"The fabled feijoada is celebrative with black beans for the Moors, white rice for the Christians, smoked and jerked pork for the unwanted cuts that only slaves ate, green collards for the jungle, orange oranges for the sun, red fermented beans for desire, yellow yucca flour as the most common food, and luscious red and yellow peppers for sex."
"Great restaurant, food was amazing."
"Brazilian food is awesome. Dishes are delicious."
"The food was amazing."
"The food was well cooked and surpassed our expectations!"
"The food is delicious, the staff is so kind and quick, and just a great experience overall."
Cons:
"The food arrived, well presented and beautiful. but totally tasteless!"
"Both food and service is bad, would never recommend."
"Although the staff was very polite the food was really very bad."
"The feijoada was a bit too salty."
"Really bad cut and really bad cook."
"The Brazilian national was mostly pig ears, and the beef was not visible."
"The mashed potatoes tasted like it was out of a box and the meat was really tough."
Service
Pros:
"Service was attentive and professional, and they definitely worked to get us out in time to get to our show."
"The service was good and waiter was very friendly, explaining anything that needed explaining."
"Wonderson the server (yes, that’s his name) did not judge is in our touristy street clothes, instead, he made us feel extremely welcome."
"Service was fast and in point."
"The waiters were all great & very attentive."
"Excellent customer service, very attentive and kind."
"Gaspar was wonderful. He took very good care of us and he also served with a flare that entertained the kids."
Cons:
"Service not great."
"Our server, a bald stalky gentleman is the rudest server I’ve ever had."
"The waiter used inappropriate language to insult us."
"The waiter displayed rudeness from the start."
"Avoid this place, this scam artists charge you double with weird added taxes they made to fool their guests."
"Good food but the service sucked."
"Great food, live music, nice host/manager, but service was just slow that day."
Ambiance
Pros:
"Beautiful place."
"A bright and refreshing place to sit and enjoy a Brazilian meal."
"The restaurant was beautifully rustic inside with a piano for live music & tasteful pictures throughout."
"Nice ambiance and atmosphere."
"The ambient was clean and very nice."
"The atmosphere: it makes you feel like you are in Rio de Janeiro specially in the evening."
"The atmosphere is warm and the staff make you feel at home."
Cons:
"Decor was good but the table cloths were made of paper which struck me as a little cheap for a 'fine dining' establishment."
"From the outside looking in, it does look like a tourist trap, especially because of its proximity to Times Square."
"So RUDE. Not FAMILY FRIENDLY."
"The decoration is quite old, the chinaware and glassware also."
"Small bathroom and not accessible by people with disabilities."