I was brought to Carvalho's for my birthday. The first thing to know is this is not a Brazilian steakhouse, they do not come to the table to cut beef. We ordered the bread cheese as an appetizer and I was worried because it was underwhelming. The cheese was mellow and the bread a bit bland, so I was expecting the rest of the meal to be the same.
Man was I wrong. The main dishes came out and they were overloaded with flavor. I ordered the PEIXE GRELHADA NO MOLHO DA CAIPIRINHA and the flavors popped. Perfectly cooked. Amazing, I tried a few dishes that ranged the menu and was overwhelmed.
I cook nightly for my family and have one rule. As an amateur cook if the food is worse than mine I never return, if it's better I will keep it on my list forever. It would take me awhile to figure out how they created their dishes, it's a keeper.
Outside of food the owner stopped by and was completely charismatic. I'll skip the details but I left thinking this man that grew up in the the Amazon and piloted a helicopter in South America was a bit of a James Bond, and I'd love to hear more of his stories. Maybe next time!