Todos Contentos

Chinese cuisine in Argentina is in its infancy. It is really Argentine. This long-standing neighborhood hangout is busy, but you won't see many Chinese people enjoying their food. We ordered the seafood soup and another seafood stir fry. Amazingly, they both tasted identical and were made with the same tiny bits of frozen seafood you can buy dirt-cheap. Not one succulent scallop, shrimp or squid. Really bland and tasteless. The tiny muscles were inedible. Others around us seemed to be enjoying generic fare like fried rice and chopsuey. Wish we had gone that route. Really, a bummer for those who love real chinese food (cantonese black bean sauce, ginger-scallion, 5-spice, Hunan, Szechuan etc.)

Chinese restaurants are not that good in Buenos Aires. There is a lack of imported ingredients so there are limited choices or sophistication compared to other countries. But Todos Contentos is really good and consistent over the years. Place is small, service is attentive. Portions are generous but to big. 25us$ per person.

The place is nice but it needs a bit of taking care of and cleaning. The food is absolutely delicious. When you order they serve you pickled cabbagge and carrots which has a nice fresh taste. All the plates we tried are really tasty! I come here often.

We were in the chinese neighborhood trying to find a nice place and ended up here. There was a little waiting time before we manage to get a table but nothing really serious. Service was nice and very polite with patience and flexibility to explain the menu. Lots of choices to choose from with most of the typical chinese dishes available. Food was okay and came quite fast from the kitchen, maintaining a good quality and portion ratio, with clearly big enough portions to share. The lack of chopsticks and napkins in the table and the can soft drinks were the only shortfalls in my opinion with a good overall experience. Not the best meal but still a pretty solid choice.

Are you visiting from the states and want good Chinese food while in Buenos Aires? I have to say that I and 3 others dined here while on vacation. Our food was excellent and we had excellent service. From the appetizers, to the mains we all loved our food. As any restaurant in Argentina, dinner starts around 8:30 or so. However, if you are visiting from points North, they are open earlier. This is family owned business and the owners take great care of the customers.