Fogo de Chao
Chicago, IL 60610-3722
Phone: (312) 932-9330
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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