Oba Brazilian Grill

05/02/08

AVOID!

by pais6 at Citysearch

My husband and I went on a Thursday night, 7 PM. The salad bar was lacking, but perhaps OK for those used to Brazilian food. My problem was that all the meats were so well done we could hardly chew them, had no flavor and extremely salty - so we gave up and not wanting to waste the meat, we took what was on our plates home to our 4-legged pal. I am very happy that we only each took a small amount.

We were the only people in the place - so I guess that should have been a warning. I read the other reviews and can not understand how our food was so bad.

02/22/08

Delicious Casual Dinning - The Brazilian Way!

by rcorbin at Citysearch

Last night I met some new friends at Oba Brazilian Restaurant. We are all part of a local Portuguese Language Meetup and selected Oba as our meeting location. When I walked in I was immediately taken back to Brazil and some of the places where I had eaten while visiting friends. I was greeted by a friendly hostess/server who showed me to our table and explained the process of going through the buffet and then ordering meat from the Brazilian barbeque (All you can eat, btw)

The food was just like I remembered eating at many of the small, casual, family owned restaurants in many cities of Brazil. The meat was cooked to perfection, the salads were fresh, and the carbs were delicious; yucca, potatoes, rice, beans - it was all there. And the price was very reasonable compared to the more expensive Brazilian restaurants around town.

Midway through our dinner, the owner came over and joined our conversation.

Overall, my friends and I had an enjoyable time. Good food, good conversation, and a casual atmosphere that encourages you to stay as long as you like.

I'll be back again and again. I recommend you trying it.

• Pros: Casual atmoshphere, friendly service, great value
• Cons: I would like to have seen some fresh mango on the salad bar and I didn't see any farofa.

11/07/07

Awsome Steaks!

by sushi_goblin at Citysearch

Awsome steaks, juicy flavorful, tender, very delicious. But everything else was not all that... the fried Yukka was cold under a heat lamp, crab legs were over cooked, the rices were a bit greasy... but the rice pudding was excellent (added some coconut for added taste. When I called the restaurant told me that I had to make a reservation, but when we got there (5 of us) it's like a cafeteria like... refused to take 2 coupons, they said one coupon per group... next time we'll have to sit separately...

• Pros: Good steaks and rice pudding
• Cons: Steaks and rice pudding is the only thing that's good.