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If you do not LOVE meat, then this is just a waste. Seriously. You have to LOVE meat. I have been to Brazilian grills before but this was my first time at Samba. I was upset that before I got there I paid for parking. I was given no indication that Samba had its own parking lot. While walking by, I saw a small sign, no bigger than a Stop sign.
I was really excited for my dinner! It was restaurant week in Madison and I wanted to try some place new. My party of four made a reservation and were seated a few minutes early. We waited nearly ten minutes for our server Antonio. I was not thrilled with his service. He was ok, kind of attentive, but we had to wait for refills of drinks and clean plates. Antonio was always a few minutes behind.
Now the food...wow. My favorite was the top sirloin. Cooked nicely. If you can not handle any pink in your steak, skip this and move on to the flank steak. The pork was amazing. They look like small pieces on the skewer but they are large pieces.
You start your meal out by heading to the salad bar and hot item bar. The mashed potatoes are great as are the vegetable assortment. A key thing to remember is to eat this with your meal, not prior. The salad bar was great but you are there for meat. You can get a good salad anywhere. There are some interesting items like heart of palm to try, but really eat the meat.
There are nice little breads with cheese that compliment your meal. Once again, remember you are there for the meat. Meat. Meat. Meat. The gauchos are fantastic. Whatever you want, two pieces? A small piece? They provide this for you.
So I completely bad mouthed the pineapple. Who would want pineapple at a Brazilian grill? Me. That is who. My husband tried it first and it was amazing. So the whole table was sold on this. Yum. That is all. Yum, yum, yum.
This is not a date place, but great for a large group
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