The salad bar at Plataforma Churascaria in New York has more expensive items than the meat served, but try the $100 2 hour AYCE with unlimited beer and wine prix fixe
I live, basically, next to a Fogo de Chao in downtown Austin. I would love to eat there, but it is very expensive. And it seems to be an all you can eat type of place. All I can eat wouldn't feed a bird for an hour. Not worth it, Still, looks marvelous. If you are going to go for the salad bar, save it for dessert. Trust me, salad is best served at the very end of the meal. Lawdy, I'm hungry now.
I might have a little bit at the end, especially if it is unusual or looks expensive, but I won't make the rookie mistake of filling up on cheap salad before eating the meat.
Fun fact: here in Brazil we dont have scallops in steak house. It's Just something the steakhouses got in the menu because americans like It. We do have filet mignon wraped in bacon thou
Fun fact. I Love scallops, after being in the military I am tired of different countries. So in AMERICA I can always get scallops in our steakhouses. Disneyland Disneyland.
Some tips when you go to a Brazilian Rodizio(All You Can Eat) restaurant: 1. They usually start with chicken and sausage, chicken because it's cheap. The expensive meats comes at the end 2. Try eat a bit of everything in the beginning, you can repeat later the plates you liked. If you're almost satisfied and just want a final slice of picanha just ask the waiter and he bring to you 3. I usually eat the salad not first but after the first round of meat, the vegetables help the digestion(well, works for me lol) 4. There's a lot of salt in the meat so try not to drink much soda, carbonated drinks take away your appetite. The best drink off course it's water but ice tea or juice also helps. If you drink alcohol try caipirinha. After the meal you will feel very thirsty, it's because of the excess of salt in the food, drink as much water as possible for your body to eliminate all this salt from your body. 5. If you look the chicken hearts it's not very appetizing but try one, you might be surprised 6. Must try: polenta, feijoada, farofa(with feijoada, alone it's dry), cheese bread(It's completely different from what you're used to), vinagrete, picanha, costela, alcatra no alho(garlic rump), alcatra na manteiga(butter rump), grilled pineapple 7. Desserts...well, I'm brazilian but I don't like the Brazilian desserts offered in these restaurants, I think it's too sweet...after so much salt and fat I prefer something lighter, fruits are the best choice(for me) 8. Bon appetit and sorry my english, I'm still learning :)
As an American who lived in Brazil for 5 years: 1. Your English is just fine. You write better English than half the native speakers I know. 2. This is good advice, especially the advice about trying a little bit of everything at first. And I would add that it's perfectly ok to ask the server for just a tiny piece to try something. 3. I'll add another tip that a lot of times, especially with picanha, you want to avoid saying "yes" if you can tell the meat has made the rounds a few times because it starts to get tougher and more well-done (unless you like it that way). Wait a bit or just ask the server if they have any fresh or less well-done picanha. They're usually more than happy to tell you there's some coming in a little bit, or to make a request to the cooks for you.
don't starve yourself before you go, that's an amateur mistake. eat a large starchy breakfast, medium lunch and do some sort of exercise in the time between even if it's just a walk. your body will be craving energy you lost giving you the feeling of hunger and your stomach will be stretched to fit more food.
How can you know if a Brazilian steakhouse is of good quality? Check their salad bars. If they look shitty and not appetizing, it's because their meat is equally bad. Good steakhouses will do everything to draw attention to their salad bars. It doesn't take a lot of work to grill some good meat, so their effort should turn to the salad bar.
This is good to know and actually makes a lot of sense much like a sushi restaurant that is not always busy and full of people will have poor quality fish due to low turn around and fish sitting in coolers much longer. So unlike other restaurants where "The Hole in the Wall" or "The Dive dinner" may be some of the best hidden and low volume places with the best food the Sushi restaurants do not follow this rule unless of course they are like I said super busy high turn over hole in the wall places.
@@elliesmom0992 I don't know how they manage their things in the US, but in Brazil, Fogo de Chão's salad bar features prized Spanish hams, special Italian cheeses, Amazonian delicacies, and so on, while regular ones will have a potato salad, lots of lettuce, pickles, rice, and some more things you could easily buy at Walmart.
I haven't been to a Brazilian steakhouse in a very long time so for my birthday last month in the 26th we went to Fogo de Chao and it was amazing with amazing mountain views of the Colorado foothills and mountains.
It's funny how these "brazilian steakhouse experts" had 80% wrong in everything... We don´t eat scallops, they didn't even mention fraldinha and a lot of those sides are not in a brazilian churrascaria.
As a Brazilian the last thing I would recommend as a side dish at a steak house is "farofa". I like "farofa", but that will absorb a lot of water in your stomach and make you feel full faster. If you want to have "farofa" "for the cultural experience" have it somewhere else, or just have a small spoon just to see what it tastes like. Also, feijoada is an experience on its own and it's very heavy food, so again, have it somewhere else or go another day and pay for the buffet only, if that is possible. Now, when you're only having a feijoada I do recommend you help yourself with the farofa. That's when it will shine.
Traidor da pátria! kkkkkk eu discordaria, Saulo. Pelo menos eu gosto bastante do gosto conjunto de picanha+farofa+vinagrete. É o gosto do Brasil para mim.
At first they'll always bring around the cheap cuts to fill you up. Take a small bite to taste, but hold off for the more expensive cuts they'll bring later. Or just ask for it. Additionally, lunch times are cheaper but some of the more exotic meats won't be offered. It's all you can eat so it depends on what you're there for.
never let somebody tell you how to enjoy your meal. if you like a well done steak drowned in a generic steak sauce, go for it. I don't trust you and part of me hates you deep down but hey it's your tastebuds and your money being spent.
Brazilian here. Just eat picanha, costela (ribs) and nothing else, no side plates, nothing. You pay for prime meat, eat prime meat until you explode. Also, scallops? Are you kidding? I tasted scallops for the first time when I was olver 40 years old, basically noone here in Brazil know scallops. Brazilian chorizo doens't exist, it's a spanish latin america dish they added to the USA restaurants, not existant here.
If you're going because you want to stuff yourself for cheap, why not just go to Golden Corral or your local Chinese buffet. Otherwise, how about eating a little bit of everything so you'll know what you want most the next time you come. And have a little salad anyway so you don't pop an aneurysm the next day trying to pass all that digested meat. And if you like spice, don't miss the cachaça & habanero cocktail.
@@JohnDoe-re4qy food theory did a video about this a couple weeks ago, but you shouldn't be eating the cheap starches buffes offer like salads and fries etc. you should do some exercise before your meal tho that's scientifically proven to help
@@MP-fy1et lol ha ha this comment made me laugh, yet probably accurate. I live in Sacramento California and being the state capital you would think we would have many great Brazilian Steak Houses but the couple that we do have are much like the original poster stated, I love Steak houses but I get too impatient at Brazilian steak houses here because they take half hour plus to bring the next skewer of chicken or sausage and I have yet to even see picanha maybe once still the atmosphere fun the food is good we go.
I would give a 'better' advice: Don't make it a pure cost/benefit analysis. In rodizio you can keep talking with your friends, you will not wait to be served with decent quality food nor even need to worry about the bill, just enjoy it. Also try different food preparations, don't mind if you're 'losing money'. I can't tell about US but in Brazil the salad buffet is pretty decent, so you can even invite vegetarian people (if they don't mind of other people eating meat in the same table).
What you should be eating in a Brazilian steak house....not beef if you want anything truly Brazilian. This video list is really "what Americans and Brits" will eat when in Brazil for some reason"
Nice, all encompensing review of Brazilian steakhouse houses! Good advise, focus on the meat, the better cuts! I recommend that you try the feijāoda or the frango(chicken) or the farola at a regular Brazilian restaurant @ $8-12 ! Saúde!
The only "sides" I get at Texas de Brazil are the lobster bisque, the Brazilian cheese balls, and the fried plantains. Unfortunately I've never seen pichana or bacon wrapped scallops there 🥲..... The last time I was there I could tell they were trying to not come to my table and wean me off because all I wanted to eat was flank steak and bacon wrapped filets lol. I would turn down everything else 🤣
the foreign accent of the narrator ruined the video for me, akin to the Phony Aussy accent in the Outback commercials.. they are American restaurants after all
Avoid cheese because you will get over. Try things with garlic (filé) for a better taste and get room for adventure. Vinagrete sauce and farofa flour is mandatory! Smoked rib and picanha are perfectly fine.
Never saw this bacon wrapped fish/seadfood in Brazil, or at least never ate it. Never found a "chorizo" (we call it linguica) the same as the Brazilian one outside of Brazil, its always inferior (at least for my taste). If youre ever in Brazil, please get CUPIM, you usually cant get it anywhere else, since its only found in Brazilian (and south american) cattle.
These are served only in US based brazilian churrascaria as it fits american taste. No meat is served with sweet taste in Brazil as it is disgusting for most brazilians.
If you don’t eat the beef ribs then don’t even bother going. When I go to my local Brazilian steakhouse, they bring me the beef ribs right away. Fogo only bring it if you ask and it takes another 30 mins to get it. They’re some cheap scape
The cream of jalapeno soup at Texas de Brazil is a market bar item I don't mind wasting some of my appetite on. I don't care that it's not meat or that it's more in line with the Texas part than the Brazil part. That stuff is delicious.
Hey, you forgot the grilled pineapple! I just went to H&H in LA last week. The picanha, sausage, filet, and beef rib were the best selections. Tri-tip surprisingly not bad. Ribeye and house steak pretty meh. Chicken and pork rib by far the worst. I would've loved to see bacon-wrapped scallops, but sadly they weren't on the menu.
Brazilian cuisine is extremely salty. They don't really do sauces or marinades, everything is just doused in salt and garlic. You'll be feeling well parched after eating Brazilian food.
Don't go for picanha, at least here in Rio Grande do Sul it's not considered the best cut for churrasco. The beef ribs, especially if it's a 12 hour costelao is a must have, along with vazio and other meat that are more tender and flavourfull like maminha.
Churrasco que se respeita sempre tem coração de galinha na brasa, feijoada, farofa, linguiça, picanha, pinga, vinagrete, família e amigos e se come quanto e qualquer coisa que quiser. Esse negócio Americano de ensinar como comer em um churrasco é muito besta.
The market bar at my local BSH is $20 with tax and tip for lunch. With the meat, the meal is $50+. The market bar has some great sides for the meat like peppers, cheese, olives, etc.
The pandemic hit our Brazillian steakhouse pretty hard. They quit offer many of the meat selections and I did not see any seafood last year at all (even shrimp). It is still an excellent experience and I hope we can get back to normal in the near future.
The only thing I will take from the salad bar are usually some fruits. It helps with the grease and lighten my palate, also changes the flavors a bit, which helps me to eat more.
Picanha is my favorite, was at the fogo de chao in LA this Sunday. Generally really good, unfortunately got a bit of lamb that was still a bit raw in the middle but everything else was good.
I would honestly stay away from the lamb at a Brazilian place. They don’t really know what they are doing with that type of meat. If you want good lamb, leave it up to the Arabs, the Turks and the Greeks to make that. Ethiopians are pretty good with it too. The Brazilians? Not so much.
@@Xochiyolotl calm down my friend, our lamb is very good too, he just had the misfortune of being a little raw on the day, it was just a misunderstanding of the barbecue, don't judge millions by mistake of one! hug 🇧🇷🇧🇷
I feel like if you have to develop a battle plan for a meal, complete with blueprints and physical prep, you may have crossed the line over into gluttony! No thanks.
Listen.... I went to a steak house 2 blocks from copacabana in 2019... *chefs kiss*!! I was stuffed barely ate sides and man i slept well from the food coma! The picanha was so good and the sausage! Ahh man i really need the cases to go back down in brasil so i can return! In rio they did not do the meat toppings or sauce at the place i went to.
yep, here if you want a brazillian steakhouse experience you get picanha or contra filé wich is also great and for toppings or sides you get some rice, farofa and vinagrete(molho a campanha) never seen anyone call vinagrete by that name btw.
Don't eat anything that not meat, so damn simple yet they have to make a video about this. Should be titled eating only steak at brazilian steak for dummy 101.
If you are going to a steakhouse In Brazil don't eat cheese those cheese are tremendous fat containing and suppress apetite, also don't eat the best meat only, try to make a plate with rice salad and other veggies because they don't like when you just eat meat, to steakhouse owner is gross to only eat meat
I think they call the Brazilian linguiça "chorizo", also some brazilians steakhouses in US probably use spanish choriz instead of the brazilian linguiça. I have tasted both and for me they're very similar.
pao de queijo is tempting I know, but you MUST resist. It's dangerously addicting and obviously will fill you up quick. If you know anything about beef, basically just go for the expensive cuts with lamb being a personal choice of mine to throw in the mix. I'll get something acidic from the salad bar to help cut the richness and reduce flavor fatigue from all the meat.
As a Brazilian listening, I felt as if I would comment about thanksgiving meal…. Água fresca ??? Never heard….. vinagrete without tomato ? A lot of sauces ?!?! The churrasqueiro would kill himself…..
With that much meat you will need vegetable fiber. Steak + Bananas = Gridlock hahaha. Avoid the potatoes and sausages too and go straight to the filet mignon and other steaks.
Beef ribs are always bomb at Brazilian BBQ places. Parking a mile away is a good idea walking off some of those carbs will have your tummy thanking later in the evening.
If you are 5'10" to 7' tall and you weigh 200 to 400 lbs visiting a Brazilian Steakhouse... The restrooms are likely clean and the toilet is perfect for one's THICC ass to sit on.
@@definitiveenergy1 Yeah, I know that's what this video said. I was just saying I've had filet mignon, and found it boring. But I've had (flat) tenderloin, and found it delicious (as a part of my porterhouse cut). *edit but yes, I understand tenderloin and filet mignon are from the same cut of beef, that's why I found this... confusing.
Dear Mashed...when you talk about meat/beef and you show dairy cattle. People who actually know cattle/meat write off your credibility. We are here to help you with your questions...don't just pick stock footage of cows...you're an information source, check your sources. ;-)
Brazil!? lol ryour given cheap meat in rodizio and their cows were unedible til about 12 years ago... Argentina are the kings of beef in South America ( ask Bourdian) producing top 3 cattle in the world for ages and Churrasco means steak, picana was made popular in North Arg city of Tucumanthat borders Brazil ... In all rodizio is cool but i prefer a good cut of meat not overindulge on cheaper cuts...
What You Should And Shouldn't Be Eating At Brazilian Steakhouses.....whatever you are craving for. Do people actually have strategies when they enter a restaurant?
I don't need a TH-cam video to tell me what my tastebuds do. If you're calculating what you eat on how much you can get them for then here's a tip - STAY HOME AND EAT RICE!!
So they tell you not to eat the cheaper meat like chicken but then tell you to eat another cheap meat... pork. Go and try everything in the salad bar, but don't get a lot of it. It's OK. You'll find a few things you like and will go back fo rmore, so next time you don't waste your time with things you weren't happy with. I don't know why they said the vinaigrette is a sauce... it's not. It's meant to be eaten with the sides, and HECK NO, they do not give you a lot of sauces for your steak. Brazilians don't believe in putting sauce on a steak because it will ruin a perfectly good thing. Go get some chimichurri if you must.
What do you think is the best item to get from a Brazilian steakhouse?
Caipirinha!
The salad bar at Plataforma Churascaria in New York has more expensive items than the meat served, but try the $100 2 hour AYCE with unlimited beer and wine prix fixe
I live, basically, next to a Fogo de Chao in downtown Austin. I would love to eat there, but it is very expensive. And it seems to be an all you can eat type of place. All I can eat wouldn't feed a bird for an hour. Not worth it, Still, looks marvelous. If you are going to go for the salad bar, save it for dessert. Trust me, salad is best served at the very end of the meal. Lawdy, I'm hungry now.
@@byronp2311 price ?
Now that I'm fully Vaxed, I can't wait to get back to not cooking all of the time. Churrasco's are my favorite.
i only eat meats when i go to brazilian steakhouses.. no other distractions or salad bar to fill me up!!! LOLOL....
Sorry but the salad bar is sooo good I have to try a little bit
I get a little bit of rice and maybe some grilled veg, just a bit. I feel it aids my ability to consume more meat.
Exactly
I might have a little bit at the end, especially if it is unusual or looks expensive, but I won't make the rookie mistake of filling up on cheap salad before eating the meat.
I go to the salad bar for bacon and parm
Fun fact: here in Brazil we dont have scallops in steak house. It's Just something the steakhouses got in the menu because americans like It.
We do have filet mignon wraped in bacon thou
Well, we like it anyway. And is offered in every place.
Fun fact. I Love scallops, after being in the military I am tired of different countries. So in AMERICA I can always get scallops in our steakhouses. Disneyland Disneyland.
The filet wrapped in bacon is the lowest quality end pieces
Some tips when you go to a Brazilian Rodizio(All You Can Eat) restaurant:
1. They usually start with chicken and sausage, chicken because it's cheap. The expensive meats comes at the end
2. Try eat a bit of everything in the beginning, you can repeat later the plates you liked. If you're almost satisfied and just want a final slice of picanha just ask the waiter and he bring to you
3. I usually eat the salad not first but after the first round of meat, the vegetables help the digestion(well, works for me lol)
4. There's a lot of salt in the meat so try not to drink much soda, carbonated drinks take away your appetite. The best drink off course it's water but ice tea or juice also helps. If you drink alcohol try caipirinha. After the meal you will feel very thirsty, it's because of the excess of salt in the food, drink as much water as possible for your body to eliminate all this salt from your body.
5. If you look the chicken hearts it's not very appetizing but try one, you might be surprised
6. Must try: polenta, feijoada, farofa(with feijoada, alone it's dry), cheese bread(It's completely different from what you're used to), vinagrete, picanha, costela, alcatra no alho(garlic rump), alcatra na manteiga(butter rump), grilled pineapple
7. Desserts...well, I'm brazilian but I don't like the Brazilian desserts offered in these restaurants, I think it's too sweet...after so much salt and fat I prefer something lighter, fruits are the best choice(for me)
8. Bon appetit and sorry my english, I'm still learning :)
I ask for the grilled pineapple at the end. It's my dessert.
Thank you for the great tips!
For some reason they always bring the chicken last whenever we go. I don’t think I’ve ever actually tried the chicken.
As an American who lived in Brazil for 5 years:
1. Your English is just fine. You write better English than half the native speakers I know.
2. This is good advice, especially the advice about trying a little bit of everything at first. And I would add that it's perfectly ok to ask the server for just a tiny piece to try something.
3. I'll add another tip that a lot of times, especially with picanha, you want to avoid saying "yes" if you can tell the meat has made the rounds a few times because it starts to get tougher and more well-done (unless you like it that way). Wait a bit or just ask the server if they have any fresh or less well-done picanha. They're usually more than happy to tell you there's some coming in a little bit, or to make a request to the cooks for you.
don't starve yourself before you go, that's an amateur mistake. eat a large starchy breakfast, medium lunch and do some sort of exercise in the time between even if it's just a walk. your body will be craving energy you lost giving you the feeling of hunger and your stomach will be stretched to fit more food.
Very detailed indeed...
A true professional would smoke a fat joint in the parking lot
lol..…
A man of buffet strategy culture…
@@sperlongatours no it doesn’t, the bubbles fill your stomach up
How can you know if a Brazilian steakhouse is of good quality? Check their salad bars. If they look shitty and not appetizing, it's because their meat is equally bad. Good steakhouses will do everything to draw attention to their salad bars.
It doesn't take a lot of work to grill some good meat, so their effort should turn to the salad bar.
This is good to know and actually makes a lot of sense much like a sushi restaurant that is not always busy and full of people will have poor quality fish due to low turn around and fish sitting in coolers much longer. So unlike other restaurants where "The Hole in the Wall" or "The Dive dinner" may be some of the best hidden and low volume places with the best food the Sushi restaurants do not follow this rule unless of course they are like I said super busy high turn over hole in the wall places.
I went to Fogo de Chao. The salad bar was horrible but the meat was delicious.
@@elliesmom0992 I don't know how they manage their things in the US, but in Brazil, Fogo de Chão's salad bar features prized Spanish hams, special Italian cheeses, Amazonian delicacies, and so on, while regular ones will have a potato salad, lots of lettuce, pickles, rice, and some more things you could easily buy at Walmart.
One of the best salad bars I've been to is a local Brazilian steakhouse. It really hard to minimize it's use. LOL
Grilled pineapple. It gave a nice pallet reset for all the meat and fat.
I haven't been to a Brazilian steakhouse in a very long time so for my birthday last month in the 26th we went to Fogo de Chao and it was amazing with amazing mountain views of the Colorado foothills and mountains.
Fogo is good but honestly both times I tried non-chain Brazilian steakhouses I preferred them.
Ill be going Saturday and im totally drooling.❤❤
funny i live in colorado and this is one of the first comments I saw. you convinced me into going today 😂
@@MJ-zc1ln how was it? I think that it's fire af and well worth the $50-60 per person if you like to eat a lot of meat like I do.
@@majorlazor5058 I wish there were more independent ones. We try to mostly eat at locally owned businesses, and shop at locally owned businesses.
I'm not skipping the Ribeye. Lol.
THE GRILLED CHEESE (AND THEY PUT THE SYRUP ON IT) IS A MUST-TRY
You can rib eye anywhere though
@@KalEL224 Cooked in a Brazilian style?
@@TheCristallo83 it’s not cooked “Brazilian style” though
@@KalEL224 and that's why I'm not skipping ribeye.
Idk their grilled pineapple with sugar and cinnamon is ..addictive i had them bring me a whole pineapple
It's funny how these "brazilian steakhouse experts" had 80% wrong in everything... We don´t eat scallops, they didn't even mention fraldinha and a lot of those sides are not in a brazilian churrascaria.
Never have i ever ate bacon wrapped scallops, and I'm Brazilian. Not really a thing here, i guess, or at least were i live.
you are correct sir. ..... american thing.
vieira é mt caro, por isso q não tem
They are good though. I would try it!!
It's mostly common to have Medalhão de Frango than scallops with bacon, even Medalhão de Mignon.
@@wannabedal-adx458 they're amazing
The chicken is always dry except for the drumsticks.
As a Brazilian the last thing I would recommend as a side dish at a steak house is "farofa". I like "farofa", but that will absorb a lot of water in your stomach and make you feel full faster. If you want to have "farofa" "for the cultural experience" have it somewhere else, or just have a small spoon just to see what it tastes like. Also, feijoada is an experience on its own and it's very heavy food, so again, have it somewhere else or go another day and pay for the buffet only, if that is possible. Now, when you're only having a feijoada I do recommend you help yourself with the farofa. That's when it will shine.
Saulo very good advice. “Farofa” is a mandatory side in a traditional Brazilian barbecue but you must know how to dose it.
You must not be Baiano, lol. I'm with you tho!
Only take farofa if you like eating your food covered in sand cause that's why it's like.
Traidor da pátria!
kkkkkk eu discordaria, Saulo. Pelo menos eu gosto bastante do gosto conjunto de picanha+farofa+vinagrete. É o gosto do Brasil para mim.
Bacon wrapped scallops? Oh boy, we don't have this here in Brazil
You are correct sir. American thing. YUCK
Pq as churrascarias aqui servem td pros gringos. Não tem nem coração e de frango. Uma vergonha.
@@eunicecavalcanti8927 Não tem nem coração? Aí é sacangem
@@pietrobritto635 não. E qd perguntei pra gerente (a única brasileira, diga-se de passagem) ela disse que americano não gosta e por isso não tem.
it's an american thing!
At first they'll always bring around the cheap cuts to fill you up. Take a small bite to taste, but hold off for the more expensive cuts they'll bring later. Or just ask for it. Additionally, lunch times are cheaper but some of the more exotic meats won't be offered. It's all you can eat so it depends on what you're there for.
never let somebody tell you how to enjoy your meal. if you like a well done steak drowned in a generic steak sauce, go for it. I don't trust you and part of me hates you deep down but hey it's your tastebuds and your money being spent.
Brazilian here. Just eat picanha, costela (ribs) and nothing else, no side plates, nothing. You pay for prime meat, eat prime meat until you explode. Also, scallops? Are you kidding? I tasted scallops for the first time when I was olver 40 years old, basically noone here in Brazil know scallops. Brazilian chorizo doens't exist, it's a spanish latin america dish they added to the USA restaurants, not existant here.
Brazilian food is one of the best gastronomies in the world
Fraldinha is my favorite cut. I will fill my plate with it, with picanha, Coração de galinha, Mandioca frita, and farofa!
Shout out to Brazeiro’s in Knoxville, Tennessee!!! Excellent selection of meats, and the service is exemplary! Truly “authentic” Brazilian Steakhouse!
The Lamb Picanha is a must try
sounds delish!!
I love Fogo de Chao here in Atlanta. Its expensive but worth it.. it's best to go during brunch.. the prices are cheaper.
In Buckhead hope you were careful it's gotten rough there
@@sirenthomas4595 They have valet parking which seemed pretty safe and secure.
The area or the restaurant? I just remember the traffic.
So many things wrong with this video... wtf
If you're going because you want to stuff yourself for cheap, why not just go to Golden Corral or your local Chinese buffet. Otherwise, how about eating a little bit of everything so you'll know what you want most the next time you come. And have a little salad anyway so you don't pop an aneurysm the next day trying to pass all that digested meat. And if you like spice, don't miss the cachaça & habanero cocktail.
Its looking like steak and veggies tonight.
Ikr 😂
As a Brazilian, I’ve never seen seafood in a steakhouse. Also the secret is eating salad before meat, trust me.
I'll trust you. But why?
Your filling your belly with lettuce and possibly starchy vegetables that expand during digestion.
@@JohnDoe-re4qy food theory did a video about this a couple weeks ago, but you shouldn't be eating the cheap starches buffes offer like salads and fries etc. you should do some exercise before your meal tho that's scientifically proven to help
@@JohnDoe-re4qy I think it's to help you poop after haha
It's because your poop will come out all wrapped in salad, you don't even have to clean your ass.
In Brazil in some steakhouses they have crab meat and grilled shrimp.
It's a steakhouse. I feel like the name alone explains what to eat at a Brazilian steakhouse... pizza?
“Linguica”, not chorizo
Says venture out and try new things and shows a basic pork tenderloin, but leaves out chicken hearts...smdh
Some of what is mentioned in this video isn't how the Brazilian Steakhouses near where I live operate or even offer.
Yours suck then lol.
@@MP-fy1et lol ha ha this comment made me laugh, yet probably accurate. I live in Sacramento California and being the state capital you would think we would have many great Brazilian Steak Houses but the couple that we do have are much like the original poster stated, I love Steak houses but I get too impatient at Brazilian steak houses here because they take half hour plus to bring the next skewer of chicken or sausage and I have yet to even see picanha maybe once still the atmosphere fun the food is good we go.
I would give a 'better' advice: Don't make it a pure cost/benefit analysis. In rodizio you can keep talking with your friends, you will not wait to be served with decent quality food nor even need to worry about the bill, just enjoy it. Also try different food preparations, don't mind if you're 'losing money'. I can't tell about US but in Brazil the salad buffet is pretty decent, so you can even invite vegetarian people (if they don't mind of other people eating meat in the same table).
Hydrate well with water 1 hour before going.
Loose the music
7:12 THATS A GOD DAMN POTATO, not pork loin 🤦🏻♂️😂
yeah I was like wtf lmao
What you should be eating in a Brazilian steak house....not beef if you want anything truly Brazilian. This video list is really "what Americans and Brits" will eat when in Brazil for some reason"
Nice, all encompensing review of Brazilian steakhouse houses! Good advise, focus on the meat, the better cuts! I recommend that you try the feijāoda or the frango(chicken) or the farola at a regular Brazilian restaurant @ $8-12 ! Saúde!
Not a word about leg of lamb served rare and sliced straight off the bone--the main reason I go to these places.
I loved the seafood prepared Bahia style as well as the aged cachaca’s! 🇧🇷
mmmm i had the cachaca too!! so delish
The only "sides" I get at Texas de Brazil are the lobster bisque, the Brazilian cheese balls, and the fried plantains. Unfortunately I've never seen pichana or bacon wrapped scallops there 🥲..... The last time I was there I could tell they were trying to not come to my table and wean me off because all I wanted to eat was flank steak and bacon wrapped filets lol. I would turn down everything else 🤣
the foreign accent of the narrator ruined the video for me, akin to the Phony Aussy accent in the Outback commercials.. they are American restaurants after all
Avoid cheese because you will get over. Try things with garlic (filé) for a better taste and get room for adventure. Vinagrete sauce and farofa flour is mandatory!
Smoked rib and picanha are perfectly fine.
get over what?
@@MrMenace3210
get tired, just pleased with no room for the meat
I fill up on the lamb lol
Never saw this bacon wrapped fish/seadfood in Brazil, or at least never ate it. Never found a "chorizo" (we call it linguica) the same as the Brazilian one outside of Brazil, its always inferior (at least for my taste). If youre ever in Brazil, please get CUPIM, you usually cant get it anywhere else, since its only found in Brazilian (and south american) cattle.
These are served only in US based brazilian churrascaria as it fits american taste. No meat is served with sweet taste in Brazil as it is disgusting for most brazilians.
Linguica and chorizo are not the same. I prefer linguica but it’s not as readily available where I am.
This is sooo off🤭. Do more research Bazilain steakhouse NOT more of whitewashed BS. Bacon wrapped scallops?? WTH?
If you don’t eat the beef ribs then don’t even bother going. When I go to my local Brazilian steakhouse, they bring me the beef ribs right away. Fogo only bring it if you ask and it takes another 30 mins to get it. They’re some cheap scape
"So we recommend..." Said...
-Millions of Brazilians
The cream of jalapeno soup at Texas de Brazil is a market bar item I don't mind wasting some of my appetite on. I don't care that it's not meat or that it's more in line with the Texas part than the Brazil part. That stuff is delicious.
Hey, you forgot the grilled pineapple! I just went to H&H in LA last week. The picanha, sausage, filet, and beef rib were the best selections. Tri-tip surprisingly not bad. Ribeye and house steak pretty meh. Chicken and pork rib by far the worst. I would've loved to see bacon-wrapped scallops, but sadly they weren't on the menu.
0:45 "hint of salt?" Yeah ok!!! (That's a major understatement, it's more saltier than saltwater but I guess it depends which restaurant you go to)
Brazilian cuisine is extremely salty. They don't really do sauces or marinades, everything is just doused in salt and garlic. You'll be feeling well parched after eating Brazilian food.
Can't take this video seriously, since it makes NO mention of lambchops or leg of lamb..
Don't go for picanha, at least here in Rio Grande do Sul it's not considered the best cut for churrasco. The beef ribs, especially if it's a 12 hour costelao is a must have, along with vazio and other meat that are more tender and flavourfull like maminha.
I wonder if they serve Puerto Rican meat? 😂
We are spoiled here in San Diego. You can go to Mr. Pampas in tijuana after 7pm and pay 20 bucks. Great deal.
I heard it’s dog
Churrasco que se respeita sempre tem coração de galinha na brasa, feijoada, farofa, linguiça, picanha, pinga, vinagrete, família e amigos e se come quanto e qualquer coisa que quiser. Esse negócio Americano de ensinar como comer em um churrasco é muito besta.
As a Brazilian, I’ve never seen seafood in a steakhouse. Also the secret is eating salad before meat, trust me.
I love moqueca - on the buffet at texas de brazil
I find it strange that this video promotes the cheapest cuts.
The market bar at my local BSH is $20 with tax and tip for lunch. With the meat, the meal is $50+. The market bar has some great sides for the meat like peppers, cheese, olives, etc.
uh..... just consult asian parents and you;ll get the best advice
The pandemic hit our Brazillian steakhouse pretty hard. They quit offer many of the meat selections and I did not see any seafood last year at all (even shrimp). It is still an excellent experience and I hope we can get back to normal in the near future.
The only thing I will take from the salad bar are usually some fruits. It helps with the grease and lighten my palate, also changes the flavors a bit, which helps me to eat more.
Bacon wrap scallop’s?? Muito brazileiro, direto de minas 😂
Without the black beans and rice it s not brazilian
Picanha is my favorite, was at the fogo de chao in LA this Sunday. Generally really good, unfortunately got a bit of lamb that was still a bit raw in the middle but everything else was good.
I would honestly stay away from the lamb at a Brazilian place. They don’t really know what they are doing with that type of meat. If you want good lamb, leave it up to the Arabs, the Turks and the Greeks to make that. Ethiopians are pretty good with it too. The Brazilians? Not so much.
@@Xochiyolotl calm down my friend, our lamb is very good too, he just had the misfortune of being a little raw on the day, it was just a misunderstanding of the barbecue, don't judge millions by mistake of one! hug 🇧🇷🇧🇷
I feel like if you have to develop a battle plan for a meal, complete with blueprints and physical prep, you may have crossed the line over into gluttony! No thanks.
It's more about justifying the cost. Getting your money's worth.
Listen.... I went to a steak house 2 blocks from copacabana in 2019... *chefs kiss*!! I was stuffed barely ate sides and man i slept well from the food coma! The picanha was so good and the sausage! Ahh man i really need the cases to go back down in brasil so i can return! In rio they did not do the meat toppings or sauce at the place i went to.
yep, here if you want a brazillian steakhouse experience you get picanha or contra filé wich is also great and for toppings or sides you get some rice, farofa and vinagrete(molho a campanha) never seen anyone call vinagrete by that name btw.
I as a Brazilian fully agree with this. It's 10000% accurate.
The best thing at Fogo is the lamb. More people need to know this!
Brazillian Steakhouses have been some of my best dining experiences. unfortunately, there are not any near my location.
I once had either squirrel or rabbit, maybe both, at a Brazilian Steakhouse.
No sausage! No chicken! Beef. My husband get lamb.
Mash potatoes only. Small salad. Eat all the meat you can.oh oh the wedge salad is perfect!!!
Filet mignon overrated
Don't eat anything that not meat, so damn simple yet they have to make a video about this. Should be titled eating only steak at brazilian steak for dummy 101.
If you are going to a steakhouse In Brazil don't eat cheese those cheese are tremendous fat containing and suppress apetite, also don't eat the best meat only, try to make a plate with rice salad and other veggies because they don't like when you just eat meat, to steakhouse owner is gross to only eat meat
In ten years in Brazil, I never once saw chouriço served in a churrascaria. I was always linguiça.
I think they call the Brazilian linguiça "chorizo", also some brazilians steakhouses in US probably use spanish choriz instead of the brazilian linguiça. I have tasted both and for me they're very similar.
Didn't even watch the video but if your going just sit back and enjoy yourself
pao de queijo is tempting I know, but you MUST resist. It's dangerously addicting and obviously will fill you up quick. If you know anything about beef, basically just go for the expensive cuts with lamb being a personal choice of mine to throw in the mix. I'll get something acidic from the salad bar to help cut the richness and reduce flavor fatigue from all the meat.
Texas de Brazil
The fact that I didnt see Papaya Creme mentioned in this video tells me someone didn’t do their homework.
wtf man, who goes to a churrascaria to eat papaya creme?
As a Brazilian listening, I felt as if I would comment about thanksgiving meal….
Água fresca ??? Never heard…..
vinagrete without tomato ?
A lot of sauces ?!?!
The churrasqueiro would kill himself…..
It actually aides in the digestion of all the meat you have just eaten and it tastes oh so good. Try it next time.
As a Brazilian, I've never even heard of papaya creme.
Upvoted for the Flintstones reference
I already know the answers. I don’t waste my stomach space on chicken, sausage, and most pork 😂
Right.
6:39 Thanks, James Hill. I'll remember to eat olives and charcuterie to cut the fat from the decadent steaks.
7:10 Those are russet potatoes.
With that much meat you will need vegetable fiber. Steak + Bananas = Gridlock hahaha. Avoid the potatoes and sausages too and go straight to the filet mignon and other steaks.
Beef ribs are always bomb at Brazilian BBQ places. Parking a mile away is a good idea walking off some of those carbs will have your tummy thanking later in the evening.
I like how they showed dairy cows 🐄.
Lol 😂 you’d think you’d have to have some common knowledge on a subject your making a video on.
Was surprised to see Matt Lauer in the video!
Lol thought the same
Yep, very surprised they put a clip with him in it, they must not know what he did. Next it will be OJ Simpsom, ha ha
love when they're talking about lombo at 7:14 and show a pic of hassleback potatoes. good job editor lol
Take some sauces and toppings because Brazilians don't flavour their meat with anything but a whole lotta salt. 🤢
If you are 5'10" to 7' tall and you weigh 200 to 400 lbs visiting a Brazilian Steakhouse... The restrooms are likely clean and the toilet is perfect for one's THICC ass to sit on.
4:00 Tenderloin is the best I've had. Filet, lacks flavor.
Tenderloin is AKA Fillet. You must be thinking or Rib Eye VS Filet...happy eating brotha
@@definitiveenergy1 Yeah, I know that's what this video said.
I was just saying I've had filet mignon, and found it boring.
But I've had (flat) tenderloin, and found it delicious (as a part of my porterhouse cut).
*edit
but yes, I understand tenderloin and filet mignon are from the same cut of beef, that's why I found this... confusing.
Dear Mashed...when you talk about meat/beef and you show dairy cattle. People who actually know cattle/meat write off your credibility. We are here to help you with your questions...don't just pick stock footage of cows...you're an information source, check your sources. ;-)
Brazil!? lol ryour given cheap meat in rodizio and their cows were unedible til about 12 years ago... Argentina are the kings of beef in South America ( ask Bourdian) producing top 3 cattle in the world for ages and Churrasco means steak, picana was made popular in North Arg city of Tucumanthat borders Brazil ... In all rodizio is cool but i prefer a good cut of meat not overindulge on cheaper cuts...
i lost everything when she said "molho a campanha", from that i knew that her research was from someone from Rio de Janeiro.
hahahah!! when i went to rio they did not give me that though
@@yourfavpersuasion9385 Didn't they give you something similar to a "pico de gallo" sauce?
Terrible video, there was no distinct yes and no (or do/don’t) for each option. For some there was definitive answers but others were left very vague.
What You Should And Shouldn't Be Eating At Brazilian Steakhouses.....whatever you are craving for. Do people actually have strategies when they enter a restaurant?
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She just showed up today. Number RX 57.
I don't need a TH-cam video to tell me what my tastebuds do. If you're calculating what you eat on how much you can get them for then here's a tip - STAY HOME AND EAT RICE!!
So they tell you not to eat the cheaper meat like chicken but then tell you to eat another cheap meat... pork. Go and try everything in the salad bar, but don't get a lot of it. It's OK. You'll find a few things you like and will go back fo rmore, so next time you don't waste your time with things you weren't happy with. I don't know why they said the vinaigrette is a sauce... it's not. It's meant to be eaten with the sides, and HECK NO, they do not give you a lot of sauces for your steak. Brazilians don't believe in putting sauce on a steak because it will ruin a perfectly good thing. Go get some chimichurri if you must.