Fodor's Expert Review El Olivo Food House

Two restaurants in one, the Food House's Spanish owners have drawn on a wealth of travels to put together tastefully designed dishes with fresh, top-quality ingredients. Downstairs, the burger bar, Madison, channels a vintage American diner, with suitably killer milk shakes and chunky, pure-beef burgers with inventive toppings. Upstairs, and closer to home, El Olivo serves a modern market cuisine with Mediterranean roots and shares the space with a small gallery showing local artists. The effort put into sourcing quality products, and the owners' attention to detail, shines through in their food, with rich sauces, perfectly crisped croquetas de bacalao, and the paella which is sure to become a house favorite.