I know this is a chain. I have never tried the chain in the U.S. But this apparently is one of the best steak houses in town, by town, I mean the capital of Brazil. My second trip here. There is really not much here but the government. But I suspect this is nothing like the ones you get in the States. First of all, the salad bar is massive.The amount of selections - I could just eat that and be done with it. They have traditional old slave food. Basically stewed pork, beans and rice. Delicious. I couldn't stop eating the salad bar selection, that by the time they walked around with the meats I was confused. More food? More beef, chicken hearts, and more cuts of beef. Amazing meat but apparently not as good as Argentina, which I know, with this job, I'll be going also to Argentina for more good meats. The restaurant is located next to the car wash / gas station. I mean "THE" car wash, where major money laundering scandal took place where some very prominent people were indicted. I think that's where Breaking Bad got the idea, or vise versa? Don't forget to take a picture when you are done. And absolutely come here to eat. This is not the U.S. chain. read more

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After being a regular customer of Fogo's in the US, dining at Fogo's in Brazil was something I needed to check off my bucket list. The interior decor appears more westernized with a Brazilian flair. The cuts of meat are much larger and Im drinking Guarana in the country where it is produced. For about 5 guests, I paid about $250 including desserts and drinks. That's less than what we pay for at Fogo's in CA. The rodizio consists of the same salad/appetizer bar, pao dequiejos (cheese bread) and about 10-12 cuts of meat. The Picanha is my favorite. Could not get enough of it. Restrooms are via elevator to the second floor. Clean but not so well lit. Parking is at the empty lot next to the building. Make prior reservations because it gets full. Or, come early. The place gets full quickly. read more

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Very unhappy hour!! Most ridiculous happy hour policy ever!! We went to Fogo Du Chao during their happy hour, 5-8 pm, and ordered drinks and food. The food took quite awhile to arrive and we were not in a hurry. We asked for our check around 8:30 and noticed that everything on the bill was charged at regular prices. When we asked the bartender about the price difference he left to get clarification. Upon his return we were informed that the manager said since we were checking out after happy hour was over, we had to pay full price. I have never heard of such ridiculousness!! Everything we ordered was during their assigned happy hours but since the food delivery was slow, and we waited to finish our meal before paying they did not honor the happy hour prices. I am sure the manager is wrong about this policy but we had no choice but to pay the higher amount. We will eat at Churrasquinho Parque Cuidade from now on! read more

They do serve HALAL beef all the way from Sao Paolo for those who in need by advance booking. Thus it would be great if they can provide lamb as one if the selection. read more

Fogo de Chão - Variety selection - Steakhouses Near Me - Brasília, DF

If you end up in Brasilia, which I highly recommend that you do - ask any local and they will tell you a must eat restaurant is Fogo de Chao. Fogo de Chao is a Brazilian Churrascarria. A churrascarria is a place where meat is cooked churrasco style. What is churrasco style? Simply put, it's barbecue. Fogo de Chao is located in the midst of a quadrant dedicated for hotels. It's a large, spacious restaurant and it's style is inline with most brazilian barbecue restaurants. Meaning that it's an upscale, business casual environment. As mentioned due to the location, many internationals and brazilians from other areas of brazil come from the neighboring hotels for dinner. As an upscale establishment you can expect the wait staff to be on their game and attentive to your needs. I would recommend getting a caipirinha (for those that don't know it's basically a Brazilian mojito). When ordered the restaurant staff will make it for you at the table. It is one of the better caipirinhas you can get as ratio of cachaca, lime juice, sugar and ice is really on point. Churrascarrias typically have a "salad" bar - i use the word salad here very loosely because despite their being actual salad there are also an assortment of other non-salad items such as antipastos, cured salmon, cheeses, charred vegetables. This "salad" bar is help yourself. Do not get full off this despite the deliciousness. Once you are done with that, the real fun begins. Wait staff walk around with meat on large skewers. You have a token on your table - one side green, one side red. Green means go. Go means they come and offer to cut you a slice of meat on to your plate. The different wait staff all have different cuts of beef. Occasionally, they will have some bbq-ed pork. All of the barbecue at Fogo de Chao is good. I would recommend it. On top of that they also bring fried yuca, grilled chicken hearts, and other small things. The total for the bill was around 550 Real. Tipping in Brazil is about 10% so plus 55 meaning 600BRL. With the current exchange rate being close to 2 to 1 that means the bill for 4 was around 300USD. 70 bucks per person including drinks. Business class meals. Fogo de Chao is a very true, very good representation of authentic delicious Brazilian barbecue. Make sure that your boss is treating though! read more

It's a magical place where turning of a small coaster from red to green side immediately summons a polite server with a giant piece of meat, fresh from the grill. You get a cut and faster than you can eat it - here's another smiling Brazilian guy with another kind of flavory meat. Lamb, pork, beef, chicken - everything is swirling around hungry guests that do not stay hungry for long. Fogo de Chao is an all-you-can-eat place, so come properly famished just to try everything, including a fantastic salad bar. read more

Sunday night dinner ! We were a party of 4 . Atmosphere ... 5 Service ......5 Food ....... 4.5 I rarely give 5 plus was a bit salty for my tastes. So if you are in Brasilia on a Sunday night I highly recommend eating here. There we only about 5 other tables total in the whole place. Service was excellent ! Only thing is if you are trying to avoid salt be warned the meat becomes salty tasting after a few choices. The salad / side bar was very nice a great selection. Dessert , was very good also with a nice selection. Side note- Other reviews on TA complained about different service here in brasil and USA. You can not compare the two countries. Brasil is a slower service over all because tip is already added in. Not like USA where the server is not guaranteed a tip. I recommend this place to anyone. Especially on a slow Sunday night. read more