Though fundamentally, nothing much has changed, I was less than pleased with the service on a Saturday eve at 7:00PM. With two adults and two teenagers at the table, I got the distinct impression that Picanha was being skimpy with the offerings. We sat for long periods with empty plates. They brought around chicken wings and sausages with 3X the frequency of beef cuts. We never saw fish, lamb or pork as advertised on the menu (despite near two hours at the table.)

Despite waving frantically at the server who had some skewers of rare Picanha a few feet away, I had to flag down the hostess to chase him, and he came back with well-done hunks. I suspect they are told not to server rare beef, probably becasue the fire-seared crust makes everything appear tastier.

At $21, this is less of a deal than it used to be. I wouldn’t have minded so much for the $15.00 lunch, but with a price creeping toward Fogo, they will need to do better to make the value a real bargain.

I just went to Picanha last week, and had a blast. Though there is less variety than Fogo (and TONS less pretension)it is a damn nice way to blow 15 bucks on a lunch.

Delicious home style food. The meat is a little salty, and a bit more well-done than the average slice at Fogo, but you can request your way around it once you get to know the servers.

Both have their places …..