O Fogar de Galicia

Food is fantastic, but when the food is made from products of the land, it tastes so much better. A few days ago my friends and I went on a walk to find some good food. As we walked by the different variety of restaurants, there was one that caught my attention. Just the smell of burning charcoal made me extremely curious where was that smell coming from. It didn't take long to find the restaurant only following its scent; we only walked around for ten minutes. O Fogar de Galicia was the name of the restaurant, when I walked In the first thing, I asked the server was what they specialized in, and the man said steak. At that moment, it felt like a child waiting to get a new toy. My expectation for this steak was very high; just the smell alone made me so hungry. Inside the restaurant it had like an old fashion modernized theme, the tables were made out of wood. It looked like they just cut a piece of a tree in half. First glance at the menu kind of everything seemed expensive for a college student, 60 euros for one of their best steaks. I knew that if I got something from here, I needed to try at least the best steak they had, so I got the mid-range steak, which was 60 euros. From our seat, we could see how they prepared and cooked the steak, with every second that passed my mouth kept watering up. As we were waiting for our food I started to talk to our server, and I asked him where these cows came from, and he said they had a farm right outside the city where they raise the cattle. I was astonished because in the United States I've never heard of a restaurant with its own farm. He also said that 80 percent of everything in the restaurant was from the region of Galicia. When the food finally arrived, it just looked amazing. When I took my first bite of the steak, it was so tender and juicy, and it was one of the best steaks I've had in Spain. The steak came with just fries; it was honestly great, a few minutes later, our server brings out a hot plate to reheat the meat when it gets cold. My overall experience at O Fogar de Galicia was great, and I will try to come back and try something else because I know they don't disappoint.

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