Ponto Um Brazilian Takeout — Restaurant in East Providence

I love a pay-per-pound buffet-style place because I like to have a little bit of everything but I don’t want too much food. Even though it’s called Takeout, everyone here was dining-in at 6:30pm. Only one take out customer. The woman at the register was really friendly with everyone who came in and was bilingual (Portuguese and English at least obviously) Seems like a good place to build-your-own salad if they just added a couple dressings or something It’s not a huge buffet. Just one cold side and one hot side but it had everything I wanted. The meat on the buffet was nice and well done. Good stew texture I was trying to figure out if this is a chain restaurant because their posters make it seems as if it is but I couldn’t find any others. They had outdoor furniture as their tables inside but they were comfortable and I didn’t mind. Maybe they take them outside for outdoor seating when the weather is nice? There is no restroom here, there appears to be Wi-Fi but I didn’t ask because I was just stopping in for a quick bite. It’s not just a buffet: they also have sandwiches and stuff that you can order but I just wanted something nice and fast. They have an extension across the street for grocery but they had a few frozen items for sale to go like bolinhas de queijo, rissois...

Two places to explore, the restaurant and the store. We enjoyed both! At the restaurant, hot food that one can place on plates and dine in, or use the takeout containers. We loaded up on meat, feijoada, sausage and chicken. Everything gets weighted at the end. There are plenty of tables and the restaurant is accessible. Street parking was easy. The store is smaller and one can buy brasilian supplies (even clothing) and (what we were looking for) salgadinhos. We enjoyed some hot, made fresh, but took most of the food home to eat later. Everything heated up...

Just left the restaurant, instant regret in choosing to dine here rather than minas steakhouse right up the street. Better food, better prices & more presentible.. spent $18 on weigh by plate for barely any food & an extra $8 for 2 drinks. Food utensils were out in the open; meaning forks & knives were mixed together in the utensil bucket for anyone to touch while grabbing their own utensils....