We moved into town for our last three nights to enjoy dining here as well as Indian Market (our credit card hit a fraud alert!!) and chose to move away from southwestern cuisine for one night as we heard great things about LA BOCA, and it was super.
The tapas menu is not huge, but varied and make sure you check out the specials. We decided to order a couple each time so that we set the pace and everything did not come out too fast; it worked wonderfully and also, we did not over-order!
The Ceviche of Shrimp and Bay Scallops was nice and more on the spicy tomato side that a leche de tigre or sorts. It came with large crunchy slightly puffy tortilla pieces but was a tad messy. Luckily the napkins were large and thick.
Boquerones were superb anchovies and came served on the side with two large pieces of pan con tomate which we simply placed them atop for a great flavor. The Alchachofas were beautifully cooked huge artichoke hearts with long tender stems and came with a rich queso de cabra(goat cheese). The artichokes were flavored with lemon for a great bite and flavor as well.
Tacos de la Boca were three huge soft tortillas stuffed with fried shrimp and fried morcilla sausage bites and came with a super spicy pimentón agrodolce salsa as well as mango slaw. We loved the flavors again and realized that while the dishes lean Spanish tapas, the flavors are often Spanish/Southwestern US! The special was a gorgeous Grilled Bok Choy also with Morcilla Sausage and a roasted red pepper and tomato salsa that was speckled with chicharrónes, but they were soft as they marinated in the salsa! YUM. We felt we tried enough and were stuffed but Will had a scoop of rum raisin ice cream before we headed to the opera.
As always, the photos are on FB!!
