Seoul Restaurant Review
Texas De Brazil Brazilian Steakhouse.

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Yes!  It is time again for another restaurant review,  Texas De Brazil, is a Brazilian steakhouse with a Texas BBQ flavor.  I have only had Brazilian BBQ once before in San Diego so I really looked forward to trying out this chain here in Korea.  What better time to plan a restaurant review on New Years Eve?

We left the apartment and made the short walk to the bus stop in front of the Yongsan Community center to take the 740 bus to the Banpo bridge area, and the Shinsegae mall.  The bus stop is very easy to remember, you get off at the St. Mary’s Catholic University Hospital stop, and the restaurant is located on the other side of the bridge.  You can also use subway line 3 and get off at the Express Bus Terminal station.

Okay!  Enough talking about how to get there, let’s get on to the meat of the article! We made the initial mistake when we first arrived of thinking the restaurant occupied the entire building, and ended up going into the “Modern Chinese Lounge”, which is to the right, instead of to the left.  Which lead to a very well handled by the maître d, and confused waitress.  I was trying to kindly tell Mi Jung that I thought we were in the wrong restaurant! 

Once finding our way, we were impressed by the very modern and spacious restaurant!  Once seated, we made quick work of the salad bar.   Which turns out to be much more thatn your typical all you can eat salad bar.  The other choices include pasta, shrimp, cheese and bread, and some of the best smoked salmon I have had in a very long time!

Here is a comparison of what we both chose from the salad bar.  (Mi Jung plate on the left, mine on the right.)

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mi Jung at first looks unsure of herself, but after taking that first bite, you would have thought she found heaven!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Once we had finished our salads, it was time to time to bring out the meat!  So we both turned our serving disks from read to green, and soon were presented with all sorts of delicious BBQ meats, from Flame roasted lamb, to Portugeese sausage, chicken, flank steak and filet mignon!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The food was simply delectable!, I was impressed with the tenderness and quality of what was servered.  The only thing I did not particularly care for was the Portugese sausage, I found it to be too salty for my liking.  It was not bad, and I would certainly order it again, it just was not as good as the other offerings.  After all the meat we could possibly eat, and 3 trips to the salad bar.  We did not even leave room for desert!  Mi Jung and I left very satisfied and would definitely return!

I also have to give credit for an extremely friendly wait staff, and relaxed atmosphere of the restaurant!  They were also very photography friendly!  As you can see, the waiters were all very comfortable having their pictures taken, and not once did I get even so much as a sidelong glance with using a flash!  My only complaint was we were never asked about a drink choice (and a personal sommelier service is advertised on their website), and getting our water glasses filled once required Mi Jung to go fill it herself from the carafe on the waiters stand, and another time had to ask.  Other than these two issues, the service was friendly, and relaxed and this would be a great restaurant to take visiting friends and family, or a date.

We will be returning to Texas de Brazil.

Cost – Per person (From their website)

Weekday lunch – 38,000w
Weekend and holiday lunch – 58,000w
Dinner – 58,000w

Hours –

Lunch  – 1100 – 1500
Break  –   1500 – 1730
Dinner – 1730 – 2300

Contact Information –

Phone – 02-6282-5000
Address – 118-3 Banpo-Dong, Seocho-Gu
GPS Coordinates – 37°30’5″ N 127°0’22” E

Directions –

Take Subway line 3 to Express Bus Terminal, use Way out # 8
Bus – 143, 148, 360, 362, 401, 540, 640, 642 Express Bus Terminal Stop
(We used 740 Bus, and got off at St Mary’s Catholic University Hospital Stop)