Another weekend another James Beard award winner. Tonight we tried yet another of the well reviewed restaurants that have cropped up on NE Russell St., Toro Bravo. They do not take reservations, so we tried to get there before 7:00 PM to beat the crowd. Our plan did not work, the place was already swamped and we had an hour wait. Luckily there is a great bar (and restaurant) next door called the Secret Society, however it was also packed out. After a short wait we were able to get up to the bar and order a couple of Derby Cocktails, which were a very nice bourbon drink. This is a great place and will get a return visit at a later date.
So back to Toro Bravo. We got the call on our cell phone about 50 minutes after we checked in that our table was ready and we got a seat at the "kitchen bar" which looks into, you guessed it, the kitchen. The place was going like a fair, so there was a lot of action in the kitchen and it was a good show. The service was very good. We got a great wine recommendation from their Spanish heavy wine list and some good menu recommendations too.
We started with the French Kiss, brandy soaked prunes stuffed with foie gras, and the Duck Liver Mousse Terrine with morels & house made sidra mustard. The mousse was amazing, but I will pass on the French Kiss next time. For our "entrees" we tried the Seared Scallops with romesco; House Smoked Coppa Steak with olive oil poached potatoes, chopped olives & salbitxada; Drunken Pork with avocado salad; and the Grilled Asparagus with fried jamon, olives & preserved lemon. These were all amazing, but we ordered too much and took most of the steak home. For desert we had the Molten Chocolate Cake with vanilla ice cream and the Lemon Curd Crepes. We were sitting by the desert chef and these were two great recommendations. You should know, the menu changes daily, so these things might be there when you visit.
And visit you should. This place is great and well worth the wait.
120 Northeast Russell Street
Portland, OR 97212-3791
(503) 281-4464
Portland, OR 97212-3791
(503) 281-4464
116 Northeast Russell Street
Portland, OR 97212
(503) 493-3600
Portland, OR 97212
(503) 493-3600
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