Pincho y Corto

There should be a badge or something on Unilocal for marathon lunches. Seriously, after four hours, I think my butt deserves a badge if the food and company is so good that I am willing to continue to sit. For example, the last time I went by Pincho y Corto, my friends and I decided to come back for the «cocido» on a future date. Six-​and-​a-​half hours later, we left the restaurant after enjoying a delicious meal.
A cocido is usually MEAT, MEAT, MORE MEAT, AND MEAT ON THE SIDE. However, for me, the owners prepared an incredible set of vegetarian dishes that made me very happy. For the first dish (primero), there were blue-​cheese-​stuffed mushrooms that had been heated perfectly to melt the cheese, along with croquetas de calabaza, with the perfect amount of crunch and savory goodness that made this dish stand out. Usually, croquetas are soft little affairs, tasty but kind of mushy. These were perfect, crunch on the outside and tender (not mushy) on the inside. The flavor was savory and a little sweet from the calabaza.
For the second course (segundo), the vegetables in broth were perfect. Garbanzos, carrots, potatoes, and wilted greens made this dish both colorful and tasty. I enjoyed the broth, too, which was a nice complement to the vegetables and replaced the soup that the rest of the table received as the third course.
For dessert, there was this puff pastry drizzled with chocolate and dulce de leche (I think… it was hard to tell) that the entire table ate with gusto. Coffee, drinks, and plenty of conversation made this a memorable meal.
The total time at the restaurant was 6.5 hours… now where is my badge?

Podrías coger el coche y pasar un fabuloso fin de semana en León, pero si con su te gastronomía te basta una visita al Pincho y Corto te va a salir mucho más a cuenta.
Instalados en la gastronomía del norte de España, también incluyen el «saber hacer «de Galicia.
Como su original nombre reza, es una buena opción pedirse varios pinchos y disfrutar de la reunión en torno a varios platos diferentes. Pero si estás decidido a pedir platos individuales para cada comensal, que sepas que las raciones son generosas y son muy recomendables.
La atención tan cuidada y atenta hace resaltar más, si cabe, el carácter íntimo del local.
De mi paso por el restaurante recuerdo los «choricines a la sidra», tan ricos y sabrosos como te los imaginas.
El Pincho y Corto es el típico local que en apariencia no tiene nada de especial, que te vas de allí sin demasiada emoción, pero que luego, cuando alguien te pide que le recomiendes un local es de los primeros que te vienen a la memoria.