Brazzaz!

Tonight I was treated to a wonderfully amazing dinner at Brazzaz, a Brazilian Steakhouse.  I'd been to one before, about five years prior.  As an intern for a Chicago company, one luncheon all the interns attended was at a Fogo de Chao, another Brazilian steakhouse in Chicago.


Here is what I learned between visits 1 and 2, even though they were five years apart.  


1)  The salad bar is yummy, but remember you're paying for the meat, not the salad.  Don't Fill Up There!


2)  Ask yourself the following when eating something, "Is this good enough to take away stomach space for the other options?"  If the answer is "NO," STOP EATING and wait to enjoy something worthy of your remaining stomach space.  If the answer is "YES!", then SAVOR, SAVOR, SAVOR!


3)  Expect to take a good two hours to eat.  The slower you eat, the more you enjoy, the more patient you force yourself to become, and therefore the less likely you are to "scarf down" food.  No one likes meat-induced stomach pain.


4)  Picaña is AMAZING, at least at Brazzaz.  It was hands down my favorite, followed closely by the filet mignon.  It was like peppered, crispy, heaven, that melted like butter in your mouth.  I think I had fourths tonight.


Brazzaz is absolutely a better option.  Sorry Fogo, but I vote Brazzaz.  So on your next romantic getaway, dinner with your best friends, or simply a treat unto itself, a little "well done" reservations go a long way.