This is either my 2nd or 3rd review!…read more This is an updatd review from Dec 7th 2025!! We went for brunch for my daughter's 28th birthday. It was 6 of us that dined. We had called the day before to ask if they could please make sure they had us in the main buffet room as we had two handicapped seniors with us. We were told not a problem. When we showed up we were taken to the table and greeted by our very sweet and attentive server Shelby. She also had a helper named Natalie that was also super kind. My parents had never been so they tried a bit of this and a bit of that. Dad loves fish so he had the fresh Ahi Tuna/salmon served at the salad bar as well as the served grilled shrimp. Mom had breakfast food to start and finished with beef rib and pineapple. I had a bit of this and that and was super stuffed. The mango chicken that comes around was delicious as well. I have to say the pineapple is a fan favorite of ours. The fellas that come around were super quick and ready to serve you up delicious yums. Jake and Justin were super friendly and kept our bellies full. After we were pretty much finished dining Shelby brought out a cute plate that said Happy birthday and had a dish of ice-cream for my daughter. I have to say this restaurant maintains a great atmosphere, great food offerings and a wonderful staff. I highly recommend to come for any gathering. Added a new pic.

Summary: Changed owners since we came here last. A decent adaptation of a Brazilian Steakhouse to…read morethe American palate. Missing: 1) Seasoning. Traditional Brazilian barbecue uses coarse salt on the meat that is cooked over an open flame or direct heat source. None of the meat was seasoned this way. 2) Farofa (unforgivable oversight for Brazilians). 3) Lightly breaded, fried bananas - a churrascaria staple. 4) Picanha com alho (garlic) - They served a garlic covered cheaper piece of meat. 5) Creme de Papaya com Cassis. Service was efficient, and they ran a special for people celebrating their birthday. The birthday person gets their main course for free. 20% tip was automatically added. Our server reminded us that was divided between them and other staff and pointed out the space where we could add an additional tip. Ambiance was traditional Brazilian steakhouse, with a small salad bar with hot food selections, as well. Conclusion: If you want an authentic Brazilian Steakhouse / Churrascaria experience, you're better off driving into Philadelphia, to King of Prussia, or Easton where you can still find it. It's worth the drive at this price point.

We celebrated our birthdays here and had such a great experience at the Wayne location. The…read moreambiance was chic, modern, and really set the tone for a special night. We started with drinks, several of us ordered the caipirinhas, and they were delicious. The salad bar offered a wide variety of options, though I do wish there had been more fruit selections. Service throughout the evening was excellent. Our party went with the unlimited churrasco experience, which was fun and interactive. You are given a coaster with red and green sides to signal when you want more or when to pause. The meat selection was impressive, with a steady flow of picanha (prime sirloin), filet mignon, ribeye, garlic steak, chicken, pork, lamb chops, and sausage, all well-seasoned and flavorful. My personal favorite was the pork belly, especially with the honey drizzle, such a perfect combination. My least favorite was probably the chicken, I thought it was a little bland and needed more seasoning. I do wish shrimp had been included in the churrasco rotation, but it is available to order separately. Our main server, Mary, along with the rest of the staff, was incredibly friendly, attentive, and efficient. To end the night, we tried several desserts: key lime pie, tres leches, brulee cheesecake, and molten lava cake, every single one was a hit. Overall, it was a fantastic dining experience, and I would definitely come back again.

Unfortunately this was by far the worse Fogo de Chao experience we had. Not only was the service…read moreinconsistent, but the selections from the salad bar was not fresh, and the seasoning on the meats were inconsistent, with some pieces either being completely unseasoned, and some being extremely salty where it was inedible (as evident on the filet mignon where you can literally see coarse of salt on its surface. We requested specific pieces from Angel and other waiters, where what we requested never came. The servers bringing the meats around also stopped coming to our table despite our mark displaying "Yes, Please" for over half an hour. At the end no additional meats ever made its round to us, so we decided to leave. This was by far the worse experience we ever had at Fogo de Chao. Most other times, we would be completely satisfied where were offered more than enough, and the selections would be fresh. In the photos below, you can see how unripe the pineapple and papaya both were, with the salad dishes being displayed almost empty without being refilled. We came at 5pm on a Tuesday so they really weren't that busy, with at most 6 tables. We mentioned the issue with the overly salty cuts of meat to Angel, but ultimately nothing was done about it. Overall, this experience unfortunately tarnished the great reputation of other Fogo de Chaos, which will make us second guess next time we think about having Brazilian steakhouse. This was doubly unfortunate because the restaurant itself looked so classy, warm, and welcoming, with so much potential of providing such an elegant dining experience...which sadly wasn't the case for my family. Thus, I cannot in good conscience recommend this branch of Fogo de Chao.. Thank you for reading and best of luck!

My mother and I got there later in the evening, but everyone (hosts, severs, manager and…read morechef/owner) were so welcoming and attentive. Food was delicious. It has been a while since I had been to a churrascaria, but this was remarkable and checked all the boxes. I got to practice my Portuguese with some of the servers (of Brazilian heritage).

We have been going here for years- originally in Nazareth. Seems like there are some new options…read more Service is generally up to par- they even ask if you have any special requests when they see you are hitting your intake limits. Good drinks- sangria (red) and caipirinha (traditional) are highly recommended. Don't bother with the stop and go placards- waiters don't pay attention- for what that is worth. Pincanha, lamb, duck, chicken are some of the best. Simple seasonings- salt and pepper. Come with a group. Better than many we went to growing up in NY.

The ideal number of buffet items for photo purposes is four or five, but for culinary enjoyment the…read moreideal is around nine. At Villa Brazil, my compostions get overly crowded. Given the action-packed steam table I haven't paid enough attention to the barbecue section, where tonight I enjoyed short rib and chicken. While I always appreciate the myriad meats, the salads might be underrated.

Food appeared fresh and I noticed they replenished dishes. They ran out of Brazilian cheese bread…read moreby 7 PM, odd considering it's a Brazilian place!! Absolutely nothing was labeled and workers were not so friendly to help identify dishes. Had a few nibbles, all average. The desserts all looked homemade and fabulous, but again no labels. The chocolate coconut cake tasted like almond joy, very sweet. I would be interested in trying the others, perhaps if they ever get labels so I know what I'm ordering.

Possibly one of my new favorite gems to eat and drink at. The staff Gil and Nicholas were friendly…read moreand helpful. The food and drinks were amazing. Not a single complaint about the restaurant itself and it's very affordable. The ambiance feels homely.

I did not expect to enjoy this restaurant that much! It's unfortunate that it's located far into…read moreNewark, but I'm so happy I was able to try it. They had a wide variety of food, all ranging from beef, pork, chicken, seafood, and some vegetarian options. They had an extensive wine menu, and my boyfriend joyfully enjoyed a glass of wine. I got the brazilian fried chicken, which was extremely flavorful, and i was surprised there wasn't any breading on the chicken as typical fried chicken does. I much preferred the no-breading style, which I think is the Brazilian way. I would have preferred a boneless dish, as there were quite a few pieces with bones, and it was pretty oily at the bottom of the dish. It came with two very large sides, and totaled around $25. 100% would recommend this dish, but I do think at a lower price point, this could make do with just one side, instead of two, as the main dish was quite large enough to fill me up. My favorite part of this meal was the garlic butter bread that they provide for free. It comes out extremely fresh with lots of chopped up garlic, which is my favorite part of garlic bread. It was a great way to start the dinner off. The service was great and the waiters were extremely attentive. They regularly checked up on how we felt about the food and filled up our drinks. The restaurant was pretty empty while we were dining, but the space was laid out very nicely and the decor was beautiful. Would come again if it wasn't so far!

I love coming here after Church on Sundays! I've gotten takeout, eaten at the restaurant in person…read moreand gotten catering. Each time I've eaten here the bbq pork short ribs have been so delicious! Ambiance: - a couple of tables, open kitchen where you can see all of the BBQ happening right in front of you - simple no frills decor Service: - if you dine-in staff takes your order at the table. All staff are friendly and patient when explaining the menu items Food: 1/2 size portion is perfect for 1 person and a full portion can comfortably feed 2. Ask for hot sauce- it goes great with everything - BBQ Chicken: perfectly charred, chicken was a bit dry. - BBQ pork Short ribs: tender and juicy, bbq sauce was tangy and sweet - Brazilian style beef: tender, juicy and seasoned well - bbq beef short ribs: tender, well seasoned, has a nice char

My review is based on takeout only: I've been wanting to try…read morethis place for sometime, I decided to get take out, because I don't live in the area and I was passing through. I got 2 orders of their bbq chicken with rice and I chose black beans instead of pinto beans. Hot sauces are a must. The portions are a nice size. The chicken was grilled and then finished in the oven. I was watching them cook it while I waited. The grilled chicken had good flavor. The rice and beans were very good too. The staff was nice. They do have a dining room with some seating. There is street parking, and small parking lot for a few cars to park Hamilton BBQ has a nice variety to chose from on their menu. All in all it was pretty good. (Beware if you use a Credit Card they will charge you an additional 3% on your order. )

Very good food and atención very good recommendation if you like If you want a bisect experience,…read morethis is perfect

The food was pretty mediocre. They didn't really know how to season it well. I feel like the cook…read morehas been coasting all the time

The picanha with rice and beans is really good. The restaurant itself is simple, nothing special…read morebut the service is good and so is the food. Not usually super busy so it's not overly noisy or crowded. Recommend you try it out.

We got delivery for the first time here and it was pretty good. We got shrimp in garlic sauce which…read moretasted either overcooked or like they were already precooked and then cooked again in garlic sauce. The sauce was really good but the shrimp were tough. The half bbq ribs had really good flavor and were the right amount of ultra greasy and salty to hit the 'guilty food' spot. The half chicken was a bit dry. The steaks were good, little chewy but that's just the cut of meat. There was a ton of rice and beans, and a vinegary sauce. We liked the fried banana too. Overall it was very filling. Ingredients probably not the highest quality, but this will feed a big family and was not too expensive.

So starting off, I went to Ipanema Grille with my husband and wife, with a gift card. It was a…read moreChristmas gift. Not some place we would necessarily go to on our own, but it sounded fun. There was the option for Rodizio (endless table side meat with the buffet as well) or Boardwalk which is just the buffet. We chose to do the Rodizio all 3 of us. The buffet, was underwhelming. As a positive I will say each item we grabbed from the buffet was absolutely delicious, the correct temperature, and FRESH! They refill their boardwalk bar constantly. The buffet just didn't have many options. There were 2 tables basically side by side. One hot side where there was garlic broccoli, brown sugar carrots, mac and cheese, beans, rice, mash potatoes, and sweet potatoes, shrimp (which my wife adored) etc. In the middle a very amazing yucca stew. Then cold side had regular salad bar options, tomatoes, cheeses, lettuce, dressing, potato salad, pesto pasta, etc. Maybe if we went with the boardwalk option which was $39 something we would have been fully satisfied. However we did pay $70 each for the Rodizio. There were 13 meats, we were there for 2 hours and didn't try all the meats. The meats came pretty slowly with big breaks in between and some cuts of meat went right by us over and over. As well my husband and I requested medium rare, and consistently were offered well done or very well done meat. As well some of the meat was under seasoned in some cases. Some of the meat when it was actually medium rare was absolutely phenomenal, like the lamb with rosemary was all of our favorite. Again to some positives, the owner was very involved, walking around and asking everyone how they were, the entire staff was friendly. The tables were cute with candles in the middle, and the atmosphere was cozy. The place isn't very big so as more people fill in it gets a bit loud and hard to hear your gaucho say what meat they are offering, but they kindly repeated for me over and over despite my terrible hearing. The drinks seem to be amazing, we tried both sangrias white and red, and then got a pitcher we ended up taking most of home (yes they let you!). Which I thought was awesome, and the sangria is to die for! Like I said the meat was slow and inconsistent, but worse was our server, which I will not name because she was a teen and maybe this is her first job, but she consistently walked past us without checking in. Finally we flagged her down to beg for a water refill, and she refilled half the rooms water and stood talking in the kitchen for a bit, before getting us any. Now lastly to dessert. I got the liquor chocolate cake, it was delicious, but in my opinion quite small, though admittedly I'm a fat girl, so I like a good size dessert. My wife also got a dessert, the flan, she also complained it was small. They also only put like 3 strawberries on each which was disappointing because it enhanced the flavor a lot. All in all, it's a fun experience. 10/10 for kindness and vibes. 9/10 for the quality of the buffet. 7/10 for buffet variety 5 or less really, for actual service. Our bill was for three rodizios, two desserts, one beer, one glass white sangria, one glass red sangria, and a pitcher of white sangria. Mind you it was a Tuesday and they do sales of almost half price on sangria by the glass and pitcher. Our bill came out to about $308. I don't feel our experience met expectations. When we go out for anniversaries we drop $300 or more without thought and a good tip, (special occasions we go all out). So we considered if we liked this place coming back for our anniversary, but I wouldn't bother. I left a small tip for the lack of service, and would never go back. I still would recommend it to others if they have patience, maybe speak up more than I did about meat preference, and just want the experience. Go and see for yourself, but just keep in mind to be vocal about preferences, and ready to wait.

My wife & I were traveling from Virginia to NH and found this restaurant by mistake so we didn't…read morehave a reservation but the host was able to find us a table and we had the most amazing, delicious meal! The service, atmosphere and found we're all out of sight and we highly recommend trying this establishment. We will be stopping here again on our next trip.