Yesterday was Father’s Day and somewhat like what we did on Mother’s Day, we headed out to eat a crazy amount of food to celebrate. Instead of going to a buffet we instead headed over to Fogo De Chao in Minneapolis for all you can eat meat (mainly steak) and one of the more interesting salad bars I have ever seen.
First let me apologize for the lack of food photos. The reason for this is simple: Fogo de Chao’s food delivery is just not conducive to taking photos of your plate and thus, well, I didn’t even take the camera out once while I was inside. You’ll have to suffer with the external shot above as evidence that we were there.
We arrived about 30 minutes prior to our scheduled lunch reservation of 1 PM. We were trying to save a few dollars from the crazy expensive per person price by hitting up the restaurant early but because it was Father’s Day, and they were providing free gifts–which we didn’t know about in advance, it ended up being $38.50 a person for lunch. Dinner would have run us $46.50/person. They normally are not open for lunch on the weekends but their weekday lunch price is $26.50. Our final bill was over $100 with tax and tip and all we had was water. Just a warning.
Even though we were early they were happy to seat us. While there were many tables already taken, some with quite a few people seated at them, there was plenty of open seating in the large restaurant. We were promptly waited on by our waitress who happily explained the system they use, the meats they serve, and their crazy salad bar. I was warned by many people in advance that you will want to avoid the salad bar at all costs. You’re there to eat all you can eat meat, not rabbit food. While my wife has been to Fogo de Chao two other times she headed to the salad bar while I stayed behind to watch The Rooster. She came back with a plate full of interesting goodies and two huge asparagus spears for me per my request.
I began with the meats. While I originally intended on eating as much filet mignon as possible, I was pretty open to what they were serving so I tried sausage, lamb, ribeye, filet mignon (and bacon wrapped filet), and a couple of others. The only one which I was completely uninterested in were the sirloins–not worth my time when there were so many other excellent cuts available. The meat offerings were great, not mind blowing, but way above average for Minnesota. My sole complaint came in that they never had rare, only down so far as medium rare. Being that I didn’t want them cooking meat special for me I never bothered to ask if they could deliver rare–I’m guessing they would have.
After eating quite a bit, including at least 5 servings of filet mignon, I decided it was time to eat at the salad bar to get some greens in me. I waited in the long line and grabbed everything from excellent meats and cheeses of which I had no idea what most were to fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, and balsamic for a partial caprese salad. The choices were quite interesting and good. Aside from the poor quality of the tomatoes (they weren’t red) everything else appeared fresh and was definitely more ‘exotic’ than I had seen at any other restaurant ever.
I thoroughly enjoyed my meal at Fogo de Chao but I have to comment on the service. While I have had excellent service at restaurants before, I am going to state right here and now that I have never, ever had service as doting and wonderful as I did yesterday at Fogo de Chao. The wait staff and servers were extremely knowledgeable, friendly, outgoing, and informative. They went out of their way to make sure you had the meats you wanted to try, would regularly refill water glasses, fetch homemade hot sauce (which was great–anyone know what it is?), etc. Two even took the time to congratulate me on being a father and seemed genuinely excited for me that I was a first time dad. Nice touches.
In addition to the great service and food were the free gifts. First was a rockin’ Fogo de Chao apron. Black with their logo and two nice sized pocket on the front I will probably sport that bad boy when I’m out grilling future Blue Gentian Farm ribeyes. The second was a gift card to come back at anytime for lunch or dinner by the end of August for a free lunch or dinner. Wow. While we were thinking about celebrating there for a future outing, we’ll definitely be back for a lunch hour meal before the summer is out because of that. So awesome.
Overall I was very impressed with Fogo de Chao on Father’s Day and they come highly recommended by me for any meat lover. While their salad bar could cater to the vegetarians out there I am not sure that if you were avoiding meat that it would live up to your expectations of the $47 price tag. I am excited to go back and hit it again. On that future visit I’ll be sure to experiment less and eat enough that I’m as sick as I was after Mother’s Day ;-)
Have you ever eaten at Fogo de Chao or any other Brazilian steakhouse? If so what did you think? What meats were you favorites? What about the salad bar? Have you seen anything like it elsewhere (even Vegas’ holiday buffets didn’t match this one)? Whatever you have to say about Fogo de Chao go ahead and comment on as I’d love to hear your thoughts.
Address:
Fogo de Chao
645 Hennepin Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Phone:
612-338-1344
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June 21st, 2010 at 3:25 pm
I have been to Fago de Chao and hated it. The meat was all overcooked and they couldn’t bring us rare or even medium rare meat. And that’s what everyone at my table wanted. The meat was boring tasting. And the price is crazy. I think the only good thing about the place is the salad bar. If I ever went back I’d skip the meat all together and just go for the salad bar, which is an option.
As to service, you are right, the service is good.
June 21st, 2010 at 3:34 pm
I’ve been several times and I love it. You can get the salad bar only for a lower price, just let your server know.
I’m shocked Kassie had overcooked meat, I’ve always been able to get rare meat, and I have been several times. (my own review from earlier this year is linked) I feel sad for you Kassie, that you had a bad experience.
Another point about Fogo, the chefs carrying around the meat to the tables not only cook it, but they specialize in it, and undergo training to learn how to best prepare it.
And yes, I’ve never had anything but over and above spectacular service there. Some friends and I are planning on going for a weekday lunch later this month.
Bill, I’m glad you enjoyed it.
June 21st, 2010 at 3:47 pm
been threr for lunch, loved it. Way to much meat for me however. I figured they should toss in a free colonoscopy with a meal like that. That would have been a nice touch.
June 21st, 2010 at 4:59 pm
I’ve never had any trouble asking for rare meat and getting it. They don’t mind at all.
I usually only go there when somebody else is paying.
June 21st, 2010 at 5:06 pm
I’ve been there many times(MPLS, Dallas, Atlanta & Sao Paulo) always leaving in a food coma from all the meat. They do really go above & beyond on the service, from a party of 2 or 25 – it’s a wonderful dining experience.
June 21st, 2010 at 5:08 pm
There’s a similar, locally-owned place in Madison; went with a fellow meat-loving female friend one night, and we loved it. We took advantage of the $10 discount for early-week dining, so I think it was just under $30 per person. (We stuck to water after our initial beers at the downstairs bar.) Since it was so sparsely populated, we were encouraged by friendly servers to luxuriate, talk (it’d been a while since we’d seen one another) and eat without rushing, and you bet we did. (We also tipped accordingly.) Most of the meat (and we tried everything) was very high quality and done to our specs, and the salad bar — well, it was awesome, and I would go back just for that. Not everything there was of the most superb quality, but again — I’m nitpicking on quality to maximize my praise of the flavors and selection.
Bill, did Fogo offer the Brazilian Parmesan-flavored buns? They’re called pao de queijo, and I’m a little embarrassed to say how many we ate. (A lot.) Here’s a version from King Arthur Flour, with an interesting backstory to boot. http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/gluten-free-brazilian-cheese-buns-recipe
June 21st, 2010 at 5:08 pm
Been a couple times (only at lunch though), and LOVED it each time. Never had an issue getting meat done the way I like it, but I prefer more of a medium rare than rare, so maybe it just wasnt an issue.
Service has always been great, and the food is incredible. I am at the point where I focus on the Filet, but you are missing out if you dont at least try the sirloins. One of them (dont remember which one right now, perhaps the bottom cut?) is very good. I would try a sliver of the bottom cut and the garlic one and see what you think, but I remember one of them being second only to the Filet in my rankings.
Glad you liked it and that you had a good time. That coupon for a free return is oustanding. Count me jealous.
June 21st, 2010 at 5:38 pm
The way it works at Fogo is everyone there is your server; you don’t have a designated server. You’d have to pay me a lot of money to wear those pants they wear.
I was there on Memorial Day, my second time there for lunch. Never eaten during dinner. The beef rib is one of my favorites. It’s carried around on a white carving board. I’ve never had the sausage and I usually decline the poultry and pork offerings. I can’t remember which cut it is but it is flavored with garlic and is really good.
June 21st, 2010 at 6:20 pm
We’ve been to Fogo many times and love it and the service.
I have to admit that I never thought I’d read a positive review from Bill of an established chain restaurant. :-)
June 21st, 2010 at 8:16 pm
I’ve been meaning to try Fogo for a while, and this post makes me want to go even more.
June 21st, 2010 at 8:59 pm
If you skipped the sirloins, you missed out. They have a couple different sirloins, but one is awesome (I forget which one).
June 21st, 2010 at 8:59 pm
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June 21st, 2010 at 9:00 pm
Sorry, bottom sirloins are garbage cuts of meat and that’s what they routinely offered me.
June 21st, 2010 at 11:26 pm
I’m glad you had as awesome an experience as I did, athough I would agree you missed out on the sirloins. (garbage, really? …have you seen the crap they scoop off the floor into the burgers and sausage you rave about?)
I’d never heard of such a thing as Brazilian Barbecue until a couple years ago. I was in Dallas and a company I was doing some training with took us to Boi Na Braza, followed by some bar hopping and eventually a big Texas strip club. You would think I would forget all about where I ate that evening, but it was so unforgettable that as soon as I got back home I did some research and found Fogo de Chao.
The most carnivorous human I know, my stepdad, was in town a few months later, so we took the folks there (dropping $200 at lunchtime). It was equally as amazing except this time I had learned my lesson about wasting appetite on sausage and chicken. (I can’t believe the salad bar one isn’t obvious enough that it actually requires verbiage.)
I like my meat crispy and yet tender and juicy, which is challenging. I’m considering moving to Brazil because this is the closest to completely spanning that spectrum that’s ever pleasured this palate.
And the service….they went WAY out of their way to cater to our varied tastes (Bruce likes his meat rare….period). They were putting new skewers on for us even though we closed out lunchtime and were obviously approaching maximum capacity.
I can honestly say these were my two favorite dining experiences, which certainly speaks for these particular restaurants, but probably more for the Churrasco style of cooking. …and of course my wish to die with a steak knife in my hand.
June 22nd, 2010 at 12:38 am
Been to Fogo in Dallas, Chicago and Minneapolis and enjoyed them all. It has been two years since I have been but all three had the green on one side, red on the other, circular coasters to signal for them to bring on more meat. Can not believe no one has mentioned this in the previous posts. Have they done away with these coasters to signal your interest in more or no more meat?
So Mrs. Marcos, a big Texas Strip Club. Was there a “Coke is It!” sign flashing in the window and that is what lured you in only to discover that it was a big Texas Strip Club?
June 22nd, 2010 at 1:15 am
Many years ago, we would frequent the previous bar / restaurant where Fogo exists today as it was a hot spot back when the old problematic Block E existed.
Can you name this bar / restaurant?
Can you name their signature drink which usually led to you falling off of your chair or bar stool after you finished it?
June 22nd, 2010 at 4:27 am
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June 22nd, 2010 at 5:44 am
#16 Thought Leader, are you — umm, *thinking* — of Copeland’s? Man, I can’t even remember what came before that …
June 22nd, 2010 at 7:09 am
Not Copelands…the drink was a “wanderers punch” and the restaurant was The Nankin.
June 22nd, 2010 at 7:22 am
Yeah, you still missed out, garbage cut or not, it was a close second to the Filet, and certainly better than the bacon wrapped filet.
June 22nd, 2010 at 7:23 am
Tracy is correct.
June 22nd, 2010 at 8:04 am
The simple fact of the matter is that we’re there for all you can eat steak. If I am going to get my pick of cuts under this one price structure, I’m going to go for the cuts of beef which are the best. Why waste your time on bottom sirloin (what, $3/lb on sale?) when you can be eating ribeyes ($11 on sale?) or filet mignon (do they ever put filet on sale?)
Hey, that’s what’s great about Fogo de Chao, if you want to eat crappy cuts of meat for your $40/50 meal, go for it. As long as you are happy, they are clearly happy and that’s all that matters.
June 22nd, 2010 at 8:31 am
I just don’t think I could consume enough meat to make it worth the money. Or if I did, I would want to die afterward.
June 22nd, 2010 at 9:07 am
6th and hennepin used to be shinders on 6th and the great northern meat market on hennepin. my dad would drop me off of at the greyhound depot (first ave), and i’d catch the streetcar (glenwood-4th ave) and to grandma’s house i’d go :)
i don’t remember where the original nankin was located.
bb
June 22nd, 2010 at 9:11 am
Don’t knock the sirloin before you try it. You can call it a garbage cut all day, but it has infinitely more flavor than the filet. The bottom sirloin (I believe they call it the house special) is one of my 2 or 3 favorite cuts at Fogo. Great flavor and much more tender than you’re probably thinking.
June 22nd, 2010 at 10:50 am
I can attest to the awesome power of “The Wanderer.” Wow, was I drunk!
June 22nd, 2010 at 12:41 pm
Filet Mignon is incredibly tender, but really lacks in flavor since it is so lean… there’s a reason it’s often wrapped in bacon. There’s more to meat than the cost….and preparation is always crucial. It sounds like Fogo de Chao has figured out the preparation part, as I assume they are cooking over real wood (gaucho style). This is truly the best way to prepare a steak…yum!
June 22nd, 2010 at 10:19 pm
The first time I went was in Dallas and I ate way, way too much, but it was hard not to.
I’ve been to the Minneapolis one at least three times, once with a group of friends, then last year we took my dad for his birthday and this year took the in-laws for their anniversary. None of the parents had been before and all live in smaller towns so in addition to the great food, it’s a fun experience.
I don’t recall what my favorite meat was, but among the top three was certainly the garlic one, which may have been sirlion.
Agree that the service is outstanding! On this last trip we were asked multiple times if there was anything we wanted that hadn’t made it around to our table recently.
June 23rd, 2010 at 9:26 am
I’ve been to the Beverly Hills location several times before checking out this Mpls location. Both are absolutely incredible, and the meat is available rare upon request. They strive to ensure you get exactly what you want, as the service is second to none.
How do you not love the meat selection in this photo?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mlemos77/4703689465/
June 23rd, 2010 at 12:59 pm
mmmm the “Wander”— that pink concoction of evil-goodness
Take a couple of those & you’ll find yourself “wandering” around Minneapolis
June 25th, 2010 at 1:31 pm
Ah yes, the ‘Wanderer’… Was only able to have 3 of the large fishbowls in a sitting. That was so I could still find a 16A & get across the river…
Anyone have a ‘One & You’re Done’ from Jose’s?
Been to Fogo de Chao both in Mpls & San Antonio. Enjoyed the one in SA more because it was within stumbling distance to my hotel. Those caipirinha’s are just too good…
I agree on the salad bar. Its one of the better ones out there. Too bad its attached to an all you can eat steakhouse. However, I believe you can get the salad bar only option, but what real option is that… all those tasty meat products walking by you…
Also I believe you can request more rare items. I just don’t recall if they brought them (reference the caipirinha)
June 26th, 2010 at 7:44 pm
Bill, I suppose if you’re just trying to get your money’s worth in terms of retail value that makes sense. I let my palate determine value, and I’m quite partial to most of the cow. (If they were serving caviar I’m pretty sure I would have given that the salad bar treatment.) …and I’ll let it go that you did have some sausage and other meats. ;)
Thought Leader, that was me (MR Marcos) that was lured into the strip club in Dallas, and it had nothing to do with the drink selection. ;)
June 26th, 2010 at 7:56 pm
Mmm, caipirinhas. I heart caipirinhas.
July 10th, 2010 at 3:54 pm
I finally went there last night with my wife, and we both loved it. I think my favorites were the bacon-wrapped filet mignon and the lamb, though it was all really good for the most part. I think the only things I didn’t care much for were the ribs (not enough meat on them) and the mashed potatoes side, which to me seemed to be lacking in flavor. But the other meats and sides (I really liked both the plantains and the polenta) and the salad bar were all delicious.
My caipirinha was delicious too, as was the ginger ale my wife ordered — I don’t remember the brand, but it was something imported, and was really tasty and flavorful.
Finally, the papaya cream dessert was probably the best dessert I have ever had. I originally was going to pass on dessert entirely, but my wife really wanted to try it, so we shared it. It was light, yet very smooth and creamy, and had a good papaya flavor that was well-complemented by the blackberry liqueur drizzled over it.
And of course, the service was top-notch. In fact, I think that’s the best attribute of this place, even more than the food. I don’t think I’ve ever felt more welcome in a restaurant.
I ate so much that I am just getting my appetite back now. :) I will be back someday, and definitely recommend it.
July 10th, 2010 at 10:11 pm
Tim, FYI, they aren’t plaintains at Fogo, they’re fried bananas. Plantains aren’t very sweet at all.
The “ginger ale” was likely Guarana soda, which is a nut/fruit native to Brasil, and pretty much the best thing ever.
July 11th, 2010 at 7:42 am
Thanks for the clarification on the bananas. And yeah, now that you mention it, it was Guarana soda (they poured it from the can, and it said that on the side). I thought maybe it was the brand name or something.
July 11th, 2010 at 11:13 am
You can find Guarana sodas at any grocery store, including AV’s Cub, in the international foods section. I believe it was 69 or 79 cents a can the last time I saw it.
July 11th, 2010 at 9:11 pm
Have to agree with Tim on the dessert. That stuff was just incredible.
July 14th, 2010 at 7:15 am
Just wanted to drop in my .02 on Fogo de Chao. The first time I went I made the rookie mistake of over indulging at the salad bar. I remedied that on my second visit and left the salad bar and the sides mostly alone (although I really like the polenta) and concentrated on the meat items. Although I like my steak rare, carpaccio and tartare rare, I still enjoyed a lot of the meats on offer. And while most were not cooked to my preferred temperature, they were all pretty tasty. And I have to agree, the caipirinha is a great drink.
August 2nd, 2010 at 1:51 pm
I, for one, believe that there is no other place on earth that has such divine seared meats. i go on special occasions to this place for i live in minnesota, so the best 3 restaurants here are 1 fogo de chao, 2 the melting pot, and 3 La Belle Vie. Yet i have had my share of going around the US and going to the best restaurants in town, also going to france for two weeks, i think i have some background. i have been going to fogo for the past 4 years and i think my favorite is the picanha(a sirloin and for the pacific peps out there its the tri-tip) this cut of meat is more desired than the filet mignon in brazil for its distinct, remarkable flavor. for my sister’s grad party we are making this because its inexpensive and delicious!!! if you want the recipe here it is(btw you might want a rotisserie grill= works the best)
http://www.yumsugar.com/You-Call-Skewer-Skewer-280688
i have made it twice and OH MY GOSH IS GOOD even though its so simple!!!
August 2nd, 2010 at 2:01 pm
mermer,
You totally lost me after saying the Melting Pot was the second best restaurant in Minnesota.
August 2nd, 2010 at 2:07 pm
though I appreciate his non-use of capital letters. (her?)
Fogo is participating in Restaurant Week here: http://www.mspmag.com/dining/restaurantguide/68986.asp
Dinner is “only” $30 a person and includes a dessert through Friday.
August 2nd, 2010 at 2:15 pm
While I agree with the Melting Pot comment, I appreciate the recipe. Thanks for sharing, we dont have a rotisserie, but will give it a try.
August 2nd, 2010 at 2:22 pm
dm, reservations made. Thanks! :)
August 2nd, 2010 at 2:28 pm
Agree 100%. Sorry, no credibility at all no matter how many times you’ve been to France.
August 2nd, 2010 at 2:55 pm
Also in agreement. I go to restaurants to have other people cook for me. I’ll save the fondue for home.
August 2nd, 2010 at 4:25 pm
Bill, I’m totally jealous. I am on the verge of making the reservations, but can’t commit!
August 4th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
Bill you haven’t told me when our reservations are. I’m guessing you chose 5pm so that we can still catch the last 477 out of downtown back to AVTS ;)?
August 4th, 2010 at 1:59 pm
Dan,
If you want to join us you’re more than welcome but you’re paying your own way ;-)
August 4th, 2010 at 5:38 pm
Thanks for the offer Bill, maybe next year.
December 23rd, 2010 at 10:55 am
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February 24th, 2011 at 9:03 am
I took my family to Fogo last night for my oldest’s birthday at her request. She had been there before and was hoping to “treat” me to a place that she really liked and it was clear she wanted me to feel the same way knowing that I am fairly critical of restaurants. Going in I knew this:
-It was “all you can eat”
-It was a chain
-It was gimmicky
I also know these things now that I did not know before I went there
-Soda is sold per bottle. This is one reason I will never go back to BLVD.
-There is no wine by the glass menu
-There is no pricing listed anywhere except on the wine by the bottle menu
-The Brazilian servers are inherently better looking than I am (ok, I figured that would be the case anyway).
With these notes, I would have said no to ever going to a place like this. But.
It was pretty good and almost excellent. The Salad Bar, the meats and the service were extremely good. Dessert was maybe just ok, but free due to the birthday we were celebrating. If I had to pick one thing that I really liked, it was the service. Spot on perfect.
That said, my bill was $340 for four including tax and tip, plus 14 bucks for Valet parking. For that price, it had better have been pretty good to excellent with perfect service. Before you think we blew our money on booze, know that I had one beer, one glass of “house cabernet” and the Ms. had two glasses of the same wine.
I think this place seems like a place of diminishing returns. I doubt that, now that I know the drill, it could be as good as it was last night. The gimmick is off and it would fall into the category of another good place to have a meal in Minneapolis. Well, there are a lot of good places to have a meal in Minneapolis and most of them don’t cost me a car payment. As a matter of fact, it is only the second best meal I have had in the past 5 days. Take a look at the Corner Table thread for reference ($125 for two there).
Would I go back, yes…but only if someone else is going to pay for it. Otherwise, no.
February 24th, 2011 at 11:10 am
I have lived in Rio for the last 4 years. So when I am in the Twin Cities and need to get a Brasil feel, I go here. It is very authentic and we can usually find a Brazilian to at least chat a bit in Portuguese. Great place!
April 6th, 2011 at 7:01 am
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May 11th, 2011 at 12:11 pm
I had dinner here again last night. I was out with two out of town business partners who were using their expense account to buy me dinner and take me to a Twins game.
I would say, that the two guys that I had dinner with will probably go home and say they had the best dinner of their life. They are both red meat loving Montanans, and really, there was no other place I should have thought of now that we went there.
The choreography of the wait service is really a treat. Having eaten there just s few months ago, I was reminded that the whole experience was about identical, right up to and including the “stop over” of the head server guy to affirm the wonderfulness of our meal.
I also noticed how hard they try to load you up on the cheaper stuff keeping the more expensive cuts on a less regular round than the sirloin cuts. I also noticed they give you way bigger slices of the sirloin style food (which is good but not as good as the ribeye or filet offerings.
This is probably going to turn into my number one place to go to eat with people from out of town after last night, and my number infinity of places to go if I have to pay.
July 7th, 2011 at 4:01 pm
Next week is restaurant week. Only 30 dollars to eat here for dinner July 10-15, a 25 dollar per person savings for the same meal they always serve. If you have always wanted to try, but didn’t want to pay the big price, you should go here next week. I would recommend you make a resy.
I am sure they still make a profit. :)
January 24th, 2012 at 2:05 pm
http://www.fogodechao.com/rw-msp/
You’re welcome.
January 24th, 2012 at 3:07 pm
Excellent work Dan.
March 2nd, 2012 at 9:40 am
I think we beat Fogo last night.
A guy in my IT department is legendary for the amount of food he can put down. You know the guy. 30 years old, weighs 155 pounds at 5’10″, does not have to exercise but can eat forever without negative effect. Kind of like that Kobiyashi hot dog eating guy from ESPN.
He had never been to Fogo and a co-worker made a reservation a while back when Restaurant Week was announced. On the way down, we did some prep work on the two guys who had not been there. Don’t touch the sirloin. Don’t touch the sides and go easy on the salad bar.
I think the first clue was when we came back from the salad bar with a slice of salami and a hunk of cheese or similar for the four of us that we were serious.
After about 45 minutes, it was clear the sirloin losers knew to steer clear of our table. At that point the only guys stopping over were the Rib Eye guy, the filet guy and the bacon wrapped filet guy, and less frequently the rib guy and the lamb chop guy.
I succumbed to the place after about an hour and 15 minutes, but IT guy kept going for 2 hours. He literally had at least 5 pounds of high end meat in him when he quit only because he could see that he was the only one still hungry. He indicated that he was not really done, but chose to be for our sake. It was like nothing I have ever seen. After that, he devoured the sides just because he could.
I think Fogo is the only place in town where I would eat a steak these days.
March 2nd, 2012 at 1:31 pm
Probably not the only place, but I have a hard time arguing with you. The filet and ribeye are both excellent, and the place is fun.
Sounds like you guys had a great time.
March 2nd, 2012 at 2:08 pm
We had a blast and the check came to 45 bucks a guy. That price included dessert if we would have chosen to get some. Hopefully they’ll do it again during the summer version of RW.
I should have been more specific. I would also eat at your place and at Chapter&Verse’s house, Chad. Also, my co-worker Jared who also uses the lefty Steak Grilling method and of course I would eat steak at my house. That is about it.
As the steak gods would have it, I am also set to eat dinner next Tuesday at the Montana Rib and Chop. 22oz Prime Bone in Rib-Eye, here I come.
Heart surgery scheduled for 30 minutes after dinner.
January 28th, 2013 at 11:24 am
Restaurant week is Feb 24-March 1 this year.
The $30 Fogo deal is in place as always. If you have not been, I’d recommend getting a reservation sooner than later. It’s a $49.50 meal and dessert is included for that price.
January 28th, 2013 at 6:51 pm
lefty, I don’t see it on the list – ?
http://www.opentable.com/promo.aspx?pid=223&m=46
January 28th, 2013 at 7:43 pm
I found it here (below). I don’t think Fogo is an Open Table customer. They have and in house internet reservation system.
http://mspmag.com/Contests-And-Promotions/Restaurant-Week/
January 30th, 2013 at 4:47 pm
Sandy, FYI, I called to double check a couple days ago when I saw it wasn’t on open table. Lefty is correct. Fogo is participating, but you have to use their system.
We have our reservations for Friday night of RW. Can’t wait. Anyone want to babysit?
January 30th, 2013 at 8:30 pm
Thanks! I went to a different website and got the full list….
Have fun!!!
(If you are desperate for the sitter, hubby and I might be convinced…it would help keep us from staring at my son and his girlfriend in expectation…!)