La Crespo - Buenos Aires<\/h5>\n
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\n Address: <\/strong><\/span>Thames 612<\/div>\n
Telephone: <\/strong><\/span>+52 11 4856-9770<\/p>\n Restaurant Type:<\/strong><\/span> Casual Dining, Family Dining<\/span> Price: <\/strong><\/span>$$<\/p>\n Restaurant Features: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Hours: <\/strong><\/span>Mon-Fri: 11:30am to 8pm [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle admin_label=”2017-V3-06-LC-MO Toggle Details 1 Location for Mobile” saved_tabs=”all” global_module=”43818″ title=”Restaurant Details” open=”off” disabled=”off” disabled_on=”off|off|on” open_toggle_background_color=”#2d2d2d” open_toggle_text_color=”#ffffff” closed_toggle_background_color=”#050505″ closed_toggle_text_color=”#ffffff” icon_color=”#af9011″ title_text_color=”#ffffff” body_font_size=”12″ body_text_color=”#ffffff” body_line_height=”1.2em” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” custom_css_main_element=”margin-top: 5px !important;||margin-bottom: -10px !important;||margin-right: 0px !important;” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.0.65″]<\/p>\n Locale: <\/strong><\/span>Buenos Aires, Villa Crespo Restaurant Type:<\/strong><\/span> Casual Dining, Family Dining<\/span> Price: <\/strong><\/span>$$ Hours: <\/strong><\/span>Mon-Fri: 11:30am to 8pm [\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_toggle admin_label=”2017-V3-06-RC-DO Summary for Desktop” saved_tabs=”all” global_module=”43819″ title=”Summary of Review” open=”off” disabled=”off” disabled_on=”on|on|” open_toggle_background_color=”#2d2d2d” open_toggle_text_color=”#ffffff” closed_toggle_background_color=”#050505″ closed_toggle_text_color=”#ffffff” icon_color=”#af9011″ title_text_color=”#ffffff” body_text_color=”#ffffff” body_line_height=”1.2em” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” custom_css_main_element=”margin-top: 5px !important;||margin-bottom: 5px !important;||margin-left: -2px !important;” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”]<\/p>\n A unique restaurant menu that's a mix of New York delicatessen and Jewish and Eastern European classics. This is one of Ollie's O's favorite lunch spots. The problem is deciding whether to have the pastrami on pumpernickel or the lox on a bagel sandwich. Why not have both?<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle admin_label=”2017-V3-06-RC-MO Summary for Mobile” saved_tabs=”all” global_module=”43820″ title=”Summary of Review” open=”off” disabled=”off” disabled_on=”|off|on” open_toggle_background_color=”#2d2d2d” open_toggle_text_color=”#ffffff” closed_toggle_background_color=”#050505″ closed_toggle_text_color=”#ffffff” icon_color=”#af9011″ title_text_color=”#ffffff” body_text_color=”#ffffff” body_line_height=”1.2em” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” custom_css_main_element=”margin-top: -10px !important;||margin-bottom: 5px !important;||margin-left -10px !important;” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.0.65″]<\/p>\n A unique restaurant menu that's a mix of New York delicatessen and Jewish and Eastern European classics. This is one of Ollie's O's favorite lunch spots. The problem is deciding whether to have the pastrami on pumpernickel or the lox on a bagel sandwich. Why not have both?<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off” _builder_version=”3.0.62″ background_color=”#000000″ custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|” transparent_background=”on”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ parallax_method=”off” parallax_method_1=”off” parallax_method_2=”off” parallax_method_3=”off” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.0.62″ background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.66)” background_position_1=”top_left” background_repeat_1=”no-repeat” background_position_2=”top_left” background_repeat_2=”no-repeat” background_position_3=”top_left” background_repeat_3=”no-repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”2017-V3-07 AD LC Reviews” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” border_style=”solid” custom_margin=”|2px||2px” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.0.65″ saved_tabs=”all” global_module=”44057″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”2017-V3-07 AD MC Reviews” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” border_style=”solid” custom_margin=”|2px||2px” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.0.65″ saved_tabs=”all” global_module=”44058″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”2017-V3-07 AD RC Reviews” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” border_style=”solid” custom_margin=”|2px||2px” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.0.65″ saved_tabs=”all” global_module=”44060″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off” background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” parallax_method=”off” custom_css_main_element=”margin-right: -10px !important;||margin-left: -10px !important;” disabled=”off” disabled_on=”off||off” _builder_version=”3.0.62″ background_blend=”overlay”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”2″ parallax_method=”off” parallax_method_1=”off” parallax_method_2=”off” background_color=”rgba(25,25,25,0.7)” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.0.62″ background_position_1=”top_left” background_repeat_1=”no-repeat” background_position_2=”top_left” background_repeat_2=”no-repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text admin_label=”2017-V3-08 Body Header Pt 1″ _builder_version=”3.0.65″ background_layout=”dark” text_orientation=”left” border_style=”solid” custom_padding=”30px|||50px” custom_padding_phone=”20px|||25px” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” saved_tabs=”all” global_module=”43910″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”2017-V3-09 Text G901 Body of Review Part 2″ text_font_size=”15″ border_style=”solid” custom_margin_phone=”|0px||” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”10px||25px|50px” custom_padding_phone=”10px|20px|25px|25px” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” background_layout=”dark” text_orientation=”left” _builder_version=”3.0.65″ saved_tabs=”all” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” global_module=”43912″]<\/p>\n La Crespo looks like about like any other corner caf\u00e9 in Buenos Aires. Non-descript. Watch your step as you enter the single room full of tables spaced only far enough apart to give the waitresses the ability to move around the tables. There are counters with stools along the edge of the room to enable a few more diners to enjoy the food during peak hours. <\/p>\n The d\u00e9cor is just as non-descript as the fa\u00e7ade. Clean and pleasant, but nothing especially unique or decorative other than a couple of large posters of sandwiches and such. This is a place that is quite obviously more about the food than the ambiance.<\/p>\n You won\u2019t come to La Crespo to admire the artwork on the walls. You\u2019ll come to admire the menu. Which is exactly what I did.<\/p>\n The menu is ... well ... unique. Based on what I\u2019d read about their notorious pastrami sandwich I was expecting some hybrid of sandwich and pastry shop. But after a couple of minutes of browsing the menu it become evident that this place is much more than a Jewish deli serving up pastrami and Reuben sandwiches. Albeit small, this is a full scale Jewish restaurant with a fairly sizable selection of Jewish and Eastern European dishes.<\/p>\n They have latkes, kibbes and knishes (you have to speak Yiddish just to pronounce the menu items) and a variety of savory meat-filled strudels in appetizer portions.<\/p>\n And a menu full of Eastern European main dishes like goulash, lasagna and borscht make this place all the more interesting. For those of you with a sweet tooth there's a huge variety of artisanal pastries.<\/p>\n I\u2019ll be back soon to sample this cornucopia of Eastern European cuisine. But on this day I was here for the pastrami sandwich.<\/p>\n At US$7.50 (ARS$110) this is a pretty expensive sandwich by Buenos Aires standards. But the old adage that you get what you pay for aptly applies to this sandwich. This sandwich was worth every penny I paid.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s start with the bread. The menu describes it as a multi-grain bread, but what this really is, is one of the best two slices of Pumpernickel you\u2019ll ever lay you taste buds on. It was the perfect mix of rye and other grains that created this soft, sweet and lightly rye-flavored center with this crisp crust. It was then lathered with a sweet homemade mustard and piled high, New York deli style, with a mound of steaming pastrami and a couple of slices of a sweet and savory pickle. And it came with a spoonful of caramelized onion marmalade on the side. SCHMEER a little bit of the onion relish on that sandwich you have a gift from the Gods. This was as good as any pastrami sandwich I\u2019ve tasted in New York or elsewhere. Move over Mr. Katz. You\u2019ve got some competition.<\/p>\n I didn\u2019t take a bite of the lox and bagel sandwich but I\u2019ve included an image of the beast in the image slider. I'm looking forward to biting into that beast on a future visit.<\/p>\n La Crespo was packed for lunch when I was there on a Sunday afternoon but the two waitresses seemed to be handling it all in stride. I\u2019d say the service was well above average.<\/p>\n And the owner and head chef, Clarisa Krivopisk was walking about, tending to the needs of customers. But she found time to answer a few of my questions, mostly about her Romanian ancestry.<\/p>\n This was a great sandwich and I feel confident that that everything else on the menu will be equally good and unique. I\u2019ll update the post after my next visit.<\/p>\n The barrio Villa Crespo is certainly not a hub for tourists. But this restaurant is only a few blocks away from the heart of Palermo Soho and is well worth the 10 minute walk to experience a truly unique and well executed menu. Welcome, La Crespo, to Ollie O\u2019s list of favorites in Buenos Aires.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”2017-V3-10 Text LC PH” _builder_version=”3.0.65″ background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” border_style=”solid” saved_tabs=”all” global_module=”44055″ \/][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text admin_label=”2017-V3-11 NG Map Module Global won’t Work” _builder_version=”3.0.65″ background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” border_style=”solid” custom_margin=”20px|20px|20px|20px” saved_tabs=”all”]<\/p>\n
\nCuisine: <\/strong><\/span>Middle Eastern
\n Service Type:<\/strong><\/span> Table Service<\/p>\n
\nSat-Sun: 11:30am to 6pm\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nLa Crespo - Buenos Aires<\/h5>\n
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\n Address: <\/strong><\/span>Thames 612
\n Telephone: <\/strong><\/span>+52 11 4856-9770<\/p>\n
\nCuisine: <\/strong><\/span>Middle Eastern
\n Service Type:<\/strong><\/span> Table Service<\/p>\n
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\nSat-Sun: 11:30am to 6pm<\/p>\nRestaurant Review for La Crespo - Buenos Aires<\/span><\/h3>\n
\nRating: <\/strong><\/span>4.3 stars
\nReview Date: <\/strong><\/span> 08\/23\/2015<\/div>\n
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