Tapas are about sharing and sampling. Rioja understands that. Go there with a few friends, order one tapa per person, share with all your friends and then repeat until you had enough.
We found the cuisine to be authentically Spanish, expertly prepared and enthusiastically served. The wine list is, we believe, exclusively from Spain. This is no handicap, since Spanish wines are easily the best value, most underrated wines in the world in any price category (full disclosure: I'm Spanish and admittedly biased). Start with a glass of Fino or Manzanilla dry sherry served in authentic sherry glasses, continue with a white Albariño or red Rivera del Duero (or, naturally, Rioja!).
Rioja opened recently at the old locale occupied by Bistro Provence and Chez George. Those who mourn this restaurant's departure from this location will be pleasantly surprised by Rioja. Different cusine but similar love for good old world traditions.
Pros: Authenticity, Food quality, Price/Quality ratio
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