Cuisine:

• American
• Others
• Latin American
• Fast Food and Hamburgers

Cucharamama Description:
Patrons grasp Cucharamama right off. They must, it's the front door handle---a huge wooden spoon, the "mother spoon"---for which the restaurant is named. The cucharamama symbolizes kitchen power, which is in abundant supply here. Scholar-turned-chef Maricel Presilla offers an array of artisanal foods from eight South American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. Although the menu is extensive and exotic, at the heart of this convivial restaurant is el horno---the wood-burning stove. From its fires come dishes such as chorizo Argentino con pimientos y cebolla (a scintillating Argentinean sausage, crisped and sweating from the oven) served with slivers of bright red roasted peppers, onions and vinegary red chimichurri sauce; and thin-crust, six-inch "pizzas" with distinctive toppings: Serrano ham, manchego cheese, dried cod and Andean aji amarillo, a fiery dried chili. The bar scene is lively and many emblematic Latin favorites are served such as a lemony Cuban mojito.


Be the first one to rate and write a review for this Cucharamama restaurant!