Fodor's Expert Review Roux 26

Set in the handsome, vintage Grants Pass Steam Laundry building—a brick-red beauty with a light-filled, solarium-style dining room—this casually upscale neighborhood bistro and bar offers an extensive and eclectic menu of well-crafted modern American fare. Start things off, perhaps, with an order of the addictively good garlic truffle fries or the citrus-shrimp salad with heirloom cherry tomatoes, avocado, and cotija cheese. Worthy main dishes include several thin-crust pizzas, fettucine with spicy habanero chiles and smoked chicken, and the classic Southern favorite, shrimp-and-grits with tomato-corn salsa and house-chile oil.