Don Julio

Happy Sunday. I checked in at Don Julio, which is said to be the best BBQ restaurant in South America. I made a reservation almost a month in advance. It's really popular! I ordered a lot of meat and I haven't digested it yet. I really like beef hahahahahahaha. The light was not very good and I took photos for a long time, but that's it.

Parrilla Don Julio ranks 34th among the top 50 restaurants in the world. It is one of the few traditional restaurants in the top 50 that does not offer fine dining. It has no other fancy dishes except steak. The beef at Parrilla Don Julio uses Aberdeen Angus cattle or Hereford cattle grazed on the grassland. The steaks are all aged for at least 21 days and grilled on traditional charcoal fire. It was during the holiday season, so even though we had a reservation, we still had to wait for nearly an hour. While we were waiting for our table, the restaurant provided free finger food, and the waiter invited us to visit the wine cellar for a wine tasting. The wine cellar is located on the underground floor and contains red and white wines from various regions of Argentina. The waiter took out three bottles of wine from different regions for us to taste, and also explained to us the characteristics of different wineries in different regions. Although the wait for a table was long, I didn't feel bored and the service was excellent. As an appetizer, I ordered crispy mollejas (sweetbreads) recommended by Top50. It was simply paired with lemon and salt. I still found the taste of the thymus a bit greasy, and also felt that it had a lot of fishy smell. I didn't like this dish very much. Another appetizer was the home made sausage platter. The three kinds of sausages were very delicious. The waiter helped divide them and paired them with two kinds of sauces. The deliciousness was simple and direct. I ordered T bone for the steak. After it was served, the waiter helped cut it and paired it with three sauces: sea salt, chimichurri sauce, and salsa sauce. There are not so many, and everything is restored to the most original deliciousness. After eating fine dining for a few days, I am very satisfied with this traditional restaurant. I have eaten a lot of good steaks. The steak here tasted good at first, but it was not amazing. After a few more bites, I felt different. First of all, there is no greasiness like Wagyu beef that melts in your mouth. Steak still likes to have a chewy texture so that it feels like eating meat. The surface of the whole piece of meat is crispy, and the inside is juicy and tender. There is no discomfort from the tendons. The tendons and fat parts are processed just right. It is not oily or greasy. It has a chewy texture but is easy to bite. Beef with different degrees of doneness has different levels, and it meets different dimensions in the mouth. It is obviously the simplest texture and the most original taste, and the aftertaste is endless. Like it very much! The restaurant has a retro decoration and a lively atmosphere. Although there are many diners and the waiters are extremely busy, they are very efficient and the quality of the service is also very high. From helping to cut and serve every dish, to wine tasting and wine cellar tours upon entry, as well as free hours while waiting for a table, it makes you feel right at home. The menu is clean and simple. If they sell steaks, they sell steaks seriously. The steak preparation and presentation are not pretentious. They are the feeling of eating meat. The taste and texture can withstand careful scrutiny. If I have the opportunity to return to BA, I will definitely go to this restaurant. Go again.

Don Julio's South American flavours are satisfying, the steaks are cheap and definitely worth a visit, the food is delicious and there are so many places in the city to get BBQ, this restaurant is way above the average.

This is an Argentinean steakhouse. My Spanish professor in the United States is Argentine and recommended it to us. The local meal time is two hours later than the normal time, so when we arrived at 11 o'clock, there were not many people. If we were half an hour later, we would have to wait for a seat. There are pictures of cow body parts on the menu. The four girls ordered three steaks (remember, three of the four steak options on the left side of the menu). The waiter was very enthusiastic and helped us cut the steak so that everyone could eat different meats. Among the several sauces, we liked the red chili sauce very much. It can be said to be the local Lao Gan Ma haha. The waiter also took pictures for us. The service was very good and we could communicate in English. The restroom is in the basement, and there is a large wine cellar next to it. The appetite is really big. Fortunately, we didn't order side dishes such as mashed potato salad, but we saw that the locals had a steak and mashed potato salad for each family of three. I really admire it! Moreover, they are not fat. I don't know how they are trained. It's awesome. I highly recommend coming here to eat steak. The decoration of the restaurant is also good. It has been won for several consecutive years.

First of all, the service is amazing. There are a lot of people in this restaurant, and there is often a queue at the door, but there is free champagne to drink while waiting. Then the steak tastes really good, the ingredients are good, the workmanship is good, and the taste is extremely tender and smooth.