Delicias Brazil
2315 W Airport Fwy
Irving, TX 75062
(972) 255-3714The fiance and I have only visited once, on a Sunday lunch, and our visit was memorable for all the wrong reasons.
First off, we were taken aback to discover our host was ex-Rafain…happy to know that he was venturing out on his own and pleased to get the same level of service.
Perhaps my expectations were too high for budget Brazilian. Perhaps at the time Delicias was still new, trying to find its stride, but that doesn’t excuse the rather forgettable rodizio. I just couldn’t enjoy anything from the meat parade to request a second serving.
I tried everything off the buffet tables, but nothing agreed with me–pastas, salads, authentic stews and casseroles, desserts. I have never been dismayed or put off by traditional dishes, and I even love flan…but meh, these plates were bland and uninteresting! Even the cauliflower tasted rotten! My sole consolation was the cheesy bread–at least they kept me from starving (difficult to comprehend for a rodizio).
It’s nice to see that the ethnic community has embraced Delicias. On our visit, several Brazilian families came in to patron the place…but it soon became evident that the dining room is too small, and slowly becoming claustrophobic with the number of skewer-wielding attendants clogging the aisles.
The biggest slip came at check time, when we discovered that the restaurant register couldn’t process credit card receipts. Everything then had to be processed through the front-end grocery store’s register…which would have been tolerable…had it not taken more than half an hour to accomplish. One neighbor patron was so unhappy with the arrangement that he kept flagging down any of the restaurant staff for assistance–he had been kept waiting for nearly an hour trying to check out.
The manager and host were humbly apologetic, but this experience soured us on any future visits. Even the coupon I brought with me went unused, as we tried to hurry our way out the door.
My rating: stars
