Fogo de Chao - Irvine Spectrum

Fogo de Chao - Irvine Spectrum reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Hana

   Los Angeles3 reviews

   1.0

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   Not as expected, we were really disappointed Not pleasent experience
   

   Fogo de Chao - Irvine SpectrumResponded 3 days ago

   Hana, we're sorry we missed the mark for you during your visit. Our aim is to create a memorable dining experience for every guest. Please reach out to us through our website contact form so we can address your concerns and work toward making things right. Thank you.
   

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   LJ VIP

   Orange County3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   Excellent service and food quality. In our reservation, we noted that a member of our party needed accommodations for crutches/cast and the staff was prepared with our table. The primary server and team did a great job checking on us to make sure we had a variety of proteins. Anthony went above and beyond to engage with us and followed up on special requests. Appreciated the manager/lead coming by to wish us a Happy Easter and ensure all went well. Thank you for a great experience.
   

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   Tristan VIP

   Orange County1 review

   1.0

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   Hostess was extremely rude, food sucked unfortunately
   

   Fogo de Chao - Irvine SpectrumResponded 3 days ago

   Tristan, we strive to offer a welcoming atmosphere and delicious dishes to every guest, so we're sorry to hear this wasn't your experience. Please visit our website and use the contact form to let us know more about your visit. We'd love to work on making it up to you. Thank you.
   

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   Gerhard

   Seattle19 reviews

   2.0

   Dined 6 days ago

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

   The meats were tough. One piece was so tough and full of grizzle I had to spit it out. Long waits between servings of meats. Out of Crème Brûlée at an early seating. No caramel topping as advertised on menus. Overall a poor experience for the price. Wine was good and reasonably priced and I am not referring to their cheap house wine but the menu by the glass. Staff was nice but not efficient.
   

   Fogo de Chao - Irvine SpectrumResponded 4 days ago

   Gerhard, we're sorry to hear that your experience did not match our high standards. We aim to provide top-notch service and quality cuts. Our team appreciates your feedback and would like to address your concerns directly. Please reach out via the contact form on our website. Thank you.
   

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   Xavier

   Orange County1 review

   3.0

   Dined 7 days ago

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

   Food was okay. I’ve been to better steak houses . It felt crowded and packed in kinda like I was in a high school cafeteria. I expected more
   

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   Esmeralda

   Orange County1 review

   5.0

   Dined on April 13, 2025

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

   The food was absolutely delicious and the service was great
   

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   agizzle24

   Detroit5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 6, 2025

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

   Great staff! We had a very pleasant experience
   

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   Lindsey

   Orange County3 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on April 6, 2025

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

   It seemed there was an intentional effort to send out all of the less desirable meats more often than they preferred cuts. When we went to the food bar to get salads and fruits and other items we came back to our table and it had been cleared off and set for another customer. Once they acknowledge their mistake, only then did the more preferable cuts of meat seem to frequent our table. I know it was a mistake however probably one of the more expensive mistakes to make when you are in the restaurant business and even more so the higher end in terms of dollar amount, $95 a plate just wow. 
   

   Fogo de Chao - Irvine SpectrumResponded on April 14, 2025

   Lindsey, we're sorry to learn about your recent experience. It's important to us that each guest enjoys their visit, and we understand how this could have been frustrating. We would like to address your concerns and invite you to reach out through the contact form on our website. Thank you.
   

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   Jackie VIP

   Orange County2 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on April 6, 2025

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

   My Husband and I took our kids and their friends to this location over the weekend. We’ve visited Fogo plenty of times but at different locations and we were very disappointed with this location in particular. The meats had absolutely no flavor. The Gauchos didn’t come to our table, I even made sure everyone’s markers were placed on green because the Gauchos kept walking past us. It took the Manager on duty to walk over and tell me that she noticed I was looking around trying to get someone’s attention and I told her that not 1 gaucho has visited our table and she went to the back and asked them to come out to our table, 3 gauchos came out to our table all at the same time and after that no one came afterwards. It took for me to gasp at a gaucho walking past me for me to get his attention, he did circle back and mentioned he heard me gasp and had to come over. It was absolutely embarrassing trying to get attention to try to get a piece of meat the entire night. We ended up closing out and left with a bad taste in our mouths, literally! The meat had no flavor, the service was horrible probably not going back to this location ever again.
   

   Fogo de Chao - Irvine SpectrumResponded on April 8, 2025

   Jackie, we're sorry your visit didn't meet expectations. It's concerning to hear about your experience with both the service and the flavor of the cuts. We aim for attentive and flavorful dining. Please reach out through our website contact form so we can address your concerns and work toward a better future experience. Thank you.
   

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    Cynthia VIP

    Orange County4 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on April 6, 2025

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

    It was nice evening, the service was pleasant and the servers knew what they were doing. The meat selections were amazing, the market buffet needed to be refreshed was lacking on all items. I felt however, since we didn't buy into the big feast (it's just too much of a big meal for me) the service attentiveness got lax. Would go again, with a larger group.
    

    Fogo de Chao - Irvine SpectrumResponded on April 9, 2025

    Cynthia, thank you for sharing your thoughts. We're glad to hear you enjoyed the variety of our cuts and found our service pleasant. We appreciate your feedback about the Market Table and attentiveness, as it helps us improve. Our team would like to discuss your experience further, so please reach out via the contact form on our website. Thank you.
    

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