizza...nothing too spectacular, yet just goes well with the wine. Later on we ordered another pizza...the Spicy Chicken...which was exactly what the menu said, very spicy. Not sure what the spice was that made it so hot. We also had the PLT (Portobello, Lettuce, and Tomato) sandwich. Also very good with a light spread of pesto and goat cheese."
I also enjoyed the Grilled cheese, which I thought went lovely with the Grenache Syrah, the sweetness of Grenache went well with the light brie and figs. The PLT was really delicious, the meatiness of Portobello was really nice with the lighter veggies and pesto sauce. Their spicy chicken pizza was ok. The chicken was of the frozen variety (the meat tasted processed) and was chopped into these tiny squares. I think it would have been better served if they used fresh ground chicken breast. But it was good-- a little too spicy to go well with the Grenache.All in all, I like bodega because it is a low key, yet nice space to enjoy a glass of wine and some decent eats. I do think that for a wine bar their selection is pretty limited. Their malbec was just ok, and the grenache syrah was much better. I think they only had 1 zin on the menu and 2 cabs. I think Bottle Rock in Culver City actually has a better selection, but bodega has a nicer ambiance.
Bodega
814 Broadway
Santa Monica, CA 90401
(310) 394-3504
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