Kwame S.
Yelp
meat, Meat, and more MEAT
One major tip: Definitely come here when you are hungry especially if you plan on taking advantage of the full Churrasco Experience.
The Churrasco Experience is about $74 per person, and it includes a continuous feeding of at least 5 cuts of meat. Some cuts included NY steak, lamb chops, picanha, beef loin, roasted chicken/beef with beef, and a couple of others. Additionally, a "small" buffet with a nice spread of Brazilian sides comes with the experience. However, I would recommend that you not make too many trips to the buffet because you will get A LOT of meat with from the churrasco service. During the experience, the service team will make several rounds bringing various meats to your table. I thought everything that was brought to our table was absolutely delicious (especially the medium rare cuts). I did not refuse anything based on taste or flavor. The NY steak and lamb chops were my absolute favorite. This might have been a just me thing, but I thought the NY steak was a bit too salty for my tastes, but the other person with whom I was dining did not find it too salty.
Overall, the service was absolutely wonderful (George, Katrina, and the others were great). Maybe the service was "too good". From my previous non-Fago de Chao churrasco experiences, the courses of meat were spread out a bit. During our dinner, I felt like as soon as one piece of meat was placed on the plate ,another person arrived with another, then another with another, and you get the hint. At one point, I pretty much had a mountain of meat on my plate. I probably missed the assignment because I noticed that later on during our meal the service team would return with the same meats. From my pervious churrasco experiences at other Brazilian places, you pretty much have one chance to try each course. However, I guess that's not the case at Fogo de Chao. I'll also say that we never had to wait too long for anything because the waiters constantly dropped by out table to make sure we did not need anything. Actually, it was a little funny because we would order a round of cocktails, then within five minutes, someone else would come to our table to take our cocktail order. I guess it's better to have too much service than having to wait 15+ minutes to flag down a waiter for something.
The two-level restaurant is huge, which makes it perfect for a large gathering. We saw several 10+ parties during our visit. While the ambiance of the restaurant is very modern, it's also quite inviting. There were many folks that were dressed to the nines (well business casual), but there were several folks (like myself) that were dressed in casual attire. Shoot, if I'm going to stuff my face with all you can eat meat for about 60-90 minutes, I need to wear extra comfortable clothes. ;)
Overall, we had a wonderful Christmas dinner at Fogo de Chao, and I hope to make another visit in the near future because everything was A-OK.