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| - I will preface this by saying that I really wanted to like this place. I've been to many churrascarias and I was truly looking forward to having a new Brazilian steakhouse close to home.
Unfortunately, our experience tonight was less than great. To begin with, the best cuts of meat were scarce, rarely did we see any Picanha, Fraldinha, or Alcatra. Instead we saw a lot of chicken, sausage and pineapple. Ginger beef and Garlic beef were both dry and overcooked. The service was slow and often there was no meat to be seen anywhere in the restaurant. Our server wasn't very good either. She was friendly, but rarely did she check on us. At one point my wife finally got sick of waiting and just went to the bar to get another drink. I also question whether some of the gauchos actually knew what they were doing, as they seemed to have difficulty cutting the meat precisely and locating the rare pieces that we requested.
Compared to other churrascarias that I have been to, Rodizio is average at best. The only reason I give them three stars and not less is because the price was only $32 and I guess you get what you pay for. My wife and I both agreed that we'd rather pay more and get quality meats, cooked properly and brought to the table often. If you want an inexpensive Brazilian barbecue experience, I guess Rodizio will do, however if you want the real deal, then make the drive to Scottsdale and go to Fogo.
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