A Real Find, Homemade Southwest Mexican Cuisine

Not your typical Mexican restaurant, has individual charm, a Southwest Mexican theme, and really tasty homemade food. Located in a small strip mall on Stickey Point Road just before it turns into Clark Road, one can easily pass it by. However, if you are an aficionado of Mexican cuisine, this would be a mistake.

A small restaurant frequented by regulars, with a simple, colorful décor, and an extensive well priced menu, El Toro Bravo is sure to please gastronomically and economically. For our meals we chose the following:

• Chimichanga:  (non-fried) A flour tortilla with refried beans & ground beef, topped with melted cheddar cheese, green chile sauce, guacamole, sour cream, and served with salad.  $9.75
  A large sized portion, cooked to order (no onions,) spicy but not overpowering
• Chalupa Plate:  2 crisp tortillas with refried beans, beef or chicken (we choose beef) with cheese, guacamole, served with a blanket of lettuce, tomatoes, and 4 cheeses.  $9.50
  Also a good sized portion, fresh greens, very cheesy and tasty.
• Acapulco:  Rolled enchilada, beef, chicken or cheese, (we had chicken), red or green chile sauce $10.50
  Flavorful, spicy, a great balance of flavor and spice.
• Veracruz: The same as the Acapulco with an additional enchilada. $11.95
  See comments above.
• Fajita Burrito: Flour tortilla with thin strips of grilled, marinated beef or chicken sautéed onions and multiple colors of bell peppers, refried beans, topped with melted cheese, red or green chile sauce, served with rice and salad. $12.50
  A very colorful, flavorful presentation.
• Monterrey Combination Plate: 2 rolled enchiladas, beef, chicken or cheese, red or green chile sauce. Served with taco, refried beans, rice and salad. $9.50
  A large portion of well spiced food with very flavorful sauce. Very filling.

All of the meals are served with homemade chips and salsa which are addicting and can easily fill you before the main course. There is also an adequate selection of Mexican beers, wine and soft drinks to accompany your meal. There wait staff are busy, attentive, and very friendly. One definitely gets the feel that El Toro Bravo is family run with pride.

Finding Mexican food in Sarasota is not a difficult undertaking. There are a number of Mexican restaurants from which to choose. However finding an authentic Southwestern Mex place can be challenging until now; El Toro Bravo is the “real deal!”

El Toro Bravo
2720 Stickney Point Road
Sarasota, FL 34231
Phone: 941-924-0006

http://www.torobravoclub.com/Home.html