Gijón

This place requires for your taste buds to accommodate Argentinitan palate standards.
You will find most typical Buenos Aires dishes, all of them abundant and tasty (albeit with little seasoning except for salt). The servings are really abundant and you will most likely get full and happy.
This is one of this places where you go to submerge yourself on the local experience, it is a place to become a local for a moment, don’t expect refined manners or even smiles from the people working there, you are going to be very well fed, perhaps see a football game and get a drink and that is it. This is the way of the locals.

Fuimos jueves al mediodía. Lleno! Mucho comerciante y taxista de la zona.
2 Tortillas españolas (El Mozo Hugo te pregunta si la queres Babé) Excelentesss! Con Chorizo Colorado.
Rabas…Porcion Soberbia y Rica! Porción de Jamon Crudo.
De Plato Principal Salmón con Papas Fritas y Peceto al Horno con papas. Ambos Tremendos!!!
3 Cervezas de Litro warsteiner 1 agua de Litro y medio
$ 1000 eramos 5 de muy buen comer.
Vayan! Vale la Pena
Bodegón Típico, mozo de profesión y nos reservaron la mesa por telefono.
Solo Eefectivo

I’m not too sweet on this place, though it gets packed. There was no seasoning on any of the food from start to finish.
A note for my foreign friends… this place doesn’t have an English menu (nor should I be so arrogant as to expect them to), so ordering can be a little adventurous, which is fine, though we half struck out with that one. Everyone raves about the calamari rings here… well, we didn’t know what «calamari rings» were in Espanol, so we ordered the «calamarites» on the menu… that’s whole baby squids and definitely not calamari rings. They were soaked in grease and flavorless. :/​
We ended up ordering a steak «completo,» which means it comes with fried eggs on top and french fries on the side. Our massive steak was cooked medium well per the house standard, so I would definitely mention «a punto» if you want it medium rare. Steak, fries, and eggs had no salt on them. :/​
Service is kinda fun, a bunch of old men with a towel draped on their arms like it’s 1890!
They don’t take credit card here. While it’s a great hometown, chill vibe, I wouldn’t come back based off of the food.

My wife and I loved this place. We happened upon it on our way home one night. My wife ordered the tenderloin (de lomo) and I had the fried fish. Both came with mashed potatoes. It was simple but elegant and the portions were huge. Both tasted great.
We went back a few nights later to the same street side table and waiter and had a full three course meal. We started with calamari and provoleta. The calamari is a staple there and the portion is huge. It is lightly breaded, fried and tasty. The provoleta was fine. This time for my main course the waiter suggested grilled fish so I tried it. It was not especially great since they bread it like it was going to be fried. It was flavorful regardless. My wife ordered the bife de lomo again and again was very happy. For dessert I had a fantastic piece of helado that seemed to be cut from a loaf. I don’t remember the name but it was fantastic. My wife ordered the flan and was satisfied. I finished with a limonchella.
Gijon is a great neighborhood restaurant with prices to match. It’s worth a try.

Si almorzás en Gijón, «tirás» perfectamente hasta bien entrada la noche sin probar bocado.
Es que las porciones son muy abundantes y llenadoras, siguiendo la costumbre de bodegón, esa de alimentar, en el pasado, a tipos que llegaban con mucha mucha hambre.
Este bar-​restaurante españolísimo (Gijón es una ciudad asturiana del norte de España) está atendido como suele suceder en este tipo de lugares por mozos varones maduros, de esos que llevan el trapo rejilla en el brazo para limpiar las mesas y a los que no se les entiende mucho lo que dicen, pero son diligentes, efectivos, y hasta podríamos aventurar «buena gente». Están organizados tan bien con los cocineros que todos los platos marchan sin grandes esperas. Todo está casi-​listo (y a la vez fresco) al momento de ordenar el plato.
El lugar ofrece minutas, pastas, carnes, mariscos y pescados, además de postres clásicos. Mucha variedad para los almuerzos y las cenas. El interior está decorado con banderines sobre una pared de ladrillo a la vista y también posee mesas afuera. Para mí, la posta está adentro, en las mesas que dan a la calle Chile, donde podés ver la gente pasar a través de esos ventanales enormes tipo «guillotina», bien de bodegón de época.
Los precios que manejan son accesibles (lo que más «duele» son las bebidas) y por supuesto, no aceptan tarjetas.
El horario es de corrido. Ellos no duermen la siesta, pero si almorzás ahí al mediodía, la vas a dormir por ellos.
Gijón es comer hasta reventar.