According to signage on the door of Fogo de Chão, as of January 3, 2025, the restaurant’s liquor license was suspended for the reason of furnishing alcohol to a person under 21 years of age.
The liquor license will be reinstated as of January 10, 2025. Until then, “Liquor shall not be removed, sold, delivered, served, or consumed at this establishment during the period of this suspension.”
The Brazilian steakhouse is located on the first level of Lincoln Square South, along Bellevue Way Northeast. It first opened in 2017, as part of the Lincoln Square expansion.
The menu showcases an array of savory, fire-roasted meats, prepared and carved tableside by Brazilian-trained gaucho chefs. Guests can also enjoy appetizers such as jumbo shrimp cocktail, a seafood tower, and chilled lobster and shrimp.
Brunch is available on Saturdays and Sundays for $50 per person, featuring the Churrasco Experience, which offers continuous tableside service of signature fire-roasted meats. A selection of à la carte entrées is also available.
The complete Churrasco Experience, including the Market Table and Feijoada Bar, is priced at $49.50 for lunch and $67.50 for dinner.
Rhône Capital sold the Brazilian steakhouse chain to Bain Capital Private Equity in 2023 for five years of ownership. Under the leadership of current CEO Barry McGowan, the chain now operates over 90 locations worldwide.
Way to turn an article about the restaurant doing crimes into an ad.
Wow. Same comment as above (by Name). This is the funniest article.
Hopefully they continue to sell alcohol anyway. Alcohol prohibition is against the law ever since the 21st Amendment was passed and any law enforcement officer must protect the constitutional rights of his or her jurisdiction or else will have violated their Oath and risk administrative leave, suspension or firing and other disciplinary actions.
Valentine’s Day I was there two years ago and they served alcohol to a couple that looked 16!!! They got kicked out mid dinner. This 100% checks out. I believe it.
@Steve Golden: Don’t conflate the 21st Amendment to state liquor laws. The 21st Amendment removed the prohibition for the sale, transport, and manufacturing of alcohol. This doesn’t invalidate or nullify any state laws and statutes put in place. If your statement were true, anyone could purchase liquor regardless of age, and state stores (such as the ABC in South Carolina) wouldn’t need to exist.
Clever way to get your business in front of everyone. I wouldn’t put it past them if they did it on purpose. An inexpensive press release.
Yikes a minor got served a glass of red wine at a fancy restaurant, quick, pull their liquor license for weeks!!! Liquor laws in the US are so ridiculous as this shows. If some politician wanted an easy win they’d propose heavy deregulation of these ridiculous hyper strict antiquated liquor laws, wipe out these pointless liquor control boards with hysterical heavy handed enforcement on alcohol.
How odd to spend more time on the menu and prices than the story of serving minors. I guess offering a few free meals to a reporter is money well spent!
You can go get high, drive, and eat at an establishment higher than a kite and be just fine. This is such a benign focus and gross use of power. Not surprising as this is WA and I would not expect anything else.
Things like this happens to companies like whe they treat their wrong. I am sure they will not be around long at least on the east coast.
Great advertisement Fogo De Chao!
We went on Saturday and they told us they were “out of alcohol”. I laughed out loud.
Mean while in Europe people reading this article saying what a BS.
Stop fking with fogo de chau. Love that place. Stop trying to sneakily dine and drink when you know you can’t. You going to fk it up for the rest of us.
Steve Golden, have you actually READ the 18th and 21st amendments? The 21st dropped the national ban, but specifically honors the rights of states to create their own liquor laws: “The transportation or importation into any State, Territory, or possession of the United States for delivery or use therein of intoxicating liquors, in violation of the laws thereof, is hereby prohibited.”
Lol. Like what was mentioned, this is an ad. And lol to politics in Comment sections. Enough nonsense already.