Asado Brazilian Grill

Asado is in Evanston, about a block west of Wolfgang Puck's (which also happens to be a mile place).


I ate there a few weeks ago. It's a Brazillian steakhouse similar to Fogo de Chau (sic) and Sal & Carvao's. I saw another Brazillian steakhouse place in the same Fogo & Sal area in Chicago, but I forgot the name of it. Obviously, I can't compare Asado to the third place, but I can compare it to Sal & Carvao's and Fogo. For the money, I think you can't beat Asado. Asado charges $15 for lunch and $30 for dinner. Fogo (and Sal, too, I believe) charges $30 for lunch and $50 for dinner. I've only had the Asado lunch so I can't compare the dinners. I was quite happy with the $!5 selection and I don't think it's worth paying double at the other two places.

I really need to try the Asado dinner so I can give a fair comparison with the Sal & Fogo dinners. In terms of taste, I'd probably rank Fogo ahead of Sal's, with Asado coming after, but I don't think the difference is that great.

Since I love getting miles, the prices are cheaper at Asado, and the taste is almost as good, I don't think I'll be eating at Sal & Carvao or Fogo in the near future. Asado will get my money for now. I do want to try the third place whose name I can't recall at the moment, just so I can compare it to the competition.