Rio grande churrascaria

Let me start off by saying that I read the bad reviews and still really wanted to love this place, but unfortunately, we won’t be going back.

My husband is a big fan of Brazilian steakhouses so we have been to pretty much all, from Fogo De Chao to Texas De Brasil, to Steak Brasil in DT Miami.

Pros: -It’s cheap. $25.99 all you can eat salad bar and rodizio for dinner. You can’t beat that. -Steak was good. Good selection and everything we tried was great. -The men with the steak came by often and fast. They were very kind and their service was great.

Cons: -Unreasonable wine prices. How is it possible that the cheapest bottle of wine here is $63 and the cheapest house glass $15? This is Hialeah, not the Beach. Not even at Fogo de Chao South Beach is the wine that expensive. You can find a solid bottle of wine there for $35-$40. That alone got my husband and I upset. It’s not nice to try to take advantage of people. -Slow Service. We went on Tuesday night and the waitress disappeared during a good portion of our meal. We had to ask the guys with the steak if they could find a waitress for us. Somebody else finally came to help us, and we had to ask multiple times for water for our daughter and for the fried cheese and the cheese breads. Usually that’s the first thing that they bring out at these type of steakhouses. When we finally got the cheese and the bread, we had finished our meal.

All in all, I don’t think we’ll be back unless they make adjustments to their wine list. There are plenty of other good Brazilian steak houses in Miami that have great food, great service and a great selection of wine with decent prices.