Tolo

I loved our meal here!! The service was super friendly and attentive -- and it's not a super big restaurant but also didn't feel loud or too crowded.

Here is what we ate:

MUST ORDER:
Crispy Fish -- unreal. Perfectly cooked and cut and battered in a way that makes every bite even and delish!! I am not usually a fan of sweet and sour but this was perfectly balanced!!
Crab Fried Rice -- you have to get this to go with the fish I don't make the rules! Also it has big chunks of crab!

GOOD:
Duck spring rolls -- very good and a perfect was to start the meal, but didn't blow me away.
XO noodles -- I thought I was going to LOVE this dish but I felt like it didn't have enough sauce which was the really delicious part! I did love the chewiness of the noodles though.

SKIP:
Pepper Tofu -- good, but needed a crunch element and more flavor in my opinion.

DRINKS:
lots of natural wines on the menu to choose from!

Such a fun new Chinese restaurant with wine list curated by Parcelle! This spot was so cute and cozy inside -- super ideal for a date night or 1:1 with a good friend.

The menu has tons of dishes that look delicious, so it's hard to narrow it down, to be honest. Some of the stand outs for me on my first visit were the rice noodles, string beans with minced pork, seaweed shake shake fries, and the fried chicken. (Though I would've loved some sort of sauce with the chicken!)

The vibe is amazing and the service was attentive. We got good recommendations on both food and wines and I'm super excited to go back again to try out more dishes!

A new, funky place in Chinatown. I like how small the restaurant is, BUT it's not true Chinese food. More of a fusion place. Definitely recommend the salt & pepper tofu as well as the bean curd. Both delicious!

Don't get the raw tuna. It's disgusting.

The food was decent but I didn't think it was worth the hype and the dishes were expensive given the portion size/what they were.

The best dishes of the night were the fried chicken (it had a juicy interior) and the rice noodles. Other decent dishes were the bean curd with shishito (though my husband was disappointed in this one), the sticky rice with Chinese sausage, the water spinach.

Definitely skip the dong po rou - it wasn't tender at all and had a really bad tasting sauce.

They looked like they had a decent wine menu, which was a plus.

The interior wasn't great. Fun music and vibes but there wasn't sufficient insulation from the door during the winter so we were cold the entire meal (and my husband is never cold). It's also really small and cramped inside. People kept bumping into my chair repeatedly and there were a few accidents of waiters knocking over dishes/breaking glasses during the one hour we were there bc of how narrow the walkways between tables were.

Over all, was glad to try it but probably won't return.

Came the week they opened, and it was pretty good but think they were understandably still working out some opening kinks. They didn't have the pork, which I really wanted to try.

The other dishes were pretty good. I liked how chewy the rice noodles were, and the fries were surprisingly one of my favorites of the night.

The tables can be a bit cramped. We went with a party of 4, but I felt it was difficult to squeeze all the dishes on the table and it might have been better for a party of 2.

Would recommend if you're in the area and looking for a cozy spot.

Some friends and I came to Tolo a few weeks ago, I guess it was the first weekend they opened. It was so new that they didn't even have a sign yet, so we had a bit of trouble finding it when we got there. Once inside, it was super cozy though.

We were a group of 5 and had a reservation for 7:30PM. I'm a bit conflicted on how to rate the service as the sign said we had 90 minutes to dine, but we were basically rushed out by 8:30PM. Literally, they kept coming back to the table to clean up and asking us if they could start removing things. Definitely didn't make us feel too great, so we paid quickly and left to find another spot to get more food/drinks.

Onto the food. We ordered a bunch of small plates and couple mains:

- Smashed cucumber
- Raw tuna
- String beans
- Little rice noodles
- Sticky rice
- Shake shake fries
- Bean curd
- Scallops
- Crispy fish

The raw tuna was probably the best thing here. The portions are tiny, so we had to order 2 of these and a few of the other dishes too. We liked the rice noodles and sticky rice as well, there was a lot of flavor. We were not a fan of the bean curd, cucumber, or the fries. The rest were just ok. My friends really liked the drinks though, they tried 2 different drinks each, so would probably recommend coming here for drinks over the food.

I believe the bill came out to over $200, which was quite hefty for the portion sizes. We had to go somewhere else after for more food.

With a menu with limited options it better hit, and it did. Ordered the scallops the chicken and the greens, went on the opening week.
Intimate vibe and everyone sits close to each other. But overall it was a good experience. The chicken and the scallops were amazing. Memorable.

What an amazing spot!. Quite the intimate setting. This restaurant elevates Chinese cuisine. Loved the crab fried rice, oysters, rice cakes, and pretty much everything else. It all pairs impeccably with their exquisite wine selection. The ambiance, coupled with attentive service, makes Tolo a must-visit.

Totally delicious and cozy! We loved our dishes and the wine list was great!
Can't wait for Tolo to be the go - to Chinese spot!

The food was incredible. The rice noodles were so delicious they melted in my mouth. Also a big fan of the tofu and fried chicken. Service was impeccable