Rio Grande Restaurant

Reviews

• Renato M.

  star star star star star_border 9 June 2026

  I went back to Rio Grande and Brazilian sausage (linguiça) and top sirloin (picanha) are still delicious. However, they need a wider variety of food. The Spanish barbecue guy is very friendly, I always tip him. (The former Brazilian bbq guy seemed to be always in a bad mood)

• Erica F.

  star star star star star_border 8 June 2026

  Street parking, meter parking is everywhere around here. also there is a challenge s far as traffic and parking cause this restaurant is located at a very busy intersection.
  
  Coming in you can notice that the place is not super large but big enough for a good amount of people, there are tables and counter spaces for sitting
  
  They have a dessert fridge, weirdly enough it is after the register so make sure to look at the desserts before you pay cause it can be easily forgotten as the position of the desserts is not optimum to upscale the items.
  
  They also have salgadinhos, those are common Brazilian appetizers and stuff. very nice to try.
  
  This is the traditional Brazilian style of getting a buffet meal and weight the plate after and pay as you served yourself. I definitely like this style cause I do not have to wait for my meal to be cooked, i come in and get out no issues, I love it.
  
  The buffet does not have that many variety as far as hot foods but the food tastes great. Much better than last I been here. Every time I come here it gets a little better so I guess in a couple of years this place may be amazing.
  
  Here the prices are great, if you want a quick meal in and out this is it.

• John S.

  star star star star star_border 3 June 2026

  This Brazilian Buffet is A-ok to me.
  
  The place looks well organized, I love how they play samba music in the background and customers speaking Portuguese, it feels like I'm in Brazil. Additionally, the employees there are very kind and sweet.
  
  The buffet is organized, started from the salads to the side dishes. They got delicious foods that you cannot decide which one you like the best. In the churrasco section, I ordered churrasco and they gave me a burnt one. It's taste good with the chimichurri sauce, but without it, it taste like your eating chopped liver.

• E. K.

  star star star star star_border 30 May 2026

  Recommended by a Brazilian friend. And having lived in a Brazil for two decades, I agree with my friend. This is my go to for when I need some Brazilian food. Just four stars because not all the items in the buffet are great. Most of it is awesome. The hot sauce is amazing!!!

• Sabrina F.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 22 May 2026

  COMSUMER BEWARE!
  
  This is the second time I came to this place. The first time I had a BLAH experience. Since I ALWAYS go to the nearby Brazilian places, I decided to give this place a second try.
  
  YESTERDAY WAS MY LAST TRY FOR SURE.
  
  Veggies are fresh and salads are good. They had oxtail which I LOVE.
  
  Here is the bad part: I served myself the salmon - which could've passed for chicken because it didn't even look orangey - it looked more white than orange. I put a piece of it on my plate. I paid, sat down, and took a bite. I have salmon ALL the time - the last time I had it was the day before yesterday. I almost never have bad fish, but this fish was BADDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD.
  
  Super DUPER fishy - it was definitely OLD. I immediately told the lady behind the cashier. She asked me if I wanted anything else which I did not. My main concern was for them to get the old bad expired fishy salmon off the buffet table. WELL THEY DID NOT. I asked her twice if they were going to remove it. She finally told the owner about my concern - he tried it and left it there.
  
  I was in shock. I will never be back. There are so many great FRESH Brazilian places nearby - this one is by far the worst location. They are due for an inspection by the food dept of NYC.
  
  Please think twice before going.