I've now eaten at this restaurant twice, and each time has been exceptional. The first time was several months ago, and despite that, when we came in, both the manager and a server said ""Welcome back."" I've gone to at least five different Brazilian steakhouses (including Fogo), and this one is my favorite.\r
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Their salad bar is small, but has very high quality, interesting items on it. Yesterday, I had their fresh mozzeralla cheese, their green beans, asparagus, and olives.\r
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To get unlimited meat, you flip a coaster from its red side to its green side. As soon as you turn your coaster green, the side dishes arrive: bread with cheese inside, tasty mashed potatoes, fried plantains, buttered rice, and black beans. We never had to ask to get refills of any of these.\r
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The servers were excellent. The meat came out medium, which was too rare for my girlfriend, so they went back and cooked it up to medium-well/well done just for her. They were very attentive - on hearing that we don't eat pork products, they made a point to not bring any.\r
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Last night, their selection of meats included: house special steak, filet mignon, baby beef, bottom sirloin, lambchops, beef ribs, and chicken legs. All were excellent. The chicken was fabulous - crispy outside, juicy tender inside, and melt-in-your-mouth seasoning. The beef ribs were the least interesting, but were still great. The seasoning on all of them made me just close my eyes and go ""mmmm.""\r
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I also saw other meats go by - bacon wrapped filet, bacon wrapped chicken, pork ribs and sausages.\r
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When we turned our coaster back to red, they offered us dessert. We were so full of meat that we didn't even try to take one on, but I saw another table get them. They were huge.\r
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The price per person was $32.50, though it will be going up to $34.50 soon. Tradicao is friendly and welcoming. You can find a coupon for it available on some restaurant sites. It's a wonderful meal for a special occassion.
Pros: Excellent steak and salad bar, attentive servers, cheap pric
Cons: It's slightly unnoticeable where it's located
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