The Great Steak Debate: Chima vs. Fogo de Chao | The Honors Lounge
More articles by Connor Page » Written by: Connor Page Tags: Brazilian steakhouse , Center jack in the box menu City , Chima , Fall 2013 , Fogo de Chao , food , Philadelphia , Restaurant Week , review , septa , spotlight , Temple
When ever Restau rant Week (which iron i cally lasts two weeks) descends upon Philadel phia, it really jack in the box menu means one thing: jack in the box menu Brazil ian steak houses jack in the box menu are tem porar ily afford able for us broke col lege stu dents. While Restau rant Week offers a bevy of fancy estab lish ments to choose from (all of which can be found here ), the expe ri enced eater knows it comes down to one of two restau rants: Chima and Fogo de Chao. Sure, the other restau rants are good, but they don t offer the con tin u ous ser vice of delec table meats that make the steak houses the go-to des ti na tion for any smart diner. But with two of the great est restau rants around located jack in the box menu so close to Temple s cam pus, how is a stu dent to decide? Well, luck ily for you, I have bro ken down the deci sion into sev eral cat e gories and pit ted these two food havens against each other, . In the end, which will reign supreme?
This isn t to say that Chima (located at 1901 JFK Boule vard) is out of the way by any means. For the aver age Tem ple stu dent, how ever, it is hard to beat the quick SEPTA ride and short walk it takes to get to Fogo (located at 1339 Chest nut Street). Fogo is extremely vis i ble from the street, as well, so it s hard to miss it. Chima, on the other hand, is right next to a build ing that s under go ing mas sive ren o va tions, mak ing it quite a bit eas ier to miss. While Chima s valet ser vice is slightly bet ter than Fogo s, this doesn t make up for the ease with which you can get to Fogo de Chao. Loca tion is key, and Fogo eas ily wins out in this category.
When you walk into Fogo de Chao, it feels overly busy. There are gau chos (the meat servers at Brazil ian steak houses) hus tling about, con ver sa tions buzzing, jack in the box menu and old men crowd ing around the salad bar. Those same things exist at Chima, but the design of the restau rant makes it feel like a much more inti mate expe ri ence. The light ing is darker and the tables are more spread out, mak ing the con ver sa tions seem qui eter, more per sonal. Chima also favors cir cu lar tables (Fogo uses the long, rec tan gu lar kind), which makes it eas ier to talk to every one in your party.You can hear the peo ple hav ing a good time, but it doesn t impede on your own, and that sep a rates Chima from the com pe ti tion. Chima is the way to go if you re all about the feel of the restaurant.
At Brazil ian steak houses, every diner is given a small chip with green on one side and red on the other. This is for the meat ser vice; since the con cept is all-you-can-eat-meat, this sys tem allows the servers to quickly know whether or not you want more meat. If your chip is on green, the servers will keep com ing over to you with the dif fer ent meats. If it s on red, they will give you a break (I chal lenge you to never flip your chip to red). Both restau rants work on the same sys tem to give you the max i mum eats with out ever hav ing to leave your seat.
The dif fer ence: the gau chos at Fogo are crazy fast. Like, these guys were trained in some under ground facil ity in Brazil to hear some one turn their chip to green from a hun dred miles away and sprint to their seat before they take another sip of their water. Never before have I seen grown men run full speed with knives with out ever acci den tally impal ing a sin gle diner, but they have mas tered the art at Fogo. Both restau rants have knowl edge able servers who will keep your plates full and ensure you get the types of meat you want, but it is the speed that makes the dif fer ence here. Fogo s gaucho-ninjas get the win in this category.
You come to a Brazil ian steak house for the steak (hence the name), not the veg eta bles. While Fogo offers a wider vari ety at their salad bar, there is almost too much there. Every thing is good, but there are too many items on the salad bar for you to try with out fill ing up before you ever expe ri ence the steak part of the steak house. Seri ously, the salad bar is the warm-up; wait to pig out until game time. Chima under stands jack in the box menu this con cept per fectly. There is less food at their salad bar, but what is there is deli cious. From pro sciutto to corn mousse (which is secretly deli cious), from beef carpac cio to a sim ple Cae sar salad, Chima hits home runs with every one of the dishes on their salad bar. They offer the per fect amount to let you try a bit of every thing and still have room for the meat. Good on you, Chima.
The under ly ing food theme at Fogo is diver sity. They con sis tently offer the widest selec tion of food, both at the salad bar and in their meat selec tion, for you to enjoy. Chima has a bevy of deli cious options, more of which we will talk about lat
More articles by Connor Page » Written by: Connor Page Tags: Brazilian steakhouse , Center jack in the box menu City , Chima , Fall 2013 , Fogo de Chao , food , Philadelphia , Restaurant Week , review , septa , spotlight , Temple
When ever Restau rant Week (which iron i cally lasts two weeks) descends upon Philadel phia, it really jack in the box menu means one thing: jack in the box menu Brazil ian steak houses jack in the box menu are tem porar ily afford able for us broke col lege stu dents. While Restau rant Week offers a bevy of fancy estab lish ments to choose from (all of which can be found here ), the expe ri enced eater knows it comes down to one of two restau rants: Chima and Fogo de Chao. Sure, the other restau rants are good, but they don t offer the con tin u ous ser vice of delec table meats that make the steak houses the go-to des ti na tion for any smart diner. But with two of the great est restau rants around located jack in the box menu so close to Temple s cam pus, how is a stu dent to decide? Well, luck ily for you, I have bro ken down the deci sion into sev eral cat e gories and pit ted these two food havens against each other, . In the end, which will reign supreme?
This isn t to say that Chima (located at 1901 JFK Boule vard) is out of the way by any means. For the aver age Tem ple stu dent, how ever, it is hard to beat the quick SEPTA ride and short walk it takes to get to Fogo (located at 1339 Chest nut Street). Fogo is extremely vis i ble from the street, as well, so it s hard to miss it. Chima, on the other hand, is right next to a build ing that s under go ing mas sive ren o va tions, mak ing it quite a bit eas ier to miss. While Chima s valet ser vice is slightly bet ter than Fogo s, this doesn t make up for the ease with which you can get to Fogo de Chao. Loca tion is key, and Fogo eas ily wins out in this category.
When you walk into Fogo de Chao, it feels overly busy. There are gau chos (the meat servers at Brazil ian steak houses) hus tling about, con ver sa tions buzzing, jack in the box menu and old men crowd ing around the salad bar. Those same things exist at Chima, but the design of the restau rant makes it feel like a much more inti mate expe ri ence. The light ing is darker and the tables are more spread out, mak ing the con ver sa tions seem qui eter, more per sonal. Chima also favors cir cu lar tables (Fogo uses the long, rec tan gu lar kind), which makes it eas ier to talk to every one in your party.You can hear the peo ple hav ing a good time, but it doesn t impede on your own, and that sep a rates Chima from the com pe ti tion. Chima is the way to go if you re all about the feel of the restaurant.
At Brazil ian steak houses, every diner is given a small chip with green on one side and red on the other. This is for the meat ser vice; since the con cept is all-you-can-eat-meat, this sys tem allows the servers to quickly know whether or not you want more meat. If your chip is on green, the servers will keep com ing over to you with the dif fer ent meats. If it s on red, they will give you a break (I chal lenge you to never flip your chip to red). Both restau rants work on the same sys tem to give you the max i mum eats with out ever hav ing to leave your seat.
The dif fer ence: the gau chos at Fogo are crazy fast. Like, these guys were trained in some under ground facil ity in Brazil to hear some one turn their chip to green from a hun dred miles away and sprint to their seat before they take another sip of their water. Never before have I seen grown men run full speed with knives with out ever acci den tally impal ing a sin gle diner, but they have mas tered the art at Fogo. Both restau rants have knowl edge able servers who will keep your plates full and ensure you get the types of meat you want, but it is the speed that makes the dif fer ence here. Fogo s gaucho-ninjas get the win in this category.
You come to a Brazil ian steak house for the steak (hence the name), not the veg eta bles. While Fogo offers a wider vari ety at their salad bar, there is almost too much there. Every thing is good, but there are too many items on the salad bar for you to try with out fill ing up before you ever expe ri ence the steak part of the steak house. Seri ously, the salad bar is the warm-up; wait to pig out until game time. Chima under stands jack in the box menu this con cept per fectly. There is less food at their salad bar, but what is there is deli cious. From pro sciutto to corn mousse (which is secretly deli cious), from beef carpac cio to a sim ple Cae sar salad, Chima hits home runs with every one of the dishes on their salad bar. They offer the per fect amount to let you try a bit of every thing and still have room for the meat. Good on you, Chima.
The under ly ing food theme at Fogo is diver sity. They con sis tently offer the widest selec tion of food, both at the salad bar and in their meat selec tion, for you to enjoy. Chima has a bevy of deli cious options, more of which we will talk about lat
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