MUST-TRY vs MUST-AVOID Street Foods in Buenos Aires, Argentina’s CHINATOWN!

[FuturoBA]

Foodie influence Mike Chen was recently in Argentina and has this and a few other videos about his time there.

As an aside - a few years back I read he moved to Dallas. @Uncle Wong didn't you move to Dallas recently too?? Hmmm isn't that an odd coincidence haha.

 

[Avocado]

Foodie influence Mike Chen was recently in Argentina and has this and a few other videos about his time there.

As an aside - a few years back I read he moved to Dallas. @Uncle Wong didn't you move to Dallas recently too?? Hmmm isn't that an odd coincidence haha.

What if @Uncle Wong IS this guy. If I remember Uncle Wong is a foodie? I read he posted about food. I did not know Dallas is so popular. I think I read @CraigM also lives in Dallas. Popular place.

 

[Wally]

Chinatown has reallly boomed over the years. I remember when it was nothing and now the weekends are so packed there you can barely move. I didn't think the restaurants were all that great so surprised to see a foodie influencer saying they are great. Will have to check out the places he recommends.

 

[Digital Nomad]

Foodie influence Mike Chen was recently in Argentina and has this and a few other videos about his time there.

As an aside - a few years back I read he moved to Dallas. @Uncle Wong didn't you move to Dallas recently too?? Hmmm isn't that an odd coincidence haha.

Thanks for posting! I have been to a few places in Chinatown in BA and the flavors aren't that spicy but that food looks awesome. I am going to add Fengwei to my list to visit when I come back.

Chinatown has reallly boomed over the years. I remember when it was nothing and now the weekends are so packed there you can barely move. I didn't think the restaurants were all that great so surprised to see a foodie influencer saying they are great. Will have to check out the places he recommends.

This is what I heard. It is always so busy on the weekend.

 

[Johnny]

Foodie influence Mike Chen was recently in Argentina and has this and a few other videos about his time there.

As an aside - a few years back I read he moved to Dallas. @Uncle Wong didn't you move to Dallas recently too?? Hmmm isn't that an odd coincidence haha.

Great video! @earlyretirement brought me to Fengwei. We went there for lunch and it was delicious! The beef dish we had was good. I was surprised because it was empty but we went during the week and not on the weekend. They tone down the spice level. Seafood isn't common or popular there. We went out to eat 3 times a day and I barely saw any seafood places. He is right that almost no one eats seafood. We did have great sushi at Osaka and some place in Recoleta. Was great. But there is almost no seafood in even the high end restaurants.

Feng Wei · Av. Juramento 1698 local 10, C1428 Cdad. Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentinien

★★★★☆ · Chinesisches Restaurant

maps.app.goo.gl

 

[Blockchain]

Foodie influence Mike Chen was recently in Argentina and has this and a few other videos about his time there.

As an aside - a few years back I read he moved to Dallas. @Uncle Wong didn't you move to Dallas recently too?? Hmmm isn't that an odd coincidence haha.

I honestly did not think that the food in Chinatown was good at all. Maybe I hit the wrong places. @FuturoBA have you tried any of these spots? Have you been to Chinatown much? I like spicy food and I went to a few Chinese places and nothing was spicy. I will try some of these places. I am coming next month.

 

[earlyretirement]

Foodie influence Mike Chen was recently in Argentina and has this and a few other videos about his time there.

As an aside - a few years back I read he moved to Dallas. @Uncle Wong didn't you move to Dallas recently too?? Hmmm isn't that an odd coincidence haha.

Awesome @FuturoBA. Thanks for taking the time to post this. Didn't see it. My kids absolutely love Chinatown in BA. We always stay in Recoleta or Palermo and it's a hike up back and forth but they always want to go there. I don't think the food is as good as other places but after many days of steak it's good for some variety.

Great video! @earlyretirement brought me to Fengwei. We went there for lunch and it was delicious! The beef dish we had was good. I was surprised because it was empty but we went during the week and not on the weekend. They tone down the spice level. Seafood isn't common or popular there. We went out to eat 3 times a day and I barely saw any seafood places. He is right that almost no one eats seafood. We did have great sushi at Osaka and some place in Recoleta. Was great. But there is almost no seafood in even the high end restaurants.

Feng Wei · Av. Juramento 1698 local 10, C1428 Cdad. Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentinien

★★★★☆ · Chinesisches Restaurant

maps.app.goo.gl

Yes! Good memory. This is the place that I brought you for lunch @Johnny . I'm actually going back to BA next month for work if you can join me. Will be fun.

 

[Piranha]

Foodie influence Mike Chen was recently in Argentina and has this and a few other videos about his time there.

As an aside - a few years back I read he moved to Dallas. @Uncle Wong didn't you move to Dallas recently too?? Hmmm isn't that an odd coincidence haha.

Agree with this blogger. That sushi at Alvear Palace brunch is terrible! Very fishy. In fact I got sick after I went to it the last time. Avoid!

 

[Larry]

Foodie influence Mike Chen was recently in Argentina and has this and a few other videos about his time there.

As an aside - a few years back I read he moved to Dallas. @Uncle Wong didn't you move to Dallas recently too?? Hmmm isn't that an odd coincidence haha.

The Chinese food in BA is not very good. The Alvear Palace is overrated. It is good for the foodie to correctly say the brunch at Alvear is terrible value!

 

[VINO]

Foodie influence Mike Chen was recently in Argentina and has this and a few other videos about his time there.

As an aside - a few years back I read he moved to Dallas. @Uncle Wong didn't you move to Dallas recently too?? Hmmm isn't that an odd coincidence haha.

Thanks for sharing. I will try some of those places he recommends. I have been to Chinatown a bunch of times but not to these places.

 

[Spend Thrift]

Foodie influence Mike Chen was recently in Argentina and has this and a few other videos about his time there.

As an aside - a few years back I read he moved to Dallas. @Uncle Wong didn't you move to Dallas recently too?? Hmmm isn't that an odd coincidence haha.

Fun. Those chicken wings are delicious at that place. I have been there and can confirm very good.

 

[earlyretirement]

The Chinese food in BA is not very good. The Alvear Palace is overrated. It is good for the foodie to correctly say the brunch at Alvear is terrible value!

I would have to agree with you Larry. While there are a few ok spots for Chinese food I think overall they are very weak compared to most major city Chinatowns. I used to go to the Alvear Palace brunch all the time. I lived on the same block on Avenida Alvear and went many times for client meetings. I went my last trip and it was just disappointing. And I agree the seafood and sushi are disappointing. It is ok for a special occasion or to try out but generally nothing special like he mentioned in the video.

 

[Bingo]

I saw his post on the Alvear Palace Brunch and I was not that impressed so good to hear I am not the only one. I thought the seafood was terrible too.

 

[Cali Baby]

Foodie influence Mike Chen was recently in Argentina and has this and a few other videos about his time there.

As an aside - a few years back I read he moved to Dallas. @Uncle Wong didn't you move to Dallas recently too?? Hmmm isn't that an odd coincidence haha.

This guy lost me when I see he went to Uruguay and did a review at McDonald's. So he is THAT type of food blogger.

 

[James Bond]

Great video! @earlyretirement brought me to Fengwei. We went there for lunch and it was delicious! The beef dish we had was good. I was surprised because it was empty but we went during the week and not on the weekend. They tone down the spice level. Seafood isn't common or popular there. We went out to eat 3 times a day and I barely saw any seafood places. He is right that almost no one eats seafood. We did have great sushi at Osaka and some place in Recoleta. Was great. But there is almost no seafood in even the high end restaurants.

Feng Wei · Av. Juramento 1698 local 10, C1428 Cdad. Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentinien

★★★★☆ · Chinesisches Restaurant

maps.app.goo.gl

They have great food here. This was one of my go to Chinese places when I lived in BA. Very tasty.

 

[FuturoBA]

What if @Uncle Wong IS this guy. If I remember Uncle Wong is a foodie? I read he posted about food. I did not know Dallas is so popular. I think I read @CraigM also lives in Dallas. Popular place.

The worst part is I probably look more like the guy than Uncle Wong does - one of his first videos I saw we even had the same shirt and similar hair style lol.

I honestly did not think that the food in Chinatown was good at all. Maybe I hit the wrong places. @FuturoBA have you tried any of these spots? Have you been to Chinatown much? I like spicy food and I went to a few Chinese places and nothing was spicy. I will try some of these places. I am coming next month.

I did not try these but after seeing the video and comments here, looks like you just need to know where to go with many being hit or miss.

 

[earlyretirement]

The worst part is I probably look more like the guy than Uncle Wong does - one of his first videos I saw we even had the same shirt and similar hair style lol.

I did not try these but after seeing the video and comments here, looks like you just need to know where to go with many being hit or miss.

Hilarious Futuro. I am coming to Buenos Aires in a few short weeks so I'll check out some of these others that he mentioned if I have time. I usually am loading up on steak but do crave some Asian food after a few days.

 

[Uncle Wong]

The worst part is I probably look more like the guy than Uncle Wong does - one of his first videos I saw we even had the same shirt and similar hair style lol.

I did not try these but after seeing the video and comments here, looks like you just need to know where to go with many being hit or miss.

Oh so you aren't this food blogger? I thought you might be. Maybe you should wear the same shirt and carry around a camera and pretend like you are here @FuturoBA to try to score some free food. 🤣

When you coming @earlyretirement? I will send you a PM. It would be great to finally meet up! Chinese food on me!

 

[Nasdaq]

Foodie influence Mike Chen was recently in Argentina and has this and a few other videos about his time there.

As an aside - a few years back I read he moved to Dallas. @Uncle Wong didn't you move to Dallas recently too?? Hmmm isn't that an odd coincidence haha.

I am surprised that he loved the Chinese food so much. Most of the dishes he loved watching those videos was the beef dishes. I will have to try some of these. I tried a few places in Chinatown and was not a big fan.