Cafe Brazil

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4408 Lowell Blvd., Denver, Colorado 80211-3038

303-480-1877

Cuisine:
South American
Hours:
Tues: 5:00PM - 10:00PM Wed: 5:00PM - 10:00PM Thurs: 5:00PM - 10:00PM Fri: 5:00PM - 10:00PM Sat:... Read More
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Cafe Brazil

by Mandan Lynn

Smithwick, South Dakota

January 18, 2013

Best of IgoUgo I had never heard of this place when our friend requested it as the site for her (belated) birthday dinner.We showed up around 6:30 on a Thursday. We had a reservation and were promptly seated and offered drinks. I had the Cocktel del Amor ...Read more I had never heard of this place when our friend requested it as the site for her (belated) birthday dinner.

We showed up around 6:30 on a Thursday. We had a reservation and were promptly seated and offered drinks. I had the Cocktel del Amor Prohibido, a lovely mix of champagne, strawberry, passionfruit, and I don't know what else. It was good enough to have two! My boyfriend had a beer, his mom had a Malbec wine, and our friend had the traditional Brazilian caipirinha.

Our waiter was so friendly and knowledgeable about the menu and what was happening in the restaurant that day. They always do a couple of special dishes that aren't on the menu, and that night those dishes were a blackened steak with chimichurri (my boyfriend's choice) and sea bass with a cranberry sauce (our friend's choice).

His mother and I ordered two dishes to share. I got the Prato Iberico, which is like what we would have called a "picado" in Argentina -- a plate with cheeses, olives, figs, meats, dates, and more. She ordered the Feijoada de Marla (they have several versions of feijoada, which is a traditional bean stew -- I wrote about my first experience with this dish several years ago. You can read about it in my Scotland journal!). This particular feijoada didn't have any meat. It came with rice, collard greens, and fried bananas. It was all so good.

We were lingering, talking, and we never felt rushed -- which is a welcome break at a restaurant in the States. After a few minutes, we asked to order dessert. There is no official dessert menu, since they make different ones every day, so the waiter came over and recited the four choices available to us that day. We decided to share the coconut almond custard and the chocolate gelato.

The custard was good, but the gelato was indescribable! As our waiter said, he thinks the chef will be taking the recipe to his grave -- he went to Italy and researched and experimented with another chef there to come up with this particular concoction. The taste was fine, but it was the texture that really made it special. I don't know how to explain it, but if it is available when you are there, you should order it. Close

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