We visited Texas de Brazil at Peabody Place in Downtown Memphis in May 2010 to celebrate our son's 17th birthday. We let him choose the restaurant and bring a friend...so this was his choice. Turns out, it was a great one! We had 6:30 p.m. reservations and arrived right on time. We were greeted by a pleasant hostess and seated immediately. Our server was also very pleasant and greeted us promptly after we were seated. As the children had never been there before, he explained how a Brazilian Steakhouse operates. You know, green card means 'bring on the meat' and red card means 'Oh please stop and let me recover.'
My son and my nephew were warned not to fill up on the salad bar items so they could mostly eat the meat. I on the other hand, go everything from Lobster Bisque to button and portabella mushrooms to grilled eggplant, squash and zucchini to fresh mozzarella to fresh California Rolls to....well, you get the picture, right?
Skull and the boys stuffed their guts with very little from the salad bar and very MUCH from the gauchos. They indulged in perfectly cooked (medium rare) filet, tenderloin, beef ribs, sausage, lamb chops, bacon-wrapped chicken and a plethora of other meaty yummies. The garlic tenderloin was the table favorite.
As I always do, I had to inquire about the desserts. Our server quickly brought over a giant tray with an array of spectacular looking desserts. There was a vanilla creme brulee, a chocolate mousse layered pie, apple pie, key lime pie, cheesecakes and that was only half of the choices. After much deliberating I decided on the creme brulee. It was so very delicious.
Skull and I were informed by the kids that our bill was more than both of their salaries in a week. Too funny...but true. After dinner we took a short stroll on Beale Street to check out the sights. We went into a few gift shops and watched the street tumblers for a bit, then the kids were off to do their own thing (as usual).
Overall TDB was a great experience for the family and if you're willing to pay the price, it's a very good place to get excellent food.
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