South American cultures had to create unique cuisines to distinguish regional identities and define borders before the invention of zip codes. Savor gastronomic gerrymandering with today’s Groupon to Chimichurri’s South American Grill in Kingwood. Choose from the following options:

• For $10, you get $20 worth South American fare during brunch or lunch.<p>
• For $20, you get $40 worth of South American fare during dinner Sunday–Thursday.<p>
• For $30, you get $40 worth of South American fare during dinner on Friday or Saturday.<p>

The expert chefs at Chimichurri’s South American Grill recreate the textures, colors, aromas, and flavors of diverse regional cuisines in an elegant setting on a menu filled with traditional seasonal dishes. Deft fingers tuck hearty helpings of chicken and beef into an Argentinean-style pastry envelope and postmark the empanadas don pedro with guajillo cream sauce ($12) for expedited delivery to waiting stomachs. Slices of grilled beef rest on a bed of romaine lettuce in the ensalada de lomito ($16) before a light splash of cilantro dressing revives them from naps spent counting lamb chops. Beer-battered shrimp dance across a layer of mango, peach, and avocado on the langostinos crocantes ($22) and elderberry sauce imparts the wisdom of experience to the atún litoral’s grilled tuna steak and sautéed spinach ($19). For dessert, airy white cake bobs in the tres leches’ creamy pool of three sweet milks ($8) and plates of flan present rich custard gilded in soft caramel ($8).

In the chic dining room, patrons relax on cushioned chairs as sunshine streams through floor-to-ceiling windows and stylish umber lamps cast warm light from high ceilings. On the shaded hardwood deck, waterside breezes blow between wicker chairs and cushioned couches sharing an unblocked view of the tree-lined lake and any kelp-coated ladies selling swords from the shallows.