Texas de Brazil is a family owned
churrascaria
A ''churrascaria'' () is a place where meat is cooked in ''churrasco'' style, which translates roughly from the Portuguese word for "barbecue".
''Churrascaria'' cuisine is typically (but not always) served ''rodízio'' style, where roving wa ...
(Brazilian steakhouse) restaurant chain with locations both internationally and domestically. It debuted October 13, 1998 in
Addison, Texas
Addison is an incorporated town in Dallas County, Texas, in the United States. Addison is situated to the immediate north of the city of Dallas, with a 2020 census population of 16,661. Addison and Flower Mound were the only two Texas municipaliti ...
, a suburb of
Dallas
Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...
. The restaurant is a Brazilian-American “
churrascaria
A ''churrascaria'' () is a place where meat is cooked in ''churrasco'' style, which translates roughly from the Portuguese word for "barbecue".
''Churrascaria'' cuisine is typically (but not always) served ''rodízio'' style, where roving wa ...
,” or steakhouse that combines the cuisines of southern Brazil with Texan style meats. Customers turn a piece of paper green side up to get meat, or red side up to no longer receive meat.
Menu
The meats at this restaurant consist of roasted and seasoned cuts of beef, pork, lamb, chicken and Brazilian sausage. The meats are cooked over an open flame grill, a technique which comes from southern Brazil, where employees dressed as
gauchos
A gaucho () or gaúcho () is a skilled horseman, reputed to be brave and unruly. The figure of the gaucho is a folk symbol of Argentina, Uruguay, Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil, and the south of Chilean Patagonia. Gauchos became greatly admired and ...
bring meats individually to tables. Texas de Brazil does not serve chicken hearts, often considered a traditional food found at many other churrascarias.
Menu M Grill Churrascaria Brazilian Steakhouse Churrasco BBQ
The restaurant also prepares and serves several types of desserts.
See also
*List of barbecue restaurants
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*List of Texas companies
Texas is a state in the South Central region of the United States. The region's second-quarter 2018 gross state product was 8.6% of the GDP of the country at $1.755 trillion, with significant growth in mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extracti ...
*List of companies in Dallas
''For a list of companies based in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, go to List of companies in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex''
This list includes companies based within the city limits of Dallas, Texas. Although the Dallas-Fort Worth Metro ...
References
Further reading
Dining Out: Texas de Brazil in Syracuse , syracuse.com
* AL.com
Texas de Brazil to open this January in Uptown – Birmingham Business Journal
External links
* {{Official website, www.texasdebrazil.com
Brazilian restaurants
Companies based in Dallas
Restaurants established in 1998
Steakhouses in the United States
Theme restaurants
Brazilian-American culture
1998 establishments in Texas