When I travel, I never eat at the same place twice. I want to try EVERYTHING! Well, I broke my own mantra when I ran into this place. It was excellent food, good price, convenient and pretty quick.
Since we are English speakers with little Portuguese and Spanish knowledge, they had an English menu, which was nice, so the good ol' point and order method worked great. I joked with them in my limited Spanish and Portuguese as we waited.
To order, you walk around the side of the store front, wait in line (there's a line at all times of the day and night), grab a menu, order and then grab a seat as it opens up and watch the magic of the kitchen.
The place is right on the corner and seating is outside. My friend described it as a "surfer place", but it looked like everybody came here from young, old, beachgoer to businessperson.
I tried several items including the steak kebob pita and the smoked chicken pita. Both were so good. They do run out of items so don't wait around. Get it while you can. One day the hummus ran out and the next time the smash burger ran out. The wife had the smash burger and the veggie pita and she loved them.
Fun spot, always busy, but worth the trip. Located between Copacabana and Ipanema beaches. Great place, good prices and good ambiance. Go check it out! read more