WHY One of the better-value churrascarias in town, at about $27 per person during the week and $35 on weekends, when sassy dancers entertain the crowd (we prefer the quieter weeknights, which are still not quiet). WHAT It’s a tremendously entertaining scene here, with huge family groups, waiters in gaucho pants carving meat off of [...]
April 9, 2013 | Posted in
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WHY One of the best churrascarias around, with a generous and beautiful buffet (salads, roasted vegetables, prosciutti, cheeses, garlic rice, bananas fritas) and quality meats. WHAT Hidden on the second floor of the Paseo, where P. F. Chang’s and Yard House get all the attention, this Brazilian barbecue place is more subdued than the wacky [...]
January 22, 2013 | Posted in
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WHY When you’re starving, celebrating and have $55 to blow on a single dinner, not counting drinks, tax and tip (or dessert, but you won’t have room for it anyway). WHAT Of Southern California’s several churrascarias, none has been more successful than this grand temple of meat, where spits of lamb, beef, pork and chicken [...]
November 17, 2012 | Posted in
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WHY For a short, delicious menu of Brazilian dishes, including a fabulous (and massive) chicken pot pie made with hearts of palm, corn, roasted potatoes and olives. WHAT The bright, minimalist space in the heart of the Fashion District is warmed with yellow flowers, the rich flavors of Brazil and the presence of the owner/chef, [...]
October 28, 2011 | Posted in
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WHY For affordable and casual Brazilian barbecue. WHAT This offshoot of the Farmers Market original is built around a large buffet laden with all the Brazilian churrascaria standards: barbecued meats, garlic rice, black beans, plantains, salads, roasted vegetables, fried yucca and that dreamy cheese bread. It’s sold by weight, so go easy on the meats [...]
October 28, 2011 | Posted in
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WHY Tasty, inexpensive Brazilian sandwiches, grilled meats, collard greens, black beans and feijoada, the famed pork stew. WHAT It’s a simple order-at-the-counter, paper-napkin café but an exceptionally charming and colorful one, with a greenery-lined sidewalk terrace and an intensely colorful dining room. There’s beer and wine, but don’t neglect the fresh mango juice or the [...]
October 28, 2011 | Posted in
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WHY To sample Brazilian food in a cheerful room warmed with Brazilian music, or out on the terrace overlooking the Los Feliz parade. WHAT Owned by the neighboring Trattoria Farfalla, Tropicalia serves its own take on the vibrant, flavorful cooking of Brazil. There’s moqueca de peixe, a wonderful coconut-milk-based sauce served with shrimp or white [...]
October 28, 2011 | Posted in
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