We’ve never been to Toronado’s relatively new San Diego location, which opened in 2008. But writer Brandon Hernández has. He’s a food critic for The San Diego Reader, and an avid fan of that city’s “Toronado 2.0″, as he calls … Continue reading
Category Archives: Toronado
Toronado Featured on Anthony Bourdain’s “The Layover”
Last night, Toronado was featured on the new Travel Channel show “The Layover,” in which host Anthony Bourdain roams a different city each week in search of “insider tips that only the most seasoned traveler would know.”
Lower Haight Leftovers: 1/6 Edition
Flickr/gamene It’s been a busy first week of 2012, and that means a few choice items didn’t quite make the front page this week. But fear not: we’ve saved them for today’s leftovers.
Celebrate Oktoberfest at Toronado Tonight
There are plenty of good reasons to want to grab a drink tonight — the weather, the fire, a certain Apple founder’s passing — and Toronado’s got just the event to help you forget your troubles. Especially if you own … Continue reading
The Time Caleb Left an Orchid Outside Toronado
We’re trying something a little different for your Sunday reading pleasure: a Lower Haight short story. Today’s is by our very own Caleb Garling. Caleb recently left an orchid on the sidewalk outside of Lower Haight bar Toronado, and watched … Continue reading
Mayor Ed Lee Skips Debate, Goes on Lower Haight Pub Crawl Instead
Twitter/Mysterioso We don’t usually get into mayoral politics here in the Lower Haight. But last night, mayoral politics got into us!
Belgian Beer Feast at Toronado Sunday
It’s back! Toronado’s annual Belgian Beer Feast returns this Sunday, promising an epic afternoon of beer and food pairings the likes of which your stomach has never seen before!
The ATMs of the Lower Haight: a Haighteration Investigation!
Flickr/Sunsparked The Lower Haight has a lot going for it: it’s stocked with record stores, drinking holes, and enough hair salons to shake a stick at. But with no banks in sight, the neighborhood comes up woefully short on paper … Continue reading
Your Guide to Beer Week in the Lower Haight
Flickr/bittermelon It’s a historic morning, folks — and not just because of that whole Egypt thing. No, the big news is that SF Beer Week is finally upon us! From today until February 20th, bars and breweries all over the … Continue reading
Stout Beer Event at Toronado Tonight
Flickr/cicatrix If you like your beers dark and stormy, don’t miss tonight’s Stout Night at Toronado, where they’ll be pouring no fewer than 9 varieties of the black stuff.