Somebody contact me that has money and guts to open a Brazilian restaurant in Tulsa. I am a big fan of brazilian food and have eaten at Brazillian Restaurants all over America. This one was far on the buttom. It took them 15 miuntes for us to get seated. Not because they were busy but just because no one paid attention to the entrance area where we were waiting. Meet was very dry. No friend Banana's(Brazilian Specialty). Decent Atmosphere. Waiter staff seemed not to really care for their jobs either and overpriced for the quality of the meats....
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Tony W.
Oy, The Gaucho. How I want to love you. Here is the problem....I've been to Fogo De Chao a few times already during my travels and to me, as far as Brazilian Steakhouses go, it doesn't get much better. So, I walk in a little jaded with high expectations. I've been to The Gaucho before and it's not...well, all that bad. Here is one problem, for those that have never been before when you sit down there is a card next to your plate which has a color on each side. Red means "I'm done", green means, "bring it on". At Fogo, you can barely turn the card over to green and there is meat in front of you, they're that fast. At Gaucho...seven minutes...Yes, seven, I timed it, before I had meat in front of me. Once I finally caught somebody's attention it started coming, but it took too long. Also, one slab of meat, the sirloin was cold. And their house specialty...I coulda swore I read the intials NHL on the side of meat that was on my plate it was so overcooked. This trip was it for me, I won't be back I am afraid.
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Thom F.
The salad bar is ... well ... they have a salad bar. (The black beans are AMAZING!) The meats are great and the pineapple is extremely good. Their desserts aren't special, but the staff was A LOT OF FUN!
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Keith F.
The Gaucho is an unassuming little place in a strip mall that probably gets 20,000 drive-bys a day, but it doesn't get the attention it deserves. It is a Brazilian steakhouse, which means it has a very unique format for its customers. Like the Fogo de Chao chain in larger cities, customers get an all-you-can-eat selection of 10-15 different roasted meat dishes, brought tableside by a troupe of guys we call "the meatwalkers", who are all dressed in "gaucho" (Brazilian cowboy) costumes. Almost all of the meat, whether chicken, pork, beef or combinations, is served on giant skewers carried by the meatwalkers. They bring it to your table and offer you some. If you want that particular meat, they slice you off a couple of small pieces and go to the next customer or next table. A minute or two later, the next meatwalker shows up with the next succulent protein option. As you can imagine, this is a mecca for carnivores. All you can eat meat, uniquely seasoned Brazilian-style and uniquely served up for you. There is also a large buffet of side dishes such as rice and potatoes along with a large bar of various cold salads and relishes. But with the wide array of delicious meats brought to your table, you will soon forget about such distractions. :-)
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Brittany B.
Absolutely delicious! Great for special occasions!
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patrick R.
You would never guess by the outside appearance that this place is a gem. The Gauncho is a Brazilian steakhouse that you must not go to unless you have not eaten in three days, because if you have your stomach will rupture. The Food is just great, I believe it was 13 different meat dishes brought to you buy the Gauchos who are dressed really funny but are armed to the teeth with sharp knives. Once you and your party sit down they bring you your choice of drinks... and then they give you a card that has a green for bring me some meat and a red for full, if you leave it on green you will be hounded by funny looking guys with sharp knifes all night. The Gaucho has a wide variety of meets from lamb to steak to chicken to pork.. so whatever kind of meat you want is there and very well cooked. The service was great... Glass was never bellow half and the waiter always checked up to ensure the quality was at its highest. The atmosphere... Well it was alright.. very dark.. nice music but nothing that great... That would be the only reason for losing a star... It was just OK looking... but alot better on the inside than outside! I went with a party of 15 And we all left Full and happy... it was very pricey though.. about 40 dollars per person, but we did have alcohol as well. I would definitely recommend this place!
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Kaaryn S.
Luckily I had a groupon!! I would have been so pissed off paying almost $100 for that meal! First of all, we get there and are seated right away, told how things work and sent off to the salad bar. I am a huge fan of the Brazilian Steakhouse and don't like wasting my time with those things, so I usually get some cheese squares and wait for the real food to show up. Well, we ended up waiting forever!! We got 3 pieces of cheese bread, which my husband thought tastes like it had crushed cheez-its on top. I thought it was great and asked for more, but they never arrived. We wait and wait and wait some more for our first meats to come out. The three tables AROUND ours are getting meat, but we are not. Finally, they bring out some shrimp, it was seasoned wonderfully, parmesan crusted, buttery, but then you had to peel all of that wonderful seasoning off to get to the actual shrimp, I hate that! I hate having to peel shrimp, its gross, their little legs are nasty and it makes my hands a mess. The shrimp was ok, you lost a lot of the flavor peeling it all off, but it was alright. They brought out some lamb, and it was rancid. The meat had gone bad, they overseasoned it and sent it out anyway. You could taste the bad meat underneath all the seasoning. So, skip the lamb, the garlic steak was good, the parmesan crusted chicken was good, the bacon wrapped steak and chicken were ok once you took the bacon off. They also offer grilled pineapple and ham, but we never were offered those so I have no idea how they were. 90% of the meal we sat with empty plates waiting for the skewer people to come to our table. If you tried to flag one down, they would say "Be right with you" and wander off with a full skewer of meat, then get back to you when they have none left. Our drinks never got refilled, our bread never got refilled, our PLATES never got refilled. Of the advertised 13 cuts of meat, we got 6, and none were really worth going back. They overcharge, they don't care about their customers, and they are overall, not worth $40+ a person! I should have known after reading all the reviews, not to go here, but I really wanted to try it out. VERY BAD DECISION!!!!
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Jake C.
WORST REsTAURANT in TOWN! Not worth five bucks steak was rotten service horrible rice was hard undercooked and soaking in thousand island dressing like a soup parmesan chicken was a few days old lost its flavor all meat were too rare to the point of being uncooked. They cheapness their recipes got new chefs which ruined food WORST part is it was my wedding anniversary and it cost me one hundred dollars for trash we will never be back! And to think this used to be my favorite restaurant what the hell happens GAUCHO? u served me rotten meat!!! My wife is upset too we know good food and u serve trash even hostess just playing games on phone did not care about customers
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Candice G.
I really wanted to like this place. I've been to Texas de Brazil in Dallas and Fogo de Chao in KC, both Brazilian steakhouses which I held as a standard. I was pretty disappointed. My bf and I went here for dinner last night and tried every one of the meats they offered. The bacon wrapped filet mignon tasted like it was boiled, very dry and tough. The rest if the meat was also overly cooked, dry and tough. I requested a piece of rare meat which was still over cooked. Out of all the meat we tried the lamb was decent and the tenderloin was very juicy and good. We also had chocolate cheesecake for dessert which was delicious. Lastly the salad bar left much to be desired. There were just basic things there, no smoked salmon, not a large variety of things, nothing special. I would not recommend this place just because the quality of the food is crap and its too expensive for what you get.
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Kevin G.
Being on a high fat low carb diet anytime I can try a Brazilian steakhouse I jump at the opportunity. I read the reviews and figured it was worth a shot. Here's my step by step review of my visit on 2-12-13: The exterior is hideous. Two brown doors on an ugly building. I walked in and was greeted by a very nice young lady. There were only two of us so we asked to sit at the bar. It took her 5 minutes to figure out if we could sit in there and still get the gaucho service. Problem solved, we could. The bartender, who I assume is the manager or maybe owner, was extremely helpful and promptly took our drink orders and told us to help ourselves to the salad bar. The salad bar -- pitiful. Everything seemed to be poured straight out of the Sysco container into ugly stainless mixing bowls. The labels were mixed up so potato salad was chicken salad and vice versa. I only had a small salad because I was saving room for the main course - bring on the meat!! Once the bartender told the gauchos we were ready they came by one after another to bring us their various meats. All of the meat on the first round was very dry and flavorless. We both finished it and waited a few minutes before they appeared with much fresher selections. The bacon wrapped chicken and bacon wrapped tenderloin were my favorites. There were other good cuts but nothing really wowed me. We ate until we were full and left. The price was decent for the amount of food we ate, but the quality just wasn't that great. This restaurant could really use an interior facelift. I felt like I was walking into a 1980s cafeteria. The paintings and pictures were a mix of different themes and color and just didn't go well together at all. My summary - would I go back? Maybe. I wouldn't go out of my way, but I wouldn't object if someone mentioned it.
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Shaw S.
We ate here a good while but did not have a good experience at all. We had high expectations because we too had been to Fogo de Chao. This place is not even in the ballpark. Service was slow and food was not great either. For what you have to pay it should be the best place in town. Will definitely not be back. Save your $$!
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Kimmy D.
This place is absolutely HORRID! The service was NON EXISTENT. The woman didn't understand anything we were saying. For them to try to compare themselves to Fogo de Chao is pathetic and should be forbidden. We had salad which was a joke and then one slice of meat after about 20 minutes and it was so tough that we couldn't chew it and it was absolutely flavorless. DO NOT GO here unless you have no palate and have A LOT of patience and TONS of time to sit around and wait. We ended up asking if we could just pay for our salads and leave. The lady didn't charge us anything and we were on our way. Just horrible.
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Debbie T.
Amazing!!! We were seated right away. Waiter was right there with water and drink order. Explained the selection on the salad bar. The Shrimp Salad is definitely worth trying. The waiter was right there taking our salad plates, bringing clean plates, explained the cards. No more than 30 seconds later we already had tasted tasted the Picanha steak is worth it. The best dessert is the Caramel Flan. Definitely a great place to eat!
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Chuck L.
I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone. I expected something similar to Texas De Brazil but was very disappointed. Wasn't even close. We got there and they were out of the main things we wanted to eat which was the lamb and their house steak. The servers just kept walking by and weren't very friendly. The salad bar was not very enticing and seemed like it was just crammed next to the wall because there wasn't very much space to begin with. The lighting was dark and gloomy. Their meats weren't flavorful at all. Half the stuff I didn't even wanna try again. All in all I won't be going back and I'm glad I had a groupon because it was very over prices for what they were offering.
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Jordan w.
No worries. Texas de Brazil will be here soon and Gaucho will be a thing of the past. Good riddance. The meat has always been tough and lacking good flavor. The service has always been spotty. The manager/owner has the personality of a great white shark. If there's a problem, no worries...she will blame you. I'll be curious to see what goes into that location once Gaucho closes its doors.
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Brandy W.
We have been to Gouchos a couple of times and have been pleased every time. We used an awesome groupon which gave us $80 for $40. We had reservations ans we were seated immediately. They let you know when you sit down that they will start your meat service in about 10 minutes giving you enough time to go to the salad bar. I too have been to Fogo and Texas de Brazil, the major problem with that comparison is they have not chosen to open a location in Oklahoma. Therefore, I am super thankful that this restaurant has made it. The cuts of meat were all wonderful that I tried. The picana (or however you spell it) is my absolute favorite. They also made sure I got rare, which is my preference. All I had to do was tell the server and she made sure they came our way when they had rare cuts. The Godiva cheesecake was awesome. It was so full of chocolate that I couldnt even eat the whole piece and I am a chocolate fiend. Sonya was a great server. Super friendly, attentive, and a good listener. Made sure we got our faves. We will be back and we sure hope they stay in Tulsa for a long time. They were very busy when we left and I hope that is a great sign.
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Adam D.
My wife and I went on a triple date with two other couples to The Gaucho a week or so ago to use a Groupon my wife had bought. It didn't start out well. We arrived in time for our 7:00 p.m. reservation only to have the hostess tell us it would be an hour wait. She didn't offer an explanation for this and in fact immediately left her stand after delivering the news. She returned to let us know it may only be a 30-minute wait before once again leaving abruptly. Meanwhile another couple sitting in the waiting area reported they had already been waiting an hour. We decided to wait at the bar. The bartender appeared less than happy to see six people enter her empty area. I thought she couldn't get more agitated until we started in with our drink orders. She got a couple beers delivered without incident but then didn't know how to make an amaretto sour. It was at this point she admitted that she only recently started tending bar. We're nice people, so she was able to relax. She earned bonus points, though, by giving us free extra drinks when she made too much or a waiter gave her the wrong order. After 40 minutes we were finally given a table. At this point we were starving, which was good considering the amount of food we were served. My advice: skip the salad bar (few options, none impressive) and focus on the variety of meats they have to offer. I didn't like the shrimp, lamb, or bacon-wrapped meats. I liked the ham, pineapple, and Parmesan-coated meats. But I loved the Picanha (basically rare filet steak)! Also recommended: the Brazilian soda, which is basically a better-tasting Red Bull. Despite the initial problems, our night was overall a good one. The staff we interacted with after being seated were wonderful. The surroundings are comfortably, clean, and lively. The meal is incredibly pricey, though, so I'd only go back with another online deal of some kind in my pocket to rely on.
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Anna F.
My husband and I dined at the Gaucho Brazillian Steakhouse for my birthday. The outside of the restaurant is underwhelming. It's located in a mini mall and we honestly passed it the first time. We were ushered into a dining room just off the buffet. There was a piece of paper on the table. One side was for when you were ready for dinner. Until we were, we were instructed to try the buffet first. The buffet featured salad, cheese, rice, and pasta for starters. You could make a whole meal off the buffet! I ate salad with just salt and pepper and cheese. Kenny tried a little of everything. We were also given cheese bread which was delicious. A word of warning: when you turn that paper over, there is NO going back. They WILL come with meat. We were served many cuts of skewers. These included: steak, lamb, beef, pork, bacon wrapped chicken, shrimp, and more. I tried a little of several cuts of meat. That's all I could eat. My husband ate his with gusto. We finally decided we wanted a break. I wanted dessert since I am from a family that insists upon a dessert after dinner. We ordered Godiva chocolate cheesecake and coffee. The cheesecake was amazing! It was almost as good as the Cheesecake Factory's version. The coffee was rich and flavorful.
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Lisa E.
Let me preface this review by saying that I'm no meat connoisseur, so you can take my opinions or leave them. :) I was invited along to The Gaucho by friends who had bought a Groupon. We all arrived by 7, which was our reservation time. Upon entering, the hostess informed us that the wait was going to be an hour, even with our reservation. After questioning this, she left to go talk to someone and came back and said it would be 30 minutes. After waiting a few minutes, we asked if we could go wait in the bar. Upon being seated in the bar, I immediately noticed that the bartender seemed a little flustered. People kept coming to ask her questions (I'm assuming she may have been a manager as well) and she wasn't as knowledgeable about the bar as I would have hoped. As I was just ordering beer, it didn't bother me, but one of my party ordered a mixed drink and had to tell her how to make it. That being said, the longer we were in there, the friendlier she became. She made a few mixed drinks for people and they all looked really good. I sampled the Margarita and it was one of the better ones I have tried around town. After waiting a little longer than 30 minutes, we were finally seated. Our waiter let us know the salad bar was open and that we should flip our cards to green when we were ready to start getting meats. I tried a few things from the salad bar (Brazilian rice was good, tabouli was not). I also tried a roll that was on the table. While most of my party enjoyed the rolls, I thought the dry exterior was offputting and I couldn't get past that to enjoy the taste. Now to the meat--I made it a point to try everything I could that came by. My favorites were the parmesan chicken, ham, bacon wrapped chicken, and bacon wrapped filet. I also enjoyed the sausage and the pineapple. The steak, to me, wasn't all that impressive, but like I said, I'm no meat connoisseur. The overall price was really expensive, but I left their absolutely stuffed, so I can definitely overlook that! You got a lot of food for the money. The servers were all friendly and came by frequently. There were only a few periods that we were waiting on someone to come by. It was definitely a fun experience. I have wavered about whether to give this 3 or 4 stars. I'm going with 3, simply because I probably won't go back unless someone else invites me to go along.
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Adrian B.
Horrible food experience. All of the meat tasted really dry, old, and just "off". The lamb was so bad I couldn't even swallow it. The cuts of steak were fatty and unchewable. It didn't help that the lighting was dim so as to prevent cutting around the bad parts. The salad bar was barely adequate. The stroganoff was a strange soupy orange that had tons of mushrooms with an occasional piece of meat. On the bright side, the white rice was the best seasoned dish of the night. We ate there on a groupon.....definitely not worth anywhere near the $30 a plate normal price. We won't be back and I just hope we don't get sick tonight from what we ate.
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Zachary W.
I'm finally one of those people who forgot to use their groupon by the expiration date. I guess there aren't 30 days in February. Either way I decided to use my credit to try this place, which I've been told his a Tulsa staple. The outside is nothing special, its just part of a random strip mall. Inside is rather classy. Black table clothes, clean place settings. The idea of a brazilian steak house is to eat as much meat as possible as they come around and serve you as long as you keep your card flipped to go. I started at the salad bar, which was underwhelming. Bagged lettuce, some toppings and various mixed salads. I grabbed some rice, some olives, artichoke hearts, asparagus and shrimp salad. The shrimp salad was good, but really it was just salad sized shrimp tossed in thousand island dressing. The asparagus was raw and I think would have benefited greatly from a quick blanch or roast. Everything else at the salad bar was probably from a can. The upside is the meat. As soon as you flip to green the gaucho (or in our case since it was a Tuesday and not crowded, our waiter) brings out portions of meat to try. Some were unimpressive like the filet wrapped in bacon or the parmesan crusted chicken. Others were just standard like the ham, the sausage and the chicken wrapped in bacon. Others were fantastic. The garlic steak, the pequeno (?), and the grilled pineapple were awesome and I could have had just those three and been fine. You certainly will get enough to eat if you ask for it. The place is expensive though. $30 dollars of a dinner. $7.50 for a cocktail. But I think its worth it as a once in a while treat. I heard complaints that the change in ownership resulted in poorer quality and poor service. I experienced none of that.
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Jeremy S.
I'm writing this review because I think proper perspective and context is important when evaluating a Brasilian Churrascaria. So this review is written by someone who has been to plenty of Fogo de Chao style restaurants, on down to $12 strip mall versions. The Gaucho is, unfortunately, impossible to justify as a dining choice in Tulsa. First, abandon all notions that this will be anything like Fogo or its ilk. You won't be getting that glorious salad bar (only a few phoned-in cold salads). You won't get those classic bananas and polenta sides, and you won't be getting any ribs, cognac chicken or lamb. The entire allure of a Brasilian steakhouse, as I understand it, is that large cuts of meat taste fantastic when cooked very slowly and with expertise. Unfortunately someone forgot to tell The Gaucho this. Most of the cuts were dry perversions of what could have otherwise been delicious meats. Their meat stays on the warming rack far too long when the dining room isn't full, and they will re-heat already-cooked meat. How do I know this? The woman actually told me "We aren't serving lamb tonight, but I can go back and see if we have any we could get for you." No thanks, I don't want you to re-heat some day-old lamb. So far, I've only juxtaposed The Gaucho with other Brasilian steakhouses. But if we just consider it as a contender among other Tulsa-area restaurants it falls short again. You can spend $35 many different ways and get much better meals in this city. That you can pay only $7-$10 more in another city and get something like Fogo means this place is truly taking advantage of its patrons. I ate here because I was absolutely craving the Brasilian experience. And I left sorely disappointed. So I can't think of a single good reason anyone would come here twice.
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Juan M.
My family and I decided to go here for dinner, we were seated almost immediately and waited for someone to come and take our drink order. We waited and waited and waited while four different employees walked by and continued as if we weren't there, waited between 10 to 15 minutes before getting up and leaving. I can't comment on the food but the service there was incredibly horrible, I couldn't believe that all the employees kept walking by us as if there was no one there.
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Chrissi N.
We went because of a Groupon $50 for $80 worth. Let me stop here...this is not an $80 meal. The only good thing was the company, which was my husband, and another couple beside us that were equally as unsatisfied as we were! Not to mention -like most of the other reviews on here- it was obvious that everyone there, that we had all used groupin. We & the couple beside us were the only ones dressed for something better than golden corral! Let me repeat...this is not worth $40/person! First off, we were seated immediately. Told we would have "Conner" as our waiter. After 15 minutes of no one helping us, we went to the poorly tended salad bar. After our drink menus were removed from our table, we waited another 10 minutes before we saw another waitress to order our wine. 5 minutes later she reported they didn't have the wine we requested! At this point, we were halfway through our meal with no drinks! The chicken was so dried out, my dog wouldn't eat it. I'm a small woman, and eat like a bird, but after only being served 6 pieces of meat, we were brought our check. They took my phone in the back to read the groupon code, I presume, then after another 20 minutes of my card turn to green, they refused to bring me another SINGLE piece of meat! Uverall we felt rushed, unattended, and the food was MAYBE worth $10/plate. We will never go back!
(1)
Kate J.
Went because of a Groupon....don't need to go back. Old, dated interior. Lots of diners, though, most of whom I suspect had also purchased Groupons and were interested in the all you can eat steak aspect. Beef is decent, especially the sirloin. Lamb has strong taste of caraway which I find odd, but others in my party thought was good. Salad bar.....ok if you like chicken salad, etc and don't care about quality dressings on your lettuce. Everything straight from the bottle. Grilled pineapple delish, but how can you mess that up? Other tables got bread, but we didn't and forgot to ask. Wait staff attentive stopping by frequently with skewers of beef, sausage, shrimp, chicken parm, etc. Best thing on the menu was the cheesecake, but I'm sure it was institutional, not house made. It was nice that they offered to give it to us "to go" since we weren't interested at the end of the meal. I would give it a higher rating if it had been less expensive. Party of 3=$130 wtihout beverages/tax/tip. Had they not credited us $80 for the Groupon we paid $40 for I would be leaving a lower rating based on value.
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Jamie M.
Husband took me here with a Groupon which was $40 it worth $80. We had a reservation for 5:30pm got there around 5:15 was seated immediately and served with water and our waiter told us we could go to salad bar. Our waiter was excellent served our drinks quick and once we were done with the salad we had meat served to us within a minute and the meat kept on coming. We really enjoyed it we loved the cheese bread they served and both really liked the ham. My favorite was the Top Sirloin Cap Steak (Picanh) his was the pork lion Parmesan and the Top Sirloin (Alcatra). We had a great time.
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Brandy M.
The Gaucho is your typical Brazilian-style Steakhouse which means different meats are served to you table side on long skewers by waiters dressed as Gauchos (Brazilian cowboys). The Gaucho uses the red card/green card system - when you want to keep the meat coming, you show the green card on your table and when you need a break, you flip it over and show the red card. I accidentally saw The Gaucho as my boyfriend and I drove by one day and I was super excited. I LOVE Brazilian Steakhouses and never knew I had one here in Tulsa until that accidental drive-by. The Gaucho just isn't highly visible which is a shame. The ambiance is nice (upscale decor) but I was less than thrilled with the poor lighting. I am all for a romantic setting but The Gaucho needs to bring the illumination up a notch so patrons can see the food on their plate. The other problem I had with The Gaucho was the table arrangements. Some tables were just a little too close to their neighbors and other tables were too close to the walls. I am 3 months pregnant, showing a little already but not huge by any means and I had difficulty passing between some of the tables to get to the salad bar. The restrooms were clean and well stocked. The lighting and the seating are the only reasons I am not giving this restaurant a full 5 star review because the food was fantastic. The meat: seasoned as I expected, the salad bar: fresh and enticing, the cheese bread: divine and the dessert....oh, the flan is a pure custard miracle. The wait staff was friendly and helpful, our waiter was absolutely on the ball with drink refills and the meat offerings were well timed. . Special mention: the grilled pineapple! Amazing! The Gaucho is on the expensive side but well worth it for the meal quality. If you are looking for that special place for special nights out, The Gaucho is sure to please.
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Cody R.
I have been wanting to try this place for years after going to a couple of other Brazilian steakhouses across the country. My wife got a Groupon so we went. Its in a strip mall so the outside doesnt look the nicest but you can't judge a book by its cover. We walked in and it is nice on the inside. We had made a reservation so we were seated as soon as went walked in. We started off at the salad bar, quite lacking, but that's not what anyone comes here for. We sat sat down back at the table and flipped our cards to green to let the carnivore fest begin. Gaucho after gaucho came by with delicious cuts if meat. Here is a couple I my favorites. The garlic steak. I love garlic so a steak smothered in garlic is just right for me. The top sirloin. A very tender cut of sirloin that melts in your mouth. The filet mignon wrapped in bacon. Who doesn't love bacon? The Parmesan chicken and Parmesan pork loin. I love Parmesan cheese! The cuts of chicken and pork were moist with no fatty parts. Something else that is wonderful that they bring table side is grilled pineapple. I have traveled across the South Pacific and this pineapple was just as fresh and sweet as any I've had on my travels. This place is a bit on the pricey side, but not near as pricey as Fogo de Chao. The day my wife and I planned to go here I decided to skip lunch so that I could eat my moneys worth. The inside is clean and the waitstaff is friendly and attentive. If your a carnivore and want all you can eat of some excellent cuts of meat, come here and you can eat till your heart is content.
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Jamie B.
This was possibly the worst meal I have ever had. The salad bar was pitiful. I am surprised I did not get sick from the ranch that tasted sour. The only edible thing on the salad bar was the white rice. The first meat they brought over was the bacon wrapped "filet". Let me tell you, this was not filet. I took one bite and could barely swallow it. Next they brought the garlic steak. This tasted like it had been soaking in a garlic solution for days. Again, couldn't swallow it. Next was the chicken - dry and disgusting. They kept bringing meats after this but I could not bring myself to try the rest. Save yourself and do not go here under any circumstance.
(1)
Jeff K.
This was my first time at The Gaucho. The staff was very nice. The salad bar was nothing special, but decent enough. When it came to the meat, the shrimp was way overcooked and almost impossible to get the shell off. The Fillet was tough and not very flavorful. There was some kind of veal like cut whose name eludes me right now that was good but not that great. I'd probably eat here again if someone wanted to go, but I don't see myself hurrying back. The tab for me plus one with a glass of wine each and tip was over $100.00. You can do way better for $100 in Tulsa
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Al G.
I have been to a few places like this.. This one is ok . The staff was great but the food is ok. and just ok.. I expected better. The place is a tad bit dark and it was cramped with some of the seating.
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Heather H.
I was very excited to try this place out and it turned out to be kind of a bummer. Our server was great and very attentive, the food was good but could've been better and the lighting is far to dim for employees walking around with what appear to be small swords and hunks of meat. I like to see my meat when I eat it, i apologize. Over all it wasn't a place that I'd go back to any time soon.
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James G.
I've been driving by this place for 2 years now and every time I tell my wife man I want to try that place. Well she takes me there for my birthday and I'm pretty excited. 1st impression, dang this place is dark. Anyway I was pumped about all you can eat meat. The salad bar was ok as was the meat. I was expecting good quality meats for the price and I didn't feel like that is what we got. Not bad but a little pricey and way to dark.
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Takes Reservations : Yes Delivery : No Take-out : No Accepts Credit Cards : Yes Good For : Dinner Parking : Private Lot Bike Parking : Yes Wheelchair Accessible : Yes Good for Kids : No Good for Groups : Yes Attire : Casual Noise Level : Quiet Alcohol : Full Bar Outdoor Seating : No Wi-Fi : No Has TV : No Waiter Service : Yes
Tim H.
Somebody contact me that has money and guts to open a Brazilian restaurant in Tulsa. I am a big fan of brazilian food and have eaten at Brazillian Restaurants all over America. This one was far on the buttom. It took them 15 miuntes for us to get seated. Not because they were busy but just because no one paid attention to the entrance area where we were waiting. Meet was very dry. No friend Banana's(Brazilian Specialty). Decent Atmosphere. Waiter staff seemed not to really care for their jobs either and overpriced for the quality of the meats....
(2)Tony W.
Oy, The Gaucho. How I want to love you. Here is the problem....I've been to Fogo De Chao a few times already during my travels and to me, as far as Brazilian Steakhouses go, it doesn't get much better. So, I walk in a little jaded with high expectations. I've been to The Gaucho before and it's not...well, all that bad. Here is one problem, for those that have never been before when you sit down there is a card next to your plate which has a color on each side. Red means "I'm done", green means, "bring it on". At Fogo, you can barely turn the card over to green and there is meat in front of you, they're that fast. At Gaucho...seven minutes...Yes, seven, I timed it, before I had meat in front of me. Once I finally caught somebody's attention it started coming, but it took too long. Also, one slab of meat, the sirloin was cold. And their house specialty...I coulda swore I read the intials NHL on the side of meat that was on my plate it was so overcooked. This trip was it for me, I won't be back I am afraid.
(1)Thom F.
The salad bar is ... well ... they have a salad bar. (The black beans are AMAZING!) The meats are great and the pineapple is extremely good. Their desserts aren't special, but the staff was A LOT OF FUN!
(4)Keith F.
The Gaucho is an unassuming little place in a strip mall that probably gets 20,000 drive-bys a day, but it doesn't get the attention it deserves. It is a Brazilian steakhouse, which means it has a very unique format for its customers. Like the Fogo de Chao chain in larger cities, customers get an all-you-can-eat selection of 10-15 different roasted meat dishes, brought tableside by a troupe of guys we call "the meatwalkers", who are all dressed in "gaucho" (Brazilian cowboy) costumes. Almost all of the meat, whether chicken, pork, beef or combinations, is served on giant skewers carried by the meatwalkers. They bring it to your table and offer you some. If you want that particular meat, they slice you off a couple of small pieces and go to the next customer or next table. A minute or two later, the next meatwalker shows up with the next succulent protein option. As you can imagine, this is a mecca for carnivores. All you can eat meat, uniquely seasoned Brazilian-style and uniquely served up for you. There is also a large buffet of side dishes such as rice and potatoes along with a large bar of various cold salads and relishes. But with the wide array of delicious meats brought to your table, you will soon forget about such distractions. :-)
(4)Brittany B.
Absolutely delicious! Great for special occasions!
(5)patrick R.
You would never guess by the outside appearance that this place is a gem. The Gauncho is a Brazilian steakhouse that you must not go to unless you have not eaten in three days, because if you have your stomach will rupture. The Food is just great, I believe it was 13 different meat dishes brought to you buy the Gauchos who are dressed really funny but are armed to the teeth with sharp knives. Once you and your party sit down they bring you your choice of drinks... and then they give you a card that has a green for bring me some meat and a red for full, if you leave it on green you will be hounded by funny looking guys with sharp knifes all night. The Gaucho has a wide variety of meets from lamb to steak to chicken to pork.. so whatever kind of meat you want is there and very well cooked. The service was great... Glass was never bellow half and the waiter always checked up to ensure the quality was at its highest. The atmosphere... Well it was alright.. very dark.. nice music but nothing that great... That would be the only reason for losing a star... It was just OK looking... but alot better on the inside than outside! I went with a party of 15 And we all left Full and happy... it was very pricey though.. about 40 dollars per person, but we did have alcohol as well. I would definitely recommend this place!
(4)Kaaryn S.
Luckily I had a groupon!! I would have been so pissed off paying almost $100 for that meal! First of all, we get there and are seated right away, told how things work and sent off to the salad bar. I am a huge fan of the Brazilian Steakhouse and don't like wasting my time with those things, so I usually get some cheese squares and wait for the real food to show up. Well, we ended up waiting forever!! We got 3 pieces of cheese bread, which my husband thought tastes like it had crushed cheez-its on top. I thought it was great and asked for more, but they never arrived. We wait and wait and wait some more for our first meats to come out. The three tables AROUND ours are getting meat, but we are not. Finally, they bring out some shrimp, it was seasoned wonderfully, parmesan crusted, buttery, but then you had to peel all of that wonderful seasoning off to get to the actual shrimp, I hate that! I hate having to peel shrimp, its gross, their little legs are nasty and it makes my hands a mess. The shrimp was ok, you lost a lot of the flavor peeling it all off, but it was alright. They brought out some lamb, and it was rancid. The meat had gone bad, they overseasoned it and sent it out anyway. You could taste the bad meat underneath all the seasoning. So, skip the lamb, the garlic steak was good, the parmesan crusted chicken was good, the bacon wrapped steak and chicken were ok once you took the bacon off. They also offer grilled pineapple and ham, but we never were offered those so I have no idea how they were. 90% of the meal we sat with empty plates waiting for the skewer people to come to our table. If you tried to flag one down, they would say "Be right with you" and wander off with a full skewer of meat, then get back to you when they have none left. Our drinks never got refilled, our bread never got refilled, our PLATES never got refilled. Of the advertised 13 cuts of meat, we got 6, and none were really worth going back. They overcharge, they don't care about their customers, and they are overall, not worth $40+ a person! I should have known after reading all the reviews, not to go here, but I really wanted to try it out. VERY BAD DECISION!!!!
(1)Jake C.
WORST REsTAURANT in TOWN! Not worth five bucks steak was rotten service horrible rice was hard undercooked and soaking in thousand island dressing like a soup parmesan chicken was a few days old lost its flavor all meat were too rare to the point of being uncooked. They cheapness their recipes got new chefs which ruined food WORST part is it was my wedding anniversary and it cost me one hundred dollars for trash we will never be back! And to think this used to be my favorite restaurant what the hell happens GAUCHO? u served me rotten meat!!! My wife is upset too we know good food and u serve trash even hostess just playing games on phone did not care about customers
(1)Candice G.
I really wanted to like this place. I've been to Texas de Brazil in Dallas and Fogo de Chao in KC, both Brazilian steakhouses which I held as a standard. I was pretty disappointed. My bf and I went here for dinner last night and tried every one of the meats they offered. The bacon wrapped filet mignon tasted like it was boiled, very dry and tough. The rest if the meat was also overly cooked, dry and tough. I requested a piece of rare meat which was still over cooked. Out of all the meat we tried the lamb was decent and the tenderloin was very juicy and good. We also had chocolate cheesecake for dessert which was delicious. Lastly the salad bar left much to be desired. There were just basic things there, no smoked salmon, not a large variety of things, nothing special. I would not recommend this place just because the quality of the food is crap and its too expensive for what you get.
(2)Kevin G.
Being on a high fat low carb diet anytime I can try a Brazilian steakhouse I jump at the opportunity. I read the reviews and figured it was worth a shot. Here's my step by step review of my visit on 2-12-13: The exterior is hideous. Two brown doors on an ugly building. I walked in and was greeted by a very nice young lady. There were only two of us so we asked to sit at the bar. It took her 5 minutes to figure out if we could sit in there and still get the gaucho service. Problem solved, we could. The bartender, who I assume is the manager or maybe owner, was extremely helpful and promptly took our drink orders and told us to help ourselves to the salad bar. The salad bar -- pitiful. Everything seemed to be poured straight out of the Sysco container into ugly stainless mixing bowls. The labels were mixed up so potato salad was chicken salad and vice versa. I only had a small salad because I was saving room for the main course - bring on the meat!! Once the bartender told the gauchos we were ready they came by one after another to bring us their various meats. All of the meat on the first round was very dry and flavorless. We both finished it and waited a few minutes before they appeared with much fresher selections. The bacon wrapped chicken and bacon wrapped tenderloin were my favorites. There were other good cuts but nothing really wowed me. We ate until we were full and left. The price was decent for the amount of food we ate, but the quality just wasn't that great. This restaurant could really use an interior facelift. I felt like I was walking into a 1980s cafeteria. The paintings and pictures were a mix of different themes and color and just didn't go well together at all. My summary - would I go back? Maybe. I wouldn't go out of my way, but I wouldn't object if someone mentioned it.
(3)Shaw S.
We ate here a good while but did not have a good experience at all. We had high expectations because we too had been to Fogo de Chao. This place is not even in the ballpark. Service was slow and food was not great either. For what you have to pay it should be the best place in town. Will definitely not be back. Save your $$!
(1)Kimmy D.
This place is absolutely HORRID! The service was NON EXISTENT. The woman didn't understand anything we were saying. For them to try to compare themselves to Fogo de Chao is pathetic and should be forbidden. We had salad which was a joke and then one slice of meat after about 20 minutes and it was so tough that we couldn't chew it and it was absolutely flavorless. DO NOT GO here unless you have no palate and have A LOT of patience and TONS of time to sit around and wait. We ended up asking if we could just pay for our salads and leave. The lady didn't charge us anything and we were on our way. Just horrible.
(1)Debbie T.
Amazing!!! We were seated right away. Waiter was right there with water and drink order. Explained the selection on the salad bar. The Shrimp Salad is definitely worth trying. The waiter was right there taking our salad plates, bringing clean plates, explained the cards. No more than 30 seconds later we already had tasted tasted the Picanha steak is worth it. The best dessert is the Caramel Flan. Definitely a great place to eat!
(5)Chuck L.
I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone. I expected something similar to Texas De Brazil but was very disappointed. Wasn't even close. We got there and they were out of the main things we wanted to eat which was the lamb and their house steak. The servers just kept walking by and weren't very friendly. The salad bar was not very enticing and seemed like it was just crammed next to the wall because there wasn't very much space to begin with. The lighting was dark and gloomy. Their meats weren't flavorful at all. Half the stuff I didn't even wanna try again. All in all I won't be going back and I'm glad I had a groupon because it was very over prices for what they were offering.
(1)Jordan w.
No worries. Texas de Brazil will be here soon and Gaucho will be a thing of the past. Good riddance. The meat has always been tough and lacking good flavor. The service has always been spotty. The manager/owner has the personality of a great white shark. If there's a problem, no worries...she will blame you. I'll be curious to see what goes into that location once Gaucho closes its doors.
(1)Brandy W.
We have been to Gouchos a couple of times and have been pleased every time. We used an awesome groupon which gave us $80 for $40. We had reservations ans we were seated immediately. They let you know when you sit down that they will start your meat service in about 10 minutes giving you enough time to go to the salad bar. I too have been to Fogo and Texas de Brazil, the major problem with that comparison is they have not chosen to open a location in Oklahoma. Therefore, I am super thankful that this restaurant has made it. The cuts of meat were all wonderful that I tried. The picana (or however you spell it) is my absolute favorite. They also made sure I got rare, which is my preference. All I had to do was tell the server and she made sure they came our way when they had rare cuts. The Godiva cheesecake was awesome. It was so full of chocolate that I couldnt even eat the whole piece and I am a chocolate fiend. Sonya was a great server. Super friendly, attentive, and a good listener. Made sure we got our faves. We will be back and we sure hope they stay in Tulsa for a long time. They were very busy when we left and I hope that is a great sign.
(5)Adam D.
My wife and I went on a triple date with two other couples to The Gaucho a week or so ago to use a Groupon my wife had bought. It didn't start out well. We arrived in time for our 7:00 p.m. reservation only to have the hostess tell us it would be an hour wait. She didn't offer an explanation for this and in fact immediately left her stand after delivering the news. She returned to let us know it may only be a 30-minute wait before once again leaving abruptly. Meanwhile another couple sitting in the waiting area reported they had already been waiting an hour. We decided to wait at the bar. The bartender appeared less than happy to see six people enter her empty area. I thought she couldn't get more agitated until we started in with our drink orders. She got a couple beers delivered without incident but then didn't know how to make an amaretto sour. It was at this point she admitted that she only recently started tending bar. We're nice people, so she was able to relax. She earned bonus points, though, by giving us free extra drinks when she made too much or a waiter gave her the wrong order. After 40 minutes we were finally given a table. At this point we were starving, which was good considering the amount of food we were served. My advice: skip the salad bar (few options, none impressive) and focus on the variety of meats they have to offer. I didn't like the shrimp, lamb, or bacon-wrapped meats. I liked the ham, pineapple, and Parmesan-coated meats. But I loved the Picanha (basically rare filet steak)! Also recommended: the Brazilian soda, which is basically a better-tasting Red Bull. Despite the initial problems, our night was overall a good one. The staff we interacted with after being seated were wonderful. The surroundings are comfortably, clean, and lively. The meal is incredibly pricey, though, so I'd only go back with another online deal of some kind in my pocket to rely on.
(4)Anna F.
My husband and I dined at the Gaucho Brazillian Steakhouse for my birthday. The outside of the restaurant is underwhelming. It's located in a mini mall and we honestly passed it the first time. We were ushered into a dining room just off the buffet. There was a piece of paper on the table. One side was for when you were ready for dinner. Until we were, we were instructed to try the buffet first. The buffet featured salad, cheese, rice, and pasta for starters. You could make a whole meal off the buffet! I ate salad with just salt and pepper and cheese. Kenny tried a little of everything. We were also given cheese bread which was delicious. A word of warning: when you turn that paper over, there is NO going back. They WILL come with meat. We were served many cuts of skewers. These included: steak, lamb, beef, pork, bacon wrapped chicken, shrimp, and more. I tried a little of several cuts of meat. That's all I could eat. My husband ate his with gusto. We finally decided we wanted a break. I wanted dessert since I am from a family that insists upon a dessert after dinner. We ordered Godiva chocolate cheesecake and coffee. The cheesecake was amazing! It was almost as good as the Cheesecake Factory's version. The coffee was rich and flavorful.
(5)Lisa E.
Let me preface this review by saying that I'm no meat connoisseur, so you can take my opinions or leave them. :) I was invited along to The Gaucho by friends who had bought a Groupon. We all arrived by 7, which was our reservation time. Upon entering, the hostess informed us that the wait was going to be an hour, even with our reservation. After questioning this, she left to go talk to someone and came back and said it would be 30 minutes. After waiting a few minutes, we asked if we could go wait in the bar. Upon being seated in the bar, I immediately noticed that the bartender seemed a little flustered. People kept coming to ask her questions (I'm assuming she may have been a manager as well) and she wasn't as knowledgeable about the bar as I would have hoped. As I was just ordering beer, it didn't bother me, but one of my party ordered a mixed drink and had to tell her how to make it. That being said, the longer we were in there, the friendlier she became. She made a few mixed drinks for people and they all looked really good. I sampled the Margarita and it was one of the better ones I have tried around town. After waiting a little longer than 30 minutes, we were finally seated. Our waiter let us know the salad bar was open and that we should flip our cards to green when we were ready to start getting meats. I tried a few things from the salad bar (Brazilian rice was good, tabouli was not). I also tried a roll that was on the table. While most of my party enjoyed the rolls, I thought the dry exterior was offputting and I couldn't get past that to enjoy the taste. Now to the meat--I made it a point to try everything I could that came by. My favorites were the parmesan chicken, ham, bacon wrapped chicken, and bacon wrapped filet. I also enjoyed the sausage and the pineapple. The steak, to me, wasn't all that impressive, but like I said, I'm no meat connoisseur. The overall price was really expensive, but I left their absolutely stuffed, so I can definitely overlook that! You got a lot of food for the money. The servers were all friendly and came by frequently. There were only a few periods that we were waiting on someone to come by. It was definitely a fun experience. I have wavered about whether to give this 3 or 4 stars. I'm going with 3, simply because I probably won't go back unless someone else invites me to go along.
(3)Adrian B.
Horrible food experience. All of the meat tasted really dry, old, and just "off". The lamb was so bad I couldn't even swallow it. The cuts of steak were fatty and unchewable. It didn't help that the lighting was dim so as to prevent cutting around the bad parts. The salad bar was barely adequate. The stroganoff was a strange soupy orange that had tons of mushrooms with an occasional piece of meat. On the bright side, the white rice was the best seasoned dish of the night. We ate there on a groupon.....definitely not worth anywhere near the $30 a plate normal price. We won't be back and I just hope we don't get sick tonight from what we ate.
(1)Zachary W.
I'm finally one of those people who forgot to use their groupon by the expiration date. I guess there aren't 30 days in February. Either way I decided to use my credit to try this place, which I've been told his a Tulsa staple. The outside is nothing special, its just part of a random strip mall. Inside is rather classy. Black table clothes, clean place settings. The idea of a brazilian steak house is to eat as much meat as possible as they come around and serve you as long as you keep your card flipped to go. I started at the salad bar, which was underwhelming. Bagged lettuce, some toppings and various mixed salads. I grabbed some rice, some olives, artichoke hearts, asparagus and shrimp salad. The shrimp salad was good, but really it was just salad sized shrimp tossed in thousand island dressing. The asparagus was raw and I think would have benefited greatly from a quick blanch or roast. Everything else at the salad bar was probably from a can. The upside is the meat. As soon as you flip to green the gaucho (or in our case since it was a Tuesday and not crowded, our waiter) brings out portions of meat to try. Some were unimpressive like the filet wrapped in bacon or the parmesan crusted chicken. Others were just standard like the ham, the sausage and the chicken wrapped in bacon. Others were fantastic. The garlic steak, the pequeno (?), and the grilled pineapple were awesome and I could have had just those three and been fine. You certainly will get enough to eat if you ask for it. The place is expensive though. $30 dollars of a dinner. $7.50 for a cocktail. But I think its worth it as a once in a while treat. I heard complaints that the change in ownership resulted in poorer quality and poor service. I experienced none of that.
(4)Jeremy S.
I'm writing this review because I think proper perspective and context is important when evaluating a Brasilian Churrascaria. So this review is written by someone who has been to plenty of Fogo de Chao style restaurants, on down to $12 strip mall versions. The Gaucho is, unfortunately, impossible to justify as a dining choice in Tulsa. First, abandon all notions that this will be anything like Fogo or its ilk. You won't be getting that glorious salad bar (only a few phoned-in cold salads). You won't get those classic bananas and polenta sides, and you won't be getting any ribs, cognac chicken or lamb. The entire allure of a Brasilian steakhouse, as I understand it, is that large cuts of meat taste fantastic when cooked very slowly and with expertise. Unfortunately someone forgot to tell The Gaucho this. Most of the cuts were dry perversions of what could have otherwise been delicious meats. Their meat stays on the warming rack far too long when the dining room isn't full, and they will re-heat already-cooked meat. How do I know this? The woman actually told me "We aren't serving lamb tonight, but I can go back and see if we have any we could get for you." No thanks, I don't want you to re-heat some day-old lamb. So far, I've only juxtaposed The Gaucho with other Brasilian steakhouses. But if we just consider it as a contender among other Tulsa-area restaurants it falls short again. You can spend $35 many different ways and get much better meals in this city. That you can pay only $7-$10 more in another city and get something like Fogo means this place is truly taking advantage of its patrons. I ate here because I was absolutely craving the Brasilian experience. And I left sorely disappointed. So I can't think of a single good reason anyone would come here twice.
(2)Juan M.
My family and I decided to go here for dinner, we were seated almost immediately and waited for someone to come and take our drink order. We waited and waited and waited while four different employees walked by and continued as if we weren't there, waited between 10 to 15 minutes before getting up and leaving. I can't comment on the food but the service there was incredibly horrible, I couldn't believe that all the employees kept walking by us as if there was no one there.
(1)Chrissi N.
We went because of a Groupon $50 for $80 worth. Let me stop here...this is not an $80 meal. The only good thing was the company, which was my husband, and another couple beside us that were equally as unsatisfied as we were! Not to mention -like most of the other reviews on here- it was obvious that everyone there, that we had all used groupin. We & the couple beside us were the only ones dressed for something better than golden corral! Let me repeat...this is not worth $40/person! First off, we were seated immediately. Told we would have "Conner" as our waiter. After 15 minutes of no one helping us, we went to the poorly tended salad bar. After our drink menus were removed from our table, we waited another 10 minutes before we saw another waitress to order our wine. 5 minutes later she reported they didn't have the wine we requested! At this point, we were halfway through our meal with no drinks! The chicken was so dried out, my dog wouldn't eat it. I'm a small woman, and eat like a bird, but after only being served 6 pieces of meat, we were brought our check. They took my phone in the back to read the groupon code, I presume, then after another 20 minutes of my card turn to green, they refused to bring me another SINGLE piece of meat! Uverall we felt rushed, unattended, and the food was MAYBE worth $10/plate. We will never go back!
(1)Kate J.
Went because of a Groupon....don't need to go back. Old, dated interior. Lots of diners, though, most of whom I suspect had also purchased Groupons and were interested in the all you can eat steak aspect. Beef is decent, especially the sirloin. Lamb has strong taste of caraway which I find odd, but others in my party thought was good. Salad bar.....ok if you like chicken salad, etc and don't care about quality dressings on your lettuce. Everything straight from the bottle. Grilled pineapple delish, but how can you mess that up? Other tables got bread, but we didn't and forgot to ask. Wait staff attentive stopping by frequently with skewers of beef, sausage, shrimp, chicken parm, etc. Best thing on the menu was the cheesecake, but I'm sure it was institutional, not house made. It was nice that they offered to give it to us "to go" since we weren't interested at the end of the meal. I would give it a higher rating if it had been less expensive. Party of 3=$130 wtihout beverages/tax/tip. Had they not credited us $80 for the Groupon we paid $40 for I would be leaving a lower rating based on value.
(2)Jamie M.
Husband took me here with a Groupon which was $40 it worth $80. We had a reservation for 5:30pm got there around 5:15 was seated immediately and served with water and our waiter told us we could go to salad bar. Our waiter was excellent served our drinks quick and once we were done with the salad we had meat served to us within a minute and the meat kept on coming. We really enjoyed it we loved the cheese bread they served and both really liked the ham. My favorite was the Top Sirloin Cap Steak (Picanh) his was the pork lion Parmesan and the Top Sirloin (Alcatra). We had a great time.
(5)Brandy M.
The Gaucho is your typical Brazilian-style Steakhouse which means different meats are served to you table side on long skewers by waiters dressed as Gauchos (Brazilian cowboys). The Gaucho uses the red card/green card system - when you want to keep the meat coming, you show the green card on your table and when you need a break, you flip it over and show the red card. I accidentally saw The Gaucho as my boyfriend and I drove by one day and I was super excited. I LOVE Brazilian Steakhouses and never knew I had one here in Tulsa until that accidental drive-by. The Gaucho just isn't highly visible which is a shame. The ambiance is nice (upscale decor) but I was less than thrilled with the poor lighting. I am all for a romantic setting but The Gaucho needs to bring the illumination up a notch so patrons can see the food on their plate. The other problem I had with The Gaucho was the table arrangements. Some tables were just a little too close to their neighbors and other tables were too close to the walls. I am 3 months pregnant, showing a little already but not huge by any means and I had difficulty passing between some of the tables to get to the salad bar. The restrooms were clean and well stocked. The lighting and the seating are the only reasons I am not giving this restaurant a full 5 star review because the food was fantastic. The meat: seasoned as I expected, the salad bar: fresh and enticing, the cheese bread: divine and the dessert....oh, the flan is a pure custard miracle. The wait staff was friendly and helpful, our waiter was absolutely on the ball with drink refills and the meat offerings were well timed. . Special mention: the grilled pineapple! Amazing! The Gaucho is on the expensive side but well worth it for the meal quality. If you are looking for that special place for special nights out, The Gaucho is sure to please.
(4)Cody R.
I have been wanting to try this place for years after going to a couple of other Brazilian steakhouses across the country. My wife got a Groupon so we went. Its in a strip mall so the outside doesnt look the nicest but you can't judge a book by its cover. We walked in and it is nice on the inside. We had made a reservation so we were seated as soon as went walked in. We started off at the salad bar, quite lacking, but that's not what anyone comes here for. We sat sat down back at the table and flipped our cards to green to let the carnivore fest begin. Gaucho after gaucho came by with delicious cuts if meat. Here is a couple I my favorites. The garlic steak. I love garlic so a steak smothered in garlic is just right for me. The top sirloin. A very tender cut of sirloin that melts in your mouth. The filet mignon wrapped in bacon. Who doesn't love bacon? The Parmesan chicken and Parmesan pork loin. I love Parmesan cheese! The cuts of chicken and pork were moist with no fatty parts. Something else that is wonderful that they bring table side is grilled pineapple. I have traveled across the South Pacific and this pineapple was just as fresh and sweet as any I've had on my travels. This place is a bit on the pricey side, but not near as pricey as Fogo de Chao. The day my wife and I planned to go here I decided to skip lunch so that I could eat my moneys worth. The inside is clean and the waitstaff is friendly and attentive. If your a carnivore and want all you can eat of some excellent cuts of meat, come here and you can eat till your heart is content.
(4)Jamie B.
This was possibly the worst meal I have ever had. The salad bar was pitiful. I am surprised I did not get sick from the ranch that tasted sour. The only edible thing on the salad bar was the white rice. The first meat they brought over was the bacon wrapped "filet". Let me tell you, this was not filet. I took one bite and could barely swallow it. Next they brought the garlic steak. This tasted like it had been soaking in a garlic solution for days. Again, couldn't swallow it. Next was the chicken - dry and disgusting. They kept bringing meats after this but I could not bring myself to try the rest. Save yourself and do not go here under any circumstance.
(1)Jeff K.
This was my first time at The Gaucho. The staff was very nice. The salad bar was nothing special, but decent enough. When it came to the meat, the shrimp was way overcooked and almost impossible to get the shell off. The Fillet was tough and not very flavorful. There was some kind of veal like cut whose name eludes me right now that was good but not that great. I'd probably eat here again if someone wanted to go, but I don't see myself hurrying back. The tab for me plus one with a glass of wine each and tip was over $100.00. You can do way better for $100 in Tulsa
(3)Al G.
I have been to a few places like this.. This one is ok . The staff was great but the food is ok. and just ok.. I expected better. The place is a tad bit dark and it was cramped with some of the seating.
(3)Heather H.
I was very excited to try this place out and it turned out to be kind of a bummer. Our server was great and very attentive, the food was good but could've been better and the lighting is far to dim for employees walking around with what appear to be small swords and hunks of meat. I like to see my meat when I eat it, i apologize. Over all it wasn't a place that I'd go back to any time soon.
(3)James G.
I've been driving by this place for 2 years now and every time I tell my wife man I want to try that place. Well she takes me there for my birthday and I'm pretty excited. 1st impression, dang this place is dark. Anyway I was pumped about all you can eat meat. The salad bar was ok as was the meat. I was expecting good quality meats for the price and I didn't feel like that is what we got. Not bad but a little pricey and way to dark.
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