Bocado Restaurant Review
887 Howell Mill Rd. NW (8th St.) 
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Atlanta, GA 30318
404-815-1399 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Menu
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Lunch & Dinner Mon.-Sat.Features
- Private room(s)
- Full bar
- Reservations suggested
- Outdoor dining
- Valet parking (dinner) & parking lot
- Casual dressy
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| After working for Frédéric Robert and Alain Ducasse then at Concentrics Restaurant Group's TAP and TROIS (the latter now closed), chef Todd Ginsberg also helped craft the graceful fare we still miss at Asher in Roswell. Now at Bocado (Spanish for "mouthful"), he presents tasty small plates that make use of local ingredients. While not exactly local, his Iowa-produced prosciutto nonetheless hails from closer to home than that of an Italian product, yet it keeps good faith with the original in texture and flavor. It comes aboard a couple of crusty bread slices anointed with pesto and tender arugula leaves. The signature pimento cheese with poblano pepper sandwich is a filling handful, and the accompanying tomato bisque rates as a sidekick. Hungry for fried chicken? Come on Wednesday at dinner. Lots of made-in-house touches convey a unique and personal style. And the wine list provides good and adventurous choices that support much of Ginsberg's food, although we find that more difficult to do when the rosés leave the list just because the equinox has turned. Faced with that deprivation, go for the lovely Aria Pinot Noir brut, beautiful with many of the offerings---including the prosciutto. |
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