Barros Luco

Barros Luco is another new place to open up near my office that I was excited to try out after reading about it on midtown lunch. I went with some coworkers recently after giving the place some time to work out the kinks.

I ordered the Completo sandwich with grilled chicken and a side of aji rojo since the aji verde already came in my sandwich. We shared a couple orders of their sweet potato fries.

The sandwich came with guacamole, green beans (yes, green beans), cheese, aji verde, tomatoes, mayo, grilled chicken, and was served own their homemade Chilean style bread. Some may not see the point of putting green beans on a sandwich like this, but I think it gave good texture to the sandwich. In fact, the only problem I had with the sandwich is actually an underhanded compliment. It was so over flowing, the bread could barely contain it. And if you wait a couple minutes to start eating it after its been assembled, the bottom half of the bread has a hard time keeping it all together.

The aji rojo was interesting, but nothing amazing. Its just a medium-spiced red salsa. I think I would try that instead of the aji verde next time in my sandwich, but I don’t see the point of paying an extra $0.25 and having both.

The sweet potato fries were good. They had a nice crunch on the outside and were well seasoned. Its probably not your best sweet potato fries, but if you like them in general you’ll probably like these.

Overall its a great addition to the neighborhood and I will be adding it to my lunching rotation. The prices are right and they have ample seating upstairs. I would recommend eating it there instead of taking it back to your desk/home so you can enjoy the sandwich before it gets soggy. As I mentioned before, it does not travel very well.

Barros Luco
300 East 52nd Street (between 2nd and 1st Avenue)
New York, NY 10022
(212) 371-0100