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Espetinho Carioca

4.8 (24 reviews)
Open • 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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Churrasco misto - picanha, linguica, carne with yuca fries
Anna D.

Such authentic Brazilian food!! The waitress is so sweet and helps you with the menu - really great service. For the 3 of us, we got the shared appetizers for $18 and the churrasco misto for $36, so it was a big variety of food. The appetizers were fried: pastels that we got in a beef and in a cheese and chicken. The skewers were white meat chicken, and the salgadinhos were a mixture of beef, cheese, and cheese and chicken. The cheese had a super long cheese pull! The churrasco misto is a really good portion of sirloin steak, picanha, and linguina and served on a cast iron skillet. The bottom layer of steak overcooks a little bit over time so prioritize eating that! The chicken is white meat but still really juicy, and the sausage had a good seasoning spice to it. They come with a garlic Mayo which we definitely asked for more of. It complements the meats and fried apps so well! We also got a Brazilian soda and guava juice, for the vibes. I wish we could have had the buffet style but this was extremely delicious and well worth it! There are bathrooms in the back - ask the waitress for a key. It filled up on a Friday night so doesn't hurt to make a reservation.

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Tiffany H.

I'm hungry looking at pictures! My sis orders grub hub the pastels from here but it's nothing like having it fresh and eating at the restaurant. Crispy outside, hot meaty inside. It's much better than take out. We had the churrasco Misto. Comes w chicken, steak, linguiça n fries. So good. Authentic. Next time I'm in town I'll have to come back. It's BYOB, so bring yr wine ! Or cachaça n they make you a caipirinha!

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Roger M.

Came for lunch and tried the small buffet, which is sold by the pound like other Brazilian restaurants. The items change daily, it seems. The meal was a great lunch. I could get what I wanted relatively quickly and it was tasty. They had a ground beef stew that was surprisingly tasty. Service was friendly and speedy. The woman behind the counter (perhaps the owner) described everything and made recommendations. I will go back but I want to try ordering off the menu next time.

I love this Brazilian soda!
Joel D.

This place is a gem! Family run business, extremely personable, excellent service,amazing food at a very reasonable price! I was up here for work, tried them on a whim, was so impressed I came back the next week I was up here!

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Authentic Brazilian food created by Brazilians, extraordinary pleasant staff and comfortable surroundings...better than 5 stars...

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Very happy w my last visit. Great authentic food and wonderful service. Will be back soon!!!

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Great experience the place is great and the food even better but the customer service and attention to details was above a 5 star rating

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Sooooo good. Lovely family running the place. My steak was delicious and you must order the pastels!!

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