Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse

We went during a busy night, so our experience may not be typical. We had a reservation, yet weren't seated for an hour. The place was packed with others waiting, but the restaurant continued to take walk-ins, making it crowded, loud, and unpleasant for everyone. The hosts were apologetic, and the servers were friendly, but there's a management problem. The buffet was ok. Decent sides served at table. Dessert had tasty, basic options. The meat seemed ok, but mostly cheap cuts, and I couldn't get past the serving style. It felt like being on the Axiom from Wall-E. Nothing about the ambiance, food, presentation, or service is high end, and the experience probably wasn't worth $70/each, plus drinks, plus dessert, etc. Two stars for efficient service, the exceptional bathroom situation, and because my teens had a good time.

In shortThey do a solid job with a concept that never gets old. Don't come during peak hours. Great meats, nice seafood options, fantastic bar, great salad bar. So you can probably add a star if you come in when it's not too crowded. In longIt's a nicely-built space with high ceilings and does a good job making you feel like you're not at the mall. When it's busy, though, it's loud af, and parking is a huge pain. We had a birthday in the family on a Friday night when all of us had to work, though, so we rolled in at 7:00. The waiting area felt like a cattle chute. Rough. But imagine coming in during off-peak hours, though, when parking, seating, and noise problems all evaporate. Set all that aside and it comes into a much more pleasant focus. It's tastefully decorated, every bit of material for furniture, wall coverings, and so on all look very nice and very well-chosen. They REALLY pack the tables together here; the staff can barely squeeze through even at the edges. If they removed 6-8 tables strategically, it would all feel so much looser and nicer. You probably know the Brazilian steakhouse plan by now: They give you a little coaster that you turn right side up when you're ready for cuts. Carvers come around with chicken, beef, lamb, pork, sausage, and sweetmeats. You say yes or no each time, and get to try tons of stuff at a leisurely pace. First, though, you go get a bit of salad so you have a plate. You can order a special course of meat that comes out a bit later. We added the wagyu ribeye...which, 15 minutes later, we learned would have to be a NY strip, since they were out of ribeye. For me that's preferrable, but the birthday boy and 2 others at the table prefer ribeye, so this was a bit of a miss.The strip came out on a sizzling-hot salt block about 25-30 minutes later. We ordered medium rare, it came out absolutely well done. The manager came over and let us keep it, and also cooking another steak right away. That one came out properly medium rare. I have to say we could have easily gotten full on just the carvery without adding a steak. We had to take most of the second strip steak home as it was; we each had room for maybe a bite at that point and didn't even try the dessert. The picanha was the star of the show for all of us, just an insanely flavorful and tender bite. That was the only one we all asked for 2nds on when the carvers came around. The cocktails and wines were all fantastic, and the salad bar had lots of interesting choices (including some really nice meats and cheeses to snack on pre-meal). People clearly come here for special occasions. We saw lots of folks in some of their nicest clothes--families, date nights, and so on, really looking excited about the meal they were about to have. And it certainly isn't cheap. So coming in for an afternoon happy hour might seem like a funny suggestion, but it's tough to get the best version of this place when it's super slammed, even with all the awesome things they do get right.

We had a reservation for 5:15PM. arrived at 5:05 PM. We asked multiple times what the wait would be since the place was over full and our reservation was not being honored for the time we made it. Had still not been seated at 6:20 PM so decided to leave. Dismall customer service to say the least. I would not recommend this location.

The food is 10/10! I love the all you can eat meat style. They come to your table with meat on sticks with all different variation, lamb , steak of all types , chicken, pork, sausages. And it is delicious! Cooked perfect. They even have a side bar with lots of different options like salad, meats cheeses, vegetables, soups! It's incredible! My only complaint is the service is very pushy it felt like our server was trying to get us in and out. However we did get a free dessert for our anniversary which was cool but we took it to go since we didn't want to be there for too long and how our server was making us feel. Overall we would come back but might try the other location next time! The inside is really nice!

Had a great time for my birthday at Fogo De Chao. I would recommend a reservation, it is a busy busy place. I gave the Churrasco Experience a try and loved it. They come and shave several different cuts of meat onto your plate, all were delicious and served from rare to well. Several different styles, I really enjoyed the pork chop. A proper cook pork chop is hard to beat in my book. Great Brazilian drinks, guy came around with a cart and made it right at the table! It was a nice environment, lots of chatting going on all around but not overly loud.Delicious cheese cake dessert with a blueberry sauce that was ana amazing finish?It was an overall fun and tasty experience that I will definitely go to again!!

We took our Brazilian au pair here for her birthday hoping for an authentic experience. She loved it and said it felt very much like dining out back home!Some things to know... this is absolutely a steak house. You should come prepared and wanting the meat sweats. It's an all-you-can-eat format, so also come hungry! The salad bar is eh, I wouldn't fill up there. I would instead wait for the servers coming around with meat and sides, that's where the good stuff is. The Picanha steak is going to be the special favorite, and even as someone who doesn't each much meat, theirs was delicious and worth it. Some of the other meats like lamb were a little overcooked... skip and hold out for the good stuff. The 'grilled cheese' with honey... omg it's a must!The restaurant itself is beautiful, so it's a nice venue for a special occasion. I have to say, some of the staff at this location were extra special. So happy and kind while they worked. When it was time for bday cake, there were even a few who knew how to sing "happy birthday" in Portuguese and really made our au pair feel special. In all, recommend!

The pros and cons rrrrreally tear me apart at this location. First, I thoroughly enjoyed the desserts, mind blown! The drinks were great but could go a little lighter on ice. Josh, the bartender was very friendly! But what really got to me was the bartender or barback who, several times was standing on the bar. At one point she was standing on the grid that holds CLEAN glasses. I can only imagine how dirty the bottom of her shoes are in a restaurant setting. Also many cluttered and dirty spots. In their defense it was closing time but when you are moderately upsale, on a holiday weekend, I would expect them to be prepared for late closing. I do want to come back to try dinner as the food coming out looked marvelous! I would recommend a plan to count alcohol rather than standing on the bar.

Went for lunch, not very busy on a weekday lunch. We did the full all you can eat experience. The salad bar is not fully stock and the salad looks old (wrinkly greens). It took awhile for the food to start coming and they cut huge portions like they don't want to come back again. The server was a little irritated when I asked for medium rare and gave me medium well.. even though he end up replacing them. Instead of a slice of meat, we prob got a 1/4 of the steak so it wasn't an experience to try all the type of meat because we got full before we get a chance to try everything

The service was very accommodating. They went above and beyond with their service. The pork belly with honey was good and wagyu too. The dragon fruit they had at the bar was so sweet and the corn salad was also good. For their dessert we tried their creme brûlée, and their cheese brûlée which is basically a cheesecake with a caramelized sugar. Their chocolate lava cake wasn't very decadent as we had hoped. This location was not as busy as the one in Bellevue or at least that's what I thought. Overall, i will definitely come back here just because of service alone.

We've been to this location 3 times. We've enjoyed the quality of the food and the friendliness of the servers. The hosts, aren't always the most patient or humble. Reading the guests' notes on the reservation is important. This time we got to try the brunch menu, which includes the whole lunch experience plus some small waffles, glazed peppered bacon, bolo de fubá (corn cake), Greek yogurt and granola parfait, etc. The guys in our party chose the whole rodízio experience, the girls, only the market table. I have to say, being a Brazilian, their rice and beans are not that great compared to other Brazilian churrascarias we've e tried. The others also offer Feijoada, which includes cured meats in the black bean stew. This time they brought pão de queijo, mashed potatoes, and fried polenta to our table (included in the experience), but didn't bring the fried bananas, which we enjoy a bunch. Everything tasted really good and I love how the Samba playing in the background was loud enough to lighten up any mood, but didn't interfere with our conversation. Definitely coming back. I'll have to try their drinks one day.