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| - Sure, the food tasted just fine, but why pay an arm and a leg when you can have a better experience, better food, and better prices elsewhere? If I ranked it among all the other Brazilian steakhouses (Tucanos, Rodizios, etc. ) Pampas would have a solid case for the very bottom of the list.
After waiting to be seated, we waited for another 10 minutes at the table before a server stopped by to say he would be right with us, before disappearing never to be seen again. Meanwhile, a new server who "just clocked in" showed up 10 minutes after that (by now the kids are about starved to death). She explained to us that our gift card wasn't able to cover the tax (which wasn't true in the end) and that whatever the lady said about the Thanksgiving special on the phone when we called beforehand was obviously not true. Having just been ditched by server #1, at this point the vibe was "not good". We settled for some steak burgers, and made a beeline for the door as soon as we could to get out of the noisy restaurant. We were so eager to leave (and so tired of waiting for the check) that we almost left without the credit card!
It's a good thing we used the entire gift card, because I'd probably waste the extra balance rather than go again. Word of advice: save yourself the hassle and the wait, and go to a restaurant that won't leave you with a headache and an empty wallet.
For reference: A Tucanos full churrasco and buffet is $25, and the same thing (albeit with half the buffet options) is $50 at Pampas. That's what I call a bad knockoff.
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