Restaurant Recommendations

Postby **NTP66** » Tue Mar 19, 2019 9:55 am

I'm not sure where you live, but the Fogo in Philly is very good.

Postby **mac5155** » Tue Mar 19, 2019 11:15 am

They just opened one in downtown Pitt.

I wonder how it compares to Texas de Brazil? Green forest is probably the best. But they're all progressively more expensive too

Postby **LITT** » Tue Mar 19, 2019 11:15 am

fogo > all

Postby **skullman80** » Tue Mar 19, 2019 11:17 am

Went to Texas de Brazil on Sunday. Enjoyed it. At all the meats. Would go again.

Postby **LITT** » Tue Mar 19, 2019 11:22 am

where should we go to dinner tonight? Need to dine at 430 pm near oakland/downtown

Postby **slappybrown** » Tue Mar 19, 2019 11:23 am

Given you just posted "fogo > all" why not fogo

Postby **LITT** » Tue Mar 19, 2019 11:26 am

'all' being all other churrascarias, not all restaurants

Postby **Dickie Dunn** » Tue Mar 19, 2019 11:27 am

It's been a while since I've been to either, but I think I liked Texas de Brazil better than Fogo, though both are good. At Fogo it's nice that you can order an actual meal in case you don't want all you can eat meat.

Postby **MrKennethTKangaroo** » Tue Mar 19, 2019 11:28 am

ive been wanting to try forbes avenue tavern on...forbes...in town. good reviews on the google but I have no idea if it would meet LITT's lofty standards.

Postby **slappybrown** » Tue Mar 19, 2019 11:28 am

'all' being all other churrascarias, not all restaurants

Ya, I got that, but seemed to be a convenient option given the location and today's discussion.

Postby **slappybrown** » Tue Mar 19, 2019 11:29 am

ive been wanting to try forbes avenue tavern on...forbes...in town. good reviews on the google but I have no idea if it would meet LITT's lofty standards.

Owned by the same folks as Lot 17 in Bloomfield and a definite upgrade over the prior Courthouse Tavern.

Postby **LITT** » Tue Mar 19, 2019 11:37 am

ive been wanting to try forbes avenue tavern on...forbes...in town. good reviews on the google but I have no idea if it would meet LITT's lofty standards.
Owned by the same folks as Lot 17 in Bloomfield and a definite upgrade over the prior Courthouse Tavern.

this looks good.

Postby **Troy Loney** » Tue Mar 19, 2019 11:40 am

Is that where Penn Ave fish used to be?

Postby **slappybrown** » Tue Mar 19, 2019 11:40 am

Is that where Penn Ave fish used to be?

Next door. Penn Fish is Le Gourmandine.

Postby **Troy Loney** » Tue Mar 19, 2019 11:45 am

I wonder how that la gourmandine location does. I work close to there and also enjoy their stuff, but it has never crossed my mind to get fancy baked goods on a work day.

Postby **MrKennethTKangaroo** » Tue Mar 19, 2019 11:49 am

I suppose a croissant would be a very crushable mid-day snack

Postby **LITT** » Tue Mar 19, 2019 11:50 am

five points bakery has the best croissant in tahn

Postby **Jim** » Tue Mar 19, 2019 12:16 pm

They just opened one in downtown Pitt.

I wonder how it compares to Texas de Brazil? Green forest is probably the best. But they're all progressively more expensive too

It was the one Downtown, Smithfield St. The meats were just "okay". There wasn't a single one that I was waiting for to come around again. Left full, which is really the point with all you can eat meat... but have no real desire to go back.

Postby **mac5155** » Tue Mar 19, 2019 4:27 pm

They just opened one in downtown Pitt.

I wonder how it compares to Texas de Brazil? Green forest is probably the best. But they're all progressively more expensive too

It was the one Downtown, Smithfield St. The meats were just "okay". There wasn't a single one that I was waiting for to come around again. Left full, which is really the point with all you can eat meat... but have no real desire to go back.

I think the selection at Fogo is limited, the selection at TDB is a little bit bigger, and the selection at Green Forest is amazing.

Postby **NTP66** » Tue Mar 19, 2019 5:25 pm

Limited? That’s one word I’ve never heard used when talking about Fogo. How many different types of steak, chicken, lamb, and pork do you need?

Postby **slappybrown** » Tue Mar 19, 2019 5:46 pm

All those places are interchangeable in the end and I don’t want to go to an all you can eat steakhouse more than once every year or two anyways.

Postby **mac5155** » Tue Mar 19, 2019 6:42 pm

What's a decent place between the Doubletree and PPG to get a pregame meal and drinks?

Postby **LITT** » Tue Mar 19, 2019 8:13 pm

Postby **Jim** » Tue Mar 19, 2019 9:38 pm

Limited? That’s one word I’ve never heard used when talking about Fogo. How many different types of steak, chicken, lamb, and pork do you need?

Quality is lacking a bit.

Postby **LITT** » Wed Mar 20, 2019 7:35 am

ive been wanting to try forbes avenue tavern on...forbes...in town. good reviews on the google but I have no idea if it would meet LITT's lofty standards.
Owned by the same folks as Lot 17 in Bloomfield and a definite upgrade over the prior Courthouse Tavern.
this looks good.

ended up going to chilis. love those 2 for 25 fajitas