Pampas Churrascaria

What they don’t have in frills they make up for in food. Simply delicious Brazilian fare. The restaurant is clean, friendly helpful staff. The food is fresh, cooked to perfection. The only thing missing is some nice Brazilian music. We will definately be back.

Really good food! Really nice people! It’s a little expensive if you don’t eat A LOT! Would be wonderful if they would label the buffet so you know what you are trying. The meats are great too. They have different payment methods but it feels weird to weigh your plate. If not, it’s $ 28 for unlimited. It’s worth it if you eat 3 or more plates but I don’t eat nearly that much.

I have heard recommendations as well as speculations of wanting to go from my friends for ages before I finally went last week. It was a Wednesday around 7pm and there were about 3 or 4 other tables there.
The hostess was very friendly and explained our options of pay by the pound or all you can eat. And while I paid by the pound I ate all I possibly could have. The friend I went with is almost as indecisive as I am, so selecting the meats from the wall of spits was quite the process. But ultimately we ended up with steak, bacon wrapped chicken, and sausage as well as a variety of items from the salad bar (they also have an all you can eat salad bar with no meat option if you don’t eat meat).
The food was spectacular!
And despite being incredibly full she and I managed to dig deep and also share a red velvet cheesecake which was phenomenal.

Great food, easy location! More delicious bbq meat than you can shake a stick at. Don’t miss the bacon wrapped chicken.

Excellent churrescaria in Worcester. Little «hole in the wall» restaurant. Fair salad bar. Meat carved to order. The ribs are my favorite. Pay for meal by weight and doesn’t cost «arm and a leg». Simple booth type seating. Street parking generally available.

Honestly, being Brazilian I will say the meat is good. Buuuut the salad bar is lacking. Starting to cater more towards American salad bar and that’s lame. The mayonesa (potato salad) and sal picao (chicken and raisin salad) is weak but the arroz and feijao make up for it. The service is terriiiiiible, just hands down awful. Slow, non attentive and non personable. Not the way a Brazilian steakhouse should be ran. I go for the to go by the pound, still expensive but close by and convenient. Miranda bread accross the street has better service and you can get plates of whatever meal they are making that day. Pretty cheap too! I’d say the location is good, the prices are stupid high, the salad bar is lacking but the meat is good. Wish I could do 3.5 but definitely not a 4.

This place is WONDERFUL! Delicious food (lots of options, tender delicious meat), very friendly staff, and super cheap. Their lamb and steak are heavenly. I really love it here and can’t wait to go back.

Not like a traditional Brazilian bow but for what it costs it is pretty good. Great place to come and relax with friends and great food!

I get take-​out from here all the time… love the food! Soooo tasty! Take-​out; you pay by the pound so the price depends on the weight. I’ve never eaten at the restaurant, but if you are looking for a great take-​out meal to enjoy at home & want a meal worth every penny you paid for it, then this is the place! I would highly recommend it!

I try to come here at least once a week, this place is great! I have only ever gotten take out which is priced per pound however they have an all you can eat dine in option which is only like $ 25 and its BYOB. I usually get sirloin, beef ribs, plantains, and the chicken off the salad bar; Pampas has never disappointed me.

I would give this 3.5 stars if I could, but it’s definitely better than 3.
Having eaten at a number of churrascarias around the world I was tempted to judge this against them, which would not have weighed favorably for this restaurant. Instead I’m rating this based on what they’re able to do with the limited space they have. There’s a salad bar/​buffet station in the far corner, about 20 tables, and a meat station here. The salad bar/​buffet has a pretty decent variety of vegetables, beans, rice, and salads. The meat station had about 10 different selections from which to choose. Combined almost certainly enough variety to satisfy whomever might walk through the door.
Also on a positive note is the pay per pound vs all you can eat pricing. Having both these options means you can come and fit your meal to your budget while still enjoying their fine food.
Unfortunately there are negatives here as well. We came in about 6:30, there was a decent amount of the restaurant filled, but it was not full either. There were 4 staff members; a hostess/​waitress/​cashier, a meat cook/​slicer/​server, a kitchen chef that seemed to help prepare both meat skewers and buffet selections, and a busser, who was also probably the dishwasher. This meant that it took a while for drinks, and also that there was very little in the way of tableside meat service (it occurred once during our hour there), a key component of the churrascaria experience in my opinion. We found this also made for an inconsistent meat quality, as I could get the bacon wrapped chicken and it was moist and flavorful, but when my companion shortly thereafter got the same thing, now it was overcooked and dry.
In conclusion, this place is worth going to if you’re in the area, maybe start with the pay as you go option if you’ve never been there, but I won’t be driving 45 minutes just to dine here again.

Delicious, economical Brazilian steakhouse.
I’ve been to churracaraias in places from Phoenix, to Minneapolis, to Sao Paulo and Santos and Pampas stacks up pretty well. The salad bar is OK, but you didn’t really come to a churracaraia for salad, did you? Let’s be honest, alright? You came for the meat and Pampas delivers. But while, I’m on the topic, the plantains and yucca fries are awesome and should be consumed to excess after you finish your meat. The rest is fine, olives, cheese, beans and rice, salad, beets, all that. They usually have a braised chicken that I bypass in favor of the main course…
…And that is the meat! First and foremost, you want to have the picanha, the Brazilian rump steak delicacy that you see skewered in all the in-​flight magazines. It is delicious. You want to have the rare slice because why would you get anything more cooked than that? Beyond that, the pork ribs and roast pork are awesome. Rich and succulent! I’m also a huge fan of the «spicy» pork linguca sausage.
You have the option to get it by weight or all-​you-​can-​eat. It all depends how hungry you are and if you can easily put down a couple pounds (like I can).
Now for the bad:
This was my go-​to spot nearly every day when I take business trips to Worcester. I’ve visited dozens of times. However, the manager started underhandedly overcharging me. You see, when buying by the pound, there are 3 prices in increasing $/​lb order. Salad bar, Salad bar w/​meat, and just meat. I eat a lot, so I load up on meat & salad bar stuff (primarily plantains, yucca, and olives) and bring it back to my hotel so I can watch TV and eat. I filled up my container with meat and while I was adding to the salad bar, I saw the manager run over to tell something to the hostess checking me out. She rings me up and I notice that it is the all meat price. I call her on it and show her that there were salad bar items in there. She goes and talks with the manager who insists on charging the all-​meat (highest) price. I begrudgingly paid, but in hindsight, should have sat down right there and turned it into the all-​you-​can-​eat and consumed even more. I’m on a temporary short-​term boycott because of the manager’s stubborness. Honestly, I think it is hurting me more than it hurts Pampas because I’ve been craving that meat.
All-​in-​all Pampas is great, just be careful about some sneakiness when you checkout.

Food was good the place looks good clean but the service needs a lot of improvement. no greetings! I ordered drinks and never had delivered to my table for the second time already. waitress never been at my table even once. Plus they charge me for the drinks that a never got… when ask for refund they didn’t known how to do it !!!