Toro Bravo (restaurant)
| Toro Bravo | |
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 The restaurant's exterior, 2008 | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 2007 |
| Food type | Spanish |
| Street address | 120 NE Russell Street |
| City | Portland |
| State | Oregon |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 97212 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 45°32′26.5″N 122°39′49.2″W / 45.540694°N 122.663667°WCoordinates: 45°32′26.5″N 122°39′49.2″W / 45.540694°N 122.663667°W |
Toro Bravo was a Spanish restaurant in Portland, Oregon. The restaurant closed in 2020.[1][2]
History[]
The restaurant's interior, 2008
Toro Bravo opened in 2007.[3]
The restaurant had received funding for provide food for the homeless community.[4]
Reception[]
Toro Bravo was named one of the city's best restaurants by Portland Monthly's Camas Davis in 2007 and by The Oregonian's Michael Russell in 2016.[5][6] The restaurant ranked number 23 on his 2019 list of "Portland's 40 best restaurants".[7]
See also[]
- Hispanics and Latinos in Portland, Oregon
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the restaurant industry in the United States
- List of defunct restaurants of the United States
- List of Spanish restaurants
References[]
- ^ Russell, Michael (July 2, 2020). "Portland restaurant group Toro Bravo Inc. dissolving in wake of founder's Facebook outburst". OregonLive.
- ^ "Chef John Gorham Steps Down From Toro Bravo Restaurant Group, Checks Into Psychiatric Hospital Following Incendiary Facebook Posts". Willamette Week.
- ^ "So Many Great Portland Restaurants Opened in 2007. Are They Still Good?". Portland Monthly.
- ^ "10 Oregon Restaurants Receive Thousands of Dollars to Feed People in Need During the Pandemic". Willamette Week.
- ^ "Best Restaurants 2007". Portland Monthly.
- ^ Russell, Michael (May 31, 2016). "Toro Bravo review: best Portland restaurants 2016". OregonLive.
- ^ Russell, Michael (July 31, 2019). "Portland's 40 best restaurants, ranked". OregonLive.
External links[]
Media related to Toro Bravo at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
Categories:
- 2007 establishments in Oregon
- 2020 disestablishments in Oregon
- Defunct restaurants in Portland, Oregon
- Restaurants disestablished during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Restaurants disestablished in 2020
- Restaurants established in 2007
- Spanish restaurants
- Spanish-American cuisine
- Spanish-American culture in Portland, Oregon