Fusion restaurant reopens in Atascadero. Here’s what’s on the menu
An international fusion restaurant in Atascadero reopened its doors in May after temporarily closing when the owner’s wife was in a car accident.
“We have a little bit of everything,” said Luis Romo, chef and owner of Atascadero Bistro.
Romo said the bistro serves everything from classic French to Americanized dishes, including their legacy chicken apple brie with onion jam served on focaccia bread for $13.50.
Romo said other bestsellers have included waffles rancheros — two jumbo eggs over a jalapeño corn waffle topped with chorizo, avocado and other toppings at $14.50.
“Eggs Benedict — those are pretty much a classic with a little twist with the bread,” Romo said. Instead of serving poached eggs on top of an English muffin, the restaurant serves its house-made focaccia topped with hollandaise sauce.
“The breads are amazing,” Romo said of the offerings they serve with their sandwiches. Nearly all are made in-house.
“The meatloaf, the flat iron, shrimp scampi — they’ve been very, very popular,” Romo said.
The meatloaf, $27, comes with gravy, veggies and mashed potatoes topped with fraiche garlic cream. The scampi, $29, is served with six prawns, sautéed mushrooms and fresh herbs over a bed of veggies and rice pilaf.
Why did Atascadero Bistro close?
Around the end of April, Romo said the bistro closed because his wife, Viviana Lopez, was in a car accident that left her temporarily unable to work. Romo closed up shop until she recovered.
On May 25, the bistro announced its re-opening on Facebook.
“We would like to thank everyone for your prayers and good wishes,” read the post. “And to let everyone know that we’ll resume operations on Saturday the 25th.”
By June, Romo said the restaurant expanded its hours to serve dinner.
Some of the entrées include a ribeye for two, topped with blue cheese and thin onion rings. The strip loin and shrimp comes with chimichurri or piri piri with fraiche garlic sauce. For seafood lovers, seared king oyster with aillade and cabbage awaits.
‘Every week we try different kind of new-ish dishes’
With such a collecction of cuisines from all over the world, it makes sense to keep the menu new, fresh and hearty, Romo said.
“Every week we try different kind of new-ish dishes,” Romo said. He added that a couple of weeks ago, the bistro was serving a seafood pasta.
“We are trying to tweak a little bit of recipe for spicy miso,” Romo said, which tends to be the style of the global restaurant.
There’s plenty of room inside with 40 seats, while an outdoor patio has space for 10.
Atascadero Bistro is open Tuesday through Sunday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. for breakfast and lunch. Dinner is served from 4 to 8:30 p.m.
It’s located at 7425 El Camino Real, Suite S, in Atascadero.
For more information, visit the bistro’s website at atascaderobistro.com or contact them via email atascaderobistro@gmail.com or phone 805-461-8888.
