You're not alone in not being attracted to the all-the-meat-you-can-eat concept. I don't crave more food, I crave better food.

Ughhh! Why spend $42.50 on an overpriced buffet when Chef Cindy Wolf is a stone's throw away crafting beautiful, thoughtful cuisine?

Little pieces of Filet mignon aren't thoughtful. They just taste like heaven. :-)

The cost for dinner is sky-high, but the lunch price (for the same all-you-can-eat) is at least less expensive.

In defense of Fogo, the food is good, but it's the general experience that is what makes it worthwhile. At least once.

I liken it to the dining experience at Marrakesh in Washington DC. The food is good, but the whole thing is an experience.

As someone from Brazil, where we have these in almost every corner, I have to say that in a "Rodizio" or "Churrascaria", the way the meat is grilled is nothing like what you see in a regular "steak and potatoes" restaurant. The "salad bars" are usually great, with a lot more than salads and generally include some typical brazilian dishes (beans, collards, palm hearts, grilled "white" cheese etc.). Yeah, it is not some place I would compare to the Charleston, but it is a great place to go with friends while experiencing a not so common type of cuisine (and we need other places to go other than the Cindy Wolf's restaurants, right?). As far as I know, Fogo de Chão one of the best chains in the "Rodízio" business in Brazil, and we ate in their restaurant in São Paulo (It was great). I am looking forward to their restaurant in Charm City.

$42.50?
So for my girlfriend and I to eat dinner, order drinks and cover the tip, it would be about $125? Yikes!

Last Sunday was our first and LAST TIME at Fogo.

This "so-so" buffet for our family of 4 adults and 1 child cost us a whopping $341.25! Next time, we'll stick with Cindy Wolf's Charleston, Oceanaire, or Morton's, etc...

PROS: great salad bar (albeit self-serve and trough-style); great desserts; easy location

CONS: categorically overpriced; on a scale of 1-10, the food quality was only a "5"; the initial menu did not include prices and when we inquired about pricing, our waiter simply started rambling in a heavy accent about how to flip our red/green markers to signal for more food; our numerous servers were too busy tossing out the next round of meats to really connect with our table; the ambience was rowdy, the entire dining experience was impersonal, almost barbarian.

Never ever again.

Yes it is pricey, especially for a regular dinner..but $42.50 for all you can eat filet mignon (and others) is not overpriced at all...you can easily spend that much (and more) at a simple place like Outback...it's all about the experience! Definitley worth going for a special occassion.

I don't see why people are so vehemently opposed to this restaurant... Overpriced? So-so? BARBARIAN?

This is possibly one of the best places to eat that I have ever been. Most "high class" restaurants give you a small morsel for food for an obscene price. Here, you literally eat as much as you can. Yes, if you don't like buffets, this isn't for you. If you like buffets, you will absolutely get your moneys worth.

Anyone who would complain about the price comes off as cheap to me, personally.

The quality of food is extraordinary, and the service is impeccable. I've never had Filet mignon this good before, ever.

A 10 out of 10.

Agree with Jamie. This is an experience type of meal/dinner out and isn't somewhere you'd dine out all the time. That being said, it justifies the higher cost you'll pay.

I understand Sam Sessa's frustration. If my girl was inflatable I'd be frustrated to pay 42.50 for her too.