Casa

Hands down the best Brazilian restaurant in Manhattan. I’m talking homemade delicious dishes that remind me eating at a restaurant in Brazil. I was there in a busy Saturday and the servers were very friendly. In my opinion it’s not overpriced, it’s the average price you pay at any good west village restaurant, and in this case worth every penny.

Overpriced. 6 tiny pao de queijo will set you back by nearly $15. Each of those super tiny buns are $2.50 each. They are decent tasting but nothing extraordinary. If you were on a hunt for good pao de queijos, I would not come here. If you were desperate for Brazilian food, the ambience and service of this place looks great. Taking 2 stars off for overpricing basics.

Popped in here last night bc I quite enjoyed it when I last went in may 2021. I got 5 dishes + 2 beverages and most were great. Food was more of a 3.5 this time but rounded to a 4 bc my server was great with the recommendations she made. Pao - this time was over cooked and not like when I had it last year. It’s supposed to be light, airy, cheesy but it tasted dense, starchy, and lightly burnt. Only made it through 3/7 Carpaccio - great Empanadas - excellent. Cheese and beef ones are the best Chef special salted cod - 4/5 great dish but it was just a touch too salty for me Flan - excellent. Not overly sweet Cashew drink - light and refreshing Limeade - good but I preferred the cashew drink. Something felt missing in the taste

As a Brazilian, it’s the best one in the downtown area. Service is friendly, caipirinhas always mediocre (order something else), main plates stronger than the apps and the only thing I didn’t enjoy was having to order everything at once and they brought the main plates right after the apps (huge pet peeve of mine).