Fogo de Chao Churrascaria
Austin, TX 78701
Phone: (512) 472-0220
Fax: (512) 472-0330
- Price:
- $$$
- Cross Street:
- San Jacinto Boulevard
- Hours:
- Mon-Thu 11am-2pm, 5pm-10pm, Fri 11am-2pm, 5pm-10:30pm, Sat 4:30pm-10:30pm, Sun 4pm-9pm
Editorial Review for Fogo de Chao Churrascaria – by Joshua Hinsdale
In Short
In the brightly lit dining room lined with dark woods and South American murals, 15 different meats are continuously seasoned and roasted on spits. Wait staff bring these cuts--including sirloin, pork and lamb--to diners, carving slices right at the table. Salads, veggies, cheese bread, fried bananas and crispy polenta round out the meal. The table-delivered buffet continues until diners flip a green disk, displaying its red side and halting the food service.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoDiners choose from the array of dishes, paying a flat price for their meals. Selections from the extensive wine list or dessert menu cost extra.
Where to SitOn a nice or cool day, opt to sit outside near the rotisserie on the restaurant's patio.
Fun FactAlthough this chain opened its first US restaurant in Dallas, its first restaurants were opened by brothers in Porto Alegre and Sao Paulo, Brazil.
User Reviews for Fogo de Chao Churrascaria
04/20/2008 Posted by Nichole913
My boyfriend and I went on a Friday night. We thought the place was exceptionally good. The food was great, the wait staff was highly attentive. We loved it. Definitely not a place to go if you don't like attention though.
03/30/2008 Posted by psegonet6
Visit Date Saturday March 29, 2008 The meat was prepared appropriately and looked great, but had no flavor except salty. It must be inferior cuts of meat as well as inadequate seasoning. It was bland at best. The potatoes were watery and tasteless and the polenta was a deepfried tasteless fritter. The Salad Bar-Buffet was very good as were the muffins served at the table. I cook extensively and had great expectations for this restuarant but it was sadly expensive fast food. You are served quickly and expected to leave quickly, no better than any other hamburger or chicken place. Your wine list is extensive but for the value far to expensive for a poor selection and nothing good at moderate price levels. The Brazilian beer was very good. My family and I are truly meat eater/lovers but this was not a good experience. Certainly nothing we would recommend or repeat. You need extreme improvement in meat preparation and perhaps qualtiy to make the experience something to remember instead of to forget.
Pros: Interesting foreign food experience
Cons: poor quality tasteless meat and sides
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