Gauchão Brazilian Cuisine — Restaurant in Somerville

Went for dinner on a Sunday evening, place wasn’t busy. Manager was attentive and got us a table within 5 mins. There are several options to choose from . An all you can eat for $44.99 on the weekends (different pricing during the week) Self service for $12.99 per pound and Al la carte but we weren’t made aware of that. We decided to do the self service $12.99 per pound since we knew we weren’t going to eat $45 /per person worth of food. The waitress comes to your table to take your drink order. You’re then instructed to go up to get your food buffet style. Remember you’re paying per pound so be aware that you’ll be paying for everything you put on the plate. There’s a salad bar , hot food bar, rice, beans, potatoes, pork and fish. At the meat section you can let the person cutting the meat know what you want.Theres a sign above with the different cuts of beef and chicken, along with sausages. After that you get to the scale and the person weighs your food for everyone in your party. You’re given a number for your table in case you go up for seconds or thirds. The food was ok, I found the meat to be on the salty side but usually that’s expected from Brazilian steakhouses. Others in our party thought the meat was a bit tough. There was live entertainment which was fun to listen to at the beginning but then we really couldn’t have a conversation. We basically ate and decided to leave. *Pay attention to your bill * When it was time to pay we noticed they included an automatic 18% gratuity for a party of 6 to the bill. I can justify paying that, if we were actually getting table service. But the only time the waitress came around was to take the order for our drinks. Everything else we did ourselves. We noticed it after paying and decided to leave the bill as is. We felt it would have been more complicated to ask them to adjust it since the music in the background was so loud. Overall, it was an ok establishment. If we do go back I’ll definitely be paying attention...

This was our first time there. We ate on a Tuesday afternoon for lunch,and decided to go big for their all you can eat buffet.

There are three bar stations, two cold, and one hot. Though I don't know the name of these dishes, I am glad they had it because I had a Brazilian friend who shared them with me in the past. The first is a tuna like salad with potato sticks on top. The second is cuts of sausages with greens, beans, and a grain like ingredient similar to quinoa. These are both located in the cold section of the bar. Try it, you might like it! I also appreciate that they had two different salads to choose from.

The hot station was great! They had black beans, pinto beans, refried beans, white rice, and mixed rice. I wish to eat another one of their breads with cheese fillings in the center. I also wish I had a sweet plantain.

The meats that come out were delicious. I really enjoyed the spicy sausage and chicken hearts. However, my only caveat is that all of the meats are extremely heavily salted. Like sodium galore!! I kept needing a water refill, but the service was slow/unattentive ... it wasn't busy either. However, when the staff did come by, they were nice and kind.

Also, $40 for all you can eat for lunch is kinda pricey?

Overall, it's not too bad. I would like to come here more often, but might check out other places to come pair it with. Maybe it's suppose to...

This is my new favorite place to get Brazilian food in the area.. I like the atmosphere. The service is outstanding. Our first time here, we met the manager Luis and explained that they have expanded and now open until 1:00am and offer a drink menu. The food and drinks were delicious.. I'm coming back again soon.

Well this is an edited review. That was my first time and I absolutely loved it. However, the second time I was there, completely different. Our server was great, everything else, not so much. Now I understand its August 2020, post covid, so maybe some employees are rusty. Ill start by saying the food was a bit salty, specially the meat. It was well cooked and nothing medium. Again, no big deal! Well our drinks were pretty strong, I loved that, my girlfriend, not so much. It is still all good, I drank her alcohol. When my girlfriend went to the bathroom, there was a server who used the stall, did her duties, and never washed her hands.. Whoaaaa whooaaa whoaa.. Im sorry but that is a deal breaker, specially during covid where hygiene is extremely important. Wont be going back...