My first introduction to tapas (latin for "spanish dim sum") was at a place called El Cid in the mid-1990s up near Yonge & Eglinton. El Cid is long dead. And I've been long searching for a tapas place to replace it. I found one. In Seoul, of all places. Torito, alas, could not match El Cid.
I came here with two Japanese women I met at a Japanese movie night. The post movie night mixer I found them both drinking sangria and we arranged to meet later in the month for more sangria and tapas. The sangria pleased us all. A 1l pitcher ($35) served the three of us well through the meal. The wait staff was very helpful in pouring all through the meal. Service. Tops.
The tapas itself was just okay. The chicken pate I thought could have been served with a softer bread. It was hard to enjoy the pate richness while chomping on the crispy teeth breaking wafers that accompany the spread.
The pork ribs tasted pretty much like ribs squirted with grocery store BBQ sauce. They were quite tender, however.
The decor is minimal but given tapas is about sharing food and conversation, the place was quite loud. It would be nice if they invested in a bit of sound supression.
Meh. Nothing much here to wow the senses. Okay. But I'm going to keep looking for a TO tapas restaurant to replace the long dead El Cid.