TEXAS DE BRAZIL

This is more of a FACEBOOK or TWITTER entry - or maybe something appropriate for the Food Network - but I couldn't resist posting it.

Joelene and I had dinner in Schaumburg tonight at the amazing "TEXAS DE BRAZIL CHURRASCARIA." They have 50 items on their salad bar - and not just things like cottage cheese. They had lobster bisque, chunks of meaty salmon, cold shrimp salad, lots of gourmet cheeses, asparagus, sushi - not your traditional salad bar.

But the 'piece de resistance' is the 14 different kinds of meats the waiters constantly bring around to your table on big giant skewers. They keep bringing them until you flip the green card on your table to red, meaning "STOP IT - I AM OFFICIALLY NOW A BEACHED WHALE ON TWO LEGS!"

I can't even remember all the different kinds of grilled meats they brought around tonight - but some of them were: filet mignon wrapped in bacon, pork ribs, rack of lamb, parmesan chicken, flank steak, pork tenderloin, lamb chops, sausages, other different kinds of steak.

We had been to a very similar chain in San Diego years ago called 'Fogo De Chao.' Same thing, different name, in Schaumburg at Woodfield Mall.

I highly recommend it.

And be blessed.