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| - Toro did not disappoint. When you call for reservations the phone is answered by the Scottsdale Princess Hotel. I was not aware they were affiliated and it caught me off guard. Ambiance was awesome with a beautiful view of the 18th green at TPC. I believe the interior of the restaurant has also been recently remodeled and it shows. From the hostess to our waiter, service was top notch. Our waiter, Shane, was incredibly knowledgeable of the drink and dining menu. My impression of the menu was not so much "latin" as latin/asian fusion. Love that new buzz word - makes me feel like the restaurant can't choose which way they want to go so "fusion"!! Either way, the diner benefits as there are some creative options. The local tomato salad is excellent (tomato, watermelon, burrata, hearts of palm, etc). I had chorizo croquetts which were good and innovative, but slightly overdone. Two of our diners had Achiote BBQ salmon that was accompanied with a achiote ponzu broth and thought it was the best salmon dish they ever had - a high compliment from them. Another diner ordered Nikkei BBQ ribs and loved them. They are sweet and sticky if you like your ribs prepared that way. I ordered the Nikkei Lomo Saltado Wok (stir fried beef tenderloin) which was good but had a slighly tart flavor that I didn't care for. My bad as Shane, our waiter, had told me it was prepared with oyster sauce and that some people found it tart. The tenderloin was lovely, but there are so many interesting items on the menu that I would try something different next time. My only complaint was as the restaurant got busy (on a Thursday night, good for them in slow season) our waiter got busy with other tables, our dessert order was never delivered and we finally cancelled it. Would I come back, you bet!!
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