BBQ is one of my favorite foods. Asao opened up this location a few months ago in the late "Fall" time. We stopped by after a tour of the coffee farm La Hacienda San Pedro. The verdict? Great! Wish I could go back again to try the other meats and sides!
We ordered a risotto of manchego cheese and the 1/2 Fogón de Asao (chicken, pork/lechón, both styles of ribs, and 5 mofongo balls). Also grabbed a cheese flan for dessert. This was enough for four of us to eat a late lunch around 3pm and not need dinner! All the meats were pretty good. Chicken wasn't too dry, lechón was almost like pulled pork ready to be pulled apart, and the ribs were done well. One of the ribs has a lot (15) of spices and tastes like a St. Louis style. Its meat was tastier (fell right off the bone) and was my favorite but might be tied with the lechón. I love BBQ sauces but didn't even bother asking for any there. Not quite sure if they would have had any, though, because Latinos tend to go for the pure meat taste and not use as much sauce like you might find in the southern continental USA.
The service was very attentive and it filled up pretty quickly after we arrived. A band started playing a little while later. Word is that a young lady sings every other Saturday night and she's got quite an arsenal of songs (Spanish and English). Only downsides were missing her performance and the draft beer not being available (broke the tap the first week open and haven't gotten it fixed).
If you're looking for good BBQ and plenty of food then stop on by. Plenty of parking and lots of tables. I could easily envision this place getting real busy on some evenings! Some pics are below! Time for me to go take a nap after all that food... read more