Fogo de Chao - Bellevue

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   Nadine

   Seattle

   3 reviews

   4.0

   3 reviews

   Dined today

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Excellent server. He wore a snowflake headband. He was wonderful
   

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   Kelly

   Seattle

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   Our experience didn't start off food. We stood at the front for at least 10 minutes before anyone addressed us. They had no one manning the host station. When we were finally addressed, the hostess wasn't very personable. After we were seated and our server brought us our drinks and took our order, she disappeared. Literally was gone. We sat there in the muffle of the restaurant for 20 minutes with no wait staff while every other table was being taken care of. She hadn't even brought us the sides that went with our meals. We finally snagged the waitress at the table next to us and asked about our server and was told she was probably sent home as she opened that day. We explained that no one was tending to us as we didn't know she was actually gone. She apologized and said she would be our server. She did a great job and saved our evening. The food was really good and the abience was nice, but for how expensive this place is I was really disappointed by the service.
   

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   Philip N.

   Seattle

   11 reviews

   5.0

   11 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   As usual, there were not many restaurants open close to where we live Christmas Day 2024. So I turned to my trusted app -- Open Table - which I could use to narrow down the day. Fofo de Chao sounded intriguing, so I booked one of the few openings -- 4:45PM. Around 3:30PM a 7PM time had opened up, so I cancelled the 4:45PM time AFTER I booked the 7PM time. That way, I was assured we had a time and our prior time was opened up for others. Because we had a reservation, we waited about 10 minutes to be seated. There were about 40 people in line, who we had to assume did NOT have reservations. Thank you, Open Table! We were seated close to the front window in a semi-private 2-person table, which we appreciated greatly. Our wait person Marsala could not have been more personable and professional. Because we had not eaten in the restaurant before, and because there was a special holiday presentation, Marsala explained to us how the entire process worked. Everything started with a self-service salad bar (like those that existed before Coid-19), which was pleasant. Large plates were available instead of the very small ones other venues offer. Once we were at out table, my wife and I were both given 2-inch-in-diameter paper discs. One side up indicated you were not ready for meats. Flip it, and a steady stream of carvers came to us offering different meats -- carved at the table and put on our plates. The meats were not overcooked, and overall were delicious. Our check, including an 18% (voluntary) tip on food+tax was $208. So at ages 80 and 84 on fixed incomes, we will be reserving Fogo de Chao for special occasions. But we were very happy with the whole experience. You will not leave hungry!
   

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   adeline

   VIP

   Seattle

   54 reviews

   5.0

   54 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Overall our dining experience was enjoyable. I was disappointed that the ala carte meal was not offered on Christmas. We had the Churasco and Chilean Sea Bass.
   

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   Mai

   Seattle

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Nice experience, holiday value with kid dine for free
   

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   Mark

   Portland

   14 reviews

   5.0

   14 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   My wife, her mother, her son, and our friends had a great time. Delicious food, wonderful service, and a festive atmosphere. An amazing Christmas dinner experience.
   

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   Dianne

   VIP

   Seattle

   19 reviews

   3.0

   19 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   I would not suggest going here on a holiday. We went on Christmas. The check-in process was totally chaotic and inefficient. I've never experienced such disorder at a restaurant check-in. There was a huge line spilling out of the restaurant into the mall with everyone "waiting to be seated." After 20 minutes of going nowhere, I walked to the front of the line to check what was going on. A hostess was standing by herself (on the left as you entered) and not engaged with anyone. She checked us in and said they would text us when a table was ready. We waited another 10 minutes. I saw people going to another hostess who would look up a table and seat them. No text sending going on. So I went to her and we finally got seated, 30 minutes after arriving. I suggested the hostesses communicate the check-in process to the huge line of people waiting, and the hostess with long dark hair looked annoyed. We were then seated outside the bathroom entry in the worst table in the house. The 2 tables here should be removed as they are basically in the walkway between the entrance and the bathroom. You could smell bathroom scents at the table. It's totally unappealing. Food was okay, but you couldn't order the Picanha only menu item on Christmas so not wanting to eat pounds of meat at $70, I had the salad bar only which was not a great Christmas dinner. My mom's Sea Bass was to have had asparagus, but they didn't have and didn't communicate this so she got a pile of broccoli which she didn't want.They nicely discounted her entry because of this, but it took 20 minutes waiting for someone to figure out how do this discount on the cash register. It was a totally stressful evening at every turn, which is not what you want for Christmas or when you spend $100 a person for dinner.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Tampa

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Both times I’ve gone I have waited 45 minutes after my reservation time and with no proper waiting area for sitting makes that extremely unpleasant.
   

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   Walter

   Seattle

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   The front service was good. It was busy and there was a wait past our reservation time. Our server was good. The guys serving the meat seems to pass us all the time and have to flag them down to come to our table but other wise it was great. It was our daughter's bday today so it was nice to go to a restaurant that's open on christmas day.
   

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    Renee

    Seattle

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3

    They were out of the cheese bread and their pineapple lemonade. The service was very spotty.
    

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