Toro Bravo (restaurant)

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Toro Bravo
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The restaurant's exterior, 2008
Toro Bravo (restaurant)
Restaurant information
Established2007 (2007)
Food type Spanish
Street address120 NE Russell Street
City Portland
State Oregon
Postal/ZIP Code97212
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 45°32′26.5″N122°39′49.2″W / 45.540694°N 122.663667°W / 45.540694; -122.663667

Toro Bravo was a Spanish restaurant in Portland, Oregon. The restaurant closed in 2020. [1] [2]

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History

Toro Bravo opened in 2007. [3]

The restaurant had received funding to 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 Russell's 2019 list of "Portland's 40 best restaurants". [7]

See also

References

  1. Russell, Michael (July 2, 2020). "Portland restaurant group Toro Bravo Inc. dissolving in wake of founder's Facebook outburst". OregonLive. Archived from the original on August 13, 2020. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  2. Singer, Matthew (June 24, 2020). "Chef John Gorham Steps Down From Toro Bravo Restaurant Group, Checks Into Psychiatric Hospital Following Incendiary Facebook Posts". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on July 29, 2020. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  3. Tepler, Benjamin; DeNies, Ramona; Clarke, Kelly; Dundas, Zach; Brooks, Karen (November 2017). "So Many Great Portland Restaurants Opened in 2007. Are They Still Good?". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  4. Prewitt, Andi (June 16, 2020). "10 Oregon Restaurants Receive Thousands of Dollars to Feed People in Need During the Pandemic". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  5. Davis, Camas (November 2007). "Best Restaurants 2007". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  6. Russell, Michael (May 31, 2016). "Toro Bravo review: best Portland restaurants 2016". OregonLive. Archived from the original on October 26, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  7. Russell, Michael (July 31, 2019). "Portland's 40 best restaurants, ranked". OregonLive. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2020.