Fogo de Chao - National Harbor

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   Rafael

   Washington DC

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Excelente solo que deberían de tener un. Lugar más amplio o poner límite de reservaciones estaba muy lleno y esperé una hora para comer
   

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   Chermia

   Baltimore

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 1

   I completely understand that it was Valentine’s Day, the busiest day for restaurants out of the year, But the check in process was EXTREMELY Unorganized. Fire exits where blocked, guest was hovering over other guest while they was sitting towards the front because host didn’t have control over the crowd checking in. I spent an hour waiting to be seated, had I have known i had to wait I wouldn’t have made a reservation. Days such as this need to be reservations ONLY. I’ve been to plenty of places on Valentine’s Day and by far this has been my worse experience. I will not recommend.
   

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   Kimberly

   VIP

   Washington DC

   44 reviews

   3.0

   44 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 2

   This was my third time coming to this location. For a Valentine’s Day date, I was not very pleased with this choice. I had reservations and was about 5 minutes late but we waited about 10-15 minutes for a horrible table right at the entrance and behind the check in station. Every time the door opened, we were hit with a gust of cold air. Because they were overbooked, we literally had people around the table watching us eat. Also, I wanted the single meat choice meal, but was told that it wasn’t available because it was Valentine’s Day. This was not listed on OpenDoor. It was hard to get the attention of the roving meat staff also. About halfway through the meal, I had to speak up and ask to be moved somewhere else. They did move us to a different table (albeit MUCH SMALLER) and the service was better to get offered meats instead of trying to get their attention. For spending $150+ for a meal for 2, I was expecting better.
   

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   Jessica

   Charlotte

   8 reviews

   4.0

   8 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   We went on Valentine’s Day which was a bad idea. They had added tables in weird spaces and service was slow. It took us 45 minutes to receive the drinks we ordered. When going to the buffet for sides there were long lines at time. We will have to try again on a regular day. It was just too much going on. Food was good.
   

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   Jason

   Washington DC

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 5

   Everything seemed rushed, the food was not seasoned as it usually is, and the rotation was not consistent. We had to ask the servers for certain selections and they might return with them or not. The honey cheese only came around once and they never came around for refills.
   

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   Jahmala

   Washington DC

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Food and service was great but of course it was Valentine’s Day so kinda busy and loud which was expected. View of the harbor was nice and I’ll definitely go back.
   

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   Moses

   New York City

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   For our first time, having no expectations from other reviews, we had a pretty great time, reservations was at noon, on Valentines Day, not a lot of people at that time, but within an hour it was filling up fast, service, food, atmosphere was great, it was overwhelming at times, but exciting. People can really eat...lol
   

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   Todd

   Philadelphia

   8 reviews

   5.0

   8 reviews

   Dined on 9 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Everything was great. It was a Very fun & cool experience
   

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   Raymond

   Houston

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on 8 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We went there while traveling for work. We really enjoyed it. Fogo de Chao is one of our favorites.
   

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    dan

    Anchorage

    4 reviews

    1.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 7 February 2025

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1

    Never going back. Food just mediocre at best. They pack so many people in there the poor servers can’t even get to the back of a large table. You have to find a way to get to the buffet portion. Worst part was after we finished eating all of the servers would take turns coming to your table to see if there was anything thing else we needed. This happened about every 4 minutes. We felt rushed at every turn. Take your $80 per person somewhere else.
    

    Fogo de Chao - National HarborResponded 3 days ago

    We regret that your visit did not meet the expectations we aim for with every guest. The experience you described doesn't align with our standards. Our team is eager to understand more about your visit and work towards improving future experiences. Please reach out to us via our website contact form so we can address your concerns. Thank you.
    

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