El Corral
El Corral is a hamburger joint chain in Colombia, that is well represented in Medellin, and it’s a pretty darn good one to be honest. It’s semi-fast food in that you order at a counter and sit down and wait at a table. But it’s definitely worth a try. The atmosphere is country rustic, in a western sort of way we’d find familiar. It’s no tablecloth and fine dining sort of place. This is a burger joint, pure and simple.
I generally never eat hamburgers outside the US, they just never taste right to me. Even something as ubiquitous as McDonald’s can just not taste “right” elsewhere. And the quality of beef is just different.
I’m not saying that US beef is superior, it’s just what we’re used to, and when you go somewhere else the beef just tastes different, and for some that’s hard to get used to. Whether it’s grass fed cattle as opposed to our grain fed variety or something else I’m not sure.
And when I ate an El Corral burger for the first time, despite being told that it was the best burger in Colombia and I’d be thrilled, I was a little skeptical. But it was actually pretty damn good. They have a smokey grilled flavor that we’re definitely accustomed to. They just seem to “get it”.
Ok, I will admit that like many foreign iterations of an american classic they can take it off into left field with varieties and versions that just leave you scratching your head. I mean really, a Hawaiian burger, and Costena version with rice and banana chips? I’m not even going to try to defend that. But all the usual toppings are well represented in their regular burgers. And their fries and onion rings are definitely what you’d expect from a burger place.
So if you find yourself just itching for a good old fashioned backyard burger, or just can’t take another plate of chicharones, go ahead, be a gringo and duck into El Corral and have a burger. No one will see you, and I promise we won’t tell.
- Website: http://www.elcorral.com/
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El Corral
La Mota
Address: Carrera 70 1 sur - 26
Barrio: La Mota
Zona: La Mota
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El Corral
Los Molinos
Address: Calle 30A 82A - 26 - Los Molinos Mall
Barrio: Belen
Zona: Los Molinos
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El Corral
Premium Plaza
Address: Carrera 43A 30 - 25 - Premium Plaza Mall
Barrio: El Poblado
Zona: Premium Plaza
Website: http://www.elcorral.com/ -
El Corral
San Diego
Address: Calle 34 43 - 66 - San Diego Mall
Barrio: San Diego
Zona: San Diego
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El Corral
La 33
Address: Carrera 66B 34A - 6 - Unicentro Mall
Barrio: Laureles
Zona: La 33
Website: http://www.elcorral.com/ -
El Corral
Laureles
Address: Transversal 39B 74 - 09
Barrio: Laureles
Zona: Laureles
Website: http://www.elcorral.com/ -
El Corral
La 65
Address: Calle 47B 75 - 115 (in Carrefour)
Barrio: La 65
Zona: La 65
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El Corral
Oviedo
Address: Carrera 43A 6 sur - 15 - Oviedo Mall
Barrio: El Poblado
Zona: Oviedo
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El Corral
San Fernando Plaza
Address: Carrera 43A 1 - 50 San Fernando Plaza
Barrio: El Poblado
Zona: San Fernando Plaza
Website: http://www.elcorral.com/ -
El Corral
Provenza
Address: Carrera 32D 9 - 92
Barrio: El Poblado
Zona: Provenza
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El Corral
El Tesoro
Address: Carrera 25A 1A sur - 45 - El Tesoro Mall
Barrio: El Poblado
Zona: El Tesoro
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El Corral
Mallorca
Address: Calle 51 sur 48 - 57 - Mallorca Mall
Barrio: Sabaneta
Zona: Mallorca
Website: http://www.elcorral.com/
