Brasa Grill Brazilian Steakhouse
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1300 W. 9th St.
Cleveland, Ohio 44113
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| Phone: 216.575.0699 |
| District: Warehouse District, Downtown |
| Category: 191Steakhouse,Bar,Brunch,Buffet,Patio |
| Price Range: $$$$ |
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GREAT FOOD, SERVICE NOT SO GREAT
We ate there the other day with 9 people. Food was great but im not sure if the staff didnt understand english or was intentionally ignoring us. We asked for refills to four different people,..FOUR!! Finally the host came over and asked how things were and we said weve been waiting for a half hour for a refill of drinks (ice tea and coke) and he left and then we waited another ten minutes. It was almost funny. I was disapointed they added 20% to my bill too,. The service was not worth 20% or $100. The tip should have been about $50 max. Loved the food but im done i wont go back. I went annually with my family but this last time really bugged me.
Review by alan from medina posted November 13, 2009
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Best meal I have had in a very long time!!!
Last week my family and I decided to go out to dinner. We wanted to go somewhere new and different so we decided to go to Brasa. I had heard so much about this restuarant, but i was kind of skeptical because of some of the not so good reviews that have been posted. But from the moment my family and i walked into the beautiful restaurant.. it became our new favorite place. When we walked in we were greated by a very welcoming staff. We were seated and told about the salad buffet.. which i shouldnt even call that because of the vast amounts of non-salad foods that they had. They had mahi mahi, brazilian pork and beans, and tons and tons of other delicious salad type-foods. I could have made a whole meal based just on that, but of course we decided to get the meat, and wow, i am so glad we did that. Immediately when we turned our brasa card to green, we were greeted by one of the meat cutters. He was so polite and very knowledgeable about the meat.. and wow, it was delicious. Every single cut of meat that we ate tasted distinctly different and absolutely amazing. It was juicy and delicious. In addition to the salad and the meat, we were also given rice, potatoes, fried bananas (ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS), and brazilian seasonings. Everything that I ate that day was absoultely fabulous and I will definitely go back as soon as possible. After our meal, we decided to get dessert. We got cheese cake, crem brulee, and the coffee. They were absolutely amazing. If i would have known how decadent the desserts would be, I would have definitely saved more room for them...if that is even humanly possible to pass up the meat when it is presented in front of you. And then lastly, to end the meal, our server came over and gave my whole family a shot of some sort of alcohol. It was meant to settle your stomach after a big meal. And wow, that was a fantastic way to end an amazing meal. I will definitely be back again soon !
And I really recommend that you go to Brasa, it is definitely worth the trip!!!!!!!!
Review by Katherine from Cleveland posted July 23, 2009
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Not the Like the Texas De Brazil
We were very disapointed in this restaurant. We have eaten at the Texas De Brazil in Chicago and were expecting the same quality of meat and service. We were wrong. The lamb was rotten and when we brought it to their attention, the excuse was that it comes from New Zealand and they won't eat it themselves? What!!! I would never serve someone something that I wasn't willing to eat myself. The service was slow, so slow that we didn't need to turn our disk over when we didn't want any more meat, because we had to keep waiting for it to come. I will never eat there again. It is worth the trip to Chicago to go to the Texas De Brazil, that is a fabulous meal.
Review by Kori from Kent posted April 26, 2009
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A Bad First Impression
Last night my husband and I went Braza for our anniversary. Also we took our three year old son. My husband has been dying to take me here because he ate at Texas De Brazil in Memphis and said the meats melted in your mouth. The meat last night did not melt in my mouth. On average the meats were over cooked, and the all tasted the same greasy. I only tried the prime rib, flank(I did not actual taste it because I had the first cut and it was as tough as leather), sirlion, and filet. The prime rib tasted like roast and no I did not get the roast I passed on it. I did not get thirty-five dollars worth of food but maybe ten. The guys serving the food were not very friendly. Now for the positive, they did not charge my three year old, but he only ate rice which was very good. The salad bar is wonderful if you like seafood cold. It is a salad bar so most of the mixes are cold, but they do have a few hot items. The place is beautiful and our serve was very friendly and talked to my three year old. I will not try this restaurant again I believe when you are this pricy you only get one chance to make a good fist impression.
Review by Carrie from Boardman, ohio posted August 23, 2008
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Great Food and all I can eat!
This is one of my favorite restaurants in Cleveland. If you love meat this is the place to go! You get as much steak, pork, chicken, and lamb chops as you can eat. The quantity of food is definitely unmatched. The quality of food is also excellent--especially the bacon wrapped steak. The wine list is very good and service is excellent. Brasa also has a great salad bar.
Review by nickz from mentor posted August 21, 2008
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One time experience is all you need
I had to check this place out, I dined here a few months after it opened. The buffet had alot of items on it, but I came for the beef. First of all they sat us next to the kitchen doors, yet I had to flag down a carver coming out of the kitchen more than once. Then they explained the carvers touted 9 types of beef, sausage and turkey. I passed on the turkey, never got any sausage, and the tenderloin was charred beyond recognition, All I dined on was 4 types of meat, and remember , I was seated next to the kitchen doors. Then we ordered the Mojitas, I dont like rum so I gave my husband that one , and my girlfriend and I ordered the vodka Mojitas, watching the bar tender prepare these I realized, hes making us vodka gimlets!!! Throw around some spanish names and reinvent the wheel. It was an experience, but I wouldnt go back. I will say that they have the most beautiful bathrooms I have ever seen in a public space...
Review by Rose from Avon posted June 30, 2006
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Absolutely amazing!
I went with a group of about ten people who had all actually gone to a real brazilian steak house, in Sao Paulo Brazil. Every single one of them said that not only the food was exactly like it would be in brazil, but also the atmosphere. All of the meats were cooked perfectly, and were continuously served. Be prepared to pay 35.00 a plate, our total bill was pushing 600$! But that was because we got pitcher after pitcher of guarana, the stuff is awsome. The waiters/servers are all very friendly and know a great deal about all the different foods, ask questions and have fun, at this most amazing restaurant!
Review by Nate Chambers from Apple Creek Ohio posted April 06, 2006
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High End Delicious Meat-Loving Dining
Brasa is food and an experience. Here's a tip: Nibble at the delicious salad bar and save yourself for filet mignon, lamb, sausage, flank steak and more. On a bad day the meat may be mildly greasy. But usually it is a meat connoisseur's heaven. I'm confused by gripes about $200 bills and $4 soft drinks. This restaurant is the cornerstone of the Warehouse District, home to many of Cleveland's best clubs and restaraunts. Be prepared to pay - the food is worth it.
Review by Chris from Cleveland posted March 02, 2006
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Wait at 8
Third time a disaster at Brasa, reservations for our party at 8, not seated till 9, lied to by hostess about being seated in 5 to 10 minutes 4 times. Salad bar not as good as previous two visits, only one cut of meat made our exccellent list, the other 15 cuts were average and several were dried out at best. Big disappointment!
Review by Anonymous from Beachwood posted March 01, 2006
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Keep your hands off of the table
Last night I went to Brasa Grill with my husband and a group of friends. Let me start by saying that the food was really good. The meats were all wonderful and the salad bar was more like a buffet. Overall it was a pretty good experience. I’ve told you the good so I guess it’s time to get to the bad and the ugly. First of all who gives you all you can eat meat (not spam and lunch meat - tenderloin) and charges for refills on pop – that is just stupid. The waiter tried to tell us that everyone in the area does it and that some places even have “club service” which means that if you were to order a rum and coke they charge like $8 for the rum and $4 for the coke – Yeah Right! This is Cleveland not New York most of the people around here are working class and no establishment that charged that much for a drink would last long. Now for the scary stuff…. One of the guys that goes from table to table with the meat cut one of the people in our party. We immediately told our host so that #1 the knife could be taken off of the floor and cleaned and #2 he could bring her a band-aid. He rushed off (without asking who did it) and then proceeded to run around for ten min. whispering to people and then came back with no band-aid. She told him that she was more concerned about the knife and he told her not to worry because they were the cleanest restaurant around – we then had to explain that it was not sanitary for the rest of the people in the place to eat meat cut with a contaminated knife but I’m not sure he wanted to understand – by then it was too late anyways. Finally the manager came with some band-aids and told her that she would be taken care off. To all of us that meant she ate for free but when the bill came they had charged us. We told our host and it was taken off the bill although you could tell they were not happy about it.
Review by Elissa from Cleveland posted September 14, 2005
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They messed up the little stuff
I am a frequent diner of mid to high-end restaurant. I have never been treated like I was at Brasa Grill last weekend. After a $200 bill I felt moved to write this review. Normally, I don’t write reviews like this but felt moved to be my experience.
This was my second trip to Barsa Grill. When the restaurant first opened my wife and I tried to dine there. They were completely over booked and after a 2-hour wait, and the hostess had locked herself in the wine cellar crying, we left. Figuring they were still ironing out the bugs we decided to give them another chance.
On Saturday July 16, 2005 we made our second trip to Brasa. The place was mostly empty at 8pm (not surprising after our last experience). We were seated promptly and our meal was great. All the meat one can eat, delivered and carved table side. The service was also good. When I received the bill I found we were charged for each soda (pop). I first ordered a mixed drink for $6 dollars and switched to Diet Coke. At the same time my wife had two $8 glasses of wine and so did my mother in law. My father had a few soda's and I got some refills. We were charged $10 for 5 pops.
I asked the waiter about it and he replied rudely "it's the house policy" and proceeded to blame the restraunts. I asked for the manager, who came to the table ready to fight, who blamed the server. I don’t care whose fault it was. It is ridiculous to charge that much for soda after a $37/person plus alcohol. I was really, ok with it until the "general manager" told us to "do what were going to do." After, that I vowed to Never-Ever return to the Brasa Grill. I hope you won’t either.
Review by Aaron from Cleveland posted July 18, 2005
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Brasa, which occupies the recently vacated Circo/Zibibbo space in downtown Cleveland, is a curious mix of fine dining and free-for-all. The concept is known as churrascaria: A wide variety of different cuts of beef, pork, lamb and chicken are brought directly to each table in succession, where servers either carve thin slices from a larger cut (roast beef, flank steak, filet mignon) or offer small portions (sausages or bacon-wrapped turkey). Diners can eat as much or as little as they like, signaling servers to the table by flipping a small disk - green on one side, red on the other. The fixed-price menu offers the full churrascaria experience for $35; diners with a lighter appetite can choose the salad bar alone for $25. (Don't let the term ""salad"" fool you, though - pasta, sushi and fish are also available.) White tablecloths, solicitous service and beautiful surroundings make an interesting backdrop for a large salad bar and all-you-can eat service, but the steady crowd at Brasa seems to indicate that no one is getting hung up on such trifling matters.
Review by Northern Ohio Live Magazine posted June 03, 2005
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Great Food & Show Business!
Wife and I stopped in for a Saturday dinner...for $35.00 each you get an incredible salad bar with all kinds of sea food.....shrimp....sushi....you can have that alone for $25.oo and its worth it !!! But the Meats! The bring about 12 different kinds out cooked to perfection...one by one......so by the time you have tasted them all you get seconds of the ones you liked best like the fillet and sirloin! All cokked over wood fires....Dont be in a hurry! And the larger the group the more fun.....You really get your moneys worth in great food and atmosphere.....also has a cozy bar area with attentive staff...I will be back!
Review by Anonymous posted April 28, 2005
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