Casa Pollastro brings the gaucho-Italian tradition of southern Brazil to the table with all-you-can-eat rodizio service. Guests choose a prix-fixe experience — three courses at lunch or four at dinner — featuring signature galetos marinated for 12 hours and cooked over charcoal, alongside a rotation of handmade pastas, salads, and desserts.
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Both prix-fixe options include multiple courses served all-you-can-eat; dinner adds a fourth course with more proteins.
| Course | Lunch ($20) | Dinner ($42) |
|---|---|---|
| Entry (bread & soup) | Included | Included |
| Salads & Sides | Included | Included |
| Galetos (charcoal chicken) | Included | Included |
| Handmade Pastas | Included | Included |
| Fraldinha & Picanha steaks | Not included | Included |
| Dessert | À la carte only | Included |
Like-for-like comparison of prix-fixe and supplement prices across comparable dining experiences.
| Category | Casa Pollastro | Fogo de Chão | Adega Gaucha |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lunch prix-fixe / experience | $20 | ~$49 | ~$35 |
| Dinner prix-fixe / experience | $42 | ~$69 | ~$55 |
| Filet Mignon supplement (8oz) | $20 | à la carte ~$45 | à la carte ~$40 |
| Lamb supplement | $26 | ~$36 | n/a |
Casa Pollastro draws its inspiration from the Serra Gaucha highlands of southern Brazil, where Italian immigrants settled in the late 19th century and blended Old World cooking traditions with the open-fire gaucho culture of the pampas. The result is a cuisine unlike any other: charcoal-roasted galetos (young chickens) marinated overnight in herbaceous mixes, served alongside hand-rolled ravioli, tagliatelle, and maccheroni made fresh each morning.
The restaurant's rodizio format — the continuous table-side service ritual in which skewers and platters arrive until guests signal they are satisfied — is borrowed from the churrascaria tradition but extended to include pasta courses, a nod to the restaurant's dual heritage. The lunch experience offers three courses at an accessible price point, while dinner expands to four courses with additional cuts such as picanha and fraldinha presented charcoal-kissed at the table.
Every element on the menu is prepared in-house daily, from the capeletti floating in house-made chicken broth to the tapioca-based sagu dessert simmered in red wine with clove and cinnamon. That commitment to from-scratch preparation places Casa Pollastro firmly in the tradition of the Italian immigrant families of Rio Grande do Sul, for whom food was never fast and hospitality was always abundant.
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Reserve at Casa PollastroThe lunch rodizio is $20 per adult (Mon–Fri, 11am–3pm) for a three-course experience. The dinner rodizio is $42 per adult for four courses. Children aged 0–4 dine free; children 5–10 pay $12 at lunch and $15 at dinner.
The lunch rodizio includes three courses: an entry of bread with pates and sopa de capeletti; a salad and sides spread including polenta frita and bolinha de queijo; and all-you-can-eat galetos and handmade pastas. The dinner rodizio adds a fourth course — dessert — and includes additional proteins such as picanha and fraldinha alongside the galetos.
A galeto is a young chicken, traditional to the Serra Gaucha region of southern Brazil. At Casa Pollastro, galetos are marinated for 12 hours and roasted over charcoal, giving them a smoky, juicy flavor. They are served in three styles: traditional, parmesan-crusted, and piri-piri (spicy).
Yes. Several items are vegetarian-friendly, including the bread and pates entry, the salad arrangement, potato salad, queijo assado com mel (grilled cheese with honey), polenta frita, bolinha de queijo, and multiple pasta options such as the ravioli de abóbora (butternut squash) and spaghetti ai quattro formaggi.
À la carte dining is available all day. Desserts such as Brazilian flan ($5), mousse de chocolate ($5), sagu com creme ($6), and mousse de maracuja ($7) are available à la carte. Supplement proteins — lamb chop ($26), filet mignon ($20), fraldinha ($18), and picanha ($16) — can also be added at lunch.
The lunch rodizio is served Monday through Friday from 11am to 3pm. À la carte dining is available throughout the day. Dinner rodizio service runs daily, generally beginning in the late afternoon.
Yes. Reservations can be made directly through the restaurant's website via their online booking system (powered by Toast). Walk-ins are welcome based on availability, but reservations are recommended, especially for dinner and weekend service.
Casa Pollastro blends two distinct culinary heritages: the Italian immigrant cooking traditions of the Serra Gaucha highlands in southern Brazil, and the open-fire gaucho culture of the South American pampas. The result is a menu where charcoal-roasted galetos share the table with handmade ravioli and capeletti — a combination rarely found outside of Brazil's southern highlands.
Several items on the rodizio are naturally gluten-free, including the galetos (charcoal chicken), picanha, fraldinha, lamb chop, queijo assado com mel, and most of the salad and sides. However, the pasta courses and bread entry contain gluten. Guests with dietary restrictions should inform their server when seated so accommodations can be arranged.