Argentine Fare in Pasadena - Malbec

Located in between the shopping areas of Lake Avenue and Old Town, sits a nice little restaurant, Malbec. An Argentinian restaurant that, as most others do, they specializes in beef. My only other experience, an unfortunate one, was with Gaucho Grill.

I expected a menu full of beef, steak, and other meats, the cowboys of Argentina are known for. The Lomita Sandwich at Malbec, a signature dish of beef and ham, was no different. This is an unusual combination of meats in a sandwich, but it is quite tasty. I did like it. Though I didn't like the hard bread and the texture of the beef - it was a bit chewy. I thought the savoriness of the ham mixed in well with the beef. I would order it again, but maybe not at Malbec.

My companion choose to get the steak meal. Not exactly a typical order for lunch, but she does like steak. I tried it, it wasn't special. It was that good either. It didn't have that great of flavor. In fact, it reminded me of my experience at Gaucho Grill, in which I remember a bland food experience.

I know I did like the starter appetizer of bread with olive oil/garlic spread. I thought it was quite good. The salad was ok, nothing special. Though did remember the large pieces of shrimp. The empanadas were pretty good.

At the end of the day. I thought the restaurant itself was a nice place. If I remember correctly, they only had beer and wine. I don't think I had a very good experience, but perhaps I should not gone for lunch at a typical dinner restaurant.

Kinda big for lunch. Maybe she was hungry.

The concept is good. I would try this again.

The large shrimp salad.

Another appetizer that I thought was un-memorable. I take that back, these were the empanadas. I thought they were ok, maybe a bit dry, though

I do give them credit . . . they did use large quality shrimp.

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Malbec
1001 East Green Street
Pasadena, CA
626 683 0550
626 683 0580

Mon-Fri 10am-10pm
Sat-Sun 11am-11pm

Info@malbeccuisine.com
http://www.malbeccuisine.com