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Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

When this restaurant opened about 12 years ago, it caught on like a house afire. The owners have since opened another restaurant, Américas. This has thinned the crowds somewhat, and fans of this place couldn't be happier. Churrascos is simpler than Américas. The main draw is the beef tenderloin butterflied, grilled, and served with chimichurri sauce, the garlicky Argentine condiment that always accompanies steak. Also very different for the Houston dining scene are the fried plantain chips served at every table, the Argentinean empanadas, the Cuban-style black-bean soup, and the Peruvian-style ceviche. Grilled vegetables come "family style" with every entree. For dessert, the restaurant is justifiably famous for its tres leches cake.

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's Texas, 4th Edition, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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