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| - Used a BOGO offer from myVegas and was okay with the experience. Came here with my favorite friend on an empty stomach, ready to chow down. To be fair, I think it is a decent establishment, situated next to the Cravings.
Between the Cravings and Samba, I would rate them the same - as it is primarily your choice of foods and how tired you are (if you want to be served or not), since quality of food seems to be similar as well.
I've had farmer's market Brazilian grill at WeHo and enjoyed it a lot more - as the price was decent and the meat was juicer. Samba had great service, and great ambience/decor, however I felt that the selection of foods on the AYCE menu was a bit disappointing - maybe I was expecting more varieties and juicier meats. Some of the varieties that I enjoyed: the top sirloin (very juicy and tasty), the bacon wrapped turkey, and lamb. The chicken was hard to chew since it was over-grilled, with lots of charcoal around the edges - so did not like the two chicken varieties.
The sides that we enjoyed - the bean and rice (they also had pesto sauce in it, which was really nice), the salad (loved the olives and the baby palm tree hearts - pretty exotic?), and the grilled vegetables with brussels sprouts. The fried plantain (bananas) were a bit hard, and tasted sour.
even though we used a BOGO offer, it still came out around $70 for some reason - so I think there was a bit miscellaneous charges that put me off. Overall, I think it was a good, one time experience.
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