entrance

entrance

As you can see, its hard to get parking on lunch time and possibly dinner. You will have to park on the street

parking lot

If you don’t know any spanish, mercado is market, so expect a market in here. This place is a combo meat shop, bakery and restaurant.

Some Cold Goodness

Meat Counter

Next to the meat stuff is the bakery, I can eat everything in this department.

Yummmy

They make bread from scratch

some type of alfajors

more sweets

more alfajors and Coloso ones

This part of the bakery always puts up a challenge with my mexican or south american friends. The flan comparison. I say Filipino flan kicks the $^%^ out of your flan, but thats just my personal opinion. If someone offered me one of these, i’d still eat it and enjoy and on the side of my mind i’d think “mine is better”

Flan c/ Dulce De Leche

This one I thought was a different kind of flan, but its really just bread pudding with caramel.

Budin De Pan c/ Dulce

Now for the food. My friend Angel told me that this place is known for steak and empanadas, so lets start with empanadas.

Empanadas

More Empanadas

Keep Em Coming

Ok so I decided to take an order togo. These suckers cost $1.50 each and they offer beef, chicken, corn, spinach. If you do an order TOGO, they’re $1.20 so there is your deal.

My Empanadas

See what is inside

I wanted to get the entrana and compare it to Lala’s but that will be another visit, and yes I will bring friends. I met some locals eating here and yes they highly recommend this place. Met a guy named Diego, I believe that’s how you spell it, he gave me his opinions about Argentine food and recommended the Milanesa. Then Bam, the guys eating just got their order. They were nice enough to let me take a picture. Here goes.

Milanesa De Pollo w/ Egg

Milanesa De Pollo

Here is another one that I would most likely get instead of the regular. This is similar, but with Ham and Cheese and Tomato Sauce, yummy. Would it be too much to ask for a bite? >:) heehee.

Milanesa Napolitana Pollo

Well I was supposed to come here with my friend who recommended it, but he’s a night owl and would ruin his sleep schedule. I’ll save another entry for that time I have lunch with him. But I will definitely come back to this place to try some of the others on the menu.

They have two locations: Studio City and West Hollywood.

11935 Ventura Blvd, Studio City CA 91604 818-623-4477
7229 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles CA 90046 323-934-6838

Entrance

One thing for sure about Studio City, parking sucks bad. So will be required to vallet to park in their little area which is only 3 bucks. Once you enter, the place is very dim at night as little candles light up the place.

Dining Area

Same Dining Area

They start you off with some Bread and Oil.

Bread and Oil

So we started with some empanadas, they have 4 kinds; Beef, Chicken, Spinach, and Ham & Cheese.

Empanada Trio

Empanada Trio Opened

More empanadas

Now for the main stuff. I ordered Entrana al Ajo, which is like the Entrana (grilled certified angus skirt steak) topped with garlic and parsley. My friend ordered the Picante chicken which was ok. Our waitress suggested it for the spicy type, but it wasn’t spicy at all, but more of a cajunish type flavor. It wasn’t bad, but I think my friend was expecting something different. Here are the pics.

Entrana al Ajo, before surgery

Entrana during surgery, wow medium rare

Picante Chicken

Picante Chicken again

As for desert I they had some flan con dulce de leche, panguegue con dulce de leche (crepes), and more. The one I wanted to order was Panqueque de banana con dulce de leche, which is the same as the first but with banana. This stuff is great, but their pet monkey that they adopted last month broke in the place and ate all the bananas. They found this out a little late. And since it was my friends birthday, they hooked us up w/ some flan on the house.

Birthday Flan, that stuff on the top is caramel goodness

So overall it was great, I am so stuffed and would definitely come back to this place. Next time I’m gonna get a full order of Sangria.

New Menu

We discovered this place about a year and a half ago, a peruvian buddy of mine Oz took us here for lunch one day. We try not to go here all the time because we only have an hour for lunch.
Anyway here are the details:
6636 Van Nuys Blvd. Van Nuys CA 91401
818-908-0818

Lomo Saltado (My usual)

Saltado de Pollo (Kim's usual)

Pescado a lo Macho (Oz's fav)

The above usually tastes better because we order this in advance, and we come in with the food already waiting for us on the table. The sauce gets thicker and richer and of course I always sneak a bite from it. Thanks Oz.

Same as above, but right off the kitchen

Jalea de Mariscos (very popular)

Lentejas con Lomito

Chicken Sopas

Loris can never eat here with out his Papaya Juice with less Ice.

Papaya Juice less Ice

Always after devouring such yummy goodness, I have to sneak in some Alfajores (mini’s)

Alfajores Mini

Alfajores Jumbo

Overall this place always hits the spot, we may risk being late from lunch, but that will depend on the traffic. But worth it. Call in and become regulars, this place has been good to us by getting the food ready. We do this because they take forever, the food is worth the wait, but not during a 1 hour lunch.

 Fogo’s signature Papaya Cream just so Amazing!!! and some more popular meats served fresh to you table.

Papaya Dessert, A Must Have

Happy Birthday Honey!!