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| - This was my first experience at a traditional Brazilian Steakhouse and oh boy, was I ever impressed!!! They set an outstanding first impression with the modern, classy and elegant decor right as we walked in the door. The restaurant is absolutely beautiful!
As we were sat down at the table, we were given an iPad to look through with a very extensive wine list on it: one of the many cool features of this restaurant. We were quickly greeted by staff with food right away. (I was warned before dining here that I should not eat lunch). I had a nice 9oz glass of the pinot noir, and decided to try a Caipirinha- the national drink of Brazil- and it was great! Once we were settled in, the server was excellent in explain how it all worked, since I was new to the whole experience.
The 'appetizer island' was a salad bar/buffet with so many choices of hot and cold items. I think our server said over 40! Some traditional Brazilian food items and some classic home favourites: salads, chicken pasta, potatoes, grilled vegetables, soup, brushetta, a fillet of salmon and lots more but those were my favourites! When we sat down to eat all of the food from the buffet, we were only greeted with more food! All we had to do was turn out 'medallion' from red (meaning stop service) to green (meaning "bring on the meat"). All of the servers were Brazilian which made the experience feel really authentic. It seemed a bit overwhelming at first, but at least I was able to try everything and I got to know my favourites. I tried Picanha for the first time and it was so moist and juicy. There wasn't anything I really didn't like: all flavourful and fresh. We also had some sauces to compliment the meats... even though they weren't necessary; the Chimmichurri was amazing on the top and bottom sirloins.
Once we had all finally tapped out, we were offered dessert. Although I didn't have room to try anything, I will definitely save room for the next time I am back... and trust me.... I will be back!
Definitely 5 stars for Touro!!!
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