Juliana’s Brazilian Bakery & Cafe — Restaurant in New Orleans

So I have been to this place a total of 3 times and now I can say this was my third and last. The first two I only went for sweets, so in and out fast. Mediocre and expensive. Today I went with a group of friends, when we got there the place was empty (only one guy sitting at a table eating). We ordered and sat down. I ordered the cheese bread and a coconut soup and the friend I was with ordered churrasco. First thing is that in the menu the soup was $10.50 but I have no idea what the cashier did that the soup came out to $16.50, mind you mediocre cold and served in plastic plate. Anyway, we paid our food (after arguing that we did not want to leave the tab opened) and sat down to wait. We waited for 25 minutes and the order of 6 cheese bread comes out and it was still frozen, we each had one so there were two that were bitten into, after 15 minutes (still waiting for the entrees) they bring out 4 cheese breads, the waiter says “because you ate two 😂” apparently they are way too expensive for them to make up their mistake correctly. We ate them and now 40 minutes had passed and still no soup or churrasco. I stood up headed towards the counter livid and the lady goes “ohh they are making it”, after 10 more minutes (an hour waiting for food) the food comes out cold, salty and mediocre. In conclusion, don't waste your time, energy or money at this place. NOT WORTH IT. Also, they never want you to close out your tab (I wish we had done that and would have left 0% tip because it is what they deserved) and then before you leave they are going to pester you while attending to other clients at the front for...

This place is just lovely. The ladies at the counter were warm and very helpful in explaining the dishes (something I'm sure they have to do too many times a day). Prices are very reasonable for both the amount and quality of food; honestly, they could probably charge a decent bit more and I'd still be satisfied.

My friend ordered the picanha skewers which had great seasoning but could have been a bit more tender; the empanadas are large and nicely seasoned, but nothing too special; the yucca coconut soup, though, is VERY good and unlike anything else I've had. I'm pretty sure my friend would consume it by the gallon if he could.

I got the esfihas: one cheese, one creamy chicken, and one beef. The cheese was EXCELLENT, and while the others were also very good, they paled in comparison to the cheese. The bread had a very nice, light chewiness a little reminiscent of rice flour dough. I also got the Brazilian bites plate with the chicken coxinha, beef risole, and corn croquettes. The corn wasn't quite what I expected, but was good; the risole and coxinha were excellent, though, and I've been thinking about them ever since. They are deep fried with a really nice golden crust.

As far as desserts, I got a lemon mousse and a passion fruit mousse, and their vanilla cake with strawberry and pistachio mousse filling. The mousses were excellent, nice and light and very refreshing, though the strawberry tasted slightly artificial.

While everything was solid and worth the money, do yourself a favor and get the...

The experience could have been better if it was not for the terrible service. We were a party of 4 and we all ordered different dishes. Of course, someone at the table ordered pão de queijo. That was mistake. It seems they pulled it out of the freezer and microwaved it. When served, two were tried, of which both were still frozen on the bottom. This is after waiting a long while for frozen pão de quiejo to be served. We sent them back and when the waiter returned with the now microwaved for a second time pão de queijo, they brought back 4 (order was of 6) and we were told "since you had ate two already, we brought back 4. BIG MISTAKE. BAD SERVICE. If it wasn't for someone at the table who got up and complained to the cook, those two pieces of bread wouldn't have returned. They should have brought back 6 as it was there mistake. The service was so slow. When we arrived, it empty, yet the person who took our order, perhaps a newbie in training, took forever. I will say, the feijoada was tasty, not the best, but it was edible. I wouldn't return however. The whole experience left a bad taste. Slow and bad service. Also the ambience, not at all Brazilian. A...