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DINING Frommer
Churrascaria Plataforma
316 W. 49th St
(Btwn Eighth and Ninth Aves)
tel.: 212/245-0505
Location: Btwn Eighth and Ninth Aves
Cuisine: South American
Price Category: Moderate

It's a carnival for carnivores at this colorful, upscale, all-you-can-eat Brazilian rotisserie. A large selection of teasers like octopus stew, paella, and carpaccio at the phenomenal salad bar may tempt you to fill up too quickly, but hold out for the never-ending parade of meat. Roving servers deliver beef (too many cuts to mention), ham, chicken (the chicken hearts are great, trust me), lamb, and sausage -- more than 15 delectable varieties -- and traditional sides like fried yucca, plantains, and rice until you cannot eat another bite. The food is excellent, the service friendly and generous, and the cavernous room loud -- this is not the place for romance. Instead, it's a fun, festive affair. The terrific salad bar even makes this a good choice for the vegetarians in your party. The ideal accompaniment to the meal is a pitcher of Brazil's signature cocktail, the caipirinha (a margarita-like blend of limes, sugar, crushed ice, and raw sugarcane liquor); Plataforma's are the best in town.

Reservations recommended. All-you-can-eat fixed-price $28 at lunch, $39 at dinner; half-price for children 5-10.Open: Daily noon-midnight.Reservations recommended.Credit Cards: AE, DC, DISC, MC, V.Subway: C, E to 50th St.


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