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| - The Chima Brazilian Steakhouse is a great concept, but falls a little short where it most counts. In this review I will cover service, appearance, food variety and flavor of meat selection.
Service: From the time I came in I was was pleasantly greeted by the hostess, who went on to confirm my 8:45 reservation. While waiting to be seated, I listened and watched how others were notified by staff members that their table was ready. I really had to watch and listen for my name to be called because the young ladies making the notifications were speaking in extremely low volume levels. With all the chatter and conversations in the waiting area, it was near impossible to hear names being called. I was finally seated at 9:20. Yes, even with a reservation, I waited 35 min. to be seated. Not good at all.
Appearance: I felt it was well decorated, clean and inviting. It was obvious there was a definitive plan and process in creating this split-level establishment. I did feel the decor was a bit linear. Everything seemed to completely vertical or horizontal. There were not many curves or other shapes to offset the over powering lines. The center "salad bar" like most, didn't look cheesy at all. As most have seen or experienced, salad bars tend to look trough-like with diners appearing to be grazing cattle.
Food Variety: The variety of choices were more than sufficient. From the salad bar, to the included appetizers, to the reason why anyone would come here.....the meat! If you find it difficult to find something you like with all these choices, you're not hungry. Excluding the meats (I will detail in the next section), everything was well prepared and displayed.
Flavor: Okay, here we go. With the exception of the chicken, sausage and fish varieties, ALL, and I mean ALL of the beef products tasted exactly the same. Whether filet mignon, prime rib, ribeye, flank or top sirloin, it tasted the same. Surely at $75, my taste buds should have been basking in meat heaven, eagerly anticipating the next skewered walk-through selection. This is the reason I could not give this rating a 4 out of 5 stars. All the beef selections tasted as if they were marinated and/or seasoned with the same ingredients. Maybe they put the meats in the same mixing bowl to marinate, seasoned it, and cooked them one on top of the other. Surfice it to say, this was a huge let down. After all, "show me the beef" is the selling point of Chima. I would have to add, once I cut away and ate the outer section, the lamb chops began tasting like lamb chops, and not like its menued elder family members.
Conclusion: Not a bad experience for anyone, but if you lower your expections slightly, you can probably find a comfortable mid zone to not feel too disappointed.
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