awards & press
RECENT awards
2019
BEST LATIN AMERICAN RESTAURANT
Toro Toro Doha - Fact Qatar Dining Awards
BEST SOUTH EAST ASIAN RESTAURANT
Zengo Doha - Face Qatar Dining Awards
FAVORITE NEWCOMER (CASUAL DINING)
Maya Doha - Fact Qatar Dining Awards
2018
LOS CABOS RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR
Toro Gastrobar - Culinary Award Los Cabos
BEST LATIN AMERICAN RESTAURANT IN DOHA
Toro Toro Doha - Fact Qatar Dining Awards
BEST SOUTH EAST ASIAN RESTAURANT IN DOHA
Zengo Doha - Fact Qatar Dining Awards
HIGHLY COMMENDED ASIAN RESTAURANT
Zengo Doha - Time Out Doha Restaurant Awards
2017
BEST LATIN AMERICAN RESTAURANT
Toro Toro Dubai - Time Out Restaurant Awards
BEST NEW RESTAURANT
Toro Toro Dubai - Time Out Restaurant Awards
RICHARD SANDOVAL RESTAURANTS
On Restaurant Business' Power 20 List
BEST LATIN AMERICAN RESTAURANT IN DOHA
Toro Toro Doha - On Restaurant Business' Power 20 List
BEST LATIN AMERICAN RESTAURANT
Toro Toro Doha - Time Out Doha Restaurant Awards
BEST NEWCOMER RESTAURANT
Zengo Doha - Time Out Doha Restaurant Awards
2016
BEST RESTAURANT LOUNGE
Z Lounge Doha - Fact Qatar Dining Awards
BEST RESTAURANT OVER ALL
& BEST RESTAURANT - LATIN AMERICAN
Toro Toro Doha - Fact Qatar Dining Awards
BEST SOUTH AMERICAN RESTAURANT IN THE GCC
Toro Toro Dubai - GCC Food and Travel Awards
BEST BRUNCH
Toro Toro Dubai - Time Out Restaurant Awards
BEST AMERICAN RESTAURANT
Toro Toro Dubai - Time Out Restaurant Awards
BEST LATIN AMERICAN RESTAURANT
Toro Toro Doha - Time Out Doha Restaurant Awards
RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR
Toro Toro Doha - Face Qatar Dining Awards
2015
HONORARY DOCTORATE OF CULINARY ARTS
Chef Richard Sandoval - Johnson & Wales University
BEST BRUNCHES IN DENVER
Tamayo - USA Today
2014
NAMED THE "KING OF LATIN FUSION"
by Modern Luxury Magazine
2013
TORO LATIN GASTROBAR NAMED "BEST RESTAURANT IN SERBIA"
TripAdvisor
RSR NAMED 25 COOLEST MULTI-CONCEPT COMPANIES
by Restaurant Hospitality
RICHARD SANDOVAL NAMED "ON PREMISE PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2013”
by Market Watch
EL CENTRO D.G. "BEST LATIN AMERICAN CUISINE"
Washingtonian Magazine
RECENT press
TIME OUT DUBAI
October 2019
OC WEEKLY
October 2019
TIME OUT DOHA
September 2019
CULTUREMAP
August 2019
5280 MAGAZINE
July 2019
TRIPSAVVY
June 2019
HOTEL MANAGEMENT
May 2019
7NEWS MIAMI
April 2019
CAPITOL FILE MAGAZINE
March 2019
BUSINESS INSIDER
March 2019
SUNSET MAGAZINE
February 2019
EATER CHICAGO
February 2019
USA TODAY
February 2019
FORBES
February 2019
5280 MAGAZINE
February 2019
IN NEW YORK MAGAZINE
January 2019
WHERE TRAVELER
January 2019
DINING OUT DENVER
December 2018
EATER DENVER
December 2018
EPOCH TIMES
December 2018
TIME OUT DOHA
December 2018
THE MANUAL
December 2018
EATER DC
December 2018
FORBES TRAVEL GUIDE
November 2018
VACATION IDEA
November 2018
FORBES
November 2018
5280 MAGAZINE
November 2018
THE EPOCH TIMES
October 2018
HOTEL F&B
October 2018
SOCIETY QATAR
October 2018
OPENTABLE
September 2018
EATER AUSTIN
September 2018
ASPEN TIMES
August 2018
DINING OUT ATLANTA
July 2018
5280 MAGAZINE
June 2018
TIME OUT ABU DHABI
June 2018
TRAVEL & TOUR WORLD
June 2018
5280 MAGAZINE
June 2018
ASPEN PEAK MAGAZINE
June 2018
USA TODAY
June 2018
LUXURY TRAVEL MAGAZINE
May 2018