Good things first The food is yummy!! We ordered the…read moretraditional parrilla and it comes with empanadas, chorizo, morcilla, salad/fries and a portion of asado. The empanadas of carne were fried and really moist and tasty. Chorizo, morcilla and the salad was great. The portion of asado for 2 was a little small and most of it consisted of fat but the meat was really well done and tasteful. In the end we had the flan with cream and it seemed to be home made and muy rico as locals would put it. The food alone would get a rating of 4 stars. The NOT so good part: The place has a very old joint look which is great but it is filthy to put it lightly. The wall next to us had spider webs and dirt. We had a tiny spider dart across our table as well. The first wine glass had a spider floating in it. It looked like the place was closed for months and they reopened and forgot the cleaning part completely. It is definitely a place worth going to for the food and hope they would have a clean up crew going through the place soon.

Small local cafe along Avenida Pedro Lura. Coming inside…read morefrom the cold my buddy ordered a cafe con leche y yo tuve un cortado. The place isn't fancy by any means, but our server was sweet and asked us where we were from, since we our Spanish didn't sound Porteño nor local. To keep ourselves on the GO we went light, ordering their dulce de leche pastel 2.5/5 was lovely but the leche was not too filled up. Empanadas carne was pretty good, packed with some flavor, crust was perfect 4/5. My friend was not too impressed with their empanada pollo 2/5; crust was thick, chicken lacked flavor. Place was overall clean, but I definitely want to try their media dia plata meatballs with mash potatoes.

We were walking down la Rambla and decided to stop by and have a hot chocolate and churros. The…read morehot chocolate was from a powder mix, not what I was hoping for. The churros were super oily and when we complained about how greasy they were, they gave us fresh ones that were just as oily as the first ones. We couldn't eat or drink any of it. The Manolo in Miami, is way better.

Manolo has several breeches in Mar del Plata. I am writing about the one in the coast. This is…read moretheir nicest location and it almost always has a lineup. Going early is recommended. Their food is ok. Portions are big. They are famous for their Milanesa. I am not a fan of Milanesa but that's is good. Their pizza and sandwiches are good too. But you got to try what started Manolo. Their churros. Still the best ever. Try one of each, simple, Dulce de leche, chocolate, and cream. Have it early afternoon so you can burn the calories at the beach without too much guilt. You haven't lived until you try the churros. The cure is great to at this location.