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| - I am a big fan of anything involving unlimited slices of freshly cooked meat, throw in an endless salad bar and I'm in heaven! So, when I saw a new Brazilian BBQ spot opening up in Mesa I knew I had to try it! I decided to go for dinner with my hubby one night after the spot had been open for a few months (so service would be smooth) so we made a reservation and popped on in. The ambiance was okay, clean and the decor was pleasant. We were greeted and asked to wait a few minutes since we had arrived early.
Once seated, our server introduced himself, took drink orders and explained the options (AYCE cuts and salad bar $32, salad bar only $19-21 I don't recall the exact number but it seemed steep for salad). We selected the $32 option and were on our merry way to full belly happiness!
Once the server left we grabbed our plates to load up at the salad bar, which consisted of cheeses, salami, a few gourmet olive options, several salad options and warm entrees. I was surprised not to find heart of palm in any of the salads as it has been at every other Brazilian restaurant that I have visited. They did however, have rice and the traditional toasted cassava flour (farofa) and stewed black beans (feijoada). They brought cheese bread (pao de queijo) and candied bananas to the table.
The meat selection that came by the table was a bit slow and consisted largely of different types of chicken (sweet and sour, bacon wrapped, house spiced), beef (tri-tip, tenderloin, sirloin) and a sprinkle of lamb and sausages.
After eating entirely too much we decided to finish the night off with dessert. I ordered the flan, which was possibly the best I've ever had. My hubby ordered the chocolate torte, which was massively underwhelming.
Overall the food was "okay", the salad bar, cheese bread and dessert were our faves but the meats were not as good as we anticipated. We felt it was too expensive for what we ended up eating, the cost for both our dinners and 1 non-alcoholic beverage was over $100 after tax and tip. The food wasn't tasty enough to warrant the high price tag and the service left something to be desired. We won't be back.
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