I love the picanha tri-tip. I could eat just that and some salad. I'm good. Drop a pitcher of iced tea and let me be. If I'm coming for a specific dish then I'm not complaining about anything else. The meat kept coming and we were fighting to keep up.
The service was OK. Our server was attentive and comedic. The guys bringing out the meat were and I'll agree robotic, but we got them talking and laughing with us.
I don't want to overstuff myself on the salad bar, so I could care less if there wasn't a large variety. I had the spinach salad, some rice, potato salad, fruit and that was about it for me and the salad bar. I would come back for the meat.
I do prefer the Pampas fast food grille at the Grove in L.A. just because you can stand in line, get your food, eat and get going.