There’s a new restaurant here in Kansas City opening on the Plaza called Fogo de Chao (pronounced fo-go dee shown). They asked me to come taste the food before the grand opening and of course I brought along my camera to snap some photos and recorded a video blog with my flip.

The place is considered a “Brazilian steakhouse” — they serve over 15 different types of roasted meats in which “Gaucho” chefs cut and serve right at your table. Basically you sit at your table and have a card that has both a red and a green side. When a chef passes by and notices your card is flipped to green, he will ask if you would like the particular meat he’s carrying — and then serve the meat to you. The whole dinner is a pretty interactive experience.

Overall I was pleasantly surprised. The salad bar was unexpectedly awesome (you’ve gotta try it), but you can’t fill-up on salad because there’s so many meats to try and you really need to save room for all of it. The best part is all of the meat is served warm and tastes so fresh (unlike some of my backyard grill creations). It’s a bit pricey at $24 for lunch, $42 for dinner, but it’s worth it.  I’d say it’s probably not a place you’d want to go to every week. However, it is a great place to take a group of friends large or small. You can read more about the story of the restaurant on their website.

Be sure to check out my video blog to see what it’s like or the photos I posted to my flickr page.