A week ago, it was my friend Akash's birthday. Unfortunately, as you all know, I was in NY attending the Chocolate Show and Akash was out of town attending a conference. So we decided to celebrate this weekend by going to Green Field Churrascaria, a Brazilian BBQ place in Brighton. Here's a pic of the big steak knife and cute little logo on the napkin. (that's right, you're about to eat that logo).
I chose Green Field cause I had heard of it before. It's actually a pretty big chain of restaurants and they even have locations in CA. In addition, knowing my group of friends, I suspected that they would appreciate this type of restaurant. And what type of restaurant could that be? An all you can eat place where servers bring you hunks of meat on skewers and cut off slices for you. Here's a pic of three of the skewers with Ed in the background.
So here are my three tips. 1. Arrive very hungry. 2. Leave yourself a lot of time for dinner and 3. Don't waste stomach space on the sushi bar, cause the sushi is pretty crappy and you're there for the meat anyway. Oh right, I also picked Green Field because I knew that it is the largest restaurant in Brighton. Meaning that even if you arrive with a big group of friends on a Saturday night at 7:30, you're still likely to get a seat without making a reservation. So walking into Green Field, you'll immediately notice the decor. And this being a BBQ joint, that means cow hides, and the heads of deer and other such animals mounted on the wall. I was not thrilled. I sat as far away from the cowhide as possible, though Ed had a good time playing with the tail.
Next comment about service. It sucks, which is why I'm telling you to give yourself a lot of time for dinner. Maybe it was the size of the restaurant and the amount of ground she needed to cover, but our waitress was MIA the majority of our dinner. It was nearly impossible to track her down if we needed anything and at the end of dinner she took 15 minutes to run our credit cards. But back to dinner. So all Brazilian BBQ places have the obligatory buffet. And there is a myriad of rices, different Brazilian dishes, salads and this place had sushi. But really, all of that stuff is there to fill you up. Don't waste you're time eating french fries you can get from Mc Donald's. (Though I did enjoy these yummy cheese puff bread thingies and ate 3 of them). However, here's a pic of Akash's place after we returned from the buffet. Many of those pieces of sushi went uneaten as soon as the meat arrived.
And onto the meat. So at each table you're given these funny little wooden sticks that have a red side and a green side. If you want meat, you flip it over to the green side, and if you need to take a break or want to stop, you flip it to the red side. After succeeding at catching the attention of the servers, we started getting an endless supply of meat which included: various cuts of beef, pork, rabbit, chicken, lamb, sausage and duck. Now for those of you who read my duck post, you'll know that i don't eat red meat. or pork. or rabbit. (you get the idea) so that mainly left me with chicken and duck. Luckily, I also can't eat that much, so I was happy with a few portions of chicken and some chicken hearts. (that's right katie, chicken hearts. yummy!!) I did take a bite of Akash's duck (I was pretty full by the time it rolled around) and I found it too overcooked. That's the thing that I've found with duck. It's either got to be rare to be tasty, of cooked until super tender, like confit. Anyway, here's a pic of my plate. There are only some pics of chicken, but hey, that's what i eat!
We ate for about 2 hours straight. And believe me, there was a lot of food on our table. I think for a period of time, we were the epicenter of meat consumption in the restaurant. The entire dinner is very reasonably priced. It's just $16.95 for the buffet and meat. Drinks and dessert are extra. Most people at the table ordered some exotic fruit juices and at the end of the meal, they also got 2 different mousses- a coffee mousee and a passion fruit mousse. (both pictured below). Everyone at the table enjoyed the coffee mousse, though most people weren't fans of the passion fruit.
So in conclusion, this restaurant is a great place to try if you have a big appetite, love meat and aren't afraid of cow hides of deer heads on the wall. I'm sure leah would've loved it, had she been in town, or Juliet, i promise to take on your next trip to Boston, and it was an excellent choice for dinner for Akash's 32nd bday.
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