Chicago American Bar Brings American Pizza to Cordoba, Argentina

Let me tell you about this little gem we recently discovered in Cordoba, Argentina. It's called Chicago American Bar and they offer American style pizza. 

A regular slice will cost you $170 Argentine pesos ($2.85 USD) and $220 Argentine pesos ($3.69 USD) if you want pepperoni on it. You also get two slices for the price of one on Tuesdays. Their slices are juicy, greasy and soooo delicious! They're also ginormous just like the ones back home. 

At Chicago American Bar, you won't find those typical Argentine pizzas the locals call large but is really the size of a plate. Best of all, the mozzarella cheese on these pizza slices don't taste like feet like most of the local pizzerias in Cordoba.

 

We had just given up hope of ever finding a decent pizza in our host province of Cordoba. We've traveled to Buenos Aires and sampled the pizza at The Bronx Pizza, which was pretty decent. Ugi's Pizza wasn't bad either. But we can't zig zag to B.A. every time we get a craving for pizza, especially in light of our recent debit card cloning debacle. But now we don't have to go so far to get a great slice of pizza. This time we can get them in downtown. 

Chicago American Bar is located in Fructuoso Rivera 262. They operate at night, which is a total bummer because sometimes I'm craving pizza in the day time. But the good news is that customers can either eat there, pick up their own order, or use the delivery service app, Pedidosya.com. 

Here are their business hours:

Hours: 

Saturday	7PM–4AM
Sunday	7PM–12AM
Monday	Closed
Tuesday	7PM–2AM
Wednesday	7PM–2AM
Thursday	7PM–2AM
Friday	7PM–4AM

They have an indoor area as well as an outdoor area on the second floor that is smoker friendly. But you need to make a reservation because it gets packed. You can also place an order to go. They'll have your pizza slice done in about 15 minutes. Then you just have to make sure you get it home safe.

They offer a bunch of different toppings, including, pepperoni. Well, it's not exactly pepperoni. Then again, only someone who loves pepperoni would notice that. But it's really good.

They also offer a variety of other food items like chicken wings, burgers and fries among other things.

My husband recently went with a friend of ours to introduce her to the wonderful tastes Chicago American Bar had to offer and she loved it.

They also have a bar, so if you want to order a beer while you wait for your order, then go for it!

If you're a local or you're an expat staying here long term and are craving some decent non-Argentine pizza, then Chicago American Bar is your best option.

Halloween in Argentina 2019: Celebrating the Good While Coping With the Bad

Halloween is one of our favorite holidays, and if you look at how we’ve celebrated in the past, you’ll see we really like to go all out. But this year was different. As I mentioned in my previous post, we fell victim to debit card cloning, which left us completely broke. So, here’s how we coped with the situation and still managed to celebrate Halloween in Argentina in 2019.

Thankfully, we had bought a few extra decorations a few weeks before our money was stolen, so that worked in our favor. The store we usually get our Halloween supplies from is called Ferniplast. But when I asked one of the employees when they’d be putting out the Halloween items, he looked at us and asked, “Isn’t that next month?”

Wow, I thought. How disappointing.

Luckily, there was a costume store near Plaza San Martin that had a few things we needed, including a Terminator mask with light-up eyes and a Freddy Krueger latex mask.

We also picked up some blood splatter stickers to decorate our home. But for a few extra decorations, we had to make the trip to Dinosaurio Mall on Route 20 to visit Party Love Cotillon.

When we got home, we transformed our mini white Christmas tree into a Halloween tree, replacing the Christmas ornaments with Jack-o’-Lanterns.

We recycled some of our old decorations from last year and repurposed them, like the spooky wall of Halloween masks shown in the photo below.

We had big plans to make a ton of Halloween treats, but we hadn’t bought the ingredients yet. And then it happened.

They stole our money, which completely derailed everything.

With the little cash we had left, I gave it to my husband so he could spend some time with one of our acquaintances, who had come to Córdoba for a visit. I knew hanging out with him would lift his spirits—and it did. But we still had my husband's birthday to prepare for.

So, on the 30th, we made some makeshift soft tacos, bought an Oreo cake from a local ice cream shop called Grido, and celebrated his birthday. Admittedly, the menu was pretty limited.

I’m a little embarrassed because we’re used to cooking so much more. But given the circumstances, it was the best we could do.

On the 31st, we went to the mall and ended up having the most disappointing McDonald’s lunch we’d ever had—just 4 pieces of Chicken McNuggets, a burger, and a large drink (which we shared).

It was by far the lowest we’d ever sunk since 2010, when I was between jobs in the Bronx, NY.

At least we still had enough money to see Terminator: Dark Fate. Ironically, the title felt like it mirrored what we were going through. I even brought my Terminator mask to the theater and snapped a few fun pictures.

The movie was great—it might just be the best one yet. It was so nice to see Linda Hamilton again. I’ve been a fan of hers since she starred in Beauty and the Beast—the original series, not the CW remake.

Afterwards, we took a cab home and got ready to celebrate Halloween. Normally, we’d celebrate with our friends, but there was only enough food for the two of us. So, we made chicken pizza, a zombie brain using macaroni and cheese with green food coloring, Boo Oreo cookies, and an orange cake decorated with pumpkin eyes and a mouth made from chocolate chips.

Afterwards, we tried on different masks and took some photos to share with our friends and family back home, as well as our friends here in Argentina.

I won’t say we’re okay, because we’re not. Despite the smiles in these photos, we’re still quite shaken. But we made the best of a really bad situation. Now, we just have to wait to get our money back and prepare for Thanksgiving, which is only three weeks away. Hopefully, our spirits will be a little brighter by then.