Help! Quick! Anyone know of a good BYO place in Providence?

I'm headed to Waterfire in Providence, RI, tonight and need a place to dine. Providence is a funny place for wine and food aficionados. It seems to have a few top-notch dining spots and a slew of forgettable, college-ey places. And restaurants are always appearing and disappearing. It used to have a good number of places that allowed you to bring in wine, but those seem fewer in number these days.

I'm hoping to find a casual, inexpensive place near downtown that allows BYO. Here's the really hard part: one person in our party doesn't like Italian cuisine. Lacking a place with a BYO policy, I'd definitely settle for an inexpensive restaurant with good food and a half-way decent wine list.

Can anyone help? Many thanks in advance if so.

Eden, I agree with everything you write about Providence, although the town itself has great charm. If Italian is out, choices are terribly restricted. And, the upscale restaurants are really hit and miss.

I suggest the Napa Valley Grille. They have a range of foods, very fresh, with a California twist, and a wonderful staff in Providence -- we had Thanksgiving dinner there last year. Quite a good wine list. My memory is that they didn't charge us any corkage.

http://www.napavalleygrille.com/providence/about.php

Regards, Bob

The menu looks great, though probably a little pricey for my dining companions. I may push for it, though. I really appreciate the suggestion.

Bob,

I made a reservation at the Napa Valley Grill. They couldn't have been more charming about me bringing wine. Thanks so much for your help!

Eden

Great. They were very nice to us, too. They didn't even ask us to buy any wine although they had one of Janet's favorites so we bought a bottle from them as well. But certainly not necessary.

Enjoy!

Regards, Bob