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    3.0 (1 review)
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    Mecha Fuego Porteño

    4.6(5 reviews)
    1.0 kmVilla Devoto

    Basically, a creative steakhouse, with some other stuff…read more Three of us hit the place up for a Sunday "brunch" outing. Of course, we had to try their lamb empanada - which, as you'll see, visually pales in comparison to pretty much everything else we had. But, not in flavor - great filling, great dough. 115 pesos. Grilled chorizo, poached egg, french fries tossed with a tasty pesto. What's not to like? The most brunchy thing we had, and, I think, the best thing we had. 360 pesos. Pan-fried sweetbreads, charred corn, all over a potato rosti, and a sort of sweet and sour vegetable medley highlighted by candied carrots with star anise. Although the overall size of the dish was great, we kind of thought the sweetbread component was a bit skimpy for the price. 530 pesos. On to our main courses.... Great rib-eye steak, and a decent portion too (400 gms, just shy of a pound). Maybe a touch short of the medium rare requested, especially in the center near the bone. They don't season their steaks, which is a little odd, and we had to ask for salt, as there wasn't any on the table (a legal thing here in BA - saltshakers only on request). 725 pesos. It's hard to cook a steak as thin as an entraña, or hanger steak, to a correct temperature, but they nailed this one at medium rare. Again, unseasoned. They have an okay chimichurri, but it's made with all dried spices and herbs, better was their excellent salsa criolla. 655 pesos. Good flavors, but slightly disappointing texture on the garrón, a "forearm" of lamb - it just hadn't been braised long enough and was still chewy. Good couscous. 740 pesos. And one of the selection of "casserole" side dishes for the table - roasted cauliflower with lots of cheesy bechamel and a spicy "brava" sauce. 260 pesos. Not a cheap outing, especially adding in a bottle of wine (with a wine list that runs about 70-80% over retail prices, and the cheapest bottle on the list being 620 pesos). But a tasty one, and a place I'd go back to - though a pricey outing, at 1700 pesos apiece with tip, almost $30 each.

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