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Pampas Brazilian Grille |
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5 |
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Pete from Las Vegas, NV
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First things first: There is little question that Churrascaria Pampas
Brazilian Grille didn't pay by the letter when choosing a name.
Brazilian
heroes are known by just one name i.e..Pele. I now know where all of
the discarded letters go. It's into the names of the restaurants. Vanna White
would be exhausted walking her way through that name. There also is little
question that Churrascaria Pampas Brazilian Grille (hereon to be known as
Pampas) is an all too well kept secret in dining in Las Vegas. It's certainly
not from lack of trying though as there is very easy access from the Harmon
St.valet parking for the soon to be Planet Hollywood and signs aplenty
throughout the Desert Passage shopping area. The place offers $1.00 well
drinks at the bar for Pete's sake.
We're not talking some happy hour gimmick
here. Whenever Pampas is open the drinks are a buck at the bar. This
IS the Las Vegas Strip Thankfully there is some sort of policy about
the employees not taking advantage of the well drink for a buck thing as quite a
few of them walk around with sharp knives and delicious food on skewers which
they carve at your table. I believe that by the time our dinner had concluded
we had been served by at least 6 different members of the knowledgeable wait
staff and Pampas' Unit Partner Bill Drexel, who stopped by each and every table
to meet and greet all of the patrons. I note this because it was positively
fascinating to listen to Bill's explanations to the questions about the various
delectable delights and how they are prepared.
There are no freezers in the
restaurant. None, zero, zip, nada, you get the point right? Everything is
absolutely fresh.
When I commented on how fresh and crisp the olives were I was
informed that it was because they are processed on site and not bought in
bottled form. The gluten free, no flour rolls Pao De Queiljo, which are about
as diabetic friendly as it gets for baked goods and are made from the powdered
roots of the yucca plant are delicious. The salad bar was well stocked with
the usual suspects as well as some very interesting not so usual offerings.
The traditional rodizio which is priced very reasonably considering all that it
offers consists of the noble sirloin called Picanha which was marvelous. The
filet wrapped in bacon was also quite good and the two choices of grilled
chicken, regular and spicy, were about as succulent as it gets when it comes to
chicken.
Once again Bill Drexel's explanation as to just why the chicken is
marinated twice over the course of two days, first in saltwater to cleanse and
purge it and secondly in the herbs and spices that give it a very unique flavor
made the meal all that more enjoyable. We topped our meal off with a guava gel
over a passion fruit mousse that was mouthwatering. These are really just the
tip of the iceberg of what is available. Ours was a fine meal served in a very
cheery atmosphere at a very nice restaurant that offers quite a bit more than
the usual fare. There are several different types of options for both lunch and
dinner as well as very current technological accommodations available if a
business presentation is on your agenda. The Pampas Brazilian Grille deserves
to be much less of a secret and much more of a regular stop on the great
restaurants tour of Las Vegas. Good value and very good food make it very easy
for me to recommend the Pampas Brazilian Grille for most any occasion that you
may have and there is always that amazing $1.00 well drink at the bar thing.
If you see me there, I'm buying.
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Absolutely rude |
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2 |
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Patricia from Austin, TX
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More than 15 friends and I all traveled to Las Vegas to celebrate a friend's birthday on May 24. One of the places the birthday girl was excited to eat at was Pampas. She made reservations and everything was set. So we all get there and they kindly accommodate our very large party (20). Everything is going well, the food is delicious, but before the waiter leaves, the birthday girl asks if he could separate our checks. Sure, he says. Later, she asks him again. Same response. We get our check (which totaled more than $1,000), and they tell us they can't separate the check. The birthday girl asks to speak to a manager. When it came time to confront the waiter about the whole separate checks issue, he calmly says "No, she didn't." So, when we ask the manager to rectify the matter, she says their policy is to charge 15% extra to do so if there are more than three cards being charged. That's an extra $150 just so they could charge us separately — AFTER we asked them more than once to separate the check. Before this, there was never any mention of any charge. The manager was quite unforgiving and rude. Once we decided to simply put the whole amount on another friend's card, she nonchalantly asks, "Would you like dessert?" It wasn't free, by the way.
I'd just like to say thanks, Pampas staff, for ruining what would have been an otherwise pleasurable birthday celebration.
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Users have given a average rating of 3.5 / 5
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