"In the East Bay, Express critic Janelle Bitker headed to Glen View to find a mix of Brazilian comfort foods and craft beer at Paulista’s. Rather than the Churrascaria-style meatfest most Brazilian steakhouses are known for, chef Alex Yamamoto offers homier fare and street snacks like empanadas, coxinhas corn fritters, and the mini-pizza-like esfihas flatbreads. On the heartier side, Bitker enjoyed Yamamoto’s take on feijoda — bean stew with linguiça, beef and pork — as well as the traditional seafood dishes like bobó and moqueca. Although all three were “solid,” Bitker was a little disappointed to learn Yamamoto was purposefully holding back on the “unctuous” palm oil and malagueta pepper that give them their punch." - Andrew Dalton
