Cuisine:

• Tapas
• Spanish
• Others
• Fast Food and Hamburgers

Toro Description:
Ken Oringer's empire has grown in all directions in a short period of time---from New French destination Clio to sashimi bar Uni to red-hot taqueria La Verdad to schmoozy steakhouse KO Prime---but dollar for dollar, this tapas bar remains our favorite. Displaying all the brick-and-wood rusticity of its progenitors, it contains an open kitchen with a chef de cuisine, the serious and talented John Critchley, who turns out Spanish tidbits, authentic in spirit as well as in their ingredients---from smoked tongue with lentils to delightful salt-cod fritters with deep-fried lemon rings. The grilled corn sprinkled with cotija cheese is all it's cracked up to be, while anything Critchley does with foie gras deserves at least as much attention. Meanwhile, wine from the exclusively Spanish list flows---especially cava, served as it is in containers called porrons, which raise drinking to an art form. The intimately festive mood thus created isn't even dampened by a tab that's rather higher than it would be in Toro's Barcelonian counterparts. Prepare for a weekend wait, icy service, and plenty of eye candy whenever you go.


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