It always sounded like a hole-in-the-wall, one of the ubiquitous Peruvian eateries that fill the…read moreneighborhood near to the Abasto. And so, given that there were places around that we really liked, and that looked like you might actually have a good meal in them, we hadn't bothered. So, we make mistakes. The name, both the Quechua and Aymara word for either a hawk or falcon, is also a fairly common altiplano surname. The place looks just like the sort of place that you'd hover at the door, trying to decide if you really wanted to enter and subject yourself to the service and food that is to come. As I said, we make mistakes. The place is no real hole-in-the-wall, it easily seats a hundred and some folk, and apparently in the evening, does so with others waiting for tables. They're famous amongst those "in the know" for their spit roasted chicken, which we didn't try, not knowing that the day we wandered in - and several local amateur critics commented that nothing else was worth bothering with. So we're not the only ones who make mistakes. These days it's gotten a bit touristy and pricey. One thing we hadn't done is tried their lunch menú, so a week or so ago we stopped in and gave it a shot. Good soup, lots of vegetables, a little meat. Choices of a picante de carne, a quite good stew of beef, potatoes, peas and carrots; and, an ají de gallina - this one a little weak in the flavor department. It wasn't bad, it just needed more umph. And, Mamaní's 100 peso price for their menú puts it up in the higher priced ones. Overall, great marks for truly traditional homestyle Peruvian cooking, friendly and reasonably efficient service. Ambiance, más o menos as they say here, but when digging in to this kind of food, who cares?

Very good food. The chicken was delicious. Someone loud at night with a live band. I will be…read moreback.

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Argentina makes some of the greatest steaks on the planet…read more And yet, there are times when nothing is better than an Argentine hot dog. I am not talking about the stupid everyday hot dogs which are called panchos. These are just like hot dogs in America. They depend on what kind of goop you put on top. I am talking about Choripan. If you think about how you eat an Argentine steak (with wine, gusto and reverent appreciation) And how you eat Argentine ice cream (squeals of oooooooh!) Choripan is right in the middle. Half Church of Great Amazingness and Half Little Kid Fun. * * * We don't have Choripan in the US. Choripan is derived from the Spanish-Catalonian hot dog tradition rather than the German frankfurters we eat in America. In a Catalonian hot dog house, you have a choice of 8 or 10 or a dozen different kinds of hot dogs ... Meaning 8 or 10 or a dozen different kinds of meat or flavoring right in the sausage itself. One sausage might be made with extra liver. One sausage might be made with lots of ground up mushroom. Usually there is a spicy one with Mexican chiles. Nowadays there is a vegetarian one. The sausages all taste dramatically different from each other. Choripans are larger than a traditional frankfurter but smaller than a knockwurst - more like a fatter version of a footlong. They are served on a small submarine roll. In Spain, you get a free choice of toppings. Most Spanish will only put one or at the most two toppings on their dog, Because they do not want to drown out the taste of the meat. Our hot dogs are boring. We put distraction after distraction after distraction on top to make us forget how lousy the base dog is. * * * Chori is widely considered to serve the best choripan in Buenos Aires. Choripan is all they do. There are ten choices of sausage. They are more rigid than the Spanish on toppings. They have figured out what topping goes best on each sausage - and when you order your hot dog, you get the chef's choice of fixings for each one. Believe the house. They know what they are doing. How are their dogs served the way they want to serve them? ABSOLUTAMENTE MAGNIFICOS !!!!!!!!!!!! * * * Special Bonus Section! Not only does Chori make its own hot dogs ... But it also makes its own ketchup. Once you have had Chori's ketchup, You will never be happy with the Heinz-style American ketchup we eat at home. Yeah, yeah, yeah, Argentines have better tomatoes than we do. But that is not the driving factor. They have put something dark and baritone and powerful into their ketchup. My guess is that they use balsamic vinegar rather than white vinegar as the base. However, I also think they have seriously reconsidered the spice mix and the use of sugar in the ketchup. Whatever, their secret is, you absolutely positively must get french fries with your choripan. And yeah, the fries themselves are nothing special. (I have only had really good french fries in one place in Buenos Aires, El Federal in San Telmo.) But Chori's ketchup on even average fries turns the fries into a dish to remember forever. Long after my hot dog was gone, I was eating each french fry one at a time as slowly as I could. The fries had already gotten cold but I didn't care. The ketchup was that good. * * * I don't think they put nuts in the sausages at Chori. But YOU would be nuts not to go to Chori while you are in Buenos Aires. Hey, there are more ways to have fun than just doing the tango!

Very good sandwiches and variety of choripan. Lots of drink options also. Good space with clean…read morebathrooms and nice decor.

Originally I'd given it a thumb's down, on a visit where we'd only tried the daily menú ejecutivo…read moreand found it expensive and mediocre. With prompting from friends who love the place, we'd revisited it a couple of months later and tried a couple of items off the regular a la carte menu and found them both to be good, but still expensive for what we were getting in both quantity and quality. It more or less went into the "okay but nothing more" pile. We decided to give this place another shot. The plan was a light dinner, three of us started off with splitting an order of anticuchos de corazon, grilled, spiced beef heart accompanied by potatoes in a reasonably spicy chili cheese huancaina sauce. Definitely good, so that was a plus to start the evening. We each ordered a different type of ceviche - a clasico, the simplest preparation, with white fish in a straightforward lemon and salt cure. Well balanced, though lacking in spice. On request they brought a dish of pureed rocoto chilies, fiery and delicious, which perked this one right up. Also, a mixto, fish and shellfish, the same cure, and also quite good, though needing a hit of spice. And, one of their selection of leche de tigres, in this case their Callao, which comes with a curing liquid already packed with rocoto chili, some fish and red onion, and topped with fried chipirones, baby squid. Best of the three dishes, and the only one that came already spicy. The anticuchos run around 200 pesos, the three ceviche dishes close to 300 each. That's not bad for good quality and quantity ceviches, but these are still, for me, just good, and the quantities are pretty small - they're definitely appetizer sized portions. They charge a cubierto, and are pretty much the only Peruvian place around that does. They do take credit cards, but now they only take Visa. Service is friendly, but a little... pushy. It might be that if there weren't a dozen other Peruvian restaurants within a two block radius, several of them equally as good, and less expensive, that this place would hold a higher attraction for me, but for me I'd still make it no more than just recommended and not a place I'd set out to go to.

One of the best alternatives to Don Julio in Buenos Aires. I get it, most locals will tell you that…read morea proper and truly authentic asado is done at home...and they are right because it tastes completely different and it's an experience. Here, they do all the right things and serve tons and tons of meats. They have it all, so good in fact, Diego Maradona himself once dined here when he was alive. The service was immaculate, everyone was very friendly and welcoming, we happened to walk in right during a slow day, and it was perfect. The ambiance is very cozy, lots of paintings of prominent Argentine figures such as Carlos Gardel and of course Diegito. I highly recommend coming to dine here, the food is well made and the wine selection is very nice as well (We opted for Coca W/ Fernet since we were on our way to watch Futbol)

Excellent Food, Service, and Ambience... Very easy going restaurant. Indoor and outdoor dining is…read moreavailable

Loved the vibe. Old school pizza joint. Was quickly seated. Service was good. Malbec was tasty. Got…read morea slice and it was so good. One slice is plenty for lunch. Tiramisu was not good.

Güerrín is an absolute institution in BA's theater district, and the shop is surprisingly huge…read more Skip the comfortable tables (where you have to buy a whole pie anyway) and stick to the standing counters. It's the best way to order by the slice, soak in that classic pizzeria energy, and mingle with the crowd. We stood at the counter and tried the Mozzarella and the Fugazzeta. As a New Yorker who swears by thin crust, this thick, airy, Sicilian-style like pizza is a totally different beast, but I definitely understand the appeal. The Fugazzeta was a completely new experience for me. It's essentially a heavy base of dough and infused cheese buried under a massive layer of onions. It's rich and delicious, but the classic Mozzarella slice ended up being my favorite, perfectly balancing salty cheese with a slightly sweet tomato sauce. Come hungry because this pizza is no joke; it is very heavy, and two slices will easily fill you up. Overall, it's a solid spot worth visiting to experience a local staple, but don't expect a life-changing slice.

Unfortunately, my food server must've woken up on the wrong side of the bed, as she provided surly…read moreservice, at best. It was raining out and the restaurant wasn't crowded. I ordered mineral water with gas, with lemon on the side. I had to ask for the water, and for the lemon. I'm from Chicago and had questions about some menu items. Although I'm fluent in Spanish, there are 17 official Spanish languages, hence I had some questions. She seemed to be exasperated by the questions. I'm here for a month and will not be returning.

Babieca is almost the perfect epitome of a three-meal Buenos Aires restaurant. They serve…read moreeverything you should expect to see in this city including pizza, steak, and empanadas, as well as certain dishes that other restaurants lack, notably a "desayuno americano", which is just about only way to get protein in the morning at a restaurant. I've tried many dishes in my several times here, and the quality has always been quite good. In particular, the "Pacífico" salad is a very good salmon creation. I recommend this restaurant for anyone who wants to know what Buenos Aires eating is like, particularly at lunchtime, from an across-the-board perspective.

Pretty good food. I was impressed. Very small place. No place to sit but a few areas to stand…read moreand eat or take it to go. Fast service.

Honestly, it was like eating at home. The quality of the meat and spices used were amazing. A must…read morego.

El Servicio era muy bueno y la comida hasta mejor!! yo comí el ceviche original y un arroz con…read morebife, pedimos para beber el jugo de Maracuyá y un pisco Sours para la mesa. Los cubiertos y la mesa era de buena calidad y las amigas disfrutaron del pan y sus entradas.

Recently opened (and just a couple of doors down from the likewise recently opened Larco-Mar), this…read morespot aims a little bit more than the other at the nikkei style of cooking. Or at least ostensibly. In truth, they've just sort of fancied up some of the Peruvian homestyle dishes and then offer a separate sushi menu. Literally separate, they bring you two different menus, one of Peruvian food and one of sushi rolls. Went there on a first visit with a new friend who's thinking about moving to BA and made it a sort of "getting to know you" lunch. The room is very cafeteria-esque - gleaming white with touches of color but very plastic feeling. Service was friendly, but a touch condescending - inquiring about what made a "causa arequipeña" particular to that region, the response was, "it uses a special sauce that you wouldn't know about, but it's good". An attempt for more info yielded nothing. Turned out to be ocopa, about as ubiquitous a sauce on local Peruvian menus as huancaina. Now, we continued to hear about the place over the following weeks, so my partner and I decided on a followup lunch, as well as, it turned out, a followup dinner, in that there was a folklore music show being held there one night that he wanted to go to. First off, totally didn't attitude from the staff, and even the same waiter - did they get their groove on finally, did he remember I'd been there before, was it that I was with someone Peruvian? Not only friendly, but talking about the food and the restaurant. And the same on the third visit. Overall, we like the place, service is generally pretty good and now definitely friendly. Prices are higher than most of the Peruvian spots in the Abasto neighborhood, but the quality is significantly higher as well. Personally, I wasn't impressed with the sushi roll, but I also only tried one out of the list. There's no question that the spiciness of the dishes is toned down, probably for local palates more than anything - but then, the majority of guests on three visits were Peruvian - I doubt they really have to. Then again, I didn't see anyone but us asking for hot sauce on the table, so maybe.... I'd say, stick with the real Peruvian dishes, which they do really well, and skip the Japanese attempts, which at least based on a small number of dishes, they don't. Big plus for taking credit and debit cards, nearly unheard of in most more casual Peruvian restaurants (despite it being federally mandated that restaurants here accept cards, the vast majority still don't). This place goes onto our list of favorites.

It's cheap but it's also borderline inedible (and we love street meats)... you really shouldn't eat…read morethis...

The best bang for your buck!!! I read about this place and finally got a chance to go when I took…read morethe Biking Buenos Aires tour. The sandwiches are huge, the prices are super cheap, and they taste fantastic!!! Definitely stop by if you get a chance!!!