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Check Out the Draft Menu for Txoko, Opening Soon in the Former Enrico’s

Ryan Maxey and Ian Begg, who’ve been running Naked Lunch out of the small space next door to Enrico’s for the last few years — the space shares Enrico’s kitchen in fact — jumped at the chance to take over the Enrico’s spot to build the Basque tapas restaurant of their dreams. Now Txoko (504 Broadway) is on deck for late May, and Begg tells Eater that they’re planning to be open Tuesday through Sunday serving food until 1:30 a.m., making it an appropriate stop for North Beach revelers and industry folk alike. They’ve got a logo (at left), and they say one of their biggest inspirations for the restaurant is Aloña Berri, a modern Basque restaurant in San Sebastian, Spain.

Also, they say the interior won’t be changing much, except for some paneling, and they’ve removed Enrico’s old piano.

Below, a full sample menu, which is, obviously, subject to change.

Txoko Sample Menu

Small Bites, Pintxos, and Oysters

Daily Oyster Selection
lime mignonette … A/Q ($2-$3 each)

Roncal Croqueta
Fra’Mani cured chorizo… 3

Green Egg and Ham Pintxo
rocket purée, sunny egg, Serrano ham… 4

Fava Bean Cuscurro
Pearl onions, queso de cabra, chervil… 3

Pintxo of Foie Gras Torchon
Meyer lemon gastrique, opal basil, toasted almonds… 7

Junipero Cured Salmon
radish, pickled fennel, crème fraiche… 4

Bloomsdale Spinach and Chickpea Pintxo
fermented black beans, Idiazabal… 3

Wild Mushroom Empanada
Manchego, spring onions, thyme… 5


Small Plates

Wild Mushroom Arroz
chanterelles, hen of the woods mushrooms, ramps… 10

Grilled Baby Octopus
potato pearls, sea beans, ramps, truffle foam… 8

Grilled Lamb Loin Chop
English peas, baby carrots, potato gratin, star anise… 10

Sautéed Rainbow Trout
fennel, apple, crispy potatoes, parsley purée… 7

Crispy Chesapeake Bay Soft Shell Crab
piquillo pepper purée, bacon, spring onions, herbs… 12

Grilled Delta Asparagus
duck egg, green garlic Hollandaise, Manchego… 9

Crispy Sweetbreads
potato coulis, sherry, favas, wild mushrooms, cress… 10

Foie Gras a la Plancha
caramelized Brussels sprouts, golden raisin sauce… 14

Big Plates

Grilled Bone-In Rib-Eye Steak
pommes Anna, mushrooms, Cabernet sauce… 34

Rex Sole a la Plancha
summer squash, shaved garlic, Txokoli, tender potatoes… 25

Oven Roasted Suckling Pig
spaetzle, Madeira, yam purée, mustard greens… 32


Cheese

Cabrales
Medjool date, shaved celery, chives… 5

Petite Basque
apricot compote, pine nuts… 6

Humboldt Fog
roasted beets, fennel, balsamic… 5

Pierre Robert
red onion jam, cherries… 6

Sweets

Churritos & Chocolate… 6

Foie Gras Ice Cream … 8

Gateau Basque… 6

Selection of Ice Creams or Sorbets… 6

The Menu and More from Txoko Opening Soon on Broadway [Eater]

Check Out the Draft Menu for Txoko, Opening Soon in the Former Enrico’s