![]() ![]() ![]() Hank Vaughn When this had been cleared away, we were brought the accompaniments for the main course: queijo assado com mel (coalho cheese with honey), bolinha de queijo (fried pepper jack cheese in puffy ball form) and polenta (both of the fried and grilled variety). Did we mention that this was all for $30? And, yes, you can ask for more of anything at any point during the meal. You don’t choose one from each course you receive ALL the options from each course. That alone for $30 would be a great deal, but no. It’s a lot to process, and we assumed we’d be asked to choose one from each course: one entry, one salad, one galeto, one pasta, one accompaniment and one dessert. Each of these mains, furthermore, has several options: three different galetos, about ten pasta dishes and four different accompaniments. There are two entry options, two salad options, and the mains are subdivided into galetos, pasta and accompaniments. The four courses (broadly speaking) are called entry, salad, main and dessert, but that sells it short. Galeto refers to a way of roasting chicken (spatchcocked, with the backbone removed and the bird opened and flattened) and other dishes popular in the Gaúcho Highlands region of southern Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state. ![]() Hank Vaughn Executive chef Gabriel de Sa and chef de cuisine Simon Laredo have prepared a four-course prix fixe menu that focuses on a rotating selection of pasta dishes and galeto al primo canto, a traditional Brazilian dish prepared with a young chicken that is spatchcocked, marinated for hours and then grilled.Ĭasa Pollastro purports to be the only galeteria (a restaurant that serves galeto) in the country. ![]()
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