06/02/08

Steak Likely the Best

by ngret

I love steak houses and I love Gaucho a lot. The meat is tender and juicy and it always comes to order. Almost all special occasions I have any more I go to Gaucho. Everyone I have ever taken loves the steak. bring everyone you can here and leave happy!

04/29/08

Were you thinking about eating here? Don't

by bitpom666

As a massive steak lover and more specifically Argentinean steak and wine, I was very excited when I heard just such a restaurant opened in my neighborhood. Don't be fooled by the pictures online, it?s not that nice and I was totally embarrassed when I brought my fiance here for an anniversary dinner. Imagine a dressed up and converted Chinese take out joint. That's about it. The service is ok but the only thing blander than the decor is the food. It was tasteless, prepared with no panache and boring. The menu reads like a delicious sampling of a country's cuisine but the food wasn't very good. I was truly disappointed. I suggest trying Azul in the LES.

• Pros: They have wine?
• Cons: Bad food, bad decor, just not good.

02/04/08

The Worst Restaurant

by periquita

the worst restaurant that I have ever been in, the food was horrible and tasted old and burnt and The service bad like the food I paid $80 for the food that I didn't eat I leaf the food in the table.

09/15/07

inexpensive meat

by pbst

the restaurant is small, but the service was great. Prices are fantastic. We loved the rabo (oxtail) empanada. The meat was good, but not great, needs a little more flavor and/or some spicy salsas on the side. Fries were delicious. I'd recommend the combinacion for an entre to get to try three different meats. The sangria is a little sweet, but is good and a great value at $24 per pitcher (and its a real pitcher not one of those small ones).

• Pros: value, sangria, fries, empanadas
• Cons: meat needs more flavor and more salsas to choose from

07/18/07

A South American steakhouse imported from the pampas of New Jersey.

by Kathleen Squires

The Scene
Though one of the owners has roots in Argentina, this South American steakhouse actually originated across the river in Montclair, New Jersey. Diners are herded into the somewhat awkward, small dining room--a rustic pen adorned with knotty wood paneling, cowhide banquettes and leather tablecloths--where they're constantly prodded by servers.

The Food
Though it's tempting to start with one of seven types of empanadas, lighter grazing with a beet, green bean and whipped goat cheese salad or a fresh baby shrimp seviche best prevent killing the appetite for the cow carnage to come. Be careful not to get splattered by the sizzling platters of grass-fed Uruguayan beef, ranging from tenderloin to rib eye, cooked as requested but not as intensely flavored as promised. A freshly made chimichurri is an easy remedy, however. For dessert, try the panqueques--thin crepes stuffed with dulce de leche--before moving on to greener pastures.

Hits: Generous portions and gentle prices see to it that diners get a lot of beef for their buck.

Misses: The room can be deafening when full, and unbearably hot in the summer. There are very few options for non-meat eaters.