we eat our way through so cal: part zwei
Do you like tall, dark, accent having, handsome men who say "excuse me" every time they enter your presence? Do you like these men to have large quantities of hot meats? Would you find an ideal evening with these men one in which they place their hot meats on your plate? Well, Rei Do Gado in San Diego is the place to go.
Grant: I'll start -- this place rocked. It was expensive, but worth every damn penny. I could eat here every day. I wouldn't be able to fit in my pants, but then again I think the Brazilian gaucho pants would cover my fat butt.
Beth: I think it was worth it for what we paid. It wasn't outrageously expensive (Note: $38.25/person. It's cheaper if you go Sunday through Thursday). Plus, it's all you can eat people. All you can eat.
Grant: They had 17 meats to sample. It started off perfectly with the bacon wrapped fillet mignon, then continued with some top sirloin. It was so rare and delicious.
Beth: I think the top sirloin was my favorite. That and the skirt steak.
Grant: The skirt steak was one of the only meats to be marinated and it was absolutely delicious. I can't even describe it, it was just really juicy and full of flavor.
Beth: The chicken drumsticks with cheese were okay, just a bit ordinary. The pork loin was dry and the lamb was decent -- a bit overcooked.
Grant: Lamb is disgusting.
Beth: When lamb is cooked well, it tastes good.
Grant: I disagree, but that's another argument to be had.
Beth: I was really impressed with the salad bar. Typically when you go to "all you can eat" places, there's a lot of variety but not a lot of things you want to eat. Here, there was a ton of good stuff.
Grant: The scalloped potatoes were so good. Smothered in cheese and cooked perfectly. I didn't care for the green beens. They were too...stiff? It saddened me, because I love green beans. I recommend you lay off the side bar. There's so much good meat to have and the salad bar is full of very filling foods. I couldn't stay away and I wish now that I spent more time consuming meat.
There was this very scantily clad girl (heels, cutoff shorts (sweet!) and a low cut "check out these" shirt) known as the Caipirinha Girl that served...you guessed it, Caipirinhas. We would have grabbed one if we knew they were complimentary. We said no thanks, because we were being cheap. Shame on us for skipping free booze.
Beth: I liked the meat. The meat is good.
Grant: Say it again.
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A full list of the meats:
- Picanha (top sirloin)
- Picanha No Alho (top sirloin in garlic...not as good as it could have been)
- Filet Mignon wrapped in bacon
- Maminha (tri-tip...not bad, not as good as the top sirloin)
- Fraldinha (skirt steak. Incredible!)
- Costela de Bol (beef ribs. A bit disappointing. Good ribs are so good.)
- Costelinha de Porco (baby back ribs. Tasters.)
- Linguica (Pork sausage. Delicious.)
- Coxa De Frango (Chicken smothered in cheese. Sounds better than it tastes.)
- Lombinho (Pork loin. Terribly dry.)
- Peru Com Bacon (turkey wrapped in bacon. Was too full to try.)
- Presunto E Abacaxi (Ham with pineapple. Surprising addition to the meal and very tasty!)
- Coracao de Galinha (Chick hearts. Didn't see this one...and I'm glad.)
- Pernil De Ovelha (Lamb. Some like it, some don't.)
- Coxao (top round. Good, not as good as the top sirloin.)
