Originally Posted by greendx

Two more nights in BA for me to try steaks and so far I have to say I'm not impressed. Don't get me wrong the meat quality is great everywhere. But everywhere no matter what I say I get my steak overcooked. I typically like ribeye rare to medium rare, ordering rare at places I know or high end steakhouses.

So far I've tried a few places. At Desnivel I ordered beef de chorizo medium rare, it was a very flavorful steak, probably my favorite taste wise so far in BA but it was cooked somewhere between medium and medium well which was such a shame because I am sure it would have been an amazing steak if not over cooked. The other places I tried were in the area around Sheraton Libertador. One was Al Carbón on Reconquista 875. I ordered a ribeye medium rare and again got an overcooked steak that was decent but didn't have the same flavor of the Desnivel steak. Another place I tried near my hotel was Castelar Cafe & Bar on Esmeralda 799. Another ribeye ordered medium rare that was a bit overcooked but not as much as the other places. The worse steak I've ever had anywhere and the only time ever I didn't eat a steak that was served to me was at my hotel in the lobby restaurant. Ordered a ribeye medium rare again and got, not sure what cut but it wasn't ribeye and it was so overcooked that I wasn't able to cut it without difficulty. Finally tonight I went to Parrilla Al Carbón which was near Al Carbón but I can't seem to find the address. It's 1 block off of Cordoba and 1 block off of Florida right on the corner with curtains closing all windows. So far probably best overall meal I had at a BA Parrilla. This time I ordered my ribeye rare and also since it was after reading this thread I asked for it to be jugoso and I got a steak that was rare to medium rare in the middle but medium on the outside. It wasn't as flavorful as the steak in Desnivel and still a little more cooked than I would have liked. Funny enough the guy sitting at a table opposite mine ordered right before me, he ordered a beef de chorizo medium rare and I was able to see from a few feet away that he was eating a proper medium rare steak that was way bloodier than mine. Otherwise still a great meal at about double the price of Desnivel. I may try them again tomorrow night and try a different cut, their menu had a lot of options.

Just to clarify when I say I'm not impressed I meant that because sadly I've cooked a better tasting Costco USDA choice cut ribeye at home on my frying pan than I've had at any of the above mentioned places. I am far from an expert when it comes to cooking steak.