churrascaria
Meat service restaurant
A churrascaria is a Brazilian-style steakhouse where servers circulate continuously with skewers of roasted meat, slicing portions directly onto diners' plates.
The format is typically all-you-can-eat, with a signal card—green to keep the meat coming, red to pause.
We went to a churrascaria for his birthday and left stuffed.
Upper hindquarter beef cut
- ribeyeTender marbled steak cut
- filet mignonBoneless cut from loin
- flankSide of body
- rumpRear body portion
chicken hearts · pork ribs · lamb · sausage · skewer · carving · tender · juicy
Elaborate ceremonial meal
- buffetSelf-service meal display
- salad barSelf-service vegetable station
- sidesLateral edges or teams
- feijoadaSmoked meat bean stew
fried bananas · vinaigrette · rice · beans · polenta · grilled pineapple · cheese bread · caipirinha
Smoked meat bean stew
- caipirinhaBrazilian lime cocktail
- cachaçaBrazilian cane spirit
- chimichurriArgentine herb-oil condiment
- gauchoPampas cowboy
Rio de Janeiro · São Paulo · Portuguese · tropical · samba · bossa nova · capoeira · Brasília
Burned wood residue
- smokeAirborne combustion byproduct
- flameBurning gas made visible
- searBurn the outside
- embersSmoldering fire remnants
rotisserie · firepit · woodchips · sizzle · charring · open fire · skewering · gaucho
Next to seated diners
- carvingShaping by cutting away
- endlessWithout termination or boundary
- all-you-can-eatFixed-price unlimited dining
- rotationTurning on an axis
buffet · salad bar · sides · reservation · waiter · hospitality · pacing · indulgence
sirloin
Upper hindquarter beef cut
- ribeyeTender marbled steak cut
- filet mignonBoneless cut from loin
- flankSide of body
rump · chicken hearts · pork ribs · lamb · sausage · skewer · carving · tender · juicy · marinated
feast
Elaborate ceremonial meal
feijoada · fried bananas · vinaigrette · rice · beans · polenta · grilled pineapple · cheese bread · caipirinha · dessert
feijoada
Smoked meat bean stew
- caipirinhaBrazilian lime cocktail
- cachaçaBrazilian cane spirit
- chimichurriArgentine herb-oil condiment
gaucho · Rio de Janeiro · São Paulo · Portuguese · tropical · samba · bossa nova · capoeira · Brasília
charcoal
Burned wood residue
embers · rotisserie · firepit · woodchips · sizzle · charring · open fire · skewering · gaucho · sword
tableside
Next to seated diners
- carvingShaping by cutting away
- endlessWithout termination or boundary
- all-you-can-eatFixed-price unlimited dining
rotation · buffet · salad bar · sides · reservation · waiter · hospitality · pacing · indulgence
- Churrascariagaucho, meat skewers, chimichurri, cheese bread, green card