What about Churrasco's? I have been to Fogo several times, and it is always good, but I wouldn't mind finding one which is less expensive..
Texas de Brazil and Chama Gaucha. I haven't been to the Texas de Brazil in Houston, but the their location in Baton Rouge is amazing.
Because there's a huge cattle industry (nearly as big as the US, way bigger than Argentina's) and tons of steak houses in brazil, and tons of brazilians living abroad to start them.
Ive been seeing a few pop up on Groupon that I have never heard of. I am still contemplating the deal, but might end up just trying Fogo. Ive only heard good things about it.
If you get a chance to go to Pampas (in/near Planet Hollywood) here in Vegas...don't. Not worth it. Texas de Brazil at Town Square is much better and I'm also assuming Fogo on Flamingo is also in this much better category too.
Salad bar bro. Went to Fogo for a company Christmas luncheon a couple of months ago and it was pretty solid. Try not to fill up at the salad bar.
There are many Argentinian steakhouses in the US. But at some point this ala carte Brazilian grills became popular. I find it odd. Never been to one. There's a relatively huge cattle industry in Colorado and Wyoming, too, but they aren't known for steakhouse's and BBQs. Argentina considers asado much more part of the culture of cuisine than Brazil does, no? We all know Argentinians eat more beef per capita than any country in the world.
I guess what I am wondering is, do all these 'Brazillian Churrascurias' operate the same way? I mean, you go in to Fogo, you don't get a menu, you never even see prices, you just go in and they ask for your drink order, then you just start at the salad bad, and you get the little disk with the green and red sides, indicating 'bring me more' or 'stop, I am dying here!'. And when you have had your fill, that's when you are done. You can have as much of everything as you want. I don't drink alcohol, so it's usually dinner for two, Iced tea, and maybe a dessert (but it's usually for a birthday, so they always comp a dessert anyway).. and it comes out to about $120 for two, which is steep, but I'm fine with that for something once a year like a birthday. But is that the way all these other places work? They seem to be deliberately tight-lipped on exactly how they work and what their pricing is.. reviews online of Churrascos, for example, are rife with people complaining about poor service and not being told in advance about the prices and such. Plus, it looks like it's just a regular 'order a meal from the menu' kind of place, which is not the way I have always thought this type of place was supposed to operate. Is there some kind of general run-down on how these different places actually operate?
Churrascos isn't like the buffet places, at least not that I'm aware of. I've always seen prices on their menus. I think all you have to do to find out the price at the buffet steakhouses is ask. Why bring a menu when everyone orders the same exact thing? So, to help: Fogo, Texas De Brazil, etc. - one fixed price and you can ask them with your mouth what it is Churrascos - you use your eyes to look at menu/prices, then use your mouth to order the preferred entree, salad, etc.
Chama Gaucha is my favorite - gorge there then walk over to Dandanah and smoke a hookah with some hot tea to aid in the digestion.
You've also never been to Brazil, obviously. Churrasca is a part of life there. Which is unsurprising, given the massive size of the domestic beef industry. There's probably a half a million Brazilian nationals living in the US - Lots of them have started restaurants based on one of their principal agricultural commodities and cultural exports. There are probably about 100,000 argentinian nationals in the US. They too have started restaurants, just not as many. Because there's not as many of them. This is odd for you because you seem to have gathered all of your information on Brazil from a Carmen Miranda film - this is not odd to me, however.
I find the popularity of meat ala carte to be odd. Do you find those to be better than the traditional Argentinian steakhouses?
I really like Fogo. It's always a competition between my friends and I to see who can eat the most meat. I don't eat the day of to save room.
this. Nelore is not worth it. Definitely bland. And I got sick the one time at Angus Grill immediately after leaving. I think it's packed just because of it's groupon. Otherwise, it's even a notch below Nelore.
