Newish restaurant "Ten"

[JEZ]

I haven't seen anyone mention this restaurant and since I ate there last night I thought I would give it a mention.

It is on 5th avenue and 28th, and has seating inside with A/C or outside on a nice deck. Great people watching in Little Italy too !

The service was really fun, a very nice girl who used her body parts to explain which cut of meat corresponded to the Argentinian name... The main meat courses were all between 10 and 15US which wasnt terible for 5th. I ordered chicken which came with salad. Very good value, and also a laugh when I question my waitress regarding which cut of chicken I was to recieve !

I would reccomend this place as good value.

[Dpreefer]

This place has a great location (corner of 30th and 5th) and it comes with a reputation as a spinoff of a small chain from Mexico City. The idea is to try to make Argentinian cuisine into a semi-fast food grill with lower prices. It is fast, and a few bucks cheaper than the better Argentinian restaurants, but the quality is fair at best. The meat is very fatty and of a lower grade than available elsewhere, and I have found little to recommend it, except for the lively location.

Better Argentine food can be found right across 30th street where Walter (ex-manager of the Riviera del Sol Hotel) opened a struggling but good Argentine grill. Just a few blocks away, on 24th and 10th you can find Manolo's Parilla, which is one of the best places in Playa for this cuisine. Buenos Aires has two locations in town, and there is a fine Uruguayan grill on 38th street, off of 5th.

Wioth so many choices for good Argentinian grilled meats, I would recommend that you look beyond the festive atmosphere of '10'.

[james]

how many times did you eat there?

[PAUL250268]

Originally Posted by james

how many times did you eat there?

3 times and all 3 have been good.
Not the best BUT not the most expensive either.
Good value, although it is a long walk from La Rana.

Paul

[Dpreefer]

I had a full meal once, and the meat was terribly fatty and poor quality.

I had a large snack there another time because of convenience, and the empanadas were less than ordinary (doughy and not crisp).

With so many good places in town, it did not seem a good call to try it a third time. But I should caveat that when I went there, it was open for less than a month and it is possible that they had not yet shaken off the opening blahs. If it has improved enough to merit a revisit, give us some feedback here.

[JEZ]

Originally Posted by Dpreefer

This place has a great location (corner of 30th and 5th) and it comes with a reputation as a spinoff of a small chain from Mexico City. The idea is to try to make Argentinian cuisine into a semi-fast food grill with lower prices. It is fast, and a few bucks cheaper than the better Argentinian restaurants, but the quality is fair at best. The meat is very fatty and of a lower grade than available elsewhere, and I have found little to recommend it, except for the lively location.

Fantastic location, longstanding reputation, great service, cheap. A few bucks on 15 is 20% less or a good tip for the waitress.

Then again we like different places ( I love babes and rate it as one of the best places in town especially considering the value aspect).

Each to their own !

[JudyBluEyes]

We were going to go here on muy bday, but changed our minds and ended up going to Monolo's... It's good huh??

[JEZ]

Originally Posted by JudyBluEyes

We were going to go here on muy bday, but changed our minds and ended up going to Monolo's... It's good huh??

Yes Manolos can be said to be on fire ! Well not right now but previously quite literally !