Texas de Brazil - Houston Reviews
Submitted by Eddy Rodriguez on 04/23/2022
Eddy Rodriguez 5 stars rating.
Beautiful place and very good food. Buffet salad and they come with the meat while you have the green side up on the table. Beef, pork, lamb and chicken. Picana is the specialty of the house and comes in different ways of cook. Crew was very nice in general. They have discounts for birthdays, nurses, veterans and others besides the cards with 25% off that you can buy in Costco. About the same price as the rest of this type of restaurant, around 49 each. Great experience. Very recommended.
A Farooq 5 stars rating.
Came out with coworkers for a team dinner. Amazing service as always and enjoyed the meat till I hit nirvana state. Course ended the amazing food with some chocolate mouse cake and coffee.
Submitted by A Farooq on 09/21/2022
Paul Schulz 5 stars rating.
Absolutely awesome as all the locations are. The Houston location was probably one of the best layouts and definitely maintained the standard of excellence with the quality of meats, temperature, cold bar and customer service. The lobster bisque is delicious with the cheeseball bread.
We should be eligible for a frequent eaters club after eating at Las Vegas, Denver, Orlando, Houston and soon Tampa...
Submitted by Paul Schulz on 08/13/2022
David Pham 3 stars rating.
All Brazilian steakhouse, or churrascarias, are characterized by the salad bar and meat. I can say that Texas de Brazil has a good offering, but absolutely subpar service.
First, the meat reviews:
Herb-Marinated Pork Loin - Never brought out
Picanha (Top sirloin) - salty, tender, but the garlic version is more flavorful. My piece was a little dry, even with fat on it. 4/5
Brazilian Sausage - Skipped, didn't try it but it got a 4/5 from my table.
Leg of Lamb - Never brought out
Chicken Breast Wrapped in Bacon - Great for chicken. Not too dry, bacon was a good touch. 3.5/5
Lamb Chops - Arguably more grainy and with an interesting lemon kick that differentiates it from the Lamb Picanha. Also more gamey. 4/5
Filet Mignon Wrapped in Bacon - tender, just right with the offset of the salty bacon. 5/5
Parmesan-Crusted Pork Loin - Skipped
Garlic Picanha - Tender, light garlic, light salt. 5/5 probably the best of the meats here.
Spicy Picanha - Not spicy at all. Tender, bit bland. 4/5
Beef Ribs - Never brought out
Barbecued Pork Ribs - Skipped
Parmesan Drumettes - Never brought out
Filet Mignon - Bad gradient of cooking, outside was medium rare, inside was very rare. Filet mignon bacon wrapped was better. 3/5
Flank Steak Bottom Sirloin - Salty, rich, fatty. Second piece was too dry. 3/5
Petite Filet - Never brought out
Lamb Picanha - Tender, lamb earthiness, hope to get a fattier portion so that it's not dry. 4/5
Service was truly awful, 2/5. Most of the meats above were never brought to us and I had to specifically request a cut, and then wait 20+ minutes for someone to come around. Sometimes, they'd offer to my neighbor and not us! The buttons don't seem to mean anything. Furthermore, in one and a half hours, my water cup remained empty for over an hour. It took two different waiters to finally get one refill. Lastly, the bar messed up a cocktail we ordered very badly.
There are far better Brazilian steakhouses in Houston. Would not recommend.
Submitted by David Pham on 07/17/2022
Lawrence Tam 3 stars rating.
I’ve been to a couple different Brazilian steak house chains and let’s just get down to the differences.
Pros
- location and ample parking is nice in the garage (but free parking is on 2nd and 3rd floor)
- the private room in the back is really pretty.
- salad bar is pretty big and most of the selections are good.
- with the discount it made the bill a lot smaller. No way would I pay full price.
What needs help
- meat selection wasn’t very good. No baby beef. No pork ribs. No shrimp.
- all of the pork and chicken we did get was extremely dry.
- the picanha cuts were okay. The medium rare is more like rare with a good sear in it.
- the time it took to get meat to our table was a bit unacceptable. Sure it was a Sunday but meat should be flowing non stop and no have 10-20 min breaks in between meat servings.
- a server with meat should never cross a guests face to deliver food to a plate. They should walk around the guest.
- other establishments have better cheese bread and bacon.
- waiter was doing his best but might have been a bit understaffed. My kids had to stop eating for 10-20min cause they were dying of thirst. I asked to just leave us a pitcher of water but didn’t get it. Something in the food was making them extremely thirsty.
Submitted by Lawrence Tam on 05/23/2022
Elbia Cruz 5 stars rating.
This dining experience was incredible, the Guachos were on point too. The food was delicious
Submitted by Elbia Cruz on 05/12/2022
G R Houston-Jack 2 stars rating.
There is nothing worse than getting a gift card to an establishment and that business experience being something close to awful.
This was first time visiting this chain and we brought the parents along. We had reservations, so seating us took no time. Getting service from our waiter was a different story. It was an early Saturday evening, so I expect it to be busy. What I don't expect is the waiter to have lengthy conversations with one table and forget everyone else.
It took about 25 minutes for drinks. I asked to taste the house wine before ordering and clearly that is frowned upon. The waiter decided he would tell me what kind of wine it was and I stopped him. I do collect wine and I've never had a restaurant not allow me to taste before I order a glass or bottle.
We completed one plate of food before the sides arrived. We had to wait for water. We mistakenly ordered dessert. I truly thought it would arrive sometime in 2023.
The food is good. The service sucks, and it's service that matters most.
Submitted by G R Houston-jack on 04/19/2022
Nesha Jackson 3 stars rating.
It was a wonderful experience but we were supposed to get 20% off by signing up for their rewards program. They didn't honor it so I can't give them the five stars I would have gave. The food was delicious, the staff was pretty friendly.
Submitted by Nesha Jackson on 03/25/2022
Sarah Yip 5 stars rating.
Texas de Brazil is pretty amazing. They have amazing service! The sliced beef in medium rare was the BEST! The snack bar was great too. This is a great restaurant to go on dates and spend time with your loved ones. The restaurant is a bit dim, but there’s real candle lighting.
Submitted by Sarah Yip on 02/06/2022
