Wasn't sure what to expect when we walked in. They had a menu board like it was an "order at the counter and find a seat" food establishment. The menu was very robust in size, like it was a leather bound chapter book. They had various items to select. Pricing seemed very steep for what the ambiance was. Husband and I started a ribeye and got extra sides just in case it wasn't enough for us. I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of the food that appeared on the table. The service was good. Our server was friendly and attentive. read more

Service was very good. Food was pretty good, we ordered the mixed plate that had filet mignon, chicken and sausage. This platter was yummy as everything was cooked to perfection and seasoned well. The chef's special was the picanha steak. This was delicious however, it was too salty. Fries were excellent and the plantains were delicious. The server checked in on us plenty and asked for feedback on the food, we told him that steak was too salty. He apologized and knocked a few percentage off the bill. Excellent waitstaff as he upfront and willing to accept feedback. Definitely will be back to try other items on the menu. read more

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I have been wanting to go to their real restaurant but this is a good start. I love their lamb chops though i find their jelly mint too sweet. The fried tilapia fillet is a lot and really meant for sharing. The chef's choice meat is a little dry and bland. Service is quick and there is enough space inside. read more

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Ordered a Ribeye to go a few days ago. Was charged $50 for a single steak with sides when I saw in the menu it was half that. Great steak but twice the price compared to literally everywhere else is ridiculous. read more

My mom and I finally tried this spot and it was an amazing experience! The service and food were absolutely terrific. We were greeted so kindly by the waitress and were seated immediately. Started off with a house salad with their house dressing ranch and the salad was so fresh and crisp! We then ordered the Chefs Special and ordered a side of black beans and chimichurri. I was so shocked that the chefs special came with rice and fries, along with the meat as well! The prices here are the best and can't find better anywhere else! All of the staff were super friendly and made our experience the best! Definitely coming back! read more

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Being married to a Brazilian, I'm so grateful to have Show de Carnes Express in town! The food here is fantastic, with high-quality meats cooked perfectly every time. The picanha is hands down our favorite--tender, flavorful, and truly authentic. Unlike traditional Brazilian churrascarias where you leave stuffed to the brim, sweating meat, and feeling like you need a trip to the ER, this spot is refreshingly different. It's an order-off-the-menu experience, which lets you enjoy each dish without overdoing it. We also love the outdoor seating, which is dog-friendly--perfect for bringing our pup along on nice days. The staff is incredibly friendly and attentive, making every visit enjoyable. Our only small complaint is that we wish they stayed open a bit later, and had Brazilian beers (they only have domestic offerings) but that doesn't stop us from coming back. If you're looking for a relaxed, authentic Brazilian meal, Show de Carnes Express is a must-visit! read more

My fiance picked this place out to take my mom. We got there an hour after opening and I feel like we might have been the first customers as there was no one else there. The restaurant is a Brazilian eatery with a small menu. I ordered Beef stroganoff which came with rice and shoestring potatoes. Fiance ordered the chicken stroganoff, and mom got the sauteed shrimp and veggie. We additionally ordered fried plantains and polenta. I loved the beef stroganoff, but I added a bit of the mystery hot sauce and it was incredibly spicy. I think it was habanero. Fiance thought the chicken in his stroganoff was tough, and my mom loved her shrimp. The fried plantains were so good as well as the fried polenta but I think it would have been nice to dip it in something? I knocked one star for a long wait at the end of the meal. The hostess asked us if we wanted a box and we said yes. Think we waited like 15-20 minutes for her to give us one as she was at the register reading a paper. Apparently she was waiting for us to pay before giving us a box, which is fine. I just wished that was communicated as that is not the norm that I am used to. read more

Show De Carnes Express - Brazilian Near Me - Vacaville, California

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Most impressed I've been with restaurant food in a long time! You can really tell everything is quality and made to order. We got the "Chef's Special" plate which comes with their Picanha steak on a sizzling bed of grilled onions. For the sides it comes with their rice and fries. All things were amazing!! Plenty for 2 people to share and feel satisfied. Service was great and professional as well. We were checked on multiple times throughout our meal. The restaurant itself is cozy and welcoming. We will definitely be back here, can't believe we waited so long to try it! read more

Show De Carnes Express - Chef's Special Picanha - Brazilian Near Me - Vacaville, California

It was our first time and we had the best experience. Cristiano was excellent, he was so attentive and knowledgeable about everything! The food was delicious, the meat was extremely tasty and the atmosphere was great too. Love it! read more

Show De Carnes Express - Brazilian Near Me - Vacaville, California

Traditional Brazilian flavors. Well flavored beef and rice. Cozinhas were delicious! Good and very friendly service. Worth a visit!

Food is really good and the service is amazing! The staff are so thoughtful and we had a great time! Will definitely come back!

Always excellent food, service, and presentation! The staff is fast and very attentive. The food is delicious, always hot and full of flavor! We always get the mixed grill. It has steak, chicken, and sausage. We share this meal with the yummy sides of mashed potatoes, rice, and sometimes French fries. My only complaint is that this restaurant is so popular we are unable to come as often as we would like :) But when we do its a real treat, and we walk around nut tree to shop and look at the lights with an ice cream afterwards! read more

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A lot of people misunderstand Brazilian Steakhouse as AYCE but I really enjoyed Show de Carnes Express because I'm able to choose what I want without having to pay the buffet price. Located conveniently in the Nut Tree Plaza, it's easy to find and there's a ton of parking. There's indoor and outdoor dining with QR codes available for the menu on each table and when you do decide on what you want, you go to the cashier and make your order and they'll soon deliver to you. We ordered the Chefs special with the meat medium rare and enjoyed every bit of it. The meet was so tender that we finished the whole dish plus the grilled onions. The service was great, super friendly. I for sure will be back! read more

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Attentive staff, great food, generous portions. The meat was delicious! Flavored perfectly. Great value. I just wish I could have a cocktail with dinner. They have wine and beer, but I do live a good cocktail. read more

Food and service are great. Owner and his son are at the restaurant were there when I went there. I eat there often and the quality is superb every time. read more

Worst part is not knowing about this place sooner. One of the best steaks I've had. Smell, look and taste all match. Very good and they have good portions too. Picanha chefs special is a MUST!!!! read more

If you read my reviews I am a carnivore at heart. Nicely grilled meat and I'm good to go. It's a natural that I'm gravitate toward BBQ joints and steakhouses. I was happy to see a Brazilian Steakhouse at Nut Tree because I am there so often. SdC is a casual place that you sit down and plates served to you. I really like this place. We tried the following: Picanha Steak: Imagine 5 servings of steak served with rice, chimichurri sauce, salsa and egg farfofa. This will serve up to 3 people. It was delightful. The steak had nice grill marks and was nicely seasoned. The chimichurri was yummy and made a great condiment. Also, the rice was light and fluffy (used to Asian rice lol). The black beans were tasty and they had bits of meat in them. Overall a great dish. Breaded Tilapia: the breading was nice and light and the fish was not overly oily. The fish kept its crispness even after sitting for a few minutes. I will say it was a little on the salty side but it didn't bother me at all. I scanned the menu and they plenty of tasty looking dishes involving chicken, pork, and shrimp. I definitely want to go back and have more. read more

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I will definitely go back and try other food on the menu. Food is good. Server was very friendly & helpful. Food came out quick; hot & delicious!! The place is clean, good lighting, soft music playing in the background. I recommend this place! read more

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Good but nothing special. Food was good, but nothing was amazing and "we have to get this every-time" Food was good but overall almost bland at best and just sprinkled with flaked salt. read more

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Location: located in a cute little plaza with plenty of parking! There's limited parking right in front but plenty towards the shopping plaza. Service: I would say there's limited seating inside, there is also seating outside but I went for dinner so it was too cold to be seated outside. We arrived about an hour before closing and were seated within 10-15 minutes. What I ordered: Mixed grill: mixed plate of filet mignon, chicken, and Brazilian sausage. (Serves 3) Large rice French fries My thoughts: everything from the mixed grill was super juicy, tender, and delicious. It came on a hot plate still sizzling and steaming hot! It's definitely a good serving size and was enough to rice three people. Doesn't come with rice so we ordered a side of rice. I wouldn't recommend the French fries since they tasted kind of dry and stale. Definitely recommend checking this place out! read more

Show De Carnes Express - Mixed Grill, Large Rice, French Fries Side - Brazilian Near Me - Vacaville, California

Decided to stop by here after a hike, as I was craving steak. I ordered the Picanha Steak Plate which came with two strips of steak, rice, French fries, black beans, and chimichurri. The steak was cooked medium as requested, and was quite juicy. Most of the flavor came from adding the chimichurri and a little hot sauce. The fries were bland so I didn't care for them that much, while the rice was quite salty. The beans have some meat and bacon in it, so they're quite flavorful. Food came out quick, and the meal was satisfying overall. read more

Show De Carnes Express - Picanha Steak Plate - Brazilian Near Me - Vacaville, California

This was my first time eating here! We chose to celebrate my Godson's birthday! It was packed at 2:30pm. So get there early because they ran out of the Ribeye Steak. They had one left and we let the birthday boy have it! The service was friendly! With the crowd of people and a few servers I take my hat off to them because they did a wonderful job! The young man who stepped in to help our server was great! The Manager or Owner came out to greet us and apologized for running out of the Ribeye Steak. The food was good at a reasonable price and you get a good portion. I enjoyed the Breaded Tilapia with rice, mixed vegetables, and the pineapple Juice drink was amazing! The inside space looks bigger on the pictures, but it was accommodating and intimate. The outside seating was beautifully arranged and perfect for warm weather. My group all enjoyed their food. We will be back for seconds! FYI turn in by the Carousel or you will drive in circles. read more

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Ohhh Glory of Sparta. All hail this temple of Meatopia. My wife and I went here for our 40th wedding anniversary and came away immensely satisfied and with a large haul in our doggie bag. In the post Covid word of dystopian inflation this place is truly an incredible bargain . This is a slightly scaled down version of a Brazilian steak house. All you can drink sodas from the fountain and you have to walk up to the counter to pay your bill. read more

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Food is consistently fantastic and reasonably priced. Steaks are cooked to order. Seasoned perfectly with condiments available if you like some heat or chimichurri. Service is great. The restaurant is not large and can get a little warm inside, but they have outdoor seating options. My husband can be a little picky, but liked this place so much that we brought his family to try it out. read more

Steak was cooked perfectly and so tender, black beans off the hook, passion fruit mousse unique and also excellent. Decent prices, unpretentious site. read more

I have to say, if you want Brazilian food but don't want the all you can eat route, show de carnes is the place to go to! We usually get the picanha steak and it never disappoints! We even order it through door dash and the quality was the same. The meat is super tender, flavorful and juicy. I love topping it with the farofa and chimichurri sauce, it's the best! It comes on a sizzling plate on a bed of grilled onions and meat juice. It also comes with white rice and beans! We also ordered the beef stroganoff but that wasn't as tasty to me.I felt the sauce was lacking some flavor. They serve it with rice and potato sticks which remind me of the chips, piknik. We had left overs so we asked for 2 togo boxes. The turn off for me was being charge $1 per box. If I knew that, I would have brought my own. Learning this lesson for the next time read more

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I was impressed! Nice service and tasty food. We had the pichana (steak had great flavor and was cooked medium rare, which I had requested; steak was a little tough but passable), chimichurri (not good. Mine is better and I'm not Brazilian), rice (lovely flavor), black beans (contain pork and were delicious), beef stroganoff (husband liked it, I thought it was missing something), mashed potatoes (few lumps, could've used more salt), fries (husband liked them). Huge portion sizes (half my meal went home) and reasonable prices. read more

How many times have I driven by and contemplated on trying out Show de Carnes Express. I'm no stranger to the all you can eat Brazilian steak houses and the meat coma that comes after. Would it be worth it? Only one way to find out! You can find parking all around in the Nut tree. On the weekends you will probably have to park a little ways out. There is both outdoor and clean indoor dining. Our friendly waiter seated us at our table. Something I look out for is customer service throughout the experience. Every encounter was superb until the end! Chef's Special Picanha- In this meal that serves two includes a steaming plate of sliced beef, rice, and french fries. We also ordered a side of plantains. Which is a must with your meat! The joy that overcame me as I saw the pile of picanha. I do appreciate the fat bits here and there too! Not much flavor? Yes, chimichurri sauce is flavorful, but good seasoned meat on its own is the best. It tasted wonderful by itself as did the sides. You want a kick? There is an orange spicy sauce on the tables that is super yummy. All in all the portions and price were all within reason. I hope it doesn't change in the future because I foresee round two! read more

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I really wanted to like this place. I dined in with my mom on a Wednesday afternoon. Place is clean, nicely decorated with some relaxing music playing. It was empty and we were the only customers. We came for the Pichana meal which has gone up in price from $38.90 to $49.90 in the last 10 months. We didn't mind and still decided to try it. The chimichurri was bland and could use some citrus to brighten it up. The tomato onion side was much tastier, fresh and a little tart. I didn't quite understand what you're supposed to do with the egg farofa and could've done without it. The steak was served sizzling on top of onions. Was a very nice presentation. It was a little tough, but overall good topped with a mixture of the chimichurri and hot sauce. There were three people working but a lot of questions got relayed to one person as she was able to translate. When it was time to pay, I asked for boxes, a side of hot sauce, and chimichurri as my mom and I planned to split the leftovers. They charged me $1 for a small cup of chimichurri and then charged me $3 for a togo cup of hot sauce. I asked them to take it off because I thought it was two expensive for the size, specially after how much a meal for two cost. They tried to upsell me into buying a bottle of hot sauce for $12. This encounter was a bit of a struggle with the language barrier, and the English speaking lady did have to step in. I still ended up with only one box and no separate cup for beans. Even if the place is pricey, I probably would've come back if it wasn't for the poor customer service. You pay at the counter and they don't disclose they already charge a service charge. Then the register still prompts you to pay gratuity. When I asked about it after, all the lady could say is "I don't know. It's been required the last 4 weeks." I explained that if I had I known the service charge was included, I would not have added an additional $7 tip (not reflected on the receipt yet). She did nothing to rectify it. All she said is if you come back I can find out what the service charge is. The fact that it's so pricey, and that we were the only customers, I feel like they could've done better. read more

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We were hungry and this place hit the spot. Have to try this local family owned. Very satisfied. read more

Show De Carnes Express - We were hungry and this place hit the spot. - Brazilian Near Me - Vacaville, California

absolutely loved this brazilian spot. the food was incredible and the service was top-notch. Highly recommend the coxinha and guarana. the staff were very friendly. read more

The service was great . The food was delicious . I would highly recommend recommend this place read more

We ordered the mix grilled, meat was tough, overall felt like cheap meats. Mash potatoes was box mix, reheated rice and beans, I mean for $140 for 3 people it was extremely poor quality food. read more

Hello everyone, This is the first time we have been here. We took our family here today for our Son's 25th birthday. We are so very glad we did!! The food was so very good and we appreciate the great service we received!! It was wonderful that we were able to speak with the owner, son, and others that work there and so much appreciated Victor!! He was great, he talked with us, took pictures for us for our son's birthday! We will definitely be coming back. We drove an hour and a half just to go here and we will do it again. When you go there, you can eat inside or outside. It is a nice place where you could see them cooking the food too. Nice hot food!! It is worth the drive!!!! Again; we want to thank everyone that worked today here at this place! Good job!! Thanks again Victor!!! read more

Use to be a great food, with the new owner everything changed, restaurant looks dirty food not good beef quality and no good manners.

We were discussing what to eat for lunch and I remembered seeing this new steak restaurant by Nut Tree Plaza, so we've decided to give it a try. We came at the perfect time that they just opened for lunch. We were greeted by a friendly lady and got seated immediately. They also have an outdoor seating which has the view of the Nut Tree Plaza carousel/Playground. I like their orange and brown/wood motif. Classy and yet casual. The seats were comfortable. The waitstaff showed us the menu and explained to us some of their most ordered items. We've decided to order the Chef's Special: Picanha steak (medium), with rice and fries. The steak was served on a bed of caramelized onions, it's perfectly grilled-tender and juicy. The white rice is fluffy and the fries are golden and crispy. It's soooo good. We're definitely going back. ...and we did went back the next day. read more

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My family has been coming to Show de Carnes since they opened in Vacaville a few years back. Taste of their food never fails. Their prices have increased recently, but their food portions remain the same with the same fresh taste. The passion fruit juice, and lime one are really good, and complement the rib eye. The employees are always super nice. Best part is we leave full and happy. read more

My family and I enjoy the freshness of the food and the attentive service of the staff. Excellent location at the Nut Tree Plaza. Clean ambience with view of the kitchen. Very comfortable seating. I wish the place was a bit bigger inside but that's why it's currently express. Obrigado! Lugar muito legal atenção excelente! read more

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Best Brazilian food in the Bay Area. Service is 10/10 and food is 12/10. Highly recommend coming with a group and a big appetite.

when you walk in, the smell lets you know that the food is good. My favorite thing to get here is the lamb chops which feeds up to two people. The lamb is juicy and was still sizzling when brought to me. when it first opened you could point to what you wanted and order. Now you are seated and given a menu. The menu has more options than when I came a few months ago. There is tilapia, stroganoff, Ribeye, T bone steak, and grilled Chicken. The place is bright and well lit. It is very clean. The servers are attentive and friendly. read more

Show De Carnes Express - Lamb Chops - Brazilian Near Me - Vacaville, California