A group of () 14 of us went out on Wednesday night for Tapas at Modesto (for those that are interested: its at 5257 Shaw St. Louis, MO 63110. Map courtesy of Google Maps.) Having eaten there I can understand why it won “Best Place for a Group Dinner” consistently over the last couple of years. Sauce magazine reviewed the restaurant saying
It’s difficult to find a plate of tapas the Guru doesn’t like, but Dinsmoor’s dishes show a particularly lovely presentation, deep flavors and a nifty imagination for mixing and matching to complement and highlight the tastes, whether familiar or not.
describing Modesto as “an establishment whose very attitude brings forth the desire to return, and soon.”
Over the evening I think we ate virtually all of the hot tapas:
- Gambas al Modesto–sauteed shrimp with lemon zest, red pepper, garlic and olive oil
- Pollo Asado con Pasas–pan-roasted chicken breast with red wine and raisin sauce
- Empanada de Vieiras–scallops baked in pastry with pepper, lemon and cream
- Salchichas de la Casa–grilled, house-made sausages with sweet and sour figs
- Mejillones en Salsa de Sidra–mussels steamed in hard cider with chorizo and peppers
- Bistec a la Cabrales–hanger steak with Cabrales cheese and port wine sauce
- Albondigas Caseras–veal and pork meatballs with almond, garlic and sherry sauce
- Calamares Fritos–fried calamari and cherry peppers with salbitxada
- Champinones con Mojo–sauteed shiitake, oyster and crimini mushrooms with almond mojo
- Pinchos de Cordero–Moroccan-style grilled lamb kebabs with mint-yogurt sauce and tomato-onion salsa