Tango’s Restaurant & Bakery

Thanks Sabrina C., for the heads up!
This deli /​market /​bakery /​and café is really nice. The price points are good here. Should you be the type of person expecting dirt-​cheap prices but would be startled to find prices around $ 10 for lunch in a café and knowing that it’s not even a restaurant… have no fear.
The portions and quality of the food will definitely more than make up for it.
How? Well, my plate out of three I’ve sampled was a winner (which is why I’m giving it 5 stars — because of MY plate! I know… selfish, selfish!)
But, the waitress had mentioned 4 lunch specials. And what we ordered were the following: (1) Rolled skirt steak stuffed with proscuitto, mozzarella and sundried tomatoes; (2) Eggplant parmesan with ham and cheese; (3) Pollo a la plancha (not a lunch special).
Guess which I ordered? Yes! Me = carnivore! And knowing what Argentina is ordered for, I couldn’t even have a thought to resist the steak! And good thing I didn’t because it was salivating-​good! Definitely the best plate of the three, with the eggplant parmesan coming second (because of the simpler ingredients, it was made up for by its portion — it was huge). The pollo a la plancha was a bit bland, but it was tender and moist — and also huge!
It came with a scoop (odd, eh?) of homemade buttery mashed potatoes. And I love things buttery — give me a buttery croissant and I’m in bliss. And I also had a scoop (they’re in love with scoops here) of carrot MOUSSE.
Yes, I was surprised by this — carrot MOUSSE? But it was good and it did have some people fooled into thinking maybe it was really sweet potato. But no, it was made with oatmeal, cinnamon, carrot, and something else. It came out nicely — sure wish I remembered what that something else was.
And the lunch special came with a dessert — a standard apple cobbler. It was good, but we stocked them away because we were full and we wanted to get the traditional Argentine treat — the balcarcé.
As for the balcarcé, we were surprised that there was peach in balcarcé but it was good. The waitress then told us that they had put peach in there because the first balcarcé they made «accidentally» had peach and when the customers wanted balcarcé from Tango’s, they had kept asking for one with peach. It became Tango’s in-​house dessert. Oddly though, a slice of a better balcarcé with peach can also be found at La Estancia Argentina, and for a cheaper price ($ 4 v. $ 6 at this establishment).
Another interesting thing here that I have not witnessed yet in other spots — if you order expresso (and it’s $ 2 — $ 3 here), they give you a small shot of orange juice. We were confused by this since we had not ordered orange juice, but then the waitress explained that this is a Porteño tradition (as in from Buenos Aires) where people drink their coffee and then have orange juice afterwards for stimulating their palate.
Good food, nice-​looking empanadas and pastries, (will have to come back for these), and well-​stocked with wine (which I also didn’t have in this trip). This place has a comfortable ambience.
Now the negatives: some display cases were empty and at the height of the lunch rush, I would have liked to see them full. And the «market» portion of the restaurant is tiny. And the bathroom? I think there’s one and it’s coed.
So… the roundup of La Estancia Argentina v. Tango’s? I think I rather go to Tango’s for the food, and La Estancia Argentina for the cakes. Both places seem to have great pastries. I’ll definitely return!

The place has a nice selection and the area has two main sections. On the left there’s a seating area and the right has the bakery window.
Went there with my family and we ordered food to go. The empanadas were very good, especially the four cheeses, Angus empanadas, and the Caprese one.
Although we didn’t order from the tables we could see the staff was very courteous.
The desserts were also pretty good, mainly the merengue with dulce de leche.

this is another one of those argentinian combo joints that have been scattering amongst the city. Complete with a bakery and a deli, though most of the customer come here for some good eats and great empanadas.
Tango’s is no different to those others (puerto madero in kendall, la estancia in doral) but i will agree on this. they make great sandwiches. While the other ones rely on hard baguettes, they serve the sandwiches with ciabatta. which is easier on the teeth :)
i recommend the chicken portabella sandwich. the carmelized onions make this sandwich tops. also try out the empanadas like the 4 cheese and the ham and cheese.delish.
of course, you can’t forget the miga sandwiches.
the good thing with this place is that they are cheaper than most of these argentine places… especially when you compare it to the super expensive puerto madero.
empanadas run at 1.75 and sandwiches range from 5 – 9 bucks. they also serve dinner and have a nice bakery that i did not try out…(i’m cutting on sweets anyway)
hidden in a plaza just off us1 on the east side.
great place! try it out next time your in the area!