la boca steakhouse

best steak!. this is by far the best steak i've ever eaten. the sides are delicious. the waitstaff is knowledgeable and friendly. the atmosphere is not snooty like some fine dining. i would recommend thisrestaurantto everyone!

on monday, 19 september i had ordered the 12 ounce american kobe after much time it arrived cold and presliced? our waiter andrew - offered a frozen cake for dessert - with his apology - which clearly was in the refrigerator for a month the horrible smell to it i do not recommend thisrestaurantat all
i feel as if the steak was returned by a previous customer then served to me .

underwhelmed. another expensive, pretentiousrestaurantfilled with self-important staff serving average food. disappointing. the the hostess was the only redeeming staff member. she was delightful and courteous. the physical experience is inviting and comfortable. too bad the staff or kitchen can't sustain the feeling you experience from the beautiful surroundings.

my experience did not start well, but once my tastebuds processed the steak: all was forgiven and the happiness i was expecting from la boca continued... this is smallrestaurantand i'm glad we called for reservations because a line was forming from the street traffic. as with small establishments, certain menu items tend to run out and you don't find out until the waiter places the order which happened to me and it was easily remedied with the waiter's help. i had to return my salad because it had dirt and i can't stand the sensation of grit between my teeth. management apologize, but my brain was registering strike two....until the steak.... no more words necessary

my husband and i tried to go eat here on a wednesday night on recommendation of our friend. we walked in and the hostess asked if we had reservations, when we told her we didn't she said she had one table right next to the door and her host stand. i asked if there was anythig else available and she very rudely replied "no they're all for reservations". ok, you couldnt at least pretend to check? maybe give us the alternative to sit at the bar? her attitude was so off putting that my husband and i will never give therestaurantour business. it's too bad thisrestaurantcan't find a nice people person to greet customers instead of a "meh" hipster.

good but should be better!. appetizer: bruschetta :: flavors were good, temperature was off. everything was cold. the bread was hard, b/c it'd cooled to well below room temperature after being toasted. if the intent is to be a cold dish, then a softer untoasted bread needs to be used. but i think it would be much better w/ hot bread and hot fish with a cold sauce. meal: entrana fina, and centro de entrana. both excellent, i repeat excellent!! would also recommend the frites and asparagus. both wonderful, would highly recommend and their quality will bring me back. service: not horrible, but i expect more from arestaurantthat's going to charge you $30+ an entree. we felt very rushed...and unattended to. possibly why the app came out cold.

tops for steaks. or so say my husband and dad. la boca delivers some of the best steaks they've had according to their rave reviews. i'm a vegetarian, so all i can say is i do love their salads and sides. they typically have a pasta dish or two on the menu that i can eat. only thing to note is that the kitchen is very liberal with salt. staff are great, and i love the size of therestaurant- not too big, not too small.

love the meet. this place is my favorite steak house. there array of sauces for your steak, the homemade chorizo, the perfectly cooked french fries and there desserts are all amazing. if you have enough people with you, get the tasting menu to get a great idea about what this argentinianrestaurantis all about.

get over yourself. it's rare to find a place where you can pay money like you are in a high-end vegas steakhouse, but in a dining room that is more like a cracker barrel, yet with the pretension of some of your finer manhattan nightclubs. if that appeals to you then you will love la boca.
a steak and a side will easily set you back $40-$50 with no appetizers or drinks. this is not unlike other up-market steakhouses but most don't have the feel of casual dining. the cut of meat was quite good and the server was friendly. i ordered one of the specials and she said that the chef recommended the steak be prepared medium. why not medium rare? "because this particular piece of meat is better at medium." um, okay.
she then made a deal out of letting me pick my own steak knife from a special tray. this was silly. (ahh…. here is one with a bone handle. brings me back to my days in the favela in old sao paulo.) when the steak came i was presented with a board with three containers of steak sauce. one was "their version of a "churi-churi" sauce. the next was their version of a "chupi-chupi" sauce. and the third was their version of aoli, which is a more expensive way of saying "mayonnaise."
she didn't actually say, "chupi-chupi" and "churi-churi" but she may as well have because they were portuguese words that server with the neck tattoos likely hadn't ever heard of either before her first day of employment. i hadn't.
next she served me my side of seasoned fries in the trendy-15-minutes-ago paper cone. they were a little cold but when i asked for ketchup she gave me a little sad face and said, "i'm sorry, we don't serve ketchup." really? no ketchup for french fries? what if they put it in a little ramekin and said it was their version of "molho de tomate." would that be okay?
"is ketchup too déclassé for french fries" i asked.
"for our french fries." she said.
not having a bottle of ketchup in arestaurantthat serves french fries when you know that customers will ask for ketchup is saying, "hey jed clampett, put your rocking chair back on your car and drive over to wal-mart and get yourself some ketchup there. "
i suspect ms. neck tatoo and maybe even the great chef adolfo may not be opposed to ketchup on fries. but if you have it available for fries the next thing you know some dumb customer may have the actual nerve to bypass the perfectly good chuppi-chuppi, and, uh, mayonaisse, and put it on the steak and obviously that can't be tolerated.
i'm glad chef adolfo has high enough standards to keep us dummies from doing something so tacky and embarrassing ourselves.

amazing - meat eaters paradise. thisrestaurantis consistently great. every cut of meat i have eaten here is tasty - cooked to perfection and top quality.

appetizers and salads - equally amazing - tasty - well prepared - generous portions.

i try to visit thisrestaurantevery time i visit new orleans.

one side note -very small - very popular - reservations are a must - i have watched many people who show up without being turned away. due to the size of the place - yes, you may be seated by the door or bathroom - its tiny. still worth a visit.

my partner in crime took me to la boca last night for my birthday. we have been trying to go to this wonderful, tiny and romanticrestaurantfor some time, however, everytime we made an attempt it was too busy or fully booked. i recommend calling in advan

great food, shoddy service. the food was wonderful at la boca, which in any dining experience is the most important thing. our female waitress however, was a different story. maybe she was having a bad day but she took forever to take our drink order, tossed down our dishes with nothing more than a "there you are" and no eye contact and then she took forever to bring our check. therestaurantis small and is open to the kitchen which made for a very warm atmosphere but like i said, the food was very good.
i loved the provoleta appetizer of argentinan cheese presented in a sizzling cast iron skillet. the empanadas de pollo were very good as well and made with fresh homemade dough. i got the kobe tenderloin and it was out of sight as were the grilled asparagus. would i go again? yes, but i would ask to sit in a different section and try my luck with another server.

the skirt steak was outstanding . did not really care for our seating options being next to the bathroom especially with reservations and available seating but the food was great. i do think there is a bit too much hype regarding thisrestaurantbut overall was happy

this is an amazing authentic argentineanrestaurantin the cbd. the sweetbreads are to do for and the gnocchi with cream sauce is delicious. would not really reccommend the "kobe" beef. not that it's bad by any means, but for the price you're better off with a filet mignon, which is a lot more tender.