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La Cabrera

Cabrera 5099

Buenos Aires , Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Palermo 

4831-7002

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VdV Rating: 4

Food:   Steakhouse

Ambiance:  Casual

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PRO: Some of the best steak anywhere
CON: Not much unless you are a vegetarian

First. A moment of silence for the cows. Specifically the additional cows that will be slaughtered due to our travels the next week or so. That’s right kittens, Team VdV is traveling south of the border, well actually way south of the border to the Southern Hemisphere, to bring you the latest and greatest in enchanting South America. OK, not all of SA, but how does Buenos Aires and Rio De Janero sound?You are welcome.

And when you’re in Buenos Aires, it’s all about the meat. The BEEF, people. Hey we found it – here’s the beef! And, now perhaps our moment of respect for the galliant cow will make more sense. ‘Cuz VdV are carnivores, bitches. Sorry cows! And one of the top spots (some say the best spot in the world) to enjoy some cow? La Cabrera in the Palermo district of Buenos Aires. We’ll see.

And since we’re on the road, apologies in advance for the brevity of some of these reviews coming up. (OK, OK we heard your sighs of relief).  Here’s the breakdown:

1) You’re gonna wait. And yes, we went for din din when the locals do, around 10PM. Our wait was an hour. Not bad for a beautiful Saturday night.

2) They treat you right. Free Heineken or bubbly and snacks (meat!) while you wait outside for your table.

3) They have a menu of meat that would choke a horse. If horses ate meat. I mean you can get any part of the cow made just about any way you want. Use your imagination. We passed on the Grilled Gizzards.

So what’d we gorge our faces on?

First, Caprese Salad ($7). Had to see how they did our fave salad down here. Hey, it’s not Italy and they are not known for salads. It was so-so. The mozzy was kinda tough, and the tomatoes were not the most tasteful. But they went with the theme of the place we were about to experience: LOTS.

Next we ordered, on our very nice server Gustavo’s recommendation, the Rib Eye ($16). He talked us out of our  favorite cut, the Filet and we went for it.  The sheer amount of beef that shows up on the platter is insane! Picture episodes of the Flintstones.

Hey man, typically quantity & quality do not go hand in hand. There are a few exceptions. VinDivine reviews come to mind. Add La Cabrera’s dishes to the short list. The amount of meat is almost disgusting. Tastes great. More filling. And cooked perfectly rare as we ordered. No spice, just excellent meat cooked right. But you also get a virtual cornucopia of little side dishes – mashed spuds, applesauce and about every kind of  dipper you could dream up. (Sorry the picture’s a little dark).

So we polished that off like a couple world champion hot dog eaters, and were stuffed. But does that mean we were finished? Hells no! Well, we thought so, then merely mentioned the fact that we were still curious about the Filet, and next thing we know trusty ‘ol Gustavo brought us a small (no kidding!) sample. Holy crap. The Filet rules. Tender as hell, rare, perfectly seared and scrump-dili-icious. Word.

We rolled outta this place. I mean, almost vomitorium style. So the beef here is over the top. But was it the best steak in the world? Dunno, we’d need to stack up some of our faves for a head-head taste test to really know. Look for that in the 2010 VinDivine Best Steak In The World Competition. Details to follow.

VdV Rating: 4

Hours:
Mon 8p-1a
Tue-Sun 12:30p-4p; 8p-1a
No resies after 8:30, but if you’re eating that early you best have blue hair

La Cabrera
Cabrera 5099
Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Palermo
4831-7002

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