Best Brazilian Restaurants in Columbia Heights / Brightwood

Reservations is a must during a holiday like today. Only had to wait a few minutes before our table was ready. Our server (Camille?) was impressive being able to balance so many plates, but she also kept our drinks filled. Some cuts of meat were dry (lamb chops, pork belly, and bottom ribeye) and some (sirloin and garlic sirloin) were perfect. The tomahawk steak (entree order) was cooked perfectly and big enough that we (party of four) had to take the rest home. While it was quite noisy, it’s understandable given the day. Overall, I felt I had a pretty good experience.

Great Thanksgiving dinner. Our waiter James was awesome.

As in prior visits, plenty of well prepared meats in good variety and pace of circulation. Hadn't paid much attention to their salad bar previously, but I was pleasantly surprised with the options. Service was great. Our waiter was super friendly and efficient, attentive without being pushy to up-sell. They do have a few "upgrade" options, but I think they are geared to larger parties, didn't read all the details. They had a decent wine deal...3 bottles for $99 plus a $25 gift card, already in a box. You could drink whatever you wanted during the seating, and take the rest home.

This is another good visit at a chain restaurant that Varies in food, service, location, and ambiance. This particular location hits a home-run!!! Service was very friendly, attentive, and well worth another visit. Food was noticeably less salty than other locations and taste was great!! The presentation at the salad/sides bar was beautiful, clean, and varied compared to other locations. This spot had a genius layout and was very open. Gauchos were always active, it seems that all locations lack lamb chops as a frequent flyers and most rely on the chicken, sausage, cheese as they surely as less overhead than the more desirable beef and lamb cuts. New location that met all expectation and exceeded in experience. Very happy to give Fogo another shot.

The food here was amazing and authentic! The service though, was what set it aside from the rest. The restaurant was extremely accommodating of my large party and requests and checked in with me several times. The brunch is a great deal for the amount of food you receive!