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It was my second time dining at an all-you-can-eat Brazilian grill. It is pricey, but the food, service, and just the whole experience is worth it...once in a blue moon.
Our group of 12 dined at Copacabana to celebrate my boyfriend's birthday. The moment I stepped inside, I noticed the upbeat atmosphere. It was very lively with a lot of chatter and the music was a little too loud for any decent conversation with the person sitting two seats away. That is part of the whole Brazilian steakhouse experience, I suppose.
The service was excellent. We had made a reservation for 5:30, but due to traffic, half the guests did not arrive until 6:15. The server did everything she could to keep the meats coming until the very end of our meal; it was nice that she took specific requests. There was a bit of a show toward the end of our meal (as they give you a 2-hour limit), where two dancers took the stage for what-seemed-like less than 5 minutes.
There is a small salad bar with some bread and cheese too. Rice, mashed potatoes, butter mushrooms, salmon, mussels (mmm...), and fried casava were available too. Some freshly baked goods like cornbread and cheese buns were brought to the table as well, but I only tried the cornbread and it was really good.
Onto the more important items though... I loved the picanha Brazil, parmesan prime rib, filet mignon wrapped in bacon, flank steak, and Moroccan chicken. I asked for medium rare for all the red meat, and everything tasted amazing.
I was not a fan of the skirt steak dry rub, chimichurri steak, or the beef ribs. All of these were too dry. As for the beef ribs, I expected...ribs, not a roast.
As for dessert, the roasted pineapple is THE best! I helped myself to five big slices at the end of my meal. :) They also have fried bananas. I do not eat bananas, but my friends loved that, too -- not more than the roasted pineapple though. ;)
My boyfriend and I have dined at Brasa in Niagara Falls. He says he enjoyed Brasa a lot more. Bigger, more spacious, larger variety of cold foods to choose from, and the meat never stopped coming. There were many breaks between bites at Copacabana, but it may have been due to our large group size..? But Copacabana is definitely smaller, especially the washrooms...
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