Tonight, we started with a tamale appetizer. It was big but not too big, filled with small chunks of spicy beef, onions, peppers and cilantro.
Then came the main event. We split the bife de Las Cholas, which was at huge sirloin (chorizo) steak served with fries, grilled provolone (OMG! So delicious!), onions and peppers, pureed winter squash and a fried egg (!). Steak was rare and juicy and perfect.
All of that, along with two bottles of sparkling mineral water, a bottle of one of the most expensive bottles of wine on the menu, and two espressos came to a hair shy of $30 US. Crazy, just crazy. It still blows my mind. So does the fact that when we left the restaurant at 10:15 p.m., there was a massive crowd of people standing around waiting for a table. I'm surprised that no one got into a fight over our prime sidewalk table. There are definite benefits to arriving by 8:45!
4 comments:
Did you go to Tigre yet?
And did you have the brochett de Pollo at Las Cholas yet? Man, my mouth is watering just thinking about that place. It's insanely good.
Are you gonna have to diet when you get home? t&j
Hola BP. Yep, four times to Las Cholas and still love, love, love it. We've had the bife Las Cholas, brochett de pollo, bife lomo and the choripan sandwich (along with nearly a dozen starters, too). You're right... best in the 'hood, possibly the city.
Went to Tigre Tuesday... kinda like visiting Everett from Seattle. Hit the farmers/craft market, wondered through couple nice neighborhoods and had lunch along the river. There's a train line that stops next to the Hipodromo going directly to Tigre (no transfer in Mitre), and it has air conditioned cars. Nice on a HOT day.
Hit River Plate Stadium today, but were too early for the tour, so bought a jersey and came back through Belgrano and a small China Town.
And to Tim: yep, it'll be veggies & more veggies when we get back. (What is the &?)
J
...amp? Dunno. When I tried to make my first comment I apparently hit a wrong key at a right time ... and viola(sp)? t&j
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