Miami Spice at PM Buenos Aires, Fish & Steak House

8/26/19 - 10 minute read
By: Alicia Rinaldi

The Best Argentine Food in Miami

You may pass by PM Buenos Aires, Fish & Steak House on your daily commute and not even know it! On the corner of the S Miami Ave traffic circle tucked behind towering hedges is this stylish Argentine spot. With the towering columns, wine bottles, and wall art, the vibe is always right whether you sit in one of the indoor dining rooms, the outdoor terrace, or one of the 2 swanky bars. But no matter which atmosphere you choose, the polite wait-staff, sophisticated brick walls and opulent wooden accents are a constant reminder that you’re dining among Miami’s most elite.

PM is the perfect spot to celebrate a special occasion, treat your bae to a luxurious date night (HINT HINT to all you men reading this 😉), or even impress a client with a lavish meal.

It’s easy to see the staff’s passion for food and service. Alex, the GM, took some time to chat with us about the restaurant and food (and he even told us the secret behind their puffy potatoes - more details on that later)!

We're lucky that Brickell is home to PM's only location in the states. There are 4 locations between Buenos Aires & Mexico City, where the restaurant is better known as Puerto Madero, named after a port city in Argentina. They have a total of 3000 employees!

Miami Spice

If you’ve been hibernating all of August, let me enlighten you about Miami Spice! For all of August & September, Miami’s best restaurants offer 3-course fixed-price menus with lunch for $23 and dinner for $49, giving residents and visitors alike the opportunity to expand their palates and try new places.

Some restaurants keep their Miami Spice selection very limited—PM is NOT one of those restaurants! There are 60 Miami Spice dinner menu combinations you can try (one for each day of Miami Spice!), and that’s not even counting the 3 entrée upgrades! Although the Miami Spice portions are sightly smaller than the regular dinner portions, don’t let that scare you—we were STUFFED.

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PM Buenos Aires Fish & Steakhouse Miami Spice Menu

Appetizers:
​Sadly, my stomach is not big enough to try all 60 meal combinations, so we picked our favorite plates to try. For the appetizer, the octopus salad looked so tempting, but I decided to hold off on the octopus for the entrée, and we were feeling a bit more adventurous than a caesar salad, so we went with the prime beef empanada and the salmon tartare.

WOW! The empanada was among best I’ve ever had (and anyone who lives in Miami has had their fair share of empanadas). The outside was crispy and flaky with moist and flavorful prime meat on the inside. The salmon comes drizzled in mustard-lime soy sauce with lemon & jalapeño accents, a dollop of caviar, and a basket of bagel & pita chips for [Brickell] scooping. It is soft like butter and melts in your mouth.

PRIME BEEF EMPANADA - home made prime beef Argentine empanada
OCTOPUS SALAD - tender octopus, avocado, tomato and onion, dressed with oregano and parsley vinaigrette
CAESAR SALAD - prepared with the traditional recipe
SALMON TARTARE - mustard-lime soy sauce, capers and our secret

Main Course:
According to Alex, the best way to ensure the highest quality is to source the ingredients from the same place. Thats why all their delicious octopus comes from the Gulf of Mexico off the Yucatan Peninsula, and all their meat comes from Greater Omaha, which is ranked as one of the top 10 beef producers in the US.
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All the meat at PM is prime quality, but what does that mean exactly? “Prime” describes the highest quality of beef & other meats in terms of tenderness, juiciness and flavor based on marbling (amounts of fat in the meat) and maturity of the cow (younger cows tend to be more tender). On average, only 3 cows out of every 100 qualify as “prime” which is why it can be rare and very pricy.

It goes without saying that the entrees were excellent—just look at the pictures! The Octopus was charred to perfection and the steak was a perfect medium rare, just how I like it! It came with sweet carrots and tangy, flavorful chimichurri. If you’re feeling fancy, you can even upgrade your entrée to a prime ribeye, surf & turf or a tomahawk!

Dessert:
Why does dessert always come when I’m already full? 😢 We tried our hardest to make a dent in the Alfajor and Creme Brulee. An alfajor is a traditional Argentine sandwich-cookie with variations among other Latin American countries.

​At PM, they make it with dolce de leche provided by San Andrea and chopped pecans. Definitely a must-have if you’ve never tried one before. If you’re more of a creme brulée fan, this one will satisfy your sweet tooth with a hidden layer of dulce de leche on the bottom!

ALFAJOR - home made argentine alfajor stuffed with dulce de leche and pecans
CRÈME BRULÉE - with a crust caramelized brown sugar.
ICE CREAM - served with hot chocolate or dulce de leche toping

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