Ken Oringer and Jamie Bissonnette's latest creation is an overwhelming success. Living up to the reputation of Toro and Coppa, everything about Little Donkey was executed perfectly, from service, to the atmosphere to the incredible food.

Little Donkey is a much larger, more spacious space then Toro or Coppa. Even on a Saturday at 7:30 when the restaurant was paced, noise levels were low enough that you can converse with your table without yelling to each other. The staff was all very friendly and knowledgeable, providing in depth food and drink recommendations. Similar to Toro, the cocktails here are creative, inspired and delicious. My table ordered The Donkey Punch (which comes in a grapefruit cup), two Soeur De Luca's (which were like a mix between a Mojito and a gin and tonic, very refreshing), and a beer.

There were four of us and we ordered 2 dishes a piece and 2 desserts to split. We ordered the Parker House Rolls, which were delicious and reminded us somewhat of bao bread, highly recommended. The fried chicken sandwich was also very good, though it was a bit difficult to split between four people. The Manti was the table's favorite dish. Everyone found the flavor to be exceptional. Our only (very minor) complaint was the dish came with 7 ravioli, so we had to fight over who only got 1! We enjoyed the clam garlic bread, though we were not blown away by it, especially compared to the Manti. The charred avocado, cucumber salad, and silver queen corn were all hits. The corn also had the cool effect of parts of it still moving when brought to the table. The burger was also a very solid choice. The patty itself was done perfectly, but the real star was the buffalo pickles!

For dessert with got the mango ritz crackers (which actually was mango between ritz brand crackers!) and the cookie dough (my favorite), which was served very creatively on a beater whisk, giving you the feeling of being a kid again and eating the cookie dough when Mom wasn't looking.

Overall we all had nothing but glowing, positive things to say about Little Donkey. We all agreed that we will go back, that we will bring visiting friends and family back, and that we're all very excited to see the breakfast and lunch offerings.