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    Chalanas Restaurant

    4.3 (86 reviews)
    ModerateBrazilian, Barbeque
    Closed 6:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    CHALANAS RESTAURANT ATMOSPHERE

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Happy hour specials
    Dogs allowed

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    Sprinkled with Sea Salt
    Joanna V.

    The meats are always delicious!! The sirloin steak medium rare with a sprinkle of sea salt is mouth watering. Love this hidden gem

    Juan T.

    ahhh chalanas.. sunday afternoon hungry as SH!TTT. drove by and saw Brazilian BBQ on the sign, automatically stopped and looked for parking around the area. Waked in and nobody took care of us, but i guess thats how this laid back place is. picked up a plate, added food and moved over to the churrasqueria part of the restaurant. Got 3 cuts of meat and the churrasco was the least tasking one. Not bad but i had better at other places. NOw the pork sausage and the steak (palomilla) is one of the best i had. after paying we got to pick our place to sit. it looks like a home bbq instead of a rest. we ordered a few Brazilian rinks and beer and stayed for 3 hours :) i definetly liked the place. not pricey and not fancy but homelike and delicious.

    Bbq meats
    Jerry L.

    I'm so glad I found out about this place! I'll just start by saying that this place reminds me of some Brazilian rest areas that my wife and I passed when we were visiting there, you'd be surprised by the quality of bbq meat that you can get in these places along with good sides. This place is pretty small but has a good amount of tables, a chill ambiance and nice Brazilian music going, you really feel like you're in Brazil, you can go in and take the items in the buffet and bring your plate to get weighed which is one price, then you go to the bbq meat section and make your choices, you can have it medium or a little more cooked, they must sell a lot of meat because they are on skewers being freshly cooked, the meats get weighed at a different prices, to me the prices are reasonable especially with the quality of meat you get, you can pay with credit card or contactless payment but there is 3% discount for paying with cash. You serve yourself and there is no table service. We ate lunch here for less than $25 pp and were full, we loved the meat so much that we even went back to take some home. I will definitely be back here in some time!

    Chalanas take out. Skirt steak, chicken sausage and yellow rice.
    Kevin M.

    I cannot express how amazing the food is at Chalanas. I don't always work in Mount Vernon but when I do, I almost always try to make my way here. They offer a nice salad bar with multiple rice and bean options, but the magic is at the meat cooker. Chalanas offers a large variety of steak, ribs, sausages and chicken (so there is something for everyone). My favorite? Hands down the skirt steak! Staff will help pick the correct cook you request and will cut the meat up prior to it going on your plate, which I like. Although I must warn you - the meat is somewhat salty, but it just adds to the flavor (treat yourself, its fine). They price the buffet out by weight so be careful, you can easily fill your dish up to the brim with all of the options. Give Chalanas a shot, I am sure you will enjoy it, highly recommend!

    Joshua S.

    Great Brazilian BBQ.. Variety of meats, pork, poultry, beef. Some wrapped in bacon. A carnivorous treat indeed. The only tip I can give, they weigh your plate , which is how you are charged. It adds up quickly. I recommend.

    E. M.

    I simply love this place: meat just melts in your mouth, caipirinha are strong and decision, staff is friendly, authentic Brazilian atmosphere, more than reasonable prices - what can you ask more?!

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    Armand S.

    Been coming here to Chalana's for years but first time leaving a review. Whether it's the sausage, skirt steak, or bacon wrapped chicken, the food is always on point here. There's also enough variety at the buffet bar to make a solid meal on its own with chicarron, chicken chunks, rice and beans and an assortment of salads. One tip: you're paying by weight, and its can add up quickly. On average, I spend around $12-$15 for myself without a drink. Just a heads up for those like me that tend to have eyes bigger than your stomach.

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    Neighborhood gem! The food is great, the meat has flavor plus the full steam table. You cant go wrong here

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    Great brick cooked delicious meats, good ambience. Great for guys night hang out and outdoor dining area with occasional live music.

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    Love this place. Meat is cooked the way you like it. The staff is awesome, clean and attentive. Highly recommend.

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    Best bbq in the area - have to put up with love of Brazilian soccer - but its worth it

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    Texas de Brazil

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    I very much have always loved the experience of Texas de Brazil…read more I love the cheesy bread, the salad bar and tried a really yummy Brazilian soda this time around. At the salad bar, I got some cheese, prosciutto, rice, potato salad, green beans, asparagus and potatoes au gratin. The only thing I found worth getting again was the potato salad but I didn't even need it because the mashed potatoes they bring out were enough for me, they're pretty good. I didn't like how the vegetables were all cold. The potatoes au gratin were warm but weren't good in my opinion but I was here for the steak so let's get to it: Picanha top sirloin - fire honestly, my favorite. Perfectly cooked. No notes whatsoever. This heavily weighed my rating. Tri tip - Pretty good taste, could've been more rare in my opinion. Flank - Okay, a little tougher than I was expecting. Garlic steak - Tough, not garlicky enough, overdone :/ not good. Barbeque ribs - Alot of cartilage, flavor was fine, not my favorite especially when there's steak involved. Bacon-wrapped filet - it was first brought out well done so I asked if they had it more rare. The server was nice enough to put in a medium rare request for me! He came back in about 5-10 minutes and it was more medium than rare (he asked me if it was alright and I lied because I didn't want to cause more stress so that's on me lol) I will say that it was definitely more rare than that first one and was more tender than the garlic steak but it fully absorbed the bacon flavor and it was a bit too much for me to enjoy. Other notes: I avoided the chicken because I remembered that it tends to be dry and I was right based on my family's reactions. I'm not a huge fan of sausage but my brother did have three of them so they're probably good lmao. The bananas are a good palate cleanser for in between and after. Since my birthday is coming up, I got a piece of the banana's foster pie and it was good! Just could do without the nuts inside personally. I would try something else next time probably. I think overall, Texas de Brazil is a bit hit or miss but I do enjoy the experience of trying and comparing different cuts, and there are some really good ones that make it worth it especially when I've been to expensive steakhouses that definitely don't have anything as good as that amazing picanha steak.

    how QUICK they came once the card was flipped green. lol!…read more10/10 & polite. birthday was a success, food was great! accommodated on request for a bigger table with no problems! from the manager up to the employee's assured I enjoyed my birthday! thankyou yonkers texas de brazil

    Lusiadas - Chorizo

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    I have never felt the need to write a review but this was the most horrific experience ever. We…read moreordered food. As soon as the food came, we got a really bad smell. The food had definitely gone bad. We apologized and said we couldn't eat it. The waitress that took our table didn't apologize or suggest anything different. All she did was roll her eyes and pick up our plates and remove them. We then asked for the bill and waited 30 minutes because they kept ignoring us and denying us service. It truly felt racially targeted. I'm also Latina and this is a Hispanic place, so it was even more upsetting. They ended up charging us the entire food and when we asked about it. They said it's not their problem and that no manager was on sight. The waitress was arguing with me and raising her voice and my mother felt unsafe and worried. Essentially she said that it's our problem and we have to pay for everything. After the back and forth arguing another waitress approached us and said that they could take off the plate which is something she said they couldn't do. She just didn't want to accommodate for us. But when everyone in the table can't bear swallowing the food, it definitely was the food. So it sincerely just felt so racially profiling and simply disrespectful and rude. The waitress will not cater to you, ignore you, and the food is simply horrific. Feel free to try it but don't be suprised when it's a disappointing experience. So sad because I really was looking forward to this place with my family. I should have known when they were empty on a Saturday night.

    I love the food here. Great service . Very attentive. I really enjoy going in the summer and…read moresitting outside.

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    Bad, bad, very bad…read more I am laid back when it comes to service at restaurants -- but there is one thing I cannot abide: dishonesty. There are a few other Yelp reviews that mention overcharging. We can corroborate those complaints. The Pardner ordered chicken tacos, which were listed on the menu as $12 (or $9 if the restaurant had honored the happy hour menu). Instead, we were charged $22 for shrimp tacos -- and this is after the Pardner specifically mentioned that he was NOT ordering shrimp tacos as he does not eat shrimp. When we politely brought this to the wait staff's attention, they denied that there had been an overcharge. Since the card had already been run, we didn't make a scene of it. But fellow Yelpers be warned: ******* THIS IS NOT AN HONEST ESTABLISHMENT. ******* Tacos were made with flour tortillas, more lettuce than chicken, and quite unlike what you'd find in Mexico. Supposedly Peruvian ceviche was not that. It lacked much acid or heat, and the usual accompaniments (e.g. cancha, sweet potato). The leche de tigre had a touch of a prefabricated something that unfortunately recalled Mr. T's bloody Mary mix. Meals out should be fun; they should not make you sad. This place just made me very, very sad. I would strongly recommend that others avoid.

    I came here looking for a brunch spot with a Dominican vibe and Pat' e Palo didn't disappoint…read more Even though it was busy service was great and fast. I came here with a friend and we both dined in. I ordered the wings with the signature chili sauce. These were delicious and must-try. I also ordered a cheeseburger and fries. The cheeseburger was made I'd quality ingredients. The burger patty was well-seasoneded and full of flavor. I'm not sure what type of cheese they used but it was a white cheese not American but it complimented the burger amazingly. I definitely would go back here and recommend dining here.

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