I can’t imagine a more carnivorous experience that eating at a Brazilian Steakhouse or Churrascaria. If you’ve never tried Churrascaria style dining, put it on your bucket list! It is hilariously extravagant, and few people experience it the first time without committing the sin of gluttony.

Brazilian Steakhouses tend to be upscale, but hospitable places. Boi Na Braza in Grapevine, Texas is about as nice as they come. It offers a prix fix menu that includes a luscious salad bar (mesa de frios) that counterbalances the carnivorous part of the experience.

A part of the experience is that each diner is given a card. The card is green on one side and red on the other. Green means, “Start bringing the meat!” and red means, “Oh God, please make them stop!” When your card is showing green, servers with skewers of meat start flowing to your side in what seems to be never ending succession. They tell you the name of the meat in the form of a question and you accept it or refuse it. There are 15 different types of meat in all. After my first 4 meats, I turned my card to red, but then the next offer of meat was just too tempting to refuse, so back to green I went.

Eating Churrascaria style is like a medieval royal feast. The amount of fabulous tasting food and attentive service is unlike any other type of dining I’ve tried.

Our evening at Boi Na Braza with Chris, Max and Sam Murphy was one we’ll never forget. Not only was it the best Churrascaria I’ve ever had, it’s the first time I was able to pace myself. I didn’t leave feeling sick from eating too much.

Boi Na Braza
4025 William D. Tate
Grapevine, Texas 76051
817.329.5514