Churrascaria Porcao
New York, NY 10010
Phone: (212) 252-7080
- Price:
- $$$$
- Cross Street:
- 26th Street
- Directions:
- 6 at 28th St
- Hours:
- Mon-Fri 11am-11:30pm, Sat 1pm-12am, Sun 1pm-11:30pm
Message from Churrascaria Porcao
Guest choose great variety of regional Brazilian food
- Private parties
- Executive gourmet lunch
- All-you-can-eat round for kids
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Editorial Review for Churrascaria Porcao – by Kathleen Squires
The Scene
Like the restaurant, the statuesque beauties at the hostess stand are imported from Gisele Bundchen's homeland. Other transporting touches include the black-and-white floor mimicking the curved pattern of Copacabana Beach sidewalks, and a photo mural of Rio de Janeiro. The loud, tie-loosening groups assembled in the sprawling dining room, however, are purely American.
The Food
The flesh feast begins once you flip your coaster from red to green, which cues servers brandishing Amazon-sized skewers to slice proteins right onto the plate with sharp, shiny swords. There's a method to the meaty munch-out: Take small tastes from the 18 offerings, then fill up on favorites. A juicy rib-eye, for example, should take priority over a dry pork loin and a flavorful flank steak trumps the sirloin. Charred sausages and bacon-wrapped turkey are other consistent choices. The non-carnivorous won't starve with salmon, a 40-item salad bar, and a slew of sides from mashed potatoes to plantains.
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Insider Tips
What to DrinkA roving capirinha cart offers Brazil's national drink, a sweet and tart blend of cachaca rum, sugar and fresh lime, for $10.
Save MoneyThe $22.90 lunch special Mon to Fri, noon to 4pm, includes salad bar and a choice of one all-you-can-eat option of chicken, beef or salmon.
When to GoFeijoada, Brazil's traditional stew of pork, sausage and black beans, is served only on Saturdays.
User Reviews for Churrascaria Porcao
02/15/2008 Posted by lizzyred8
A group of 4 of us went here for a Valentine's dinner. Seeing as we hadn't made reservations, we were fully prepared for somewhat of a wait. Upon arrival the maitre'd assured us that we would be seated once our entire party had arrived. We grabbed a drink at the bar (bartender was extremely friendly but a bit slow), and true to her word, once our fourth showed we were promptly seated. The unlimited salad bar was quite extensive including a vast array of seafood. The initial waiter was also very friendly and immediately took out drink orders. Of course the food never stopped...plenty of meat to be had. I did find many of the cuts fatty which ruined the taste a bit, but other than that I don't really have any complaints on that front. The dessert was mediocre - we all ordered something different and sampled. The chocolate cake and truffles were a bit lacking in taste. We did have a bit of a difficult time acquiring our check as we weren't sure who to ask, but we grabbed a guy in a tux and earpiece and he found it for us quickly. The music was a little too loud for a romantic dinner, but without reservations on vday - who can be picky?
Pros: Friendly wait-staff, wine, salad bar
Cons: loud music, cuts of meat
02/09/2008 Posted by dexcorsist69
So a friend and I go to this place and we were just ripe for a good time...food and drinks. Well I realize that this is "supposed" to be a Brazilian place but the pace nearly put us to sleep. We sat for easily ten minutes before anybody came to over us. Mind you the place was basically empty....and there were plenty of "managers" and other waitstaff walking around. My friend ordered a strawberry capirinia and I got the passionfruit version. The drinks were simply superb. We sat in the lounge area behind the bar so I cannot speak for the actual "restaurant" area...we get 3 appetizers....sushi, fried mini patties and a sizzle plate with sausage, steak.....the food was ok....not overl expensive I thought. Sadly we finished our drinks halfway tru our meal.....mind you it was so good I could have stayed there all night drinking it. Eventually we finished our meal and our empty plates sat there for waht seemed an eternity. A busser removed our plates walked away.....and literally 30 minutes went....For sheer spite I refused to call anyone over. My friend actaully went up to get someone. By that time I was so frustrated I didnt even want a drink. My friend had one.....finished it and again we sat there wondering where our check was.......amazingly when we did get it the guy stood over us waiting for it....priorities, I say. I work in sales...and these fools turned what could have easliy been a $300 bill into a $70 one and we ended up going elsewhere to spend our money where people actually want us to spend it......Did I forget to mention we were the only table in the lounge area......Never Again.....Great drinks thats it.
Pros: drinks
Cons: everything else
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