Someone had the good taste to put a CD by Dinah Washington on the sound system. Service is excellent. It's not always easy dealing with the public, especially when people are as picky as I am. But our waitress was as gracious as possible, full of good cheer, taking swift care of my requests, and boxing up our many leftovers, then keeping them warm until we left. The wine list is adequate, with 38 wines - eight chardonnays, four pinot noirs, three zinfandels, five cabernet sauvignons, and so on.
Most categories offer one wine by the glass, and it's usually the least expensive.
I wished some of the better wines were offered by the glass, even if the glass cost a bit more. Chef Michael Dotson does an admirable job with a cuisine that's a little bit California, a little bit French, and a lot all-American. He's come to Heirloom from Plumpjack in San Francisco and Tahoe. Winter vegetable soup. This healthy, fresh-tasting soup is a cooked puree of celery root, parsnip, potato, and perhaps another winter vegetable or two.