My first impulse is to call this place "Americanized" and to a certain extent that's true, but it's also "Argentinized", so it's a mix. Basically, it's a pub. Beer on tap, including, ostensibly, the full range of beers from Gambrinus (though, out of six beers of those listed, only three were available the night we popped in). And, well, Chinese-American-Argentine bar food (no table service, you order at the bar, and a food runner brings the food and utensils). Decent potstickers - thin dough, well cooked with just a touch of crispiness on the fried side, and good albeit bland filling - nothing to write home about, but acceptable. Why they serve it with a bathtub of soy sauce I'm not sure, there's enough there for ten orders of dumplings, and it left me wondering if they "re-use".
Pad thai, as it so often is, a bit too sweet here, mostly because it's made with absolutely no spice, and the same is true of the General Tso's chicken (this is, as far as I know, the only place in BA that offers up that Chinese-American specialty, unless you count P.F. Chang's "spicy chicken" which is a spin-off of it). But, sriracha sauce is available to spike things up, and albeit not Chinese in flavor, it does the trick - still, personally I'd rather have a good Chinese hot chili sauce to mix in. I do like the fun of eating out of the classic norteamericano Chinese food takeout containers - I wonder where they found them here since as far as I know, no Chinese restaurant here uses them? Portions are a little skimpy, especially for the price - those 7 dumplings (why not 8, since most people are sharing?) run 95 pesos, and the main courses are 130 - but figure that half that takeout container is rice underneath the dish. I, at least, left hungry. Still, recommended, and I'd go back (they also take credit/debit cards, which is cool). read more
