Toro Asian Fusion in Newtown

Written by Fran Sikorski
Thursday, 20 November 2008 14:57

If the faces of the owners of Toro, a new Asian fusion restaurant in Newtown, look familiar, they are Becky Chou and her husband, executive chef Kung Wei, owners for eight years of Mannen Restaurant in Ridgefield, and the first Toro in Carmel, N.Y.

With well-trained staffs in each restaurant, all is running like clockwork in their three restaurants.
Becky and Kung knew each other in high school in Taiwan. He attended culinary school there before immigrating to the United States in 1991. Becky followed in 1992 and they were married. Other family members are also in the restaurant business in the United States.
Sous chef at Toro in Newtown is Kenny Li and dining there is a delightful experience, with choices of Chinese, Japanese and Thai dishes artistically displayed and reasonably priced.
Luncheon bento boxes, available with chicken or salmon teriyaki, Thai coconut curry shrimp, and chicken with vegetables, are served with miso soup, salad, shumai, and California roll. We started with a steaming spicy hot and sour seafood soup for two. Other soups are wonton, egg drop, miso, vegetable and bean curd, and chicken corn soup.
We moved along to crispy duck spring roll, seafood tempura, Peking duck wrap, and Treasure Island salad featuring cucumber, seaweed, and raw fish, topped with house spicy sauce. We gave our approval to tastings of Thai coconut curry chicken, pork with garlic sauce, spicy beef with scallions and onions, and Chicken or Shrimp Amazing, with garden vegetables in a brown and red spicy sauce that was amazing.
A treat is Hunan spicy fish, deep fried whole until crispy brown on the outside and tender and flaky on the inside. My companion was also pleased with pad Thai noodles.
Sushi and sashimi entrees are maki combinations, tuna dinner, love boat, sushi, sashimi and two special rolls.
House specialties are General Tso’s deep fried chicken or shrimp; seafood basket with shrimp and scallops with broccoli, shiitake mushrooms, red pepper, baby corn, lobster tail; stir-fried filet mignon; crispy duck; surf and turf; and crispy Chilean seabass fillet with fresh scallion, ginger and baby bok choy. Spices in each dish may be altered to taste.
Desserts include banana tempura, deep-fried ice cream, and muchi and rice cake ice cream. There’s also a Japanese soda that children are enjoying.

 

Open every day, serving lunch and dinner from 11:30 to 10, Monday to Thursday; 11:30 to 11, Friday and Saturday; 12 to 10, Sunday.

Reservations suggested; handicap accessible; major credit cards; child friendly; full bar; sushi bar; Thai, Japanese, Chinese menus; vegetarian selections; take-out; off-premises catering; casual dress; private functions up to 100; wine dinners; on-site parking.

Soup:  $12 to $7.95

Appetizers: $2 to $8

Salads: $3.50 to $11.50

Lunch entrees: $6.95 to $9.95

Bento boxes: $8.95 to $9.95

Chinese entrees: $8.95 to $13.95

House Specialties: $12.95 to $19.95

Sushi rolls: $3.50 to $9

Sushi, Sashimi entrees: $13.95 to $49.95 (2)

Wine, glass: $6 to $8.50

Wine, bottle: $21 to $65

Dessert: $5

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