El Fogón Peruvian Restaurant
(Restaurant Review from Toronto Life Magazine)
El Fogon
543 St. Clair Ave. W.,
Toronto, Ontario,
M6C 1A3
Tel: 416-850-8041
Contact: manager@elfogon.ca
Chef: Silvia Riojas-Kamiya
Patio: No
Open on Sunday: Yes
Neighbourhood: Forest Hill
Review:
This Peruvian spot is the latest in the gradual Latinization of St. Clair west of Bathurst. Alas, it has all the immediate charm of a strip mall coffee shop. But all is forgiven with the arrival of a breadbasket and a saucer of bright green habanero chili-based salsa for spreading.
Appetizers are large-portioned and include a quartet of calamari ($9.95), grilled just enough to form sweet char marks on the outside, yet not enough to make them tough. Chicken in escabeche ($9.95) brings a full breast smothered in sautéed onions with a zingy sauce. Onions reprise their role atop the bistek encebollado ($11.50), a thin portion of under-seasoned grilled beef; a pile of rice absorbs the juices from the beef and, when combined with a salad, creates a uniquely Andean meat-starch-greens mélange.
Tacu tacu ($8.95) is more properly ordered as a side, though the fried mix of beans and rice makes an excellent vegetarian choice. A short selection of beers and juices. Closed Monday and Tuesday.
*Prices in this review might not be accurate anymore
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