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El Fogón

Reviewed by Toronto Life
  • 543 St. Clair Ave. W. (at Bathurst) • View on map »
  • 416-850-8041
$30 Gourmet
Allows one person to dine well for $30 or less, including tax and tip; they are not star rated More like this »
Editorial Review

This Peruvian spot is the latest in the gradual Latinization of St. Clair west of Bathurst. Patrons look forward to the arrival of buttered bread and a saucer of bright green habanero chili–based salsa for spreading. Appetizers are large-portioned and include a quartet of calamari, grilled just enough to form sweet char marks on the outside, yet not so much as to make them tough. At lunch, chicken in escabèche brings a full breast smothered ...

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