A first timer, have a blast and the banana flambe was Awesome ? must visit ?
The food here is the best. Authentic Brazilian food. You won't be dissapointed, no matter what you order off the menu. There is a Brazilian market next door as well. In today's market, the food is priced very well and the service is excellent. The Xingu Beer taste so good!
What a seriously cool little place tucked away in San Diego!I have a friend online from Santa Catarina, a state in southern Brazil, that wanted me to try some Coxinhas. The more I get to know my friend the more fascinated I am by Brazilian culture. Southern California has a lot of Hispanic culture here but you don't see too much Brazilian culture here. But what do you know I stumbled across this place while looking for a place to try Coxinhas, a popular Brazilian street food, and I found this place and wanted to try it out!The people inside were super friendly and hospitable! The food I tried was very tasty, and it was cool seeing other Brazilians going in and getting food too. After eating I went to the import shop attached to the cafe and bought a few things from 'em to try out. The gentleman running the shop was very friendly and recommended me some very good things to try! The Pilao coffee is def worth a buy and I def notice the caffeine from it when I drink it, which I don't notice from typical prepackaged coffees you usually find at the grocery store.I hope I can visit Brazil one day, but at least we have a place like this here to get a little taste of Brazil here in Southern California!My Brazilian friend had a message to the people here at the shop, and it's in Portuguese so I will copy/paste it here!"Estou feliz em saber que meu amigo encontrou este local, eu fico falando para ele provar uma coxinha toda hora e finalmente ele encontrou um bom restaurante.Parabéns pelo sucesso e desejo a todos vocês um ótimo dia, obrigado por receber meu amigo e pela recepção que todo brasileiro se orgulha, um grande abraço e sucesso ah todos vocês."
Our order wasn’t ready when uber said to pick up, in fact I believe they have started bake the Pão de queijo once we wore there makes us waiting for 35 min and end-up with uncooked meal (White flowingcassava). The hold is not the problem, what it aggravates me is the time deceiving.; Maybe next time just say it going to take 35-40 min, sorry we are busy. Thats it!
This place is super awesome in a pretty bad location. Authentic Brazilian food introduced to us by a Barzilian friend. I love their flavors, price, and quantity. It never disappoints.
Great find by the arena. We came on a day without anything going on at the arena and so the restaurant was fairly empty. Admittedly we also arrived 30 min before closing time and were still promptly seated. Good amount of outdoor patio seats. Ample parking in parking lot.Service was quick. Everything on menu was delicious. No words to describe other than go and enjoy.
Brazil by the Bay is a phenomenal restaurant! This place was recommended to me by the owner of Family Business Tattoo SD, another phenomenal establishment. The owner is from Brazil, I haven’t had the chance to visit Brazil yet. One of the first things I asked him was about the food and his eyes widened as he unfolded the cultural dishes and their history. That’s when he recommended Brazil by the Bay.The service was very accommodating and I did not wait long for my food. This food felt authentic, you know how some restaurants “Americanize” their entrees, compromising the cultural integrity and indigenous ingredients, Brazil by the Bay did the opposite and kept it 100% real. I encourage other restaurants to do this, you should want to bestow cultural food in its full genuine fashion, with that comes a piece of history and proper acknowledgement.I had a chance to speak to the Chef and I wanted to give him a hug. I couldn’t compliment him enough and his face became overwhelmed with pride and fulfillment. I enjoyed the food as much as he enjoyed cultivating it. If you’re reading this, thank you again for sharing a piece of Brazil!
If I wasn’t stationed somewhere else, I’d probably come here a lot. Food was amazing and the customer service was amazing as well. I saw the kindness of the lady that worked there. I definitely recommend coming in here. They have a store next door that sells some Brazilian stuff! We bought some Guarana & Pao De Queijo!!
First time here today. We ordered a little bit of everything (family of 5) and from the desserts to the skewers to the entrees...it was fantastic! The service and hospitality was very nice too. Definitely coming back.
Came here with my girlfriend on 01/14, and had a very poor experience. The server told us she would not take our order because she had other tables to serve. I was confused on why our order could not be taken, yet other tables were being served. She was beyond disrespectful to my girlfriend and told us to leave and contact the manager because we were unhappy. Love the food here and have been here several times, but this place has lost my business. Would not recommend, take your business elsewhere.