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New York City Steak Hauses - La Porteña
La Porteña
74-25 37th Ave., 718-458-8111, Jackson Heights, Queens
Porteños are citizens of Buenos Aires, where old-school steak houses like this abound. The wood-paneled walls are crammed with guitars, bandonéons, gaucho gear and portraits of tango legend Carlos Gardel, yet it feels dignified, not kitschy. In 1991, Argentinean Pichi Leiva founded La Porteña, its authenticity aurally aided by tango music and a preponderance of native Spanish speakers. The menu is the genuine article, too, with flaky empanadas and a wide range of grilled steaks to be dressed up with a chimichurri sauce so delicious it's also sold by the jar. The mixed grill, with a helping of everything, is for truly dedicated carnivores. The Italian section of the menu (Buenos Aires was heavily settled by Italians) includes homemade cannelloni and chicken Milanese. Portions are enormous and the prices here are lower than at most other steak houses in the City
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