re: Texas de Brazil Opinions

First, order regular tea. You get free refills with the tea. Water will be served too in those blue glasses. They will try and run up your bill by pushing fruity bottled tea and sparkling water or some shite like that. Cokes are expensive and are served in little baby bottles. I'm not a wine guy, so I don't know shite about that, but they do have wine, as you will see. I'm not a cocktail guy either, but they got those too.

Second, eat the bread from the buffet line, not that stuff they serve you at the table. Other side items they bring to the table are mashed tators and fried bananas. I tend to eat the tators in between bites of meat. Fried bananas is good. If the waiter doesn't bring these items out, ask for it. And yes, you can get seconds and thirds of these items.

Third, make sure you have other food (from the buffet) on your plate when they come around with the meat. You will need break from all the meat.

Forth, anytime you hear a gaucho ask"Top Sirlion? or Sirlion?" get it. That goes for Flank Steak too. I tend to say away from the chicken, pork or the beef ribs. They aren't bad, they just take up valuable stomach space. I like those little sausages. You may have to ask for them. They tend to be stingy with those for some reason. Always ask for two, as you may not get another chance. Garlic roasted filet is good, Bacon wrapped filet is good. Leg of lamb is damn good. Lamb chops are damn good. You may have to ask for it, and ask for two. The house special (and that's what they call it) is good, but not better than the other stuff I listed here.

Fifth, don't forget to use your thongs. Your gaucho will appreciate it.

Sixth, I think I had all but one of their desserts. They are good but not great, and maybe not worth the extra coin. The fried bananas, that come with the meal, make a good dessert actually. If I was forced to pick one, it would be the Chocolate Mousse Cake. If two, the cheese cake.

Seventh, you may have to stay on your waiter's arse. At just about any other restaurant, I will allow the waiter to set the pace and let them do what they do. At TdeB, they tend to get busy and are inclined to take a while to do basic stuff. What I'm saying is, don't be hesitate to ask for what you want ( meats you want but aren't being brought around, more side items, a clean plate, refills or whatever. It's supposed to be a high-end joint with high-end service, but it ain't really. I'm not knocking it. It is what it is. Service was on a higher level when they first open, but the clientele of Baton Rouge and the people that TdeB tends to attract aren't about the high-end shite, so they adjusted the level of service down a notch. They no longer have white table cloths, crumb the table, or refold your dinner napkin when you leave the table, you know, the little things.