The upscale restaurant and wine bar Metrovino operated in northwest Portland's Pearl District, along the 11th Avenue streetcar line.

[3] The menu included chowder with fish and flour,[6] tataki of yellowtail with cucumber and yuzu, and trout with spinach and potato purée and lobster sauce.

[3] Cheese plates, duck confit, foie gras, soufflés with white cheddar, and a sunny-side quail egg on pork belly were also available.

[2] In 2010, Metrovino and Bethel Heights Vineyard partnered for the Winemaker Dinners series organized by the Classic Wines Auction, an annual charity event.

[13] Additionally, Denton and Steele were nominated in the Restaurant of the Year category of the annual Eater Awards and attended the ceremony in New York City.

[14] In March 2011, Metrovino hosted a weekend happy hour menu in honor of the James Beard Foundation Awards announcements.

According to Byron Beck of Eater Portland, Metrovino was used "as a location one of the characters visits on the show, including exterior and interior shots".

According to Eater Portland, the error resulted in phone calls requesting for clarification, causing the restaurant to lose up to $50,000 since the app's launch.

Described by Eater Portland as a "beer-in-cocktails advocate", Grier debuted eleven new cocktails, including the Averna stout flip, the seigle sour, and the Mexican train.

[25] After Metrovino closed, Grier worked at Hop & Vine and wrote a cookbook titled Cocktails on Tap: The Art of Mixing Spirits and Beer.

[1] He complimented the "pungent, intricate dishes designed to delve into wine", such as the charcuterie board and wagyu carpaccio, among other "unexpected" options.