Over 20 years ago, as a fledgling pilot, I was working for an aircraft sales company in Florida,…read morewhich was owned by a Brazilian man. It was then that I was introduced to Brazilian food, namely Rodizio. I simply love the concept and have eaten at a wide range of Churrascaria restaurants around the World.
On a recent trip to Frankfurt, to celebrate finally getting our permits to return to Dubai, I decided to treat my colleague to dinner. Having worn out the German food scene, I did a search and found that Rodizio Grill was only a short walk from our hotel.
Not knowing how busy they'd be, I emailed them and sent them a WhatsApp to reserve a table for 8PM.
Arriving at the restaurant, which was tucked away on a neighborhood side street, I first noticed that the place was empty. I thought to myself that maybe people ate later than 8PM in Germany, but anyway, we went in a sat down.
We were greeted by a lovely lady from Georgia, the country, not the state, who was energetic and genuinely excited to see her first, and as we found out later, only customers for the evening.
I was a little concerned about the freshness of the food, as generally, the more people dining, the fresher the food, but I was amazed at the quality of the entire meal. If you've ever been to a Rodizio restaurant, you'll know that they usually have a well-stocked salad bar. I've often thought of this as a means to get you to fill up before the meats start coming around, but tonight, do the Covid-19, the salad bar was closed.
Instead, they brought out a beautiful platter of sides, including rice, feijoada, bread rolls, fried bananas, grilled vegetables and my favorite, farofa. Then, the chef started bringing out the grilled meats. It was a full complement, including picanha, chicken, linguiça, lamb, ribs, and so much more. Every one, hot off the grill and oh so delicious.
After eating until we were practically in what I like to call 'meat coma', we sat at the bar chatting with the staff, enjoying a few drinks and they even shared some of their homemade Serbian Rakija.
All I can say is, it was a wonderful evening of good food, excellent service and meeting new friends.
The Rodizio Grill has been around for 20 years and remains the only Brazilian restaurant in Frankfurt. With the Covid-19 pandemic, they are struggling to survive. It would be a shame for this amazing restaurant to close, so please stop in for dinner. You will not be disappointed. Tell them Bad Monkey Touring sent you.
