Sep 4th, 2008
Guapo Loco in Leblon
It is making me a little ill to recount last night because the dinner was so God awful.
I feel bad because the service was pretty solid at the venue but I have to say that Guapo Loco was one of the worst Mexican restaurants I have ever eaten at in my entire life. I also think I got some minor food poisoning because after eating there I felt exhausted and nauseous for the next several hours and even this morning when I recount my meal it brings back memories that make me feel slightly ill.
At any rate, we met up with our host at our hotel at about 9PM or so. We wanted to treat him to dinner after he had been such a fantastic host over the past weekend so we settled on a restaurant in Leblon called Guapo Loco.
We sat down and snacked on nachos (the highlight of the meal) while sipping on some really crappy margaritas. I settled on a taco platter that literally was on par with the tacos at Taco Bell. George had a burrito that had been garnished with a generous helping of curry (bleeagggghhh).
I was starving so I basically dumped a load of tabasco on my food and went to town despite the flavor. I also ate a substantial portion of George’s meal before realizing that I didn’t feel very hot.
We had a nice conversation during dinner and I was a bit surprised when the bill came and it was about 130 real (about 90 dollars or so) for what I considered to be the culinary equivalent of three meals from Taco Bell. In fact, I think it is debatable whether Taco Bell serves better food than Guapo Loco.
At any rate, we walked (hobbled?) out of the restaurant and stopped in Copacabana for 1 drink before we made it an early night.
