A vegetarian and pescatarian walk into a Brazilian steakhouse. You’re probably thinking this is some kind of joke…..but it’s real. Picanha Brazilian Steakhouse opened recently on January 8 at the Palisades Center Mall in Nyack and NY Foodie Family made a trip. This is their only New York location, with two other restaurants in Philadelphia.
We skipped the parade of various cuts of meat served tableside. We came for the Market Table, the restaurant’s hot and cold salad bar. For $27.95/person, you can have endless visits to the different salads and sides. If you don’t know already, I’m a fan of a good buffet. I’m not in it for the unlimited food. I simply enjoy being able to taste a variety of dishes.
Before we committed to eating at the restaurant, my husband and I asked to check out the Market Table. For a vegetarian (my husband) and a pescatarian (me), we concluded that there were enough options for us to eat. The cold section had a variety of vegetables, salads, cheese and fruit.
The hot section included Brazilian cheese bread, plantains, rice and mashed potatoes. There were several meat dishes on the hot table including ribs, chicken wings, a meat lasagna and pieces of fried fish. Unfortunately, none of the dishes at Market Table were labeled, which made it difficult to know what we were eating.
If you’ve never been to a Brazilian Steakhouse before, one of the big draws is the rodizio: the endless meats brought tableside. Each guest has a token at their setting with a green and red colored side. If the green side is up meat servers will stop at your table to offer you what they are serving. If they see a red token, they know not to come to the table. For carnivores, Picanha Brazilian Steak House has plenty of meats to try. Depending on your visit, there is filet mignon, leg of lamb, beef ribs, pork, Brazilian pork sausage, chicken, lamb chops, ribeye and more! You will feast until you are full.
For wine drinkers, Picanha has a glass-enclosed wine cellar. If cocktails are more your thing, they have a menu of handcrafted cocktails.
The fruit at the Market Table was the perfect sweet ending to our meal. Baked desserts are not included in the price of the all-you-can-eat dinner and we were so full that we didn’t order dessert. The menu includes treats like cheesecake, a molten chocolate cake and tres leches.
We visited during the second week of the restaurant’s opening. There are some minor kinks that need to be worked out – one batch of white rice was undercooked and crunchy. But the next batch that came out was cooked perfectly. The mashed potatoes were on the salty side. And our waiter never came to fill our water glasses. These minor glitches can easily be fixed. Since the departure of Texas de Brazil, Rockland County needed a good Brazilian steakhouse. Picanha is a welcome addition to the area.
The Details:
Picanha Brazilian Steakhouse
website
Palisades Center Mall
1584 Palisades Center Drive B112
West Nyack, NY
(845) 608-2403
Open:
Monday – Thursday: 4 PM – 10:00 PM
Friday & Saturday: 11:30 AM – 10:30 PM
Sunday: 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Price:
$49.95/adult
$24.99/ages 7-12
$13.99/ages 3-6
Market Bar Only: $27.95/person
Desserts priced separately ($8-$12)
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