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Ayacucho 1629 I believe, almost on the corner of Ayacucho and Las Heras.
Ive been to this place a zillion times since its so close to my apartment. Its a basic parrilla (grill) restaurant.
I think the food has gone downhill. Ive gotten some poor steaks recently, including the scrawniest, most tasteless, quarter-inch-thin "bife de lomo" in the western hemisphere a few days ago.
They made a relatively minor price hike fairly recently which isnt surprising since their prices were quite reasonable (about p17 for a bife de chorizo).
I don't think I'm the only one who has noticed the decline in beef quality there. Recently I walked by the place (10pm Thurs) and it was 70% empty. Not so long ago there was often a line for dinner Thurs-Sat. 30 meters down the street, RodiBar was packed (I do not recommend RodiBar).
I believe the principal owner is the same guy, but his partner? changed a few months ago. I'm referring to the older guy I usually see at the cash register. I think the decline started around then. I used to always get "comped" somehow due to being a good customer - no charge for my coffee or afterdinner shot of gin or something. They stopped doing that.
Its too bad because El Yugo is kind of an old favorite of mine. Just a simple little place but the waiters are great and the bife de chorizos were usually good. I always drank more than I ate anyway.
I haven't been there in a couple of months but the last time it was still very good. I always thought the bife de lomo was better than the bife de chorizo. The salad bar is lame. The noquis are good.
Have to agree with all who posted. El Yugo is an excellent Parilla. The food is great, especially considering the price, and the service is also excellent.
For those who haven't been there, don't be nervous when you find the door is locked and you have to be buzzed to get in. I guess the owner, bald guy who sits by the door, is overly nervous. I have never seen nor heard of any problems there.
Suerte,
Stowe
Tonight I wanted a nice piece of meat, and tried El Yugo. It is convneiently located just around the corner from Jackson's apartment, and when I arrived around 10 pm, it was packed, full of locals (good sign - see El Alemán's first rule of good eating places) I had to wait about 10 minutes for a table.
I had an ojo de bife, and it was excelent. Tender, tasty, just as it's suposed to be. On par with what I have seen the other day on the plates beside me in La Gran Taberna.
Caveat: this is one of the few places where they cook your steak the way you order it. I made it a habit to alway order one point to the rare side than I really like it, because in 99% of all cases it gets overcooked. My precompensation has a high hit rate. Not necessary here!
Acompanied by half a bottle of a Weinert Malbec / Cabernet, then a coffee. And off to some more adventures to take care of tha lots of protein I just consumed.
Next stop for the night: Jaz Pub
I, too, follow El Alemán's under-ordering strategy in the US, at least in unfamiliar restaurants, but have found it totally unnecessary in Argentina. Most places get it right. I've previously commented on how I have never seen an incorrectly cooked steak at El Yugo. I always try to peek at my fellow diners' steaks, which may be annoying to some. Sorry.
Well how much can be posted about a parilla? Visited tonight and the bife chourizo was 18p. Ordered medium and arrived med rare, well over a pound, Not a problem for me as I enjoy all but rare or well done. The salad bar is modest and for me ample. Beats the same-o, same-o salada mixta at most places; priced at 7p. Carlos was my waiter and he has a certain entertaining flair and speaks ok English for those who know little Spanish and a good request for same. Clientele tonight was at least 50% what appeared to be wealthy Recoletta widows or a reunion of the Recoleta High cheerleading squad from the class of '37. Cubierto a mere 2p, a deal. The seats and tables suck esp if you're a big guy. No lemoncello gratis as per El Establo. The guy tending the register is a trip--everything served by waitstaff is passed by him for his OK before being served. Front door still locked and all need to be buzzed in.
Funny, that.
Had lunch there today and ordered the "oro de bife" as recommended by Pappa. Ordered it jugoso and it was just great, couldn't finish it as it was too large and I had overdone the salad bar. Total bill with salad bar and agua con gas was 28.5 pesos.
I ate supper last night with my fellow mongers Punter127, Sante Fe and Papa Benito! I normally get the Bife ala Pimenta and crema papas. I took Punter's suggestion and got the Ojo de Bife. It was REALLY tender and the salad bar is one of the best I have come across in all my visits to Bs As.
This steak has become one of my Argentine favorites. I have enjoyed it many times at numerous steak houses in town. I believe tha El Yugo has maybe one of the best. It costs $24 pesos and that encludes the crema papas. I added their salad bar and coca for less than $35 pesos and had a good supper with 3 fellow mongers.
Coach
Dined here recently. Salad bar, and a half order of lomo. One of the nice things about Yugo is the ability to get half orders of some popular cuts of beef. Not everybody can eat 400g of lomo at every sitting. Mine was flavorful and tender, and a relative steal at 14 pesos for about 200g. Ordered jugoso and came out apunto (medium rare/medium). On the other hand, my companion's medium rare came out rare. You could still see the whip marks from the jockey. But he loved it. And the difference in mine wasn't enough to complain about, though if you're the picky sort you should keep this in mind when ordering.
Friendly waiters as well. Recommended if you're wanting a basic meal in a basic neighborhood establishment in Recoleta. Two blocks away on Recoleta Restaurant Row the same meal will be at least twice as expensive.
El Yugo has become one of my favourates as well. It is the sort of restaurant one would love to have in his neighborhood anywhere in the world: unpretentious, reasonably priced, just plain good food. Not the place where you go for a fancy dinner, but the place where you go because you don't like what's at home in the fridge, but you are sure not to be disappointed.
It is, btw. Easy to spot these places: they are always full, and always full of locals.
Cut of my choice in El Yugo: the ojo de bife. Jugoso. Argentineans tend to cook their meat more than Americans, an "al punto" steak in Bs. As. Reminds me more of "medium well" than medium in the States, and one I order jugoso often comes more medium than medium rare. If you really like it bloody, tell them you want to hear it cry moooh, and hold it with the fork so that it does not jump off your plate. This worked in El Yugo, and elsewhere.
El Alemán
Save yourselves a trip as the place is closed for summer vacation. Reopens Jan. 19. So says a sign on the door tonight.