Chris McMeen
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New Year’s Eve 2015 - Family tradition to scour the SEA metro area for food from a new "Country" - This year was Brazil. Family of five and two close friends. It was quite cold that night, and if the place has heat, it wasn't working, and small space heaters were losing the battle - not a crisis - but definitely unexpected.
The appetizer COXINHA DE GALINHA was outstanding, and a highlight of the meal. AIPIM FRITO (Yucca fries) was also very good, as were everyone's beverages. I will say I thought the $10 BATIDA DE MARACUJÁ (Cachaça blended with passion fruit juice and condensed milk) was delicious, but was a pretty tiny portion, served in a medium, slender glass quite different that shown on the website. Main dishes followed. Both the Festa and Primavera were ordered, and both were good. The former if you really like mushrooms (and I do) - the latter if you like coconut sauce (this was the table favorite). Several people ordered chicken dishes, and all noted that the chicken was very tough - maybe a bad run on roosters, but seemed to be quite overcooked. One person ordered FRANGO COM QUIABO, and again tough chicken, and a little heavy on the okra - just not a preferred flavoring for this palette.
Food isn't the main reason for the lower rating - it really was mediocre quality service (and I am generally not a demanding patron). The servers were all young, bless them, and just didn't know the food, struggled with questions, didn't really check on how things were, as one typically encounters - in sum: inexperienced and inattentive.
Might be a better bet in the summer – where I would order COXINHA DE GALINHA, AIPIM FRITO & Primavera and probably be very happy. Good luck!