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This is probably the most elegant dining experience. I love their unique and rustic wine vault, and their filament light bulbs.
Plus for birthdays, instead of using a candle they use a sparkler (see photo).
For most of my reviews, I look for the flaws in the consensus, and usually I feel strongly that assessments are off when I write such a review. In this case, this is a genuine 4-star experience where dining is just one component. I have frequented Churrascos in Portugal, Brazil, and other metropolitan U.S. cities--this one was just like the real thing(s).
It was an added benefit that a major Brazil-Argentina futbol game was on, making the excitement in the room rise with the intensity of the flavors and textures of the food. Or was it that this place drew a crowd of Brazilian models, including a very pregnant Adriana Lima sitting across from our table. Regardless, this place does the spirit of Brazilian BBQ assertively and accurately.
Therefore, we are left with the food, in particular cuts of meat, and service. Flawless meat, but not quite seasoned as I would like. The buffet was of high-quality but not the spread you might expect, lacking some essential sauces and Brazilian dishes. The table setting is replete with expected starches (yuca fries, bananas, rice), but it was somewhat less exceptional than I think is typical.Bananas, my favorite, should come out steaming and too hot to eat. Finally, the service is consistent, but not overly attentive. You should plan to spend about 2 hours in this place for any meal. Otherwise, the $60 buffet fee would not necessarily justify the quality of the food (unless you are just a bottomless pit). Overall, this place does not lack in anything, yet it does nothing with absolute excellence.
On a side note, do not bother with anything but a straight Caipirinha. This is the only drink that complements churrasco food. Enjoy this place, and go with a date or group of friends. You can even go by yourself if you like to eat, and you may end up chatting with your neighbors.
So I arrive in New York prety late in the evening and my buddy Jason and i are looking for a place where we can indulge in some good red meat. Secondly, we were both really hungry so naturally we chose to go to a brazillian steak house. Riodizio had an opening and yelpers gave it 4.5 stars. Tribeca seemed a bit far for us but we were in NYC sans girlfriends, this doesn't happen much and we better do it right.
We are seated right away and in a feeble attempt to be healthy we head to the salad bar. I picked up some vegetables and some potatoes. I had some sushi too but that wasn't why we were here. As we moved on to the main course ( the meat), we vigorously flipped our card to green and wave after wave of meat started to flow our way. My favorite was the beef rib, very juicy and the salt crusting really brought out the natural beef flavor. The pork tenderloin was good too and so was the bacon wrapped filet.
The service was very helpful and I appreciate that you can dress casual at this restaurant. The price is high at 60 per person but it was worth it.
Excellent. I tried Rodizio in Brazil and this place feels exactly like if you are in Brazil eating in a Churrascaria.The service was excellent,good environment,highly recommend.
How can you not be in love with this place. An over abundance of very good food in a great setting. We went in with a group of 8 of us and had the best time ever. We went through 4 bottles of some nice wines and ate 1/2 a cow!
I have been here before on a date, but it is the perfect place for a small or large group.
Went here with a large group for a birthday dinner. It was fantastic with lots of meats (chicken, lamb, steak, etc.) that kept on coming. Sure, it have cost a little bit in the end, but it was worth it. I don't want to think about the number of animals that were sacrificed for our meal.
Food generally very good, though, I think they could have offered more cuts of beef.
Service is excellent all around
Expensive-PRICE BELOW SHOULD BE 4 $$$$-unable to highlight 4th one
Churrascarias are an eating experience and Churrascaria Riodizio Tribeca is a cut above others I have been to. The salad bar alone is worth the pre fix price, but save room for the main event. While you could get a better single cut of beef at one of the premier steak houses in the city, you wont find a great variety of cuts anywhere else. This place will leave you completely satisfied. Excellent service. Occasional brazilian entertainment.
Operates like your standard churrascaria: waiters bring you various cuts of meat buffet style, salad bar, dessert cart at the end but the meat is really really good.
Appetizers in the beginning were nice to whet the appetite. I especially love the brazilian cheese bread balls. As much as I knew that they were filling me up before even enjoying any of the meat selections, I kept eating them because they were so good.
Excellent for large groups but also had romantic lighting for dates as well. Love the high ceiling and roomy dining area. Seemed necessary as I felt my waistline expand as dinner went on.
Didn't really care too much for the offerings at the salad bar, the meat is really what you're paying for so I would just stick to that.
This place is great! I came here for my birthday expecting skewers and skewers of meat. Not only did they have that in a dozen different varieties, the appetizers and sides that come with the meal were also very good. What was not very good were the buffet dishes up front (why are they even there?). The live music added to the dining experience and the decor made for a very pleasant place to eat. There were waterfalls by the stairs, high ceilings, and warm lighting. Desserts are not included but the ones sitting in the dessert cart did not seem very fresh anyway when they rolled it by.
We've been going to this place for quite a while now. My son absolutely loves these Brazilian steakhouses. I'm sure he's waiting for the moment in which the waiters randomly break into a Conan the Barbarian-like sword fight. Either way, even he can't deny how well prepared the meat is. It's fairly priced, great cocktails, a carnivore's paradise. This is man fuel in every aspect of the word, I swear my chest is hairier and my voice becomes a little deeper every time I leave.
Even before you enter the building, you have a feeling it's going to be nice. Once you walk up the steps and look around, you realize you were right. They set the mood right off the bat with a friendly greeting, low light, lots of exposed brick and a live piano player. Initially, we went out looking for a casual, not to pricey place. Churrasceria is not cheap. You pay a good amount of money, but you get a ton of good food.
The salad bar alone is something I would have paid for. It shouldn't even be called a salad bar. It has so much to offer, calling it that name does not clue you in to the fact that it's jam packed with seafood items, veggies and more. I found the servers to be there when you needed them. They were very professional and friendly.
I enjoyed looking out the large windows while I stuffed myself with quality, tasty meats. The one strike out was my drink. I ordered an apple martini. I was expecting a higher quality liquor and maybe some real apple slices (the sign of a great apple martini). They didn't hold back on the booze though, so that was a plus.
I really did enjoy the ambiance and the decor. It was a very comfortable setting. I definitely recommend it.
This makes my list in top 5 favorite restaurants in NYC. Riodizio is a vegeterian's nightmare, don't even walk by it guys!
The place in Tribeca is beautiful, the water fountain wall is a great touch, you finad yourself mesmerized by it as your trying to secretly unbuckle your belt so you could fit more meat in your stomach. The restaurant is also L shaped which is not standard making it a new experience to my right I had the restaurant where I would eagerly await the new meat ocming around and to my left the salad bar (the tern salad bar does no justice to it) and directly in front of me tvs and a bar... it literally felt like I was in two diff restaurants at once.
If you are going there with a date or with a group, expect many different things to discuss, for instance the salad bar. Why didn't I muster the courage to take pictures? It was over a glass floor with water on the bottom, surrounded by statues you would find in Portugal. The salad bar was full of meats, cheese, SUSHI, seafood, and this amazing rice/polenta that made me get up for seconds which is unheard of in a rodizio place.
The meat that came was fantastic.... fine I couldn't bring myself to try the liver or the chicken hearts... yuck but I am sure if I was a heart lover it wouldhave been good. The price was very fair. ADo cheaper rodizio places exist? Sure, have fun in Newark while I am in Tribeca... you pay for your surroundings as well as your food and experience. For you big alcoholics, there are also packages you can purchase to get unlimited drinks or beer. And if you have a love of soda, they didn;t forget unilimited soda dirnkers as well.
If you are somewhat of a budget, order water, it tasted good, and it left you with more room to eat rather than drink... Also, try not eating the entire day so you could really try ALL of the meats and almost everything at the salad bar ;-)
Love this place! The service is excellent. I love the caipirinhas. Don't eat for that day until you get there, and wear something loose! I know that sounds tacky..but just do it : P
This place is fantastic.. I was full before I hit the salad bar a second time!! You must come w/ a hugeeee appetite! Good for parties, a date, a work gathering etc.. and it's very nice looking
We went to Churrascaria tonight for dinner and it was fantastic. I don't eat meat but I have been to brazilian bbqs before. The salad bar was great. there was a large selection of different toppings including different kinds of salads (pasta, potatos, etc.)
The service was fantastic. Although the drinks were expensive, they were so worth it. this meal was fantastic. Definitely go if you can!
Not bad for this type of establishment - decor is very nice and the food was ok. Most of the meats didn't taste like they had much spice - but all were moist, juicy, and of course meaty! This place isn't bad, but I've had better. Beware - they charge for refills of soft drinks and tea (and they didn't tell us in advance - got a shock at $3 a glass for diet coke!)
This was a fantastic meal, but so much food.
I know everyone says to avoid the salad bar and I of course did not listen to those recommendations. The salad bar was fantastic, but I definitely wish I had saved more for the 14-ish types of meat that they served. Far and away my favorite was the bacon wrapped filet, but there were no bad portions. The only challenge is trying to taste everything.
You do pay a lot for the food, but it is all good. Overall, I would definitely recommend this restaurant, but would go easy on the salad first and get on to the main course.
My friends rolled into town and dragged me kicking and screaming here (ha!), and they were all ready to chow down on some meat since bread and cheese make up the bulk of their meals. That's actually not true at all, but I like to give them a hard time when they start in on the jokes about Freedom fries and the rest of this country. They actually came here the night before too, so it was quite a gluttonous feast twice in a row for them and a testament to how great the food is here.
For me, however, I played my cards right. I barely picked at the salad bar offerings, which are quite tasty, but why have bread when you can have cake, yes? The ribs were probably my favourites, but only because their steak and other meat offerings were a bit on the well done side. For those who prefer their meats rare, ribs are the way to go.
We probably consumed enough meat to feed a third world country, but was it worth it! The flavours were excellent and the quality of the meat was spectacular, and it came in endless quantities. I skipped out on dessert, but they all looked scrumptious.
The ambiance was trendy, quite like most of the other Tribeca spots. Service was quite good, even if they didn't get everything right. All in all, a great option for a group when everyone is eager to cash in on their carnivorous cravings!
The meat selection could be better, since this is a quieter restaurant by comparison, they are not quite as "hot-off-the-grill".
This is the kind of place that makes vegetarians cry themselves to sleep. More meat then you can shake a stick at... literally. Every meat you could ever desire... they offer a plethora of steaks, pork, chicken, duck, turkey, and lamb. The cuts of meat were juicy but all a bit overcooked. I like my steak rare and bloody and barely saw a hint of red anywhere on my plate during the evening.
One thing I was looking forward to trying was the chicken heart but they never served any. Bummer.
The service was good... for about 35-40 minutes of the 2 hours we were there for. Parties are limited to 2 hours, but by the 2nd hour there wasn't a server in sight. After a 20 minute absence, they finally came around with some dry bacon wrapped turkey and a decent skirt steak. Almost all of our party of 12 were still flipped to green (indicating that they wanted more food) and the waiters were just milling around empty handed. If you don't want to serve for 2 hours, limit the actual eating time to 1 hour. Don't reel us in with false promises and then not deliver!!
Anyhow, its a decent brazilian BBQ but I've had better elsewhere (and for less money).
I've been obsessed with Brazilian Steakhouses ever since I first went to Fogo de Chao in Houston, the undesputed king of Brazilian Steakhouses.
The salad bar is well kept and has enough variety for a vegetarian to enjoy a meal (though I'd say it's a waste of money), but felt just adequate in comparison to Fogo. You have to take it easy though, a couple tomatoes, some fresh Muzz and and maybe a piece of sushi or two, that's it!!!
As for the meat, the reason why you go, it's very good, but you might not be universally impressed. They can be oversalted, too fatty and overcooked, but if you let them know what you like, the waiters are accommodating. My favorite is always the top sirloin, though I could eat the sliced leg of lamb, bacon wrapped filet minion, bacon wrapped turkey (bacon wrapped anything) and sausage all day. They don't always have filet minion and have it as a separate cart passed around, which is disappointing. To be honest though, I never find it to be the best. The plantains, cheese bread and other sides they place on the table are excellent and offer an appetizing diversion meant to keep you from eating too much meat.
It meets the standard price of Fogo De Chao and others in other cities, but I feel like in New York, if they were a little better with the meat and charged $10 more, this place would be even better.
The wine list is expansive and quite good. There are a couple good values hidden in there. The Franciscan Cab at $75 definitely hits that sweet spot.
I've been here on three occasions. Once with a couple college buddies on a weekend and twice late on a weekdays with superiors at work who came in from out of town and wanted to be impressed. Let's just say, I'm a hero to them now. Each time, the service was great and it wasn't hard to get a table (Though I'd recommend a reservation on weekends). It's not so loud that you can't have a conversation, though you can feel a little rushed leaving. People have the inclination sometimes to sit there forever and wait until they get a second, third or fourth wind on eating the meat so the staff can be a bit pushy in getting you desert and out the door. While I understand the motivation, when the restaurant isn't busy and you're with close friends or business colleagues trying to chat for a while, it rubs me the wrong way.
This might not be a great date place, but if you haven't had Red meat in too long, haven't eaten in three days or are working late downtown and want to impress a boss who likes meat, this place is a can't miss.
I firmly believe that the only way you're not going to give Churrascaria Riodizio a perfect 5-star rating is because you do not eat meat. Somehow you ended up at Churrascaria and didn't realize until the meat-carts rolled around that you were at a churrascaria. Damn, holmes, I'm sorry, but maybe you should start eating some meat?
We went to celebrate a couple of NYU Stern graduates and it was one of the most serious carnivorous feasts I've ever been involved in.
First, go through the motions and browse the buffet tables. But try not to eat too much, since you're at a churrascaria, not an all-you-can-eat-buffet at Sizzlers (and you are no longer in High School).
Now, flip that coaster around to the GREEN side, and prepare your mind and stomach to embody what it feels like to be a lion of the wilderness.
Make sure to pace yourself and also choosy. Not all meats are going to be your favorite, so find out what they're serving and focus your attack on your prime targets.
I do have to agree that most of the meat are on the well-cooked side, but you can definitely ask for the rarer side of the skewers.
Be ready to drop a few more dimes than normal, but make a big party out of it, since it's one of those once-in-a-very-while type of a restaurant, and a very good one.
I don't think I've ever been so close to having a orgasm while eating. This place almost made me! It was amazing.... Simply amazing. And I'll tell you, I'd be happy with just the salad bar. They had a sun dried tomato risotto that was yum!
Key is to hold out for the later stuff. They bring out the good stuff at the end. Prime rib! Ribeye! Beef ribs! WOW!!!
And if you look around, there are a lot of men. I was one of few girlies in the place. But that's ok, cause I stuffed myself like a guy. :)
I organized my brother's bachelor party here, and it's the perfect venue for a starting such an evening. They have a number of tiered pricing schemes, all of which include some component of unlimited booze, salad bar & rodizio meats.
I gather that rodizio is Portuguese for rotisserie, and that's how they cook the meat, by spinning it on metal spits close to a heat source. It's a good method, the meat gets a very nice grilled crust on it, and they just carry the spits of meat over to your plate and keep feeding you until you flip your little card from green to red, asking for mercy. We ate bacon wrapped filet, chicken, lamb, rib eye, and most other recognizable kinds of meat. I thought the food was pretty nice - it's obviously heavy and can be a little salty. but, hey, you can drink all the beer and wine you want so that's a worthy trade off.
The service was excellent and attentive, the ambiance, festive. Good spot, but you have to be up for a BIG meal to really get your money's worth.
the decor was bright and trendy, and we rocked out with a group of about 10 or so. Even the beer came in frosted glasses, a nice plus.
The salad bar was enough alone to stuff me silly, nothing like sushi to tempt your palatte (it was marginal, but whatever) before my stomach's showdown with animal product.
The meats were solid, nothing I had was extremely memorable and a couple I didn't enjoy that much (I think the chicken heart I took a couple bites and wasn't into it, but it seems to be more of an acquired taste) but overall it was still quite good and I sampled some 15 or more meats.
You really have to be careful though, I almost couldn't walk out of the place because with the smaller portions and they just keep coming around until you're eating so much that you swallow and its like hey I can kind of sort of feel the food just sitting there in my esophagus because there's just taht much food in my system.
I am honestly giddy as I am typing this review because I had such an amazing time at this place.
OK, deep breath, here we go.
First off, the restaurant is beautiful inside and out. The dining room is spacious and well-designed (which helps because you will eat so much the room will start to feel smaller).
On to the food! The pre-meat (and vegetarian) "salad bar" is beyond explanation. I could have eaten my entire meal from just what they had out. Delicious vegetarian specialties abound and they even have sushi (which is actually really good).
But hold on a second, you aren't here for leafy greens and grains. You're here for one reason. The Meat.
I capitalize the "M" in "The Meat" because it deserves a formal connotation. Once your group is ready, a cadre of attractive south American servers assaults your table with swords skewered through some of the most delicious, flavorful meats I have ever had.
I prefer to back off the "non-essential" cuts (like some others have mentioned) and save my voracious appetite for the sirloin and filet (basically anything beef). My friends and I try to come up with different methods of eating as much as possible (starving ourselves, eating only salad for 3 days before, etc) but the best strategy here is to PACE YOURSELF and not eat anything starchy from the salad bar.
The wine is good here - we usually drown ourselves in some Argentinian red.
No idea what this place costs because work always picks up the tab. But it's worth every penny.
You are guaranteed to be stuffed at this place! As the other yelpers have testified, this is heaven for meat-lovers! All cuts of different types of meat at your fork and knife's disposal ...
But my review is not about the meat (I'm sure everybody has covered that!) but the buffet that comes before it. Trust me, as much as this is a good deal for meat-lovers, Churrascaria Riodizio Tribeca is also heaven for vegetarians or veggie+fish eaters. I swear, I could just go there for the buffet and be extremely satisfied. (You have an option to just order the buffet and not have the meat, if you can resist!)
Let's see what they've got in their buffet...
- Different types of yummy salads including caprese, hearts of palm salads and some seafood salads
- A variety of baked fishes that are well-thought out (not just seasoned with salt & pepper!)
- Yummy risottos
- I believe they have some fresh sushi/sashimi dishes too ... (i know this may sound weird but I was actually not scared to eat this )
... Okay I should stop writing because I'm salivating already ...
(P.S. I think this is also the cheapest of all the churrascarias in the city!)
Took a friend here for his bday treat. I loved the plantains and kept that order going. Meat was good... I kept forgetting to flip the coaster over to red so the food just kept coming. As always, there was the special request for chicken hearts.... yum.
A little slice of Gout Heaven! Along with a gourmet 'salad bar', there is also limitless meat. You get a spigot in the form of a coaster and red side up means stop and green side up means keep going! Love the skirt steak just like the one in midtown, great service. The sirloin is great as well. The amazing polenta fries are only served here though. Don't forget to turn your spigot upside down or else the food will never stop coming =)
Must get: keep reordering those polenta fries!
I took my foodie meetup here:
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My dream place, but then again I am a major meat eater... I spent a wonderful birthday here a couple of years ago. One of my best memories, the people I loved seating at a pretty table, a few block from my home and where my heart has beat for the last 20 years and MEAT... all kind of glorious meat, pork, lamb, poultry, BEEF... Forget about cholesterol and diet and go for it until you hold your belly. They actually have a nice collection of side dishes as well, and the dessert looked good but I could not do more than look...
They have a nice wine selection and the bar is well stocked.
The staff is friendly, and made that night very special for me..
I keep saying I will go back, but memories fades and ... somethings are better left in the past. But if you are a fan of Brazilian Steakhouse or if you have never experienced it, try RIODIZIO .
Beautiful carnivorous dining experience. There's even this great salad bar with sushi!?
Top notch service, though they don't like to talk about pricing until the end. Note--desserts are not included in the basic per-person price.
In a city where making a Saturday night reservation for a group of 15 at 8pm is like asking for an empty cab in the middle of a rain storm, Churrascaria Riodizio was not only able to accommodate us but was able to do so in style, which was good since this was for a birthday party. Atmosphere is better in the front portion of the restaurant, being dimly lit with more dcor touches. We were seated in the very back corner, almost hidden and were scared we'd be receiving bad service. As it turned out, we were well taken cared of.
As many people have already commented on the food, I'll keep it more to the overall experience. We managed to drink three large (1.5 liter) bottles of wine over the evening and also pigged out on the desserts, sharing about 5-6 desserts around the table. In addition, we had our share of capairinhas (the best I've had in the city) and cappucinos/expressos at the end of our meal. All in all, dinner came to $110 per person. Gratuity of course was already included. And while food was good, it wasn't so good as to make $110 seem reasonable. At that price level, I'd rather go to any top restaurant in New York and have their tasting menu. So based on that, I'd say that this is a place best enjoyed on an expense account. Even if you go simply for the meat and don't have any drinks/desserts/etc, and can make it out for $65, I'm still not sure that you'd be getting good value.
If you want lots of meat, I think for that price, you can go to the many steakhouses in New York and have a porterhouse to yourself. Delmonico has a 3lb Rib Eye for $69. That can easily feed 3-5 people in my book. At most steakhouses from Del Frisco to the Palms to the newer steak places like STK and Prime, most steaks run you no more than $45. You can easily have a glass of wine with that and it will definitely be more meat than you'll get at Churrascaria. Sure, Churrascaria allows you to try lots of different cuts. But as has been discussed, we all know what the best cuts are. Having said that, the bacon-wrapped filet mignon which was only served AFTER the majority of our table was done eating at 10pm, was spectacular. The flank steak was juicy and medium rare and delicious. The sausage was too salty. So was the duck. I thought the lamb was succulent. I did not touch any of the pork or chicken offerings but from other people's comments, they were not that great. The desserts from the tiramisu to the apricot napoleon did not let us down. But with each normal sized dessert at $16, it might be best to make a second stop somewhere else for dessert.
All in all, food is quite good. BUT for the price, it's not quite worth it. I recognize that as this was a birthday and we were not trying to get the most value out of this place (we would otherwise have had tap water all evening and no desserts :), fault lies mainly with us.
There are buffets and then there is Churrascaria. If your satisfied with eating lots of fried rice and chow mein, then go somewhere else. However, if you feel like getting all the prime tender steak meats you ever wanted then you should definitely come here. the steak meat is excellent and soft. I think I may actually have ate my money's worth in meat!
WARNING: some of the meats are cooked medium rare or medium so those who prefer well-done may be turned off by some of the meats.
In addition, they have an appetizer bar which they always keep stocked with fresh shrimp and sushi.
Operating as the prime example of an anti-PETA organization, Churrascaria Riodizio plays host to Meat Consumption Heaven. Although questions of foods that are available for consumption are readily questioned, the prime definitive of this dining experience is guarantee to leave any individual wanting a vegetarian diet for days to come.
The Ambiance: Picture the combination of the following, the dining room atmosphere of Rosa Mexicano combined with Mayan inspired rock walls and topped off with variant lighting schemes, The backdrop of the restaurant plays host to a live musician singing in Spanish. Lets not forget the single drizzle waterfall that's located right next to the descending staircase. Diners at Churrascaria will find that the enchanting decor acts as a mystique decipher for the dining experience they will undergo.
The Food: Sadly, I wasn't invigorated by the consumables that were available. Dinner @ Churrascaria starts off with the unlimited salad bars. Diners can select from various items ranging from Shrimp Cocktail, Seafood Salad, Sushi, Mushroom Salad, etc... The numerous available items at the sushi bar is meant to act as a deterrent for the main Riodizio dining experience. Upon completion of the selected salad bar availabilities, servers will frequently visit patrons tables and serve the meat available. Such notables are Bacon wrapped Filet Mignon, Prime Sirloin, Chicken wrapped with Zucchini, Dinosaur Rib, Duck Leg, Pork Tenderloin, and even Chicken Hearts. Personally, I'd recommend sticking with any Beef or Steak course as the Pork Entrees were too dry, and the Chicken / Duck were too salty, Aside from that, all other available consumables were pleasantly delectable. At the end of the evening, it's mainly about the choices undergone rather than that of Protein Gluttony.
Service: I found this to be by far the most bi-polar subject of the dining experience. For starters, servers are attentive and available upon presenting food. Once the Riodizio portion of the dinner is complete, all servers disappear and are not to be seen until requesting for the check. What I find most disturbing about the wait service is that there are only certain individuals that can attending to your requests for beverages while the other servers are only there for food. Is it so hard to relay the message to someone that I want a cup of coffee with my dessert? That's the main disappointing part of the dining experience.
The restaurant itself was superb. There is minimal reason to believe that I wouldn't attend again. The dining atmosphere is great for groups and is meant to be a lot of fun. Bring your empty stomach. Chances are, you're going to leave full and experiencing a major case of food coma.
This is definitely one of those...you better show up with a big appetite...or else! lol! The food was pretty good for the amount of meat that was consumed. The apps, was ok. Not exactly something I'd fill myself up on.
Btwn this location and the midtown, it's about a two-star difference. Tribeca's was definitely more appealing with the decor and the crowd control. I plan on revisiting in the near-future, gotta get that blood pressure up! lol!
all you can eat meat. there's only so much you can eat before you're compelled to cut off meat for the next 3 months. definitely a place to check out once in your life. maybe take a big group on a special occasion, but don't expect me to eat this every week. i might just die. tell the guys going around with the meat what kind you want - rare, medium rare, well done - they'll cut you off a piece. so really you can't go wrong with this place. i didn't get to try the salad bar. it's all you can eat brazilian meat for pete's sake. get your money's worth... in meat!
(totally a guy spot)
it's a lot of meat. be careful not to OD on the earlier items or you might not have room for the bacon-wrapped filet at the end. if you think that the meat offered is "only ok", don't eat it! there's just so many more opportunities for other meats.
in addition to the meat dishes, there's a pretty good sushi/vegetarian bar. they also bring out a bunch of sharable sides (including my favourite fried plantains). however, let's be honest - you're only really there for the meat! and the meat is what they do best. tender skirt steak, sausages, prime rib, bacon-wrapped everything - mmm.
go hungry and see how long you can keep your meat sign on green.
If you are a meat-lover, prepare to be in heaven. The atmosphere and interior of this restaurant are fantastic and beautiful. The meat is amazing, and even after you're full you won't want to say no. Make sure to ask specifically for the ones you like the best once it gets down to the end, so you don't fill youself up with non-essential cuts of meat. I'd recommend either skipping the salad bar entirely or just having a few bites, because you won't want to get full too fast. DO NOT go here if you aren't almost starving. Plan your whole day around it and be ready to feel like you just ate every animal possible. Mmmm it's so carnivorous and I love it. :)
Meat Lovers come on down - this is the place for you! All you can eat skewered meat....just keeps a comin at this Brazilian Restaurant. If the veggies amongst you can stand to watch the carnage, you can gorge on the fantastic salad bar its a meal on its own. Just remember to turn the little cards they give you to red ocassionally otherwise your want to explode with the amount of food they keep bringing, keep it face up green if you want to keep it going...! After you've filled up on your favourite dish, the dessert trolley comes out and you'll wish you had saved a little room for the amazing selection of sweet treats. Fantastic place for a group night out, good atmosphere, friendly staff, great wine selection. Prix fixed $62 or just choose from the menu.
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