We dine at Fogo De Chao a few times a year, and had an amazing meal recently (surpassing our other Fogo experiences). We were at the DC location to try their Spring menu, which included:

• Lighter Cuts of Spring – Pork Picanha and a new spicy Linguica Sausage
• Market Table Additions – Roasted Cauliflower Salad and a gluten-free Carrot & Ginger Soup
• Crème de Coconut Dessert
• Blood Orange Manhattan

We also tried their new red wine blend, Eulia, one alcoholic drink (Grapefruit Elderflower Spritzer), and one of their new à la carte dry-aged steaks, the NY Strip ($75). The other à la carte steak is a Tomahawk Ribeye, which we may try another time.

The dry-aged NY Strip was excellent, with a nice concentrated flavor. The pork picanha was lighter than we expected and quite good. We’ve never had linguica before (but have heard Emeril Lagasse talk about it for years) and enjoyed the sausage (which contains red pepper, garlic, and onions). The Roasted Cauliflower Salad and Carrot & Ginger Soups were favorites as well. The dessert was basically a coconut custard, and was enjoyable.

All three beverages, Eulia (paired will with the NY Strip), the spritzer (a great nonalcoholic option), and the Blood Orange Manhattan (great update to a classic drink) were good choices. We would order any of them again.

We did not try the Kale & Orange Salad, which is also a Spring item.

Service was excellent as usual, but I want to point out that we much prefer this location to the Tyson’s branch.

We can’t wait to see what Fogo’s Summer menu will bring, which we understand will include:

Pork Belly & Pineapple, Queijo Assado, Watermelon Feta Salad, and the return of Roasted Cauliflower.

-JAY