All you can eat meat...

[mykalberta]

Alright, its official, this thread has forced me to make a booking. Thanks.

[albertGQ]

I have one final question.

Should I bring my three month old infant? Should I find a sitter? I'd rather bring him, but I don't want other patrons to get pissed at me

[Cactus Jack]

Originally Posted by Drunk Skunk

That sounds exactly like Fogo De Chao in Chicago, and other places.

Originally Posted by Antithesis

There is another place on the east side of MacLeod near the 37th-42nd Ave area. It is called Gaucho and is also a Brazillian BBQ place. They do keep bringing you meat but I think there is a 2-hour time limit or something. Some of the best food I've ever had.

Originally Posted by photon

Yeah the one I went to in Vancouver many many years before Calgary got one was the same; you had to use red a lot. In Calgary we went with some friends, and they were asking "what's the point of the lights thing."

Eventually we laid it on its side for yellow which for us meant "Pineapple only please".

This is all the Brazilian style of bbq called Churrasco and these steakhouses are called Churrascarias. They don't normally have whole steaks like we do, even at home in Brazil, they cut it up. The waiters (gauchos) bring the meat on skewers and you eat until you can't anymore. There's also a good buffet of salads, veggies, potatoes and stuff. I recommed the FEIJOADA. It's Brazil's national dish of black beans stewed with pork. It's very good.

I haven't been to the one at Cravings in Calgary because it doesn't look as good, but Gaucho and Bolero are great. Bolero has perhaps a better selection of meat, better feijoada and the great cinnamon pineapple, but I find the meat tastier at Gaucho. Both places make caipirinhas (Brazil's national drink made from sugar cane liquor called Cachaca) and they make them well, but they need more sugar to taste like they really do in Brazil.

Fogo do Chao is a chain from Sao Paulo that some cities in the US have. Samba in Vancouver off of Robson is also a Churrascaria. These places are great but you have to go to Brazil to eat the real thing. Just awesome! I think they are worth the money because if you think about it, how much would a rack of lamb or big steak cost you at a steakhouse? Easily $20-30. You eat one or two and you already got your money's worth.
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Geo/Prizm

[stang]

Originally Posted by albertGQ

I have one final question.

Should I bring my three month old infant? Should I find a sitter? I'd rather bring him, but I don't want other patrons to get pissed at me

I brought my 2 year old.... SHe LOVED the pineapple.... And all the waitresses loved coming over and talking to her...

Its a pretty busy place, and lots of commotion with servers all over the place with meat.. I dont think anyone would even notice.. Especially if your infant is not a really fussy baby.

[iggnuef]

Originally Posted by albertGQ

Don't you mean our girlfriend?

Doesn't she go to your house after I'm done with her?

ya something like that......your dyslexic right??

[albertGQ]

Originally Posted by iggnuef

ya something like that......your dyslexic right??

your dyslexic? or you're dyslexic?

[moon]

Originally Posted by albertGQ

I have one final question.

Should I bring my three month old infant? Should I find a sitter? I'd rather bring him, but I don't want other patrons to get pissed at me

I went with one son who was 2 and one who was 1 month and it wasn't a problem with either one.

[iggnuef]

Originally Posted by albertGQ

your dyslexic? or you're dyslexic?

sorry english prof.

[Kerplunk]

When I went to Bolero it was slow...like, we were lucky if a skewer came out once in ten minutes slow...but the food was good.

Gaucho is much smaller and has fewer meat choices, but they bring a skewer around every few minutes, and the food is just as good.

[MRCboicgy]

Mmmmm meat.

[longsuffering]

Originally Posted by albertGQ

I have one final question.

Should I bring my three month old infant? Should I find a sitter? I'd rather bring him, but I don't want other patrons to get pissed at me

I know I always enjoy hearing a screaming infant when I go out for dinner.

[ben voyonsdonc]

Originally Posted by MRCboicgy

Mmmmm meat.

Mmmm...meat.

[Philly06Cup]

After reading this thread, I went and tried Bolero.

Found the food to be very hit and miss. The first time the lamb came around, it was perfect; the second time around, it was way overcooked and dried. Same way with their other meats; sometimes it came out good, sometimes it was overcooked. The food is good, but not consistently good.

[nik-]

Originally Posted by Philly06Cup

After reading this thread, I went and tried Bolero.

Found the food to be very hit and miss. The first time the lamb came around, it was perfect; the second time around, it was way overcooked and dried. Same way with their other meats; sometimes it came out good, sometimes it was overcooked. The food is good, but not consistently good.

go to Gaucho. The restaurant is much smaller and the meat quality is more consistent. If you're after the frills like the salad bar, Bolero is better, if you're more interested in the meat, Gaucho is better.

[albertGQ]

Originally Posted by nik-

go to Gaucho. The restaurant is much smaller and the meat quality is more consistent. If you're after the frills like the salad bar, Bolero is better, if you're more interested in the meat, Gaucho is better.

Where is Gaucho and how much?

[nik-]

Gaucho is on Manchester road. Their site is www.brazilianbbq.ca. Their Rodizio is $35 which is I believe the same price as Bolero.

I've been to both places twice, but I don't know if I'd go back to Bolero if I had a choice between the two.

[KevanGuy]

Sorry, forgot to post last night. I have to say I was pretty disappointed and won't go back. It was $37.50 a person, the meat was either dry or way under cooked...but mostly dry. The lamb was awful. The only good meat was the bacon filet mignon and the pork. The pineapple was really good too, but roasting a pineapple isn't rocket science and certainly not worth the price of admission. I will try Gaucho's to see if it is any better, but won't go back to Bolero.

[kermitology]

Originally Posted by iggnuef

sorry english prof.

You neglected to capitalize the first word in your sentence, failed to capitalized the E in English, and used an informal word to refer to the "professor."

Grade: F

I did one of these in Fort Worth. It was great, but I'd prefer eating a giant piece of Schnitzel in Munich to just eating a bunch of meat.

[bcb]

Seeing as this is Brazil;
Brazil = rainforest = really weird animals,

Why don't these buffets have more exotic meats?
I'd be willing to try Anaconda meat.

And what's so great about the pineapple?

[albertGQ]

I went last night and loved it. Not sure why you dind't like it KG. Maybe my standards for meat are lower? My favourite was the rack of lamb. THe GF liked the pineapple the best