Barros Luco is a tiny restaurant in mid-town Manhattan that serves up Chilean sandwiches and empanadas, all freshly made on the premises. The walls are full of old pictures of I presume Chile, but also of the guy you see on the menu, who I believe is named Barros Luco and was the president of Chile. He apparently became more famous for ordering a sandwich that eventually was named after him than for his presidency, and that sandwich is of course the featured item on the menu here. However, the sandwich on the 101 Best Sandwiches List was a different sandwich: the Chacarero Completo...
All that green you can see is a combination of avocado and hearts of palm, and tons of each. There were also string beans, tomato, banana peppers, mayo, and a mild cheese pretty much baked into the bread. And guess what? It was SCRUMPTIOUS. This is pretty much tied for the best sandwich I've had so far. The only issue was that the sandwich cooled down significantly on the subway ride back to work; I'll bet it would have been phenomenal piping hot. But the different ingredients melded together beautifully, the avocado was of much higher quality than is typical for New York, and the hearts of palm were both delicious and provided a very different taste. I definitely want to go back and try more sandwiches sometime. 4.1 out of 5.
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