Texas de Brazil Churrascaria Steakhouse
Arrive hungry to the wildly hued, all-you-can-eat restaurant Texas de Brazil in Lake Grove, where carvers wander the dining room with spears of roasted steak, lamb, pork and chicken and the salad bar is stocked with dozens of dishes. Leave plenty of time to get stuffed, though: Dinner can easily run to two hours or more.
Mix and match the meats and salad bar choices, such as these lamb chops with cranberry couscous and pineapple carpaccio, at Texas de Brazil Churrascaria Steakhouse in Lake Grove.
Texas de Brazil Churrascaria Steakhouse is wedged loosely between L.L. Bean and Macy's in the Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove.
Carver Carlos Megno shaves slices of steak for customers in the dining room of Texas de Brazil Churrascaria Steakhouse in Lake Grove.
While patrons dine, carvers walk through the dining room, shaving slices of meat off skewers at Texas de Brazil Churrascaria Steakhouse in Lake Grove.
Patrons fill their plates at the buffet-style salad bar at Texas de Brazil Churrascaria Steakhouse in Lake Grove.
Olives, capers, peppers, cheeses and a variety of charcuterie meats are offered at the salad bar at Texas de Brazil Churrascaria Steakhouse in Lake Grove.
Caipirinhas are signature Brazilian cocktails, and combine the spirit cachaca with lots of lime at Texas de Brazil Churrascaria Steakhouse in Lake Grove.
The salad bar at Texas de Brazil Churrascaria Steakhouse is loaded with charcuterie, including Grana Padano Parmesan cheese, salami, smoked salmon, manchego cheese and prosciutto.
Garlic mashed potatoes will arrive at the table at Texas de Brazil Churrascaria Steakhouse in Lake Grove. Here, they share a plate with steamed asparagus and Brazilian sausage.
Brazilian sausages, pork loin, various cuts of steak and other meats roast on skewers over coal-fired flames at Texas de Brazil Churrascaria Steakhousel in Lake Grove.
Pecan pie, served here with vanilla ice cream, is among the best of the enormous desserts at Texas de Brazil Churrascaria Steakhouse in Lake Grove. Note: Desserts aren't part of the pay-one-price meal.