Toca Madera Serves Up Tasty Organic Cuisine

EDL Management Groups Toca Madera serves up organic Mexican small plates in a dimly lit space in West Hollywood.

It’s loud and crowded in the main bar, but head to the back patio for a mix of romantic and goth design. A beautiful lit tree with twinkling lights centers the small space adorned with walls of skulls on one side and hanging plants in metal boxes on the opposite wall.

Appetizer highlights include the guacamole with pomegranate seeds, lime pepitas and jalapeno served with house made crispy plantain chips and the taquitos made with a choice of vegan picadillo, chicken or brisket and topped with jalapeno cabbage, queso fresco, avocado tomatillo salsa and pickled onions.

Diners can choose dishes from the raw bar, salads, taqueria, big plates and sides menus. We chose the Chilean sea bass tacos with pasilla peppers, tomato, radish and an avocado vinaigrette; the American Waygu beef with cilantro, onions, habanero salt and Diablo salsa; grilled tajin vegetables and street corn. All were a little on the spicy side and delicious.

Cocktails at Toca Madera are unique and worth the visit just to indulge in a few of the bar’s spectacular libations. The Dia de Los Muertos includes tocas patron reposado, banana du bresil, guava canela and lemon and is lit tableside. We also tried La Bonita with avion silver, strawberry basil lime and an alderwood salt rim. Both were sweet and beautiful to admire while drinking.

Desserts are tasty and include something for every craving. The chocolate tart is decadent with raspberry jam and pulled cocoa and the strawberry tres leches is savory with cake soaked in vanilla tres leches and layered with strawberries and whipped cream.