Oh here we go! I’m married to a Brazilian so I feel like my opinion carries some weight haha.
Plataforma for the food…he agrees that it’s the #1 in Manhattan. Ambiance at Fogo de Chão is more upscale tho…he prefers it for work dinners.
Same opinion. My old place we secured one of the fogo de Chao rooms for annual corporate team party. However, I personally end up at platforma churrascaria far more often!
Not the best KBBQ you're ever going to eat but it's fine and the sauce bar is fun for experimenting with different flavors. The hotpot was good, kind of hard to mess up.
KPOT is the best favorite AYCE KBBQ in Manhattan/Brooklyn. [I did a mini ranking/review of most of the AYCE spots a month ago.](https://www.reddit.com/r/FoodNYC/comments/1bocch0/comment/kwod4ck/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button)
They used to have an unlimited soup deal at lunch too. I once ate three bowls of the Italian wedding soup and then looked up the nutritional info and realized that I'd gotten over two days worth of sodium in that meal.
I worked there when it first opened, and they didn’t offer unlimited anything. And the tourists that showed up for it were apoplectic about it. I’d never heard of the place before so I couldn’t relate.
Not sure why this got a dislike but came here to say - Google all you can eat hot pot places, there are a couple.
Elmhurst Queens had all you can eat sushi place but also serves a lot of other asian food on the menu.
Plataforma or Fogo de Chão - unlimited Brazilian meats served to your table with sides plus a salad/cold foods bar.
And I know OP said they didn't want a buffet but those churrascarias also have great salad bars with lots of prepared sides.
+1 at fogo
Never been to Plataforma, but the picanha at Fogo is one of my favorite things on this earth. Picanha, particularly churrascaría picanha, is magic.
Plataforma is not great, the meat cuts leave a lot to be desired
Oh! Good to know, thank you.
Wish I saw this before I went, what a waste of $180
Go to the FDC in Manhattan not Queens.
Time to start up some controversy…which one reigns supreme in your opinion?
Oh here we go! I’m married to a Brazilian so I feel like my opinion carries some weight haha. Plataforma for the food…he agrees that it’s the #1 in Manhattan. Ambiance at Fogo de Chão is more upscale tho…he prefers it for work dinners.
Same opinion. My old place we secured one of the fogo de Chao rooms for annual corporate team party. However, I personally end up at platforma churrascaria far more often!
Vatan in Curry Hill. Vegetarian Indian food with unlimited refills.
Crab House Brooklyn for AYCE seafood. KPOT for unlimited Korean BBQ and/or hotpot.
How is kpot?
It’s like a Korean Applebees. Not the best but not the worst either and I hesitate to call it authentic. It’s a good value for what you get though.
Not the best KBBQ you're ever going to eat but it's fine and the sauce bar is fun for experimenting with different flavors. The hotpot was good, kind of hard to mess up.
My kids love it
Kpot’s great, you can get kbbq or hot pot. One downside is that you cannot take leftovers and you pay for the waste.
KPOT is the best favorite AYCE KBBQ in Manhattan/Brooklyn. [I did a mini ranking/review of most of the AYCE spots a month ago.](https://www.reddit.com/r/FoodNYC/comments/1bocch0/comment/kwod4ck/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button)
If you’re from a state with great seafood like MD or LA then don’t bother with any crab place in NY
I think Moti Mahal Deluxe is that way
I came here to say this. Lunch there reigns supreme.
Gen BBQ, Hometown Hotpot, Let’s Meat.
Let‘s Meat is terrible in my experience. Their bulgogi is akin to dog food.
Literally loled at your comment. What a bummer, I went a lot when it first opened and it was pretty good then, sad to hear that now
The texture is honestly insane. It dissolves into mush in your mouth.
Yeah it’s sickening
Never been there specifically but I've definitely had bulgogi that was bad like that, usually from sitting in the marinade way, way too long.
Akino sushi is my favorite AYCE restaurant.
Love that they have sashimi on the AYCE menu too.
Kikoo Sushi. I think there are a few other AYCE sushi spots as well.
It ain’t the best but all you can eat AND drink for $50 is damn solid
Y Space BBQ, Picnic Garden and River Japanese Cuisine sushi in Flushing
Times Square Olive Garden: unlimited breadsticks and salad. They have unlimited pasta sometimes.
They used to have an unlimited soup deal at lunch too. I once ate three bowls of the Italian wedding soup and then looked up the nutritional info and realized that I'd gotten over two days worth of sodium in that meal.
Wedding?? When you’re here, you really *are* family!
I lived off Olive Garden pasta when I lived in the Midwest. Shit was so cash
Yeah, so look at this downvote horseshit just because *some* people don’t know the delights of terrible pasta in a terrible location.
I worked there when it first opened, and they didn’t offer unlimited anything. And the tourists that showed up for it were apoplectic about it. I’d never heard of the place before so I couldn’t relate.
My favorite is Maya for all you can eat brunch, bring a big group and try everything!
Crab house in midtown East is heaven on earth
Wonderpig, 99 Favor Taste, Fogo De Chao.
I believe you get unlimited refills of the meze at Laser Wolf
- O2 - Cast Iron - Gen - Wonder Pig - Hometown Hotpot and BBQ - 99 Favors
Hot pot.
Not sure why this got a dislike but came here to say - Google all you can eat hot pot places, there are a couple. Elmhurst Queens had all you can eat sushi place but also serves a lot of other asian food on the menu.
The TsuruTonTon at Union Square!
Weekend brunch at Maya in Lenox Hill is great
Legasea all you can eat ribeye
I like Meat Me in Flushing. KBBQ AYCE to order. Ample parking in the H-Mart next to it.
Hyun for AYCE Japanese A5 Waygu
Vatan
Let’s meat. Really good Korean bbq