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| - This is one of my favorite eating establishments in Cleveland. Every time I go I bring someone with me who has never been there before. I've frequented Barroco Grill a dozen times now with newcomers and it's nearly unanimously loved (a group of hoity toity consultant coworkers did not like it, but they eat at 4-star restaurants every day).
Recommendations:
- Cheesy corn - a must-try
- Black bean soup - good level of spicy, lots of flavor
- Buffalo chicken arepas - they're all good, but this seems to be the favorite
- All of the 5 sauces, in many combinations. My favorite is the garlic.
I wasn't so impressed with the ropa vieja and empanadas - Barroco Grill decided to add more upscale items to its menu a few months after opening (they originally offered only burgers, hot dogs, sandwiches, arepas, and cheesy corn) and I don't know, maybe these just need tweaking before the flavor's there.
BYOB - Wine and beer are totally welcome here. They'll even provide the appropriate glasses
Reservations - This place is a small hole-in-the-wall kind of joint. You do have a waiter (well, it's been a waitress every time I've gone) but it's the kind of place where a couple of tables that seat 2 are arranged in various formations. Not the kind of place you make a reservation at (though I did once for a party of 8 and they were able to make sure to save us a spot)
Decorations - The art is all done by a friend of the owner, I think, and it look snazzy! Sign your name on a wall before you leave!
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