What a hidden gem!!! From the outside it looks like a small bar. Once inside it's not so big but very accommodating. Now let's talk about the food! Wow! Absolutely mouthwatering delicious!!!!!! The plates are huge! Definitely shareable. The customer service was great! I wasn't sure what to order and the man taking my order was very helpful! The only downside is you have to find street parking which in that area can be tricky. But it's so worth it! read more

Churrasqueria JC - That huge pan of food is one delicious portion. Actually I ate plenty brought the rest home that was split between 3 people. Amazing!! - Portuguese Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

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Food is very, very Good, recommend anyone who's in for buffet, and yes, it's definitely a place I'll come back to!

Solid portions and good food. The menu is all in Spanish. It comes with these sweet buns which were amazing. I got the half chicken which came with a side of rice and fries ($17.50). Overall a solid spot, I wish they had an English version of the menu but we managed. 7.12 / 10 read more

Churrasqueria JC - Portuguese Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

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Service and food are great. It looks like they're doing some renovations, can't wait to see what the new place looks like!

I will be giving this place 1 star because I cannot proceed without a rating. I came here with my son and was hoping this would be our spot. However, what we did get was poor quality food at extremely high prices. Normally I wouldn't care how much something costs as long as it's good but this was just a huge disappointment. Ordered calamari and it had to be sent back. Then ordered a $56.00 seafood plate and it came with old and stale rice. Save your money and go somewhere that is better quality. Should have seen the red flag when the place was completely empty. read more

The food is absolutely outstanding, every dish was delicious. The restaurant is spotless, with a beautiful atmosphere that immediately makes you feel welcome. The music was a perfect 10/10, and the night I visited there was live music, which truly elevated the entire experience. I highly recommend this place to anyone looking to enjoy exceptional food in a charming and unforgettable setting. read more

I come here everytime I'm in Jersey City. The portions are pretty big, If you don't eat as much like me the portions can feed two. The seafood for two is sooooo food, comes with lobster, shrimp, mussels, clams and prawns with a side order of rice and fries or potatoes. This place is great if you have a big table. I went with a group of 7 plus one toddler. They do provide high chair and they give paper plate to the little ones. read more

Churrasqueria JC - Portuguese Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

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The short ribs offer a primal experience. The best flavor is near the bone so if no one's around use your hands. The massive, juicy beef is self-explanatory, but one surprise in this surreally large meal is the vegetable presence. There are some adorning the ribs, and others accompanying the fries and rice. read more

The service was amazing. They were so sweet. But the " arroz con pollo" was salty and wet, almost tasted as a seafood rice, I couldn't bring myself to tell them it wasn't tasty. I'm so nice . I took it with me and tossed it two blocks away. The service made up for the food. But of course people go for both . read more

I hate when I order a shrimp dish and the shrimp isn't cleaned out I couldn't eat/finish the "Camarones con ajillo " (shrimp in garlic sauce" dish because none of the shrimp was cleaned out. Absolutely disgusting. The sauce was red (not typical) sauce with a hint of garlic. The rice tasted microwaved ... Absolutely not. Nope. read more

So glad this place is back!! My wife and I come here once a week. We absolutely love it the new owners are great we love the Paella Valencia and the steak Churrasco. All the seafood is fresh and delicious. Our server Juliana is so nice and attentive. Andres the chef is amazing, easily one of the best we've ever had the pleasure to taste his food Looking forward to our next visit read more

I had the steak Portuguese-style lunch. The steak was nicely cooked though a bit more well-done than I would have preferred, and was topped with a piece of spam and bathed in a delicious sauce. There were fried potato rounds and vegetables on the side, and everything was topped with a fried egg. Overall the flavor was great, but the potatoes could have been more crispy. 3.5 stars read more

Food came warm with Portuguese rolls, utensils and plates. The seafood was tasty, didn't taste any sand in the mussels which means they were cleaned properly and the rice was delicious. A tad bit salty for those who don't eat with too much salt but overall a great tray of food. read more

Churrasqueria JC - Seafood paella - Portuguese Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

The food tasted good and very affordable! The white sangria is a must! I went on a Sunday afternoon and it was only one host, he was quick while taking our orders and serving but no personality! However it didn't ruin my experience! Nice and clean location! read more

Great food and service. Gotta try the Passion Fruit Sangria. The server Fabiana is the best!

Fabiana was amazing!! The food was awesome and the sangria was to die for!!! This place is a must!!!!!

Great food great service great staff great service love the place love the ambiance can't wait to go again

They have reopened and decorated! I've been craving their grilled seafood platter and short ribs. Definitely did not disappoint! read more

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I ordered a tray of grilled seafood and it was extremely salty, which ruined the whole thing and it was just a waste of money. It also came with a little tray of shrimps/crab meat, which was also very salty and not cleaned. I remembered this place being good but the quality definitely went down. I don't think I would order from here again, unless I'm trying to kill my self from high blood pressure or get a stroke. read more

Visited on a Friday lunchtime, hadn't booked, but not busy and got a table for two straight away. Very small restaurant and small tables. Expecting a Tapas style approach of small dishes, instead the menu is focused around starters and mains. Food was OK, service OK ambience was cool. Service good Not sure if it would be the same at busy periods. Wouldn't go back unless they focused on the smaller authentic Tapas dishes. Dan D. read more

Nice food and service is best which I have seen so far, especially servers gives u their best service and fast service in all terms.

The chicken is boooooooommmmbbb And juicy with great service. Definitely come eat here! read more

I came to this place a year ago didn't have a good experience, but I decided to give it a second chance. This restaurant was the worst experience. Only two servers working and the manager sitting and socializing for 45 minutes while no food was being made. When I told the server that we were leaving, the manager gets up and asked for 10 mins. I was there at 6 pm our order was taken at 6:56, part of the order was served at 7:43, not even water was offered, dirty dishes on top of the bar. Why did I stay so long,? I guess was hungry and was not thinking. to top everything else the food was cold. I only put 1 star because I had to in order to post. It's a -1 read more

The Food was absolutely amazing, flavorful. My palette was just enjoying bite after bite. The service was good. Very attentive. The ambiance was quiet I assume because of the day of the week. But what a good experience. Highly recommended read more

Let me say, the paella was wonderful, I haven't had paella in a long time. It was what I expected and more. We will have leftovers for tomorrow. Keep up the good work. I will be ordering more in the near future. read more

Big portions its like they challenge each person to finish their food. The best. My order was twin lobster tail. Delicious. read more

Churrasqueria JC - Twin lobster tail - Portuguese Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

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I had jury duty for few days in the courthouse nearby. So fortunately got a chance to try out this excellent choice for lunch :-) For lunch they have a pretty nice lunch buffet for under $10. This is basically a bar with tables where services are more on the minimal side. But for lunch its definitely not a big deal as I was by myself and didn't mind just sit at the bar stool. The food was pretty good although I didn't feel a lot of Brazilian food choices. Their best selection in my opinion was the Paella where the lobsters and clams were pretty fresh. Other selections felt more like an American buffet with chicken wings and ribs and fries and onion rings. Nothing too special but for the few good items I think it was worth the price. Definitely try their flan as well, really nice portions and delicious. I think most of the reviews are for their entrees, for lunch buffets its a 4 star for sure. Unfortunately I don't come to the area often but if I do would definitely consider this place again. read more

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I've come to this place a few times now. This is totally your local bar that also serves food. Locals love to catch the game here and have a couple of drinks. Although they do have about 7 tables and a private room you can reserve in the back. (there was a birthday party there last time I went) The food is definitely why this place keeps the locals coming back. The staff are nice and down to earth. Don't come here if you are in a rush. The service and food take a bit to cook. The food is Brazilian/Portuguese and tasty! It's your typical brazilian style steak, the steak on the stone is always tasty and you can cook it how you like on the stone. The dishes always come with mounds of rice, fried potato scalloped, and veggies (carrot and peas) The prices are reasonable. read more

I used to love this restaurant. Had multiple family dinners here. I went back recently and had the bbq chicken. Which was dry and not fresh, I couldn't eat most of it since it was so hard. I ordered half but they charge me just $1 less than a full chicken. I paid $17 for it. Seriously. On top of that they add 20% gratuity automatically to your bill, I understand for a party of 6 most restaurants will do that but not when it's a party of 2. Once we paid for the bill there was an extra line for additional tip. The person at the restaurant kept arguing with me that the bbq chicken was fresh, hmm it's not rocket science to figure this one out! Definitely not coming back. read more

This restaurant was good! Prices were reasonable for a large portion of food. I went with a grp of 10 ppl and Everyone was satisfied with their meal. Service was good too.. Overall this is a good spot for good skirt steak or seafood. read more

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Being Portuguese myself, my standards for Portuguese food are mighty high. This restaurant offers a wonderful lunch take out menu with great prices and large quantities that easily serve for two meals. I ordered the ribs with a side salad and vegetables for a mere $10. The ribs were cooked well, but they have a sweet barbecue sauce on them, which is not how ribs are traditionally cooked by the Portuguese. The salad was good, but they didn't put in any dressing, which sucks. The vegetables on the other hand were not good at all; they were soggy and tasted weird..I couldn't even eat them. My coworkers, on the other hand, really enjoyed their meals. Everyone else got chicken or shrimp, which looked amazing. I know next time to steer clear from the ribs and get some poultry. I would give this place another try and hopefully the next time is better and I can update this review. read more

HUGE servings of PORTUGESE food at prices that you only find Down Neck, Ferry St, Newark...only locally. Whatever time you go there you are sure to find some cops pulled up to the bar enjoying their lunches and dinners as well. A fav eartery amongst our boys in blue. If ambience is what you seek, please don't go. If quiet , romantic, or dim lights is also your thing, don't go. read more

Thank you yelp for showing us this place while searching for Portuguese food. Ordered the steak on hot stone and clams with green sauce. The steak is $18 and it was delicious and huge! The clams were pretty good. It was enough to feed two people. We will be coming back to try the paella! read more

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The meat platter was amazing, especially the ribs. The rice was cold and bland, but that may be due to the fact that they were understaffed and causing the service to be very slow. We had to wait for drinks for 20 minutes. The server was nice though, so it was a little hard to be angry. It's like getting angry at your grandpa, but sometimes grandpa has to add some pep to his step. The seafood parillada was good, except for the fact that the mussels were disgusting. They tasted like crap, literally. Everything else in the parillada was excellent! Overall I give it 3 stars because the service was really slow, and the mussels were gross. read more

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This is an amazing casual and good value place. You can get a solid steak meal for under $20 and the portions are huge. I usually get the steak on hot stone slab which comes out sizzling until the stone gets cool. Unlike fajita plates, these slabs stay hot for a while so its best to renmove your steak from the slab rather than leave it on to get dry. The dish comes with 3 delicious sauces, my favorite being the garlic oil, and a huge poriton of sides: rice, veggies, and potato "chips". Definitely make sure you dont have plans after if you get this dish becuase you will be smelling like a steakhouse all night. read more

Absolutely disastrous. Many years before this admission we came with pleasure and the place was full of people, music, people at the bar now , the seafood barbecue was shameful, very very few amount of mussels and clams. super extra Little the lobster tails and super Cooked, I don't think they have a chef, long delay, increasing prices and very poor quality and amount .I asked for the poor quality and the justification That they gave me was " everything is very expensive now " . I consider this situation a great lack of respect . If the administration does not have enough supplies and variety, then they must close the place. I do NOT recommend this place to anyone , Horrible, no one asked how we were, no one justifies the poor quality. THEY MUST CLOSE THAT PLACE read more

Where do I begin this disastrous review? Let me start with the fact that we had a reservation for a party of 9, with a child and a number of elders for the 75th birthday of one. When we arrived, there was another party in the room of drunk, raucous, ridiculously loud people who BROUGHT IN THEIR OWN BOOMBOX. They were cursing and carrying on for the 2 + hours were there and the management never did anything about it. Also, people that came after us got their drinks before us. The son of the birthday person even went to the. Establishment today to make sure everything was OK with the reservation and the room for the party. Rather than a pleasant family celebration, this was a very stressful and unpleasant experience. The food was plentiful--quality very average. We will not be back. Ever. read more

ALERT ALERT DO NOT EAT HERE I REPEAT DO NOT EAT HERE I came here to eat with a friend yesterday 10/8/17 around 10pm. Took a minute or two to be acknowledged but eventually we were seated and given menus. We ordered two glasses of water and our waiter came back with a pitcher. I guess he couldn't be bothered with refilling but whatever. For our meals, we ordered the skirt steak for one and the mariscada in red sauce. After about 30 minutes, we received our food. It was A LOT. There was at least a pound of rice but hey the more the merrier I guess. Anyway, my friend and I eat as much as we could and we end up taking the leftovers home. So here I am 24 hours later heating up my leftovers about to eat some rice, shrimp, lobster, and whatever else was in the mariscada. As I'm eating, I notice the shrimp was falling apart a little so I peeled off whatever it was. Once peeling the shrimp, I was shocked when I saw this thick black line right in the middle of the back of the shrimp. I was like "Oh my god, they don't devein the shrimp. THEY DON'T CLEAN THE SHRIMP. OH MY GOD. HOLY F***" So obviously I freaked out. If you aren't aware, all shrimp have a vein in their backs but it isn't actually a vein, it's their digestive tract which basically means there's feces or poop in that tract. The darker it is, the dirtier and if you look at the photo I've included, you can see that this vein is practically black. So anyway, after I was done freaking out, I began to check all the shrimp for this vein (which wasn't much because I had already ate most of it) and of course, I found the vein in every single shrimp. I was absolutely disgusted and told my friend ASAP and luckily she hadn't eaten her leftovers yet. I wasn't so fortunate. I came here to write this review but before I did this, I swiped through other reviewers photos just to see if anyone else had shrimp that was also not cleaned and right away, i noticed that every picture with shrimp was not cleaned. you can tell because the back on the shrimp is not split and displaying that butterfly effect that clean shrimp have. go ahead and look through the pictures and you'll see what I'm talking about. The most shocking thing is how far back the pictures go where the shrimp are not cleaned. This tells me that this was not a mishap or a bad batch of shrimp but actually it's normal practice for them to serve dirty shrimp. Just appalling really. Whoever preps the food needs to be fired and retrained. OVERALL: terrible experience. It was my first time there and obviously my last time. Same goes for my friend. If you still choose to eat here, completely avoid the shrimp unless you like sh*tty shrimp. read more

Churrasqueria JC - Portuguese Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

I was very happy with my dinner seafood linguini with red sauce $17.95. No it wasn't the best pasta, was a bit overcooked and sauce was little bit runny (with some cheese it wasn't a problem) they did forget the calamari :( , Manager did offer me a complimentary glass of wine. My friends had shrimp with saffron rice and crab dinner. We loved both dishes!! It would've been 5 stars only if the pasta was al dente!!! Awesome place I wish they had one by me. read more

Churrasqueria JC - Seafood linguini with red sauce Jan 7, 2015 - Portuguese Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

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PLEASE STAY AWAY!!! READ WHAT I HAVE TO SAY. I came in here because of the positive reviews but I swear do not listen or believe them. They can't be more than false. I can't stress that enough!!!!! Do not come here! I ordered the steak done at medium temperature and the calamari. The meat came to my table raw, and I already knew that this was a bad idea, so I asked to redo it. When they redo it, the meat came overdone, chewy, rubbery, disgusting.. On top of that all, it was covered with grease. The steak came with vegetables, rice and beans. Vegetables tasted rotten are straight up frozen. The beans were just canned that came out of a microwave. The rice was surprisingly good because I think it came from a uncle bens package. Calamari looked good at first sight but it tasted like chewy rubber, it was disgusting. Only good thing about this place was the Poland spring water bottle I got and the rice. I left disappointed and will never come back. PLEASE STAY AWAY!!!!!! read more