Lolinda,

2518 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

"Extremely solid place. I enjoy coming here for the empanadas, tons of veggies options, and spicy chimichurri. This is one of my go-to spots for when I need to plan a work dinner with varied tastes— there’s simple delicious food for folks with less adventurous palates, and flavorful interesting dishes for those who like trying new things. What keeps it from being 5-stars to me is off and on service. Sometimes I go and before I can ask to get the coffee I just ordered in decaf, the waiter has already run back to another table, for example. Another time, Dustin was extremely accessible and friendly as he helped our large group. So it depends!"

"Definitely need a reservation for weekends. Most of the dishes are good, but only a few are exceptional. Main hall was quite noisy and lively, and while the lighting is low and decor is good and place is pretty clean, it could probably be a bit noisy to some. Tables don’t have the greatest privacy—at least on the first floor where we sat. There’s no free bread for sharing, only those that come with certain appetizer dishes. Their bread is a bit dry too. Highly recommend: beef lengua. It came as a big chunk of beef tongue, not sliced or anything. It was the right amount of tenderness and “flakiness”, and had none of the tongue smell when treated not correctly. The vegetables that are paired with it are super fresh and cooked to the right amount. Filet mignon: not the best out there that I’ve had but it’s pretty good. Tastes good but won’t order again for the price point: bone marrow (bone was huge, but there was only too little marrow) New York steak: ours came a little too fat at the ends. It’s just what a steak is supposed to taste like, nothing unique here. I will say I like the grill. Tastes okay and can find elsewhere: octopus, shrimps, deserts. The octopus is cooked really nicely but the portion is small. The shrimps are just shrimps…and don’t really justify almost $20 for five shrimps. Desserts are classic ones that you can find elsewhere. They’re not too sweet so it was easy to eat them after a full meal, but they’re not unique. Yuca fries (I just can’t justify the price for like six pieces of fries that taste bland). Overall we spent about $250 for 6 people without coming out too full. It’s fairly reasonable and while some dishes are not as good as expected, others make my eyes light up. So it really just depends on what you get."

"We had dinner yesterday (a Sunday night). Place was packed, wouldn’t have gotten in without a reservation. We had the bone marrow, the Filet Mignon and the 18oz Rib eye. Definitely do NOT recommend the bone marrow, it’s all bone and almost no marrow (the marrow part is deceptively shallow - not even 3 small spoons of marrow in it) The Filet Mignon was not bad - I’ve had better, and was expecting a better cut tbh. I’m less ambivalent about the Rib Eye. It’s what I order on every dinner place that has it, so I have a good reference to grade it. This rib eye was CHARRED - and as a result, it was mostly a medium when I ordered a medium rare. The cut was a lot tougher too - not a single bite was not chewy. And the server (probably the head server) had so many tables we didn’t even get a chance to send it back. Also, as you can see from the pics, they give BREAD (very dry, hard bread) and very little butter on top. No comfort sides such as mashed potatoes and veggies exist - so it’s all depends on the steak, which was very average tbh (Quality reminded me of Outback Steakhouse honestly). Even the meager seasoning was nothing special. Bottom line - I won’t visit again, there are FAR better places at the same price point literally in walking distance."

"This place in my view has some of the best steaks in San Francisco. The kitchen speaks for itself and definitely try different things and mix it up in a tapas style dining. The parrilla grill makes things stand out with the wood smoke that penetrates the meat. That said the service was not as great as I would expect from the price range , of this restaurant. No one checked in throughout the meal nor asked if anything was needed. Unfortunate miss that could have made a more well rounded experience."

"Large parties with fixed menu are asked to sign a contract. If anyone backs out within 3 days of the reservation, you will be charged the full headcount, although they still serve all portions. Beautiful atmosphere. Parking is very scarce. Upstairs bathroom is less crowded. For the price you get a good amount of food. We were absolutely stuffed afterwards. OK dishes - Chimichurri Cheese Dip, Asado Mixto, Hanger Steak Yummy dishes - Mushroom Empanada, Fish Ceviche, Roasted Cauliflower, Halibut, Churros Nonexistent dish - Seasonal Peppers. When we asked the server what happened to it, he played it off and said the Asado Mixto comes with the exact same peppers. So we missed out on one item. Had we known we obviously would have selected a different side. He ended up bringing us more of the shishito peppers."