One thing I like about the dating game is that you can branch out and discover new places to eat and drink.
Last night happened to be one of those branching out scenarios. We hit up El Gaucho Grill on East Lake street 2401 E Franklin Avenue in Minneapolis.
It was an intriguing Argentinean restaurant that came through as a suggestion for a good place to eat.
We had the Parrillada (Table Top Grill) with asado, vacio, chorizo molleja y morcilla (short ribs, flap meat, sausage, beef sweetbread, and Argentinean black sausage)
Wow… it was interesting to say the least, but not appetizing or fulfilling. The salad was great but the random assortment of what we originally thought was all flesh meat, ended up not being so good. There was actually a piece of something that looked like grilled chicken, that I tried… and it had the consistency of what I thought was an internal organ. Found out that molleja is actually a gizzard. Could have been worse…
Yeah, so be careful if you’re feeling adventurous and want to try it out… There are some other menu items that sounded good… like a spinach and cheese stuffed New York Strip Steak… but I’d stay away from the table top grill.
:: shrugs :: Good times
Actual location is 2401 E Franklin Avenue. I live on the block so I was perplexed with the E. Lake address you mentioned.
You are absolutely correct… I initially said E. Lake St. because I was GOING to go to Town Talk Diner but it was closed… so we went there instead!
Thanks for the tip!
I would like to know where did El Gaucho Grill move? Can someone tell me?
Is it not at the 2401 E Franklin Avenue address anymore?
As Argentinean I have to say that your comment about the Parrillada is absolutely wrong…Argentina is well known for its excellent meat quality and the best way to show it is through parrillada…I don’t know about this restaurant but I can tell you that 99.9 percent of the Argentinean restaurants I went to served a very taste and satisfying parrillada. My non-Argentinean non-Latinos friends loved it!
I hope I didn’t offend you, I was merely commenting on one restaurant’s take on the food… I’m sure I could be impressed by another joint…