Fogo de Chao - The Wharf, DC

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   P

   Washington DC

   5 reviews

   3.0

   5 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   The quality of food was subpar, everything was bland. We ordered beverages for our table and it took 45 min! Our waiter disappeared for large amounts of time. Overall ,not great.
   

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   Nyssa

   VIP

   Washington DC

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Everything I ate and drank was absolutely delicious, will definitely come back
   

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   Allan

   Washington DC

   23 reviews

   4.0

   23 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   This is a newer location for this restaurant brand and it was clear they still have some kinks to work out. We arrived at 4:29 pm for our 4:30pm reservation and the hostesses were overwhelmed. It took about 10 minutes past our reservation time to be seated. When we were seated the hostess only had 1 menu for two people and promised to return with a second. However she never returned. There was some sort of commercial equipment (possibly a heater) running near the bar that was very loud. The dining room music was so loud (on top of the equipment noise) we couldn’t hear our server. Wait staff didn’t seem to have great timing when it came to checking in on our table. Long waits for cocktail re-orders. All staff were friendly and courteous. Food quality was good. Some of the higher quality cuts of meat only made their way to our table once (and then the filet mignon was flavorful but tough). The restaurant is in a great location at the wharf but I think I’ll return to their Pennsylvania Ave location next time as service was better there.
   

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   Vincent

   New York City

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Had a great experience and Erika was amazing! I will be back!
   

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   Saad

   Toronto

   2 reviews

   4.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   Very noisy and the service was really slow. The food was good though.
   

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   Virginia

   Washington DC

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We had an amazing experience. We went to celebrate Valentine’s Day and everything was great.
   

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   Oryza

   Washington DC

   7 reviews

   3.0

   7 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   I was here to celebrate my brother’s birthday. The atmosphere was nice and upscale, but service was very slow. We did the experience and my partner remarked how he had never eaten more salad than meat at a Fogo de Chao before. We also waited a while for the birthday dessert, and “birthday” was misspelled (“brithday”) on the plate. A disappointing experience, to say the least.
   

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   David

   Washington DC

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   While the food is undeniably fantastic, it is the great service that I receive which makes me always come back.
   

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   Jose

   VIP

   Washington DC

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 5

   For the first time I can say that I had a bad experience, it took almost 20 minutes for a server to show up to my table, and after that I had to wait almost another 20 minutes to be able to get someone to my table with steak. I just hope this doesn’t happen again because I love this place
   

   Fogo de Chao - The Wharf, DCResponded 3 days ago

   We're sorry to hear about your recent experience, Jose. It's concerning that our service was not prompt during your visit. Our team would like to address this and ensure it doesn't happen again. Please reach out via our website contact form so we can work toward a better experience. Thank you.
   

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    Peter

    Washington DC

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    The buffet had some items like stale bread and dried out fruit and veggies other than that it was a phenomenal experience. We will come back.
    

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