El Alamo

I've been hanging out at El Alamo every day since I've been here. I like the regular bar atmosphere, and the daily baseball! If you show up at about 3am to 4am there's quite a lot of talent, "pro" and "non pro" from what I've seen so far.

I would recommend it!

Cheers!

[QUOTE=Sidney]But arrive after 9am to avoid the drunks, that have been there all night.[/QUOTE]Thanks for the heads up Sid but I think you were off by a few hours. I went into El Alamo today around 10 am and was unpleasantly surprised by the local drunk riff raff. It seems that until around 12 noon this place is still more of a club / bar than a restaurant. At least that is what I was told by the waitress when I asked what the deal was with the 20 plus loud drunks.

Now on to the food, I went with two guests and they both had the american breakfasts, though they were out of fries so we had nacho chips. I had the Burger, which was delicious. The food, as usual, was good, but the atmosphere for the breakfast crowd was not very appealing.

As a lunch spot this place still rocks but if you are looking for a quiet place where to enjoy a good American breakfast, this place has lost that title. The law of supply and demand has come into effect and I guess there is a much greater demand for a 24 hour bar for sleazy looking drunk locals than there is for a classy breakfast joint.

The food was good and the staff was very polite and attentive, but the loud music, 20+ drunk smelly loud patrons and all that cigarette smoke did not really wet my appetite.

I would definitely return but only after 12 noon and either have the breakfast then or have one of their great burgers. But as far as breakfast time is concerned I would not go back unless I am one of those drunk patrons looking for a place to sober up before going back home.

Bad

Dirk,

It's still a few days off, but will the throw down between Auburn and Georgia be shown in your venerable establishment Saturday? I'm bringing asshole Georgia lover El Sid with me so I can yell at him. And don't ask him for his phone number, he never gives it out.

We usually show most Georgia games, since there is a very large Gerogia fanbase here who are studying abroad.

Mongers-

About two months ago I received an email from the editor of askmen.com asking for some photos he could use in an upcoming article about El Alamo that would be featured on the website. Lo and behold, I look at askmen. Com today and there it is, "Shoeless Joe's" recommended as one of the top 3 places to "eat" in the city alongside Estilo Campo and El Sanjuanino, features under an article about the 10 must-visit cities of 2008 (Buenos Aires obviously made the cut) Check it out, here is the link.

[url]http://www.askmen.com/object/city/buenos-aires/index.html[/url]
[url]http://www.askmen.com/object/restaurant/shoeless-joes/index.html[/url]

Suerte,

Dirk Diggler

Congrats to el alamo and crew but holy fuck askmen.com:

"Shoeless Joe's is the place to be every Sunday, Monday and Tuesday night if you like bikini-clad, heel-sporting Argentinean women."

Aren't we almost approaching a year without the Bikini open? Makes you wonder about all the other recommendations they make on that site.

I recall a couple of years ago watching the NFL playoffs at El Alamo. Are there plans for anything for the Super Bowl in two weeks? I need a place that I can bring twenty or so people. Can anyone point me in a good direction?

Thanks,

N

Hi Nickster,

As always, El Alamo will be showing the Super Bowl live via satellite in English beginning at 8pm Buenos Aires time.

Suerte,

Dirk Diggler

Hey guys, sorry I didn't mean to start anything. I obviously hit a tender spot.

I will look at the Herald and see who is doing what. Will El Alamo have a cover?

[QUOTE=Nickster53]Hey guys, sorry I didn't mean to start anything. I obviously hit a tender spot.

I will look at the Herald and see who is doing what. Will El Alamo have a cover?[/QUOTE]The Alamo has a 30 peso consumption charge the day of the game.

Is there an issue? 70 peso cover charge is about 10% of any of the major sports bars in NYC.

Is there going to be any sluts working?

Nothing like seeing a great game and winning your wager, having a great meal and getting drunk and taking a hooker home in a taxi and banging her brains out. All for to under 100 us. This is my idea of a great day.