Porcao Churrascaria

It is good but there is no comparing it to Plataforma another churrascaria in NYC. Their buffet is limited comparatively and their meats are a tad sub par.
The atmosphere is more subdued as well, it is calmer and more of a quiet date place then Plataforma so if you are going on a first date I might sway on over here instead.
If I never ate at Plataforma however I would have given Porcao and 4 star rating. It is very good, just not as good as it gets in the NYC region.

I think this is my favorite Brazilian Churrascaria in the city. When im in the mood for some brazilian all you can eat steak i come here. Ive been to many places included FOGO de Chao (unfortunately not in the city) and plataforma and i personally believe Porcao is the best in the city.
They have a wide variety of steak and not only that the beat is usually higher grade, a lot Less fat than other places.
I cant speak much on their side items or salad bar since i tend to stay away and focus on my meat.
but overall I believe this is the best Brazilian steak house in the city.

I have tried a number of Brazilian BBQ places in the city and this one has always been my favorite. The place itself is in a fairly large and open space. I think over a course of a meal alone the waitstaff must travel over a few miles walking from table to table. As always, when visiting any all you can eat place, do not overstuff yourself on the salad bar and don’t even think about touching the free sides that come before the main event.
Flip your card over to green and keep an eye out for the ribs on the bone, flank steak and ribeye cuts of meat. Some of my friends go for the sausage and pork, but I say those are just more fillers. The desserts here are your standard churrascaria fair, but I have yet to ever have enough room to order it from the massive amounts of meat.
Enjoy your time here and take it slow and remember to not fill yourself too much on the salad.

Service was slow and not attentive.
Price was high for what we were offered.
Salad bar consisted entirely of «fillers» and inexpensive ingredients.
Variety of meats with main course was very «obvious» and ¹⁄₃ was not cooked enough.
Sides sucked– They gave us one greasy fried banana, soggy fries and mashed potatoes. Why no plantains? (I think they are too expensive)
For everything that I listed as wrong about this place, Churrascaria Plataforma near Restaurant Row does 100% better — better service, better sides, better ingredients and generous portions! I also like the more festive environment at Churrascaria Plataforma better than the dark and empty Porcao Churrascaria.

Just a bizarre place.
They run a 30% off (everything) special I think Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. We called ahead to see if we could get squeezed in for that night and were told to come between 10 and 10:30 pm. We had planned a late meal anyway, so it wasn’t a problem.
But when we got there, the place was empty. Beyond empty. Within 10 minutes, we were the only patrons left. The salad bar was… well, bad. Temperatures seemed to be off (sushi that wasn’t cold) and everything was old and congealed and just not fresh looking (or really tasting).
The meat was good, though highly highly salted. The next morning I woke up and my rings and shoes didn’t fit! The garlic sirloin was tasty. However, whomever is butchering the meats is doing a kind of bad just. My filet mignon had bits of the silvery tendon still attached, and in general, it seemed to be sloppy butchering. Tasty meat and they were pretty accommodating in both our meat doneness preference, and the kinds of meat we like to eat.
Service was good — we were fawned over, but then again, we were the only people in the whole huge joint.
Now, the food isn’t bad, per se. I would avoid the salad bar, but that’s fine. The meat isn’t bad, but on the whole, the environment is just a little weird, creepy, and a bit depressing. It’s like watching Las Vegas wilt in front of your eyes. Something is just off.

The concept of meat on swords makes me never want to eat meat any other way. I was talking to a friend about the Chicago restaurant Brazzaz and we decided that we would trying to look for another Brazillian steakhouse in NY. I had been to a place called Carnevale down in alphabet city, but it seems they have closed since their opening last year.
We went on a sunday, and the place was very empty. The meat was everything I expected and more. So many things wrapped in bacon, I sometimes wonder why I don’t wrap everything in bacon (toast, apples, water, you name it!). Great setting and left myself and my party amazingly full. I knock off one star because the desserts we picked were quite misleading and not too enjoyable. We got the chocolate truffles and grapes in a special type of donut. Both were WAY too chewy and took forever to eat, the opposite of a nice light dessert as it had looked on the outside. Beyond that though, great experience overall.
If you have a big party, aim for sunday since you’ll have absolutely no problems getting a table. You find they tend to give you more «meat service» as I like to call it when you’re one of a few tables dining =)

I had some friends in from out of town and a bunch of us went here to eat about a year ago. I’ve been to similar restaurants in the city and a few while on vacation.
I thought the food was ok. nothing special and overall, I felt that I had better and more flavorful meats.
for the price, I would consider other places first. I think the salad bar (tho you try not eat much of that) is better at Plataforma.

As everyone said this place is expensive! 50 bucks a head. If you’re with large party, expect to tack on another 50 bucks even if you don’t get any alcohol. Most of the meats they bring out to you are really good except the filet mignon. My favorites were the turkey wrapped in bacon and various steaks. Don’t bother with the sides and salad bar unless you’re a vegetarian. It’s just a ruse to get you to eat less meat. The service was pretty good. You flip over a chip letting the waiters know you want to be served. Oddly enough I still got served when I had my chip flipped over to not right now. The restaurant itself is huge and the décor is modern and fancy.
Prepare yourselves for the bill. Your heart will sink and you’ll think to yourself WTF? Be sure to look over your bill and make sure they don’t overcharge you. We had a party of 12 and they charged us as party of 14. Sneaky. Apparently this kind of practice happens daily at a lot of places especially if you have a large party of people. They must be making serious bank on unsuspecting customers (especially rich people). So be careful. Even after the deduction it was still $ 100 bucks a person which I found odd.
Overall I’m not sure if I would recommend this place. Sure the meats were great but I’m not quite sure it’s worth the price. Maybe a good place to go only once or if you don’t care about your wallet being raped.

This place is referred to by my friends as «The Brazillian Meat Circus.»
I came here with a very competitive date. The lead-​up included talking a lot of smack and discussions of training techniques. I refer to this as «foreplay.»
Here is what we consider to be the best way to approach Porcao: BIG early breakfast for stomach expansion, then nothing but mini snacks for the rest of the day. I’m talking, a yogurt here, a cracker or two there. I think a mistake a lot of people make is eating nothing all day thinking they’ll be famished enough to eat $ 50 of meat. Not so. They get three plates in and suddenly they’re full because their stomach shrunk in the hours preceding.
Expensive, yes. Worth it, double yes. It’s an experience for a meat lover.
As for a date place… it’s hard to be romantic when you’re full of meat, but if there is a will, there will be a way.

What girl doesn’t love a meat-​fest??? Ha ha ha — I was pleasantly surprised by Porcao — I liked it better than Plataforma and a few other churrascaria places I have been to. Good, strong drinks, and lots and lots of meat.
Tip — dont fill up on the salad bar — just go straight for the good stuff! My favorites were the shell steak and the rib eye.

I came here for lunch with a few co-​workers and upon walking into the dining room I was struck with the feeling of emptiness. Not deep in my soul or some metaphysical thing — but the dining room was empty. It was 1PM on a Tuesday and there were maybe 3 tables full. I was kindof surprised that it was so empty — are times that tough where there are no more expense accounts running amok on the restaurants of NYC?
Other than being empty, the dining room was nice. High ceilings and exposed ducts gave it an edgier feel, but not like it was trying too hard.
The food was pretty typical for a Churrascaria although there were some notable exceptions that I have not had at other Churrascarias. One was the prime rib with cheese. They must have had one of those flavor injectors that you see in the Ron Popiel commercials because there was strips of cheese buried in the prime rib. The lamb was excellent too.
Also, we were a table of 5 and the sides they brought out might as well been for a table of 2. A small bowl of mash potatoes, some fried yuca, a fried banana and a small plate of french fries. I know you don’t come here for the sides, but come on — would it kill you to give some more mashed potatoes?
The salad bar was a good but a bit light on the fresh vegetables or fresh mozzarella that you might expect.
I didn’t pay for lunch so I’m not complaining ($ 36.00 for lunch) but I don’t know if I’d come back on my own dime. Not because it wasn’t good, it just wasn’t great.

You know, this place was good, but not great.
Everything was that way. It seemed a little crowded.
The salad bar was huge and huge and huge and huge and uninspiring.
The meat was everywhere and pretty good.
It’s hard to write a review of a place that was good, that you’d probably go back to, but, in the end, have almost nothing to say about.
3 for me!

Brazilian barbecue is something my stomach can handle only once every year or two. Partly because my cholesteral would be in quadruple digits otherwise, and partly because while I love meat, I don’t love it plain and in such great quantities. I’m more of a meat-​as-​part-​of-​larger-​entrée kind of gal (though granted, there is a salad bar and side dishes brought out).
Still, it’s novel to eat an entire parade of meat. I was there at around Christmas and ended up taking at least a bite or two out of pretty much everything that was on offer (even chicken hearts… yeah, I’ll pass on those next time). Generally, I liked the stuff that was wrapped in bacon, because we all know everything tastes better with bacon.
The tab came out to $ 80/​person (with drinks). I would have rather spent that much on some really good sushi or a tasting menu somewhere less… meaterrific. That’s just me, though. Meatofiles will find this place heavenly.

The rating would actually be a Unilocaling 3 ½ stars. I recommend this place to noob steak lovers. It’s a great place to try multiple cuts with out having to order 20 oz. of each. The works: boneless rib cut, sirloin, pork sirloin, turkey wrapped in bacon, flank, lamb, sausage, etc. My number 1 favorite was the garlic infused sirloin, right above the #2 lamb slices. Some meats will be hotter and right-​off-​the-​grill than others, so take that into consideration.
The buffet-​style sides and entres are decent but nothing to rave about. The most impressive of them was the risotto with bacon. However, their house Rioja wine was excellent and worth trying.
You have the option to order yuca frita (fried casava), plantains, and other sides. We went with the yuca which was served cold so we kindly asked for another batch and it was fine.
Dessert options are plentiful. Many from the regional Brazil or classics like chocolate and cheese cake. I recommend any of the Brazilian pastries, as they’re made very well.
Over all, as always if you have great company in conjunction with these well-​seasoned and grilled meats, and a wonderful/​peaceful ambiance, you can’t go wrong. A place worth exploring but I have no doubt in my mind that one could find better Brazilian gems in this city with a little less of the commercial-​franchise touch.

Come here on a very EMPTY stomache. The server came by literally every 5 mins with a diff piece of meat. Chicken, beef, lamb, ribs, steak, etc etc etc. I had a little bit of everything. The salad bar was absolutely delicious. I liked just about almost everything served. The best part: The Cabernet. I don’t know what the server brought over to our table but it is one of the best bottles i’ve ever tried.

I love Porcao for one thing only, and that’s the PARADE OF MEAT! Servers will come around the table with steaks, fish, chicken, turkey and pork and let you indulge yourself as you please. My personal favorites are the garlicky sirloin, filet mignon wrapped in bacon, sausage, beef rib, and those tiny chicken drumsticks. I usually skip the salad bar (although its offerings are decent) as well as the dessert cart since I’ve had much better elsewhere.
One thing I noticed is that the servers will swarm you within the first half an hour while you’re seated but will start to become sporadic (even with the card flipped to green), so it’s best to keep an eye out for that mouth-​watering lamb and signal them over.
I’ve been to Plataforma (another Brazilian rodizio place) and prefer Porcao over it. I find Porcao’s meats are more flavorful and tender and its atmosphere more relaxed and less «touristy.»

Décor is too white, expansive, huge, open etc — which makes the place feel a little empty. But — what it lacks in atmospherical sexiness, it makes up for in the meat (which I think is better than plataforma). There’s an extensive and impressive salad bar, which, again you don’t want to fill yourself up on, don’t be fooled!
I’m only going to say one thing about this place because I ate here about 6 months ago and still think about it and talk about it…
drumroll please…
There was one cut of meat that had cheese dripping off of it. I call it cheesemeat. It was one of the best things I’ve ever put into my mouth. The end.

I love the concept of the all-​you-​can-​eat churrascaria, otherwise known as Brazilian barbeque with what is called a rodizio style of serving. And this place does it absolute justice. The food is mouth-​wateringly sensational.
This is one of the only recent times that I’ve eaten beyond the point of being totally full. I just couldn’t seem to flip that card from the green side to the red to indicate to the roaming number of waiters, with their knives and trays of deliciously skewered meat, that I was done. I tried just about everything that made its way to my table (minus anything pork or wrapped in bacon, since I don’t eat pork for dietary reasons).
Some meat standouts include the top sirloin (or picantia), which is seasoned nicely with salt and garlic paste, the salmon with passion fruit, as well as the filet mignon, beef ribs (or costela), and lamb chops (and the grilled pineapple was the best). All the meats are slowly roasted and are superbly tender and juicy. Porcao also offers a buffet with an assortment of scrumptiously exotic meats and seafood, cheeses, vegetables, salads, and other culinary delights.
The ambiance of its interior is quite spacious, attractive and stylish. And you won’t feel crowded even when it’s super busy because all the dining tables are comfortably set apart from one another. In addition, the service is flawless and the servers are really friendly.
As difficult as it will be, try to save at least a little room in your tummy, because as soon as the dessert cart makes its way to your table, you’ll be hard pressed to pass on the resplendent variety of sweets. Along with an espresso, I ate some kind of chocolate cake with alternating layers of chocolate cream, covered with dark chocolate flakes… and it was phenomenal.
This was a dazzling dining experience, and I can’t wait to bring the love of my life the next time.

I love me a brazillian bbq place, and this is one of the finer establishments I’ve been to. The concept is pretty simple — you come in, you hit the salad bar for some veggies, soup, sushi, and other good stuff that they tempt you with so that you don’t eat too much meat (yeah right) and then you flip your coaster from the red side to green and dudes bombard you with stakes of meat that are succulent and tasty. You eat until you’re blue in the face, guzzle down a bunch of wine, and then throw in the towel and deal with your stomach being pissed off at you for a good few hours. At this point, it’s wise to go for a walk (perhaps to a bar?) to help digest some of your food.
I love a churrascaria that has sushi at the salad bar, and they did (although it wasn’t great). Definitely a beautiful setting, they had wonderful looking desserts, and plenty of ambiance. Go with a large group (i don’t get why people go on dates to all you can eat meat joints… i could barely walk after dining here, forget about getting it on with a chick), and enjoy the food, wine, and company. IT’s well worth the price.

Good. God. Don’t even *try* to go out after eating here for dinner. Don’t. Do. It. Why? Because trying to get drunk post-​Porcao will just be an exercise in futility. Jäger shot? Ha. Tequila shot? Your stomach will mock you. If you had about five pounds of meat, you’d know what I mean. P. S. don’t even mess with the salad bar – that’s just filler, negative space. But *do* try the mashed potatoes and cheesy bread to get your carb fix.
Quickly I heard the words: «Miss? Strip steak?» «Miss? Blue cheese and prime rib?» «Miss? Bacon-​wrapped chicken?» It was hard to say no to all the dripping swords of meat. Sizzling. Sweaty. Succulent. The meat I mean, the meat! Cheeky monkey…