Galpao Gaucho Brazilian Steakhouse

This is the experience we had with Galpão Gaucho Brazilian Steakhouse on 2318 N Loop 1604. This is an overdue review since we have visited this place a few times. Though there was a glitch on our online reservation where I got text reminders of our reservation, the hostess was not able to locate our reservation (should definitely fix that as it can be frustrating), we have another amazing experience after they seated us promptly. Located right next to the N Loop 1604 W, it is located in the plaza right next to the Heritage Oaks Office Park and Stewart Title Company. Not too difficult to find. We're always able to find parking at their large outdoor parking lot. We were celebrating our mother's 75th birthday and our uncle's 50th year wedding anniversary. We were well served by Jorge and Carlos Torres. They were extremely attentive, friendly and recognized our special celebration event. The food was amazing; picanha, filet, prime rib, beef ribs, shrimp were excellently prepared and warm. The salad bar had great variety. The Carajillo performance was amazing! Because of the great service by Jorge & Carlos Torres, as well as the great food, we will definitely come back again. Keep up the good work Galpao Gaucho, Jorge and Carlos!

Don't let the 4 stars confuse you... this will be a raving review about some of the best staff that I have ever experienced at a restaurant in my life. From the moment we were greeted at the door until the moment an owner thanked us for our business when we left... the service & atmosphere was 5 stars & absolutely stellar! My friends & I sat at the bar for a little while to grab some great drink specials! Only $7 for my favorite Brazilian drink. The Caipirinha made w coconut.... Omgosh, Jesus aka "Crispy" made the best Caipirinha's I have ever had! I'm not the person who orders alcoholic beverages at restaurants. However, this is just my favorite Brazilian drink. So, for me to say this was the best one I have ever had.... That means something! Crispy really puts extra "love" in every drink he makes! He went above & beyond to make a drink for my friends that they loved.The traditional cocktail of Brazil: Caipirinha :Fresh lime, sugar, and cachaça - muddled, shaken, and served on the rocks.The food was great & plentiful. It did take a long while for the lamb chops to arrive. Once they did, my friends were full but I had one. It was good. We never had any lamb shank but I'm not sure if they have it here. I thought they did but it never arrived when we requested it. The cheese bread was on phenomenal. Our fantastic servers kept it coming for us aka me! I was disappointed by the salad bar bc the meat & cheese tray area was small, the meat wasn't cold enough & the cheese was visibly sweating. Other than that, the food was all amazing.

I didn't have a pleasant experience at this establishment. We were first offered to sit in-front of outside door, while it was cold outside. We requested a different table. We were sat in the back. We continuously were ignored with by all staff for service and food. We had to constantly wave down their employees to bring food, beverages and complimentary items. For $250+ dinner bill, I thought it would a better overall experience. This was my first experience at this location, and I wouldn't recommend this location for future dinner dates, celebrations especially on a holiday for anyone.

We were there with a large group - they happily rearranged tables and reset them so we could have a gift area. We were seated in a private area for our exuberant and boisterous crowd. Jesus was our lead waiter - he took outstanding care of all 30 of us. I'm a bit high need and he made sure I had limes for my tea :) As usual for a Brazilian Steak house the salad bar was fresh and tasty. Jesus even warned the Newbies to take it easy on the salad bar for they had room for all the meat choices. There were plenty of beef choices and chicken. Took a bit longer to get the lamb chops and shrimp delivered. We even had a small desert delivered when everyone turned their card to red. Full bar with nice wine list. I can easily see us returning for a quiet intimate and yes romantic dinner soon.

First time at Galpao and I have to say they were all very friendly,very professional the service was impeccable and everyone was so attentive mind you it was Tuesday and slow but beside the point the service was top notch! I absolutely loved the red theme they had going on. I've been to fogo de chao and I nvr cared for it it just felt so dead and black and white literally. This one is red and adds elegance to the atmosphere. The food was great salad bar was small but everything they did have was great! I didn't enjoy fogo de chao and probably wouldnt like Brasão or chama gaucho. I'm sure they're fine but they're big establishments and more people means less ability to give proper service. Galpao Gaucho feels much more unique in that service just felt much more personalized. I went today for my wife's birthday and we all enjoyed it. We thank all of the cooks for the wonderful food,the servers and bussers and the ones who brought the meat out as we appreciate all of your service! Not sure if it was the manager,owner or chef that came out to thank us as we walked out but he was nice and i appreciated the personalized gesture where other bigger Brazilian steakhouses wouldn't care due to having too much volume. Thank you I highly recommend this place! Go on a weekday to get the best service and experience! Takes a lot for me to give 5 stars but you definitely deserve it! We will return!!!

The experience left much to be desired. It was my wife's birthday and we had been looking forward to dining at this restaurant. They advertised fifteen different cuts of meat and only served about six different cuts of meat the night I went. The service was terrible. The waiters and waitresses were sitting in the back room at a table chilling and talking. Our server never came to check on us. The six cuts of meat are not served consistently or warm, all the sides were cold. There were only four families there. It was busy at all. My family and I will never return. I believe you get better service at Golden Corral, and better meat quality. We spent almost $200 dollars, it's not about the money. It's just about the service you get for the money.

I enjoyed my time here. The service was phenomenal and we were well taken care of. As for the food, it's less expensive than other Brazilian steakhouses but some of the meats lacked flavor. The filet mignon wrapped with bacon was so dry but the other meats made up for it. The sides they give you are also decent but the cheesy bread was to die for!!!

What a great place everything was delicious! People very nice and friendly. I was aiming to make it rain at this place but i got full way too quick. Dinner beers and shits fir 2 came out to $180 and i added $50 tip. Now you might think that is a high price for dinner, but let me tell you this, I've had paid over $300 for a steak that was not nearly as good as this place. Plus the shots we took were top shelf tequilas and there were $40. I chit you not, you want to eat here.

Happy Valentine's Day! We visited this restaurant today and let's just say we won't be returning. Upon arrival if you didn't have a reservation you will be sitting outside on the patio. Even though the restaurant had plenty of seats open. We agreed to sit outside because they said they have heaters. We get out there and there are only 2 heaters for the whole patio. Mind you there are about 15-20 tables out there. Don't bother telling them the temperature of meat that you would like because more than likely you'll be getting medium rare or medium well to well done. The best thing we had tonight was the Caipirinha. Our waiter had a bright blue band-aid on his finger and was serving people like that. He gave me a plate with that finger on top and expected me to eat off it. Disgusting! I just went and got another plate for my salad. So for Valentine's Day they had a special price of $69.99 for lunch and $74.99 for dinner. For those prices the food should have been top tier. It wasn't. Also we asked if there was a Happy Hour and were told "No" then when we get the receipt at the bottom what does it say?! "Happy Hour $7 All Day Friday" As I said before We will not be returning!

Was hoping for a nice place to eat for Valentine's dinner. We made reservations and were sat in a timely manner. Unfortunately our server was poor and not attentive to us. Water was.not filled up in a timely manner (water glasses were empty). Our waiter did not check on us but a couple of times. The food servers were also few and far between and would skip us several times over before finally stopping to offer us what they had. We had to ask several times for different items and the. those items took up to 20 minutes to get to the table. We spent 2 hours at the restaurant. We were ignored a lot while we dined by our waiter and other staff. The food did not appear to be top level cuts of meat with hardly any rare to medium rare options. They had raised the price $15 more due to it being Valentine's day and i guess i was expecting too much from the service and the food. We will. it be returning to this establishment. I work hard for what i earn and i expect people to work for what they earn. Please do better.