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Man Brandishes Knife at Barbacoa, Police Say

The assailant was known to the victim, according to the police report.

A man was assaulted at knifepoint at Barbacoa on Jan. 9, Lower Merion police said at a Monday briefing. Police responded to the restaurant, located at 64 Rittenhouse Place in Ardmore, at 5:33 p.m. Wednesday on report of an assault. When they arrived, the complainant told them that he had been summoned from the restaurant’s basement to the front counter. When he reached the front counter, the other man—whom the complainant knew—lunged at him with a folding knife, police said. According to the report, the complainant ran to the basement to retrieve his own knife. When he came back upstairs, the other man ran out of the restaurant and left in a 2009 white Honda Accord. There were no injuries, police said.

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Kim Andrews

1:50 pm on Wednesday, January 16, 2013

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Barbacoa Expands Hours, Opens for Lunch Monday

Beginning Aug. 20, the new Ardmore restaurant will be open 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for lunch.

Barbacoa, the popular new rotisserie restaurant on Rittenhouse Place in Ardmore, will be open for lunch starting Monday, Aug. 20, according to co-owner Robert Hayes. "We will be serving our main meats and chicken but will offer some interesting sandwich options to keep things interesting," Hayes said in an email. Barbacoa's food centers around wood-fire concepts, rotisserie and barbecue ("barbacoa" in Spanish), and is known for its juicy Peruvian chicken. The community's response to the new restaurant, since it opened in June, has been overwhelming, Hayes said. "We have gotten great response from everyone that has come in," Hayes said. "We are very excited to hear the compliments and we are doing really well on sites like Yelp and Facebook…

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Restaurant Review: Barbacoa

Food reviewers Matt and Brigitte Rottman visit Barbacoa in Ardmore.

Restaurant: Barbacoa Address: 64 Rittenhouse Place, Ardmore, PA 19003 Rating: ★★★★ out of 5 stars Style: Rotisserie and barbecue Food: Slow-cooked meats and home style sides Atmosphere: Neighborhood casual Service: Attentive Price Range: Dinner sandwiches: $6.95 to $9.95, or $11.95 to $13.99 for a pound of meat Parking: On-street parking It is a safe assumption to make that we will thoroughly enjoy dining at a place that greets us with a decorative metal chicken. That is why we knew as we were walking up to the small patio outside of Barbacoa in Ardmore, that we were in for a good time. As we stepped inside the small dining space, we were encouraged to find that all but one of the tables was full. We quickly grabbed the last seats in the …

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Barbacoa Opens For Dinner Wednesday

The restaurant offers beef brisket, Peruvian-style rotisserie chicken, pulled pork, fresh fish and more.

New Peruvian-style rotisserie restaurant, Barbacoa, opened its doors Wednesday night in Ardmore. Located at 64 Rittenhouse Place and previously located in Upper Darby, Barbacoa's food centers around wood-fire concepts, rotisserie and barbecue ("barbacoa" in Spanish), and is known for its juicy Peruvian chicken. It sounds good, and it definitely smells good too. The aroma of rotisserie chicken was wafting through Rittenhouse Place on Wednesday afternoon, and people were taking notice: several curious locals stuck their heads inside Barbacoa's door in hopes of grabbing some lunch during Patch's brief stop at Barbacoa on Wednesday. The restaurant made the move from Upper Darby in part because many of its customers hailed from Ardmore and …

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Peruvian-Style Rotisserie Restaurant, Barbacoa, Coming Soon To Ardmore

Barbacoa moved from its popular Upper Darby location to open on Rittenhouse Place in Ardmore. A late May opening is expected.

Barbacoa, a wood-fire rotisserie restaurant that specializes in Peruvian chicken, ribs and brisket, will open on Rittenhouse Place in Ardmore by the end of May. The restaurant, located at 64 Rittenhouse Place, is moving from its former Upper Darby location. The Upper Darby restaurant, which opened last year, was so popular that some days, there was easily a two-hour wait, owner Guy Buonadonna said. One reason behind that popularity is the uniqueness of Barbacoa's food, which centers around wood-fire concepts, rotisserie and barbecue ("barbacoa" in Spanish). The restaurant is known for its juicy Peruvian chicken. The secret? It's brined for up to a day and then put on a double-spin, self-basting rotisserie, is cooked over three-year-old …

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