Boca (restaurant)

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CitySeattle
CountyKing
StateWashington
CountryUnited States
Website bocarestobar.com

Boca is the common name of a small chain of restaurants in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington. Locations include the Boca Restobar and Grill, Boca Restaurant at Queen City Grill, and Boca Argentine Bakery and Pizzeria.

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Description

Boca Restobar and Grill and the outpost Boca Restaurant at Queen City Grill are steakhouses serving Argentine cuisine. Boca Restobar and Grill is located on Broadway, on Capitol Hill, and the outpost operates in the former Queen City Grill space. The menu at both restaurants has included grilled meats, such as beef cuts, chicken, rib eye steak, sausages, and matambre (beef tenderloin with roasted vegetables, hard boiled eggs, spices, and a beef demi-glace). The restaurant has also served empanadas, grilled octopus, salmon, and salads. The drink menu has included the Evita (tequila, pineapple juice, and Campari) and the Ginobili, which has gin, pisco, green apple, and sage oleo. [1]

The Boca Argentine Bakery and Pizzeria is located at Broadway and Republican Street, on Capitol Hill. [2] The interior has marble tables and black and white photography on display. [3] French doors open to a sidewalk patio with a white parasol and plants. The seating capacity inside is approximately 100 people. [2] The menu includes pizza, pastries, salads, sandwiches, [4] and other baked goods including chipa cheese breads, churros with dulce de leche, coconut coquitos, four varieties of empanadas, [5] [6] and pastelitos. [7] Neapolitan pizzas use Italian toppings like mozzarella, basil, and Calabrese sausage. The drink menu has included espresso, juices, and mate, as well as beer, cocktails, and wine. [2]

History

Exterior of Boca Argentine Bakery and Pizzeria, 2022 Seattle, November 2022 - 128.jpg
Exterior of Boca Argentine Bakery and Pizzeria, 2022

Marco Casas-Beaux is the owner. Boca Restaurant at Queen City Grill opened in February 2021. [1]

Boca Argentine Bakery and Pizzeria opened in 2022, in a space previously occupied by Pagliacci Pizza. [8] Molly Harrison is the pastry chef of the pizzeria. [2]

Reception

Alyssa Therrien included the bakery in the Daily Hive 's 2021 list of seven "authentic and delicious empanadas spots" in Seattle. [6] In 2022, Allecia Vermillion included the bakery in Seattle Metropolitan 's list of the best new restaurants, [7] and Aimee Rizzo included its caprese empanada in The Infatuation's list of Seattle's best new dishes. [9]

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References

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  7. 1 2 "Seattle's Best New Restaurants | 2022". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 2024-02-20. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  8. Vermillion, Allecia (2022-11-07). "Boca Argentine Bakery and Pizzeria Serves Argentina's Deep-Dish Pizza, the Fuguzetta". Seattle Metropolitan . Archived from the original on 2024-02-20. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
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