Fogo de Chao
Chicago, IL 60610-3722
Phone: (312) 932-9330
- Price:
- $$$$
- Cross Street:
- Erie Street
- Directions:
- El: Brown/Red Line to Chicago
- Best of Citysearch:
- Group Dining 2007, Group Dining 2005
- Hours:
- Mon-Thu 11am-2pm, 5pm-10pm, Fri 11am-2pm, 5pm-10:30pm, Sat 4pm-10:30pm, Sun 4pm-9:30pm
Editorial Review for Fogo de Chao – by J.P. Anderson
The Scene
You can smell the meat as soon as you step inside Fogo de Chao ("fo-go de shown"), an all-you-can-eat spot where corporate types get in touch with their inner carnivore. All-white tablecloths and exposed wood beams, the decor is comfortable and sophisticated; the crowd loud and lively.
The Food
Fifteen prime cuts of meat are brought on skewers and cut at your table by specially trained gauchos. There's fatty, flavorful rump steak (the most popular cut), meltingly tender filet mignon, well-seasoned Parmesan pork loin, garlic beef and more, every one fresh from the kitchen and delicious. The salad bar has upscale staples like hearts of artichoke and palm, fresh mozzarella, wild mushrooms and asparagus. And don't forget side dishes like crispy polenta, savory mashed potatoes and fried bananas. If you've got room, try the intensely rich cafe latte cheesecake or sweet, creamy flan.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoIt's all you can eat, but at a price: Lunch costs $29.50 per person, dinner $48.50. The deluxe salad bar is $20.50.
The ExtrasYou're in charge, thanks to a colored disk at your place setting: Flip it to green to get more meat, red to dine in peace.
What to DrinkThe wine list has more than 250 South American and Californian bottles ($45-$65); nine by the glass ($6.50-$12). Or toss back a mojito or caipirinha.
Where to SitThe private dining room is popular with corporate parties; it's available for rental to groups of up to 75.
User Reviews for Fogo de Chao
07/03/2008 Posted by superts
The best by far. Only go here. The salad bar is huge, everything is fresh and of high quality. Mojitos and caiparinas are very good. They keep bringing the food no matter what you do. This place is a yearly tradition for me.
03/11/2008 Posted by abbeyroad85
My boyfriend and I made reservations for our 4th anniversary for 7 p.m. The place was very busy, but by the time 7:40 rolled around we had still not been seated, so I sent the boyfriend up to get an update. The hostess looks at the sheet of paper and says "You're next" and offered no explanation or apology. I think they forgot us. But I was determined to brush this off and enjoy the occasion and the meal, but we really were both very disappointed. The meat was not good. If I had been served any of them as a main course I would have sent them back. The lamb was cold and well done, the filet chewy and bland. We had a pork rib that was literally inedible, and the other pork we had, a Parmesan crusted piece, was equally disgusting. The only really good piece of meat I ate was the rib eye, and that had more to do with rib eye being a delicious piece of meat than anything else. It was all quantity and no quality, like an incredibly expensive Old Country Buffet. I love quantity and I was really looking forward to a big meal, but I also expected the quality that $50/plate should provide. I know of a lot of people who really liked this place, so I'm not sure if we had a random bad experience, or if they just like the fact that there's more meat than anyone could ever eat, but I won't be going back.
Pros: Fast service, cool idea
Cons: Very poor food quality, waiting 45 minutes to be seated with a reservation
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