Rodizio's Tallahassee

I finally made my way to Rodizio’s last night and I was very impressed! Unfortunately, I did not take my camera with me so there are no pictures but on my next trip, I will have the camera in hand. The first thing you need to know about going to this place is be prepared to eat, and eat a lot. The price per person is $30 (not including drinks) but the assortment of meats makes it well worth the price.

We had a wonderful waiter who explained the entire concept of “Churrasco” to us which is a style of Brazilian BBQ’ing of sort. The waiters, or Gauchos come around with giant skewers of meat and the meats are hand carved at your table for you. Last night, Rodizio’s offered over 20 different styles of meats and I would say we tasted about 12-15 of them. I guess in order to give a real, accurate review I should have taken notes because I know I will not remember every style of meat we had, but what we did have was outstanding. There were numerous types of beef including a house special that was a shoulder cut that was by far by favorite cut of beef from all the choices. They had your typical New York cuts, Filet cuts, etc. but the tenderness and taste of the meats were far out done. Everything was fresh and extremely tasty. Aside from the beef, there was a handful of pork choices which included a parmesan crusted pork which was my favorite of the pork dishes along with BBQ pork (what I believe was a shoulder cut), and a honey BBQ pork. They also offered a lamb which I found to be very good along with a turkey breast that was amazing. The turkey had a nice outer crunch to it with the inside being one of the more moist turkey’s I had ever eaten. Especially in a restaurant. Other meats that made a lasting impression on me was the tiger shrimp, and the sausage. The Gauchos also had a few skewers of chicken which included a bacon wrapped chicken, two different types of chicken wings and I believe there was one other chicken option but it has escaped my memory. It is quite difficult to remember all the fantastic meats we enjoyed....

Aside from the meats, Rodizio’s offers a small salad bar and a vegetable bar that included a soup, rice and beans, plantains, and a pasta dish. Other vegetables offered were a very tasty asparagus, red and green bell peppers that were chilled and seasoned and a few other Brazilian flavored dishes. I will admit that I wasn’t impressed with the side dish selections mainly because the sides that were supposed to be warm were not but nonetheless, they were enjoyable. Like I said, you go here for the meat! One very unique item at the table comes with your bread basket. Along with butter you are also given a salsa looking dipping sauce that reminded me a lot of a Mexican Salsa or a Pico De Gallo. Now I was hesitant to taste this, but I am glad I did. It is an extremely spicy taste but very delicious. Having a salsa with bread is an unique concept but was very fitting for the restaurant.

I will defiantly be taking a trip back here real soon. I really enjoyed the atmosphere and the food was very good. This would be a great place for a group to go and enjoy a night out with some fantastic food. Maybe next trip I will take a little note book and give a more detailed review on the food. I will admit, its very overwhelming when you are surrounded by all you can eat, fantastic meats. It's very hard to keep up with all the choices!