This year, the newsletter committee and the interest groups are teaming up to bring you monthly reviews of local restaurants,  outings and other activities.  This month, we start with some reviews of local restaurants.

Tango Arlington, a Vegetarian Nightmare

Argentinian Cuisine, 464 Massachusetts Avenue  Arlington, MA 02474

Tango Arlington (Courtesy of tangoarlington.com)

Upon entering the restaurant, we noticed the fine decoration. The skin of a dead animal immediately set the tone for the delicious evening that awaited us. The menu continued the meat theme, with a wide assortment of dishes entirely based on eating some flesh with a side of potato. We saw that the first option on the menu was a variety plate for two people, looked deep into each other’s eyes, and knew that was the chosen dish.

Our food arrived on a grill warmer (much to the envy of other diners) packed to the brim with sausage, ribs, chicken, and unidentified animal organs, all cooked to perfection. And, of course, there was a completely useless side of chips, which mostly served as a distraction from our real meat quest.

Tango Arlington, a carnivore’s dream.

We immediately began to stuff our faces, shoving in kidneys and sausages by the handful. Despite the seeming impossibility of consuming that much meat between only two people, by the end of dinner we were thoroughly satisfied and stuffed. Definitely a recommended stop for our carnivorous colleagues.

Price: Medium, 20-30 per entree

Overall rating: 4 stars out of 5

by Dan “The Mouth” Kolodrubetz and Boris “The Stomach” Braverman

Bon Chon

Korean restaurant at Harvard square, 57 J.F. Kennedy St Cambridge, MA 02138

Bon Chon (Courtesy boston.eater.com)

The restaurant looks somewhat like a fast food place, but it’s clean. Bon Chon doesn’t really look like an authentic Korean restaurant, but the decoration is ok. The most important part is the food. We only ordered the extra large chicken combo (with fried chicken wings and drumsticks) with soy-garlic sauce, which is enough for 5 people to eat. According to the restaurant, the chicken is fried 3 times. The skin is very crispy and the meat has a taste of the sauce and is juicy. The chicken doesn’t taste too oily or unhealthy compared to most of the fried chicken.

Bon Chon Chicken (Courtesy beantownbloggery.com)

I’m usually not a fan of fried chicken because it is usually too dense for me, but I would give 4/5 for this dish. However, it is little bit pricy for fried chicken with an average price of $9 per person.

by Anonymous