Fogao Gaucho

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   Andy

   Fargo

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   Excellent food and service!! We highly recommend it.
   

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   Bruno

   Chicago

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   Great place. Fantastic food! I will definitely come back!
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Minneapolis

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   Went for a birthday dinner. Everything was fresh & delicious. One thing, my lamp chops were over done & way too peppery.
   

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   Katie Dan

   Minneapolis

   20 reviews

   4.0

   20 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   I was in the mood for steak. I figured a churrascaria would be a great destination to achieve that goal. I wanted something nearby that had a nice rating and I could get a reservation for one. I got my reservation and in the comments added "I'd like a table near the kitchen where the Gauchos emerge, if possible. I like my steak "hot" from the grill." I arrived and gave my name and was told they had a nice table for me near the kitchen. Check! I ordered a nice glass of Pinot Noir and proceeded to the salad bar for a quick perusal and a small plate of goodies. I have eaten at other churrascarias before and knew that in order to truly enjoy and satisfy my need for protein I needed to have a game plan. Here is my game plan - 1) Sit near the kitchen 2) Sample the salad bar but small portions only 3) Enjoy the side dishes but don't over indulge in them 4) Flipper Management is the key to success. A) Green side up the Gauchos will stop at the table and offer their protein. B) Wait for a Gaucho leaving the kitchen to flip to green. C) Hear what the protein is and if you are interested as for a portion. D) When asked provide the desired degree of doneness - medium rare, etc. E) Flip to Red side up and proceed to eat the protein while hot and fresh. F) Repeat. At most 2 proteins on the plate at one time. 5) Request a side of Chimichurri Sauce to enhance flavors of any protein. This was my plan and I followed it through out the meal. Unplanned Gaucho offer of Garlic Bread. Yes, you get Brazilian Cheese Bread as an included side but where did Garlic Bread come from? Yes, 2 pieces please. OMG! This was the Garlic Bread of dreams. Buttery, crunchy, hot and delicious. I should have asked for 6 pieces! The beef was my primary focus. Rib Eye, Rib Eye studded with Cheese, Bottom Sirloin, Picahna, Beef Rib, etc.. The rib eye was my favorite. Getting an outside edge with a bit of crisp char and a smattering of fat. Great flavor
   

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   Mario

   Minneapolis

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   Amazing food a taste, meat on point and perfect seasoning, the only comment is about the mashed potatoes we were 4 and was only 1 serving on the table enough for 1 person. The rest was perfect !!
   

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   Donn

   Minneapolis

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 11, 2025

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

   The experience at Fogao Gaucho was great! The food and the staff made it an enjoyable experience. My only complaint is actually with Open Table. We wanted to add another person to the reservation but we're told there were no reservations available. When we got there, the place was nearly empty and never got above 25% of capacity so there was no reason we should not have been able to enlarge our reservation. 1 out of 10 stars for Open Table
   

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   Michelle

   Minneapolis

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on January 3, 2025

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

   This was a great experience. Super attentive hosts. Great food both the meat and the salad bar. We were so impressed and will be back!
   

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   Aliya

   Minneapolis

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 1, 2025

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

   It was a last minute decision to make reservations due to it being NYE. It was extremely busy! Definitely glad we made reservations because people were attempting to do walk ins and couldn’t get serviced. My husband and I enjoyed the food! The servers were quick, efficient and were very personable. The chimichuri was excellent! We paid about $60 per person. They did automatically do gratuity for two people and didn’t let us know before but we still tipped on top of that. Overall great experience and would recommend!
   

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   Rodolfo

   Key West

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on January 1, 2025

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

   Great food and ambiance. Delicious meal and very good service
   

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    Chris

    Minneapolis

    2 reviews

    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on January 1, 2025

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

    Very busy and thus the experience was not that good. Hostess was overworked - only one hostess to seat on a very busy night. Hostess was gone from host stand greater than 5mn more than one time. So many tables squished close together made it hard to get to salad bar. Salad bar was emptied quickly. Pop was 4.50 per bottle! Auto 20% gratuity added to a table of 2 people. Additional food charge I think was 9%. Twice I asked for beef and received all fat slice. Hard to get pineapple. The servers were running around attempting to serve everyone and it was clear they were short handed. Poor planning? I don't know. Had to pay $10 for parking as all free parking was filled up. Walked 2 blocks to get from where we parked to front door on a cold night.
    

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