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Cafe Paulista Grille

Posted on January 2, 2008 By Tom 1 Comment on Cafe Paulista Grille
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Cafe Paulista

NOTE: This restaurant has closed.

It being my last day of Christmas break, I figured I’d try a new restaurant. Also, it’s been a long time since I’ve done a review. For today’s outing, I decided to try the new Cafe Paulista Grille on Wade Hampton, which specializes in Brazilian cuisine.

Atmosphere

Cafe Paulista Interior 2Cafe Paulista Interior 1The cafe is a converted and remodeled Waffle House. As such, it’s small, with a few tables and a long counter. There is also a small selection of Brazilian items for purchase.

The similarity with a Waffle House ends with the building shape and size. Everything has been redone very nicely, with wood furnishings and muted fabrics. The overall feeling is rather relaxed.

I was there for a late lunch, and they were still doing a fairly brisk business. One group was on their way out. A business discuss was taking place behind me, and two single gentlemen arrived while I was eating.

Menu

As one might imagine, the emphasis is on Brazilian food. There was a section for breakfast, but I only glanced at it. There seemed to be some wraps and omlettes.

For lighter fair, there is a nice selection of Brazilian appetizers, sandwiches, and salads. I didn’t recognize the names of any of the appetizers, but the descriptions sounded good. These looked like they would be filled pastries, and tended to run less than $2 per item. There were several entre’ salads for $6-$7, and a large selection of sandwiches from $6-$8.

There is a dinner menu which includes a skewer of meat, beans, rice, bananas, and Brazilian stuffing. Most of these were designed as dinners for two, but single portions were available. Prices hovered around $25 for the dinners for two.

Fortunately, Cafe Paulista has their menu online, so readers don’t have to rely on my lack of knowledge of the cuisine.

Food

Brazilian Roast Beef SandwichI ordered the Grilled Roast Beef Paulista sandwich. This turned out to be a rather large sandwich with beef, various peppers, olives, and Brazilian vinaigrette. The sandwich was served with a copious amount of fries. The food was hot, and it was delicious. The sandwich ingredients where chopped rather fine, and everything melded very well.

Service

Service was a bit spotty. I was brought a menu and drink quickly, but it took some time for someone to take the rest of my order. The food arrived in a reasonable amount of time. I was never able to get someone’s attention for a drink refill. When I got up to pay my bill I had to wait while the staff ran around filling take out orders. It was a bit frustrating.

Conclusions

The food is very tasty, and seems to be reasonably priced. It’s different from the other offerings in the area, and that’s a plus. The place needs to work a bit on its service, but that might be a culture/language barrier as much as anything. Despite that, I think we will be back.

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One thought on “Cafe Paulista Grille”

  1. mark says:
    February 19, 2013 at 2:59 pm

    i wish they would re open

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