My boyfriend and I just got home from celebrating his birthday at Fogo de Chao and I am disappointed to say that the experience was, well, disappointing. I had 7pm reservations, which I would definitely recommend as the place was completely packed when we arrived. After being seated at a great corner table, we checked out the salad bar which included many unique items that were fresh and well-stocked that we really enjoyed. Once we turned our cards over to ?green? the experience began to go downhill. We had waiter and waiter bombarding our table with all of the different kinds of meats, sometimes two or three lining up behind each other beside our table. On one hand, I guess this could be seen as good service, but I personally felt very rushed and overwhelmed. I went into the meal with the mindset that I would taste every meat that I was offered, but only actually eat the exceptionally good ones. Unfortunately, there were only one or two meats that I enjoyed. I liked the filet (although it did not compare to the filet at other upscale restaurants in the area) and the parmesan crusted pork was surprisingly good. My boyfriend loved the lamb as well.\r
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The worst part of the meal came at the very end when the surprise complementary birthday dessert I called ahead and arranged for was not brought until after I had paid the bill and also after I had ruined the surprise by telling him how disappointed I was that the dessert never came.\r
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All in all, it was a fun experience because it is totally different than eating at your average restaurant, but the food just didn?t measure up to my expectations... or the price.\r
Pros: Good salad bar and variety of food
Cons: Quality of meat
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