Churrasco's   

2055 Westheimer Rd # 180
Houston, TX 77098
713-821-1079
www.cordua.com

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If you can't get to Buenos Aires, get to Churrasco's. With signature dishes including charcoal-grilled tenderloins and Marineros, blue crab fingers smoked over burning corn husks and creamy chile-lime-butter dipping sauce, Churrasco's is the next best thing to flying down to Rio. Churrasco's is often counted among the best restaurants in the city. The seafood and steak menu is drawn from across South America and can be a little tricky for those unfamiliar with the exotic fare. Thankfully, there's a colorful, well-informed wait staff that's especially helpful at explaining the various dishes. For starters, a bottomless basket of plantain chips is paired with tasty sauce for dipping. If you're in the mood for a little liquid refreshment, try a Pisco Sour, a Churrasco's specialty drink made from brandy, fresh lime juice, a few drops of Angostura bitters and a frothy egg white foam. Be sure to ask for a fresh batch (not the machine-churned version). The Cordua brothers started Churrasco's. With its enormous success, it's now a mini chain but still small enough to give customers personalized attention.