La Vaca Brazilian Grill

WillP

I tried 3 of the 7 meats available and they were all very good. Will go back and try the other ones.

This place is so DELICIOUS I cannot understand the negative reviews! The meats are so tender, even chicken breast which is usually dry at other restaurants. The greens are garlicky and fresh, loved the chicken stroganoff and the chicken salad and the beef stew. I come to LA twice a year and I always eat here at least twice every time!

Yvette Piraino

This place is so DELICIOUS I cannot understand the negative reviews! The meats are so tender, even chicken breast which is usually dry at other restaurants. The greens are garlicky and fresh, loved the chicken stroganoff and the chicken salad and the beef stew. I come to LA twice a year and I always eat here at least twice every time!

The top sirloin cap (picanha) was delicious! It is a bit expensive, but for that picanha... for me, it was totally worth it.

Yummy food and a delightful surprise for a good court! Pay per pound. The big watch-out is that the weight adds up fast. My pictured dish was 1.25lbs, which is about $35. That's a lot for a lunch on a paper plate with plastic forks 😅 That said, I'd totally go again. Meat quality is great and salad is pretty good.

Actually very good. I was a little hesitant to get in line to purchase this for lunch however when I got a sample of the garlic chicken I decided I would go for it. I got the top sirloin, mashed potatoes, grilled vegetables, garlic rice, Caesar salad, and potato ball. Everything was very tasty. I would definitely be back here to eat. The top sirloin was delicious. The exterior skin was a little on the salty side but overall it was not bad.

Food is Yummy I was Surprise to see all the delicious options that they had. Very good food service could be a bit better. The cashier didnt Say Hello all he said was put your food on the scale.. no smile no greeting NOTHING. But the food is good.

This place rivals other high end Brazilian churasceria. Problem is that I am not sure if it works in a “fast food” mall environment. Prices are about the same as a full on restaurant.. great food though. Pricing structure should be improved.

La Vaca Brazilian Grill food court outlet at Century City. Set meal combos with ample choices. Regional fare as well as drink options. A good way to try Brazilian cuisine.

Stacey Trock

Yummy food and a delightful surprise for a good court! Pay per pound. The big watch-out is that the weight adds up fast. My pictured dish was 1.25lbs, which is about $35. That's a lot for a lunch on a paper plate with plastic forks 😅 That said, I'd totally go again. Meat quality is great and salad is pretty good.

Steven Workman

Actually very good. I was a little hesitant to get in line to purchase this for lunch however when I got a sample of the garlic chicken I decided I would go for it. I got the top sirloin, mashed potatoes, grilled vegetables, garlic rice, Caesar salad, and potato ball. Everything was very tasty. I would definitely be back here to eat. The top sirloin was delicious. The exterior skin was a little on the salty side but overall it was not bad.

Patty Alva

Food is Yummy I was Surprise to see all the delicious options that they had. Very good food service could be a bit better. The cashier didnt Say Hello all he said was put your food on the scale.. no smile no greeting NOTHING. But the food is good.

Jerry Cruz

This place rivals other high end Brazilian churasceria. Problem is that I am not sure if it works in a “fast food” mall environment. Prices are about the same as a full on restaurant.. great food though. Pricing structure should be improved.

Oliver Pe

La Vaca Brazilian Grill food court outlet at Century City. Set meal combos with ample choices. Regional fare as well as drink options. A good way to try Brazilian cuisine.

A little bit expensive for the food. But overall ok. Still one of the best places in the mall besides massi

Karl Seelig

A little bit expensive for the food. But overall ok. Still one of the best places in the mall besides massi

I like buying food at this place, but today the man who was cutting the meat was really rude. I came to the counter and said Hello! He replied in a rude manner Hi. I asked what mean he recommends and he said the name in a rude manner. If he hates his job, he should find another one. Why do keep him? Fire him immediately.

The guy cutting the meats is an absolute jerk. I won’t go back if that guy is still working there.

There is a Brazilian bbq place in the food court of Century City Mall. I tend to like the Picanha and Picanha Alho ( garlic). Picanha is a special Brazilian cut of steak. One hack is to make sure you split your place into cold food and protein. As they price it by weight. The carbs is $16 per lbs while the hot food is $22. If you mix it, it is $22.

"La Vaca Brazilian Grill at Westfield Mall offers a decent dining experience, though it falls short in a few areas. The food is generally good, especially the grilled meats which are tender and well-seasoned. However, the variety is somewhat limited compared to other Brazilian grills, and the sides could use more attention to freshness and presentation. The service is friendly but can be slow during peak hours, which affects the overall experience. It's a good spot for a quick meal if you're in the mall, but it lacks the wow factor you'd expect from a Brazilian grill."

Garlic beef and sausage was good. Sirloin was okay. Rice, beans, and potatoes were tasty. Bananas were not ripe. Choose your items carefully when you go to the salad bar because they measure it by pound and every little food you add quickly adds up. Not the best place regarding price, but decent food. 7/10

I'm Brazilian and I've had really excellent Brazilian BBQ at steakhouses. This place is not that but it's decent, some of the meat was pretty tasty. The issue with this place is the price point in the mall setting. My meal cost $36 and had it been $25 I would have been completely satisfied but for that price only 10ft from a Chipotle the food should taste amazing and it doesn't meet that standard.

Brazilian bbq inside the mall. Decent food for decent price. There are lots of good competitors in the food court, but this place got good salad bar and good choice of meat.

Kendrick Khoe

There is a Brazilian bbq place in the food court of Century City Mall. I tend to like the Picanha and Picanha Alho ( garlic). Picanha is a special Brazilian cut of steak. One hack is to make sure you split your place into cold food and protein. As they price it by weight. The carbs is $16 per lbs while the hot food is $22. If you mix it, it is $22.

Arash

"La Vaca Brazilian Grill at Westfield Mall offers a decent dining experience, though it falls short in a few areas. The food is generally good, especially the grilled meats which are tender and well-seasoned. However, the variety is somewhat limited compared to other Brazilian grills, and the sides could use more attention to freshness and presentation. The service is friendly but can be slow during peak hours, which affects the overall experience. It's a good spot for a quick meal if you're in the mall, but it lacks the wow factor you'd expect from a Brazilian grill."

BAir117 Chiu

Garlic beef and sausage was good. Sirloin was okay. Rice, beans, and potatoes were tasty. Bananas were not ripe. Choose your items carefully when you go to the salad bar because they measure it by pound and every little food you add quickly adds up. Not the best place regarding price, but decent food. 7/10

Thiago Oliveira

I'm Brazilian and I've had really excellent Brazilian BBQ at steakhouses. This place is not that but it's decent, some of the meat was pretty tasty. The issue with this place is the price point in the mall setting. My meal cost $36 and had it been $25 I would have been completely satisfied but for that price only 10ft from a Chipotle the food should taste amazing and it doesn't meet that standard.

Lazy Jump

Brazilian bbq inside the mall. Decent food for decent price. There are lots of good competitors in the food court, but this place got good salad bar and good choice of meat.

The food was overpriced for its quality. Salad bar was dry and chicken didnt taste good. The top siriloin was good though

Meat is good, but as a Brazilian I can tell that there's nothing authentic about Brazilian cuisine. It's all poor made. Go to pampas, you'll try real Brazilian food!

The meat was dry and many of the sides had a lot of sugar added. Not worth it (given how expensive it is). Just go to Pampas.

do not order anything before it closes, the food uber brought was disgusting, chucked was so dry I couldn’t eat it, plantains were dry from all day sitting there and not consumable, meat was not fresh and dry, eggplants were dry…. the whole thing was bad and I ended up throwing meal away. How could you even serve it ?! I don’t usually leave bad reviews but this was bad and left bad taste in my mouth.

The food is “ok”, but doesn’t look like a real Brazilian hand made/seasoned. Just the guy from the bbq was nice, all the rest of the Stuff was really rude and unprofessional. The cashier is terrible. The card machine wasn’t working and she was laughing with her colleague as if the problem was because I didn’t have money in the account, even though I’ve tried 3 other cards. After few minutes they were able to charge the same first card. I was with my family and asked for silverware, she was rude telling me to wait till her complete the charge.

Avoid the salad bar, subpar pasta salads and cold veggies. Warm options are slightly better, but not by much. The steaks were a good choice, the chicken parmesan was ok. Overall disappointing experience.

Coxão duro not picanha which is the tougher cut, the extension of the picanha. We complained and the kid said he couldn’t switch out the meat. WFT. Mediocre hot dishes. Please go somewhere else. I’m Brazilian and know my meats. This place is NOT Brazilian

The meat they serve you is always the worst cut of the picanha. No meat, just fat and burn borders

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The meat they serve you is always the worst cut of the picanha. No meat, just fat and burn borders

horrible food, spoiled old food

Do not go! The food was ok, but the service was aweful. It felt like they did not want to be there. None of the dishes have descriptions or an ingredient list. They replybss if you are bothering them asking them what the dishes are. Unfortunately for me I have developed some nut allergies, so I always ask if there are nuts inside the dishes. You would think that, after I ask 3 times and tell them that I have a nut allergy, they would point out which dishes contain nuts. But they did not. (Any good server would have immediately pointed out the dishes that have any nuts so that I could avoid them). That's what happens in most establishments that actually care about their customers. I unfortunately ended up taking an item that had almonds in it. When I realized it and went to double check with the servers, I was told that I should have told them. When I told him I did he didn't seem to care and didn't even apologize. I had to take Benadryl and ended up being groggy the whole movie. Nice way to ruin date night with my wife. So I decided to call the General Manager Agustin. I left a message and it's now been 4 days and no call has been returned. When they say that it comes from the top, it's true. He cared as much as they did. Which is 0!! I will take my business to restaurants that actually care about their customers and their health! Good bye La Vaca

Got garlic beef. Half the serving was with fat. Asked server if he could cut out the fat. He replied no. Customer before me got garlic beef without fat. Paid per pound. Obviously not a happy customer. So here is your reward.

Not good at all. I’m Brazilian and this restaurant make me really disappointed. In first place there’s no Brazilian to assist you there. Second the are very rude and they don’t accepted the fact they don’t know how is the exactly point of the meat. I asked for my picanha medium and the steak was totally brown already passed very well done. The guy tried to convinced me that I was wrong in the steak was medium. I also asked for one sausage, but the sausage was horrible “Italian sausage” , the potato of the mayo salada was totally raw , for me this is not Brazilian at all. The price is very higher for a small portion and bad quality. BRASILEIROS, SAIAM FORA!!! EXISTEM RESTAURANTES BEM MELHORES COM VALORES JUSTOS.

Awful service! The food is at best just ok. I'm getting a meat plate with sides, the guy tells me if I get more meat, he will charge me for "Meet only" plate, which is more expensive per ounce. Very rude staff. There are way too many good restaurants in this mall to deal with a bad attitude.

Victoria secrets garbage plates. Poor service on every area. Never coming back again. 1 out of 10 stars.

The WORST Brazilian restaurant that I have been in my entire life, I am from brazil and this is just not Brazilian food! And the Brazilian sausage was the WORSTTTTT thing that I ever tried! The meat was not good at all and so salty! Doesn’t worth it

I came to order but since I don't really know much about this place I asked one of the employees to help me, but she was so rude and told me to serve myself. She has no clue about customer service. She wasn't even busy, so could have been more helpful, I guess this is the last time coming here.

In line with other reviews. They overcharge you when you get salad bar and meats. They advertise it as $14.95/lb but charge you $18.95/lb. In order to figure that out you have to ask for a special itemized receipt and then they make the refund process a pain. Food not bad but service horrible

Too pricey! Not recommended. Paid 30$ for 2 tiny chicken thighs, veggies, rice, potatoes and a bottle of water. The chicken’s skin was still raw. I can’t even chew it. They charge your order by the weight and not how amazing it taste. Food is good generally but not outstanding.

Would not recommend if you've ever had proper Brazilian cuisine. As someone who absolutely loves a good Brazilian steakhouse, and has gone to numerous others, I was extremely disappointed. The meats were extremely bland. Even for a food court location, the lack of flavor was inexcusable. The prices were not at all justified given the quality of the food. As a chef, I have no problem paying for quality food, but this was NOT that.

The meat was stale and tough, making the meal very disappointing. I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone.

The biggest scam of a restaurant!! I paid $40 for mostly a plate full of vegetables and 3 tiny pieces of meat. My friend and I both got very sick after eating here which definitely makes this the worst culinary experience I’ve had. Stay away from here.

Shady sales practices at this location! One person in our party just had the salad bar, which was priced correctly. The other person had a mix of salad bar and BBQ, which should've been $14.45/lb. We had to ask for a special receipt just to get the breakdown only to find out this plate was charged at $18.95. We notified the cashier of this mistake and they separated the veggies from the meat and weighed then individually rather than simply charge the correct rate. Then to calculate the refund we were owed, they used the pre-tax amount from the original receipt and the post-tax amount from the updated receipt, as can be seen where the cashier circled the amounts. This is shady on several levels!

$15.95 per pound of mediocre BBQ. If your salad + rice is less than 50% of your meat, you still pay $15.95. And they'll tell you this only at the register.

Adrian Arvizo

Shady sales practices at this location! One person in our party just had the salad bar, which was priced correctly. The other person had a mix of salad bar and BBQ, which should've been $14.45/lb. We had to ask for a special receipt just to get the breakdown only to find out this plate was charged at $18.95. We notified the cashier of this mistake and they separated the veggies from the meat and weighed then individually rather than simply charge the correct rate. Then to calculate the refund we were owed, they used the pre-tax amount from the original receipt and the post-tax amount from the updated receipt, as can be seen where the cashier circled the amounts. This is shady on several levels!

Stan Ostrin

$15.95 per pound of mediocre BBQ. If your salad + rice is less than 50% of your meat, you still pay $15.95. And they'll tell you this only at the register.

What was that I ate? I ordered JUST garlic chicken and linguiça. $14. What I got was stringy, dry chicken with fractured bones, and hot Italian sausage. The sausage was nothing close to any type of Portuguese/linguiça. The sausage they served contained fennel seeds, and that distinctive Italian flavor. It’s a garbage overpriced product. Just skip it. I should have when I saw there was no line

Chosen this place to grab a bite after a day of shopping. Good concept, great cold and hot dishes selection. The grill part of it wasn't impressive - all the chicken kinds were dry, beef was very chewy. Took a few pieces just for the taste. At this point would give it 4 stars, but... Next day me and my wife had a severe stomach aches and diarrhea - not sure if it was triggered my the meat products or a cold bar produce. Usually my wife could be sensitive to foods, I usually can handle whatever poison you throw at me. And this time that wasn't the exception, my wife got this immediately after waking up and it took her 2 consecutive ladies room travels, for me it took a coffee and breakfast to trigger a severe stomach ache and intensive bowel experience. Stay away from this place until they solve the produce freshness problem, or whatever triggered our reaction.

Horrible!! I’m Brazilian and I’m telling you to not go there! I went to sign my receipt and the counter was so dirty with a red sauce that stain my white coat. The manager said sorry and gave me. napkin. I asked her what she was going to do about it and she said nothing because it was an accident. I said that they should be responsible for accidents like this since they don’t keep their place clean. She was rude and gave me attitude. I told her that I need to take my coat to dry clean and hopefully won’t stain and she said for me to bring it the receipt back. I hope she they will pay me back because this was an expensive coat. Food is horrible and cold also. Just don’t go there!

AC K

What was that I ate? I ordered JUST garlic chicken and linguiça. $14. What I got was stringy, dry chicken with fractured bones, and hot Italian sausage. The sausage was nothing close to any type of Portuguese/linguiça. The sausage they served contained fennel seeds, and that distinctive Italian flavor. It’s a garbage overpriced product. Just skip it. I should have when I saw there was no line

Ana Carolina Leisner

Horrible!! I’m Brazilian and I’m telling you to not go there! I went to sign my receipt and the counter was so dirty with a red sauce that stain my white coat. The manager said sorry and gave me. napkin. I asked her what she was going to do about it and she said nothing because it was an accident. I said that they should be responsible for accidents like this since they don’t keep their place clean. She was rude and gave me attitude. I told her that I need to take my coat to dry clean and hopefully won’t stain and she said for me to bring it the receipt back. I hope she they will pay me back because this was an expensive coat. Food is horrible and cold also. Just don’t go there!

Dzmitry Kuzmitch (chimZuk)

Chosen this place to grab a bite after a day of shopping. Good concept, great cold and hot dishes selection. The grill part of it wasn't impressive - all the chicken kinds were dry, beef was very chewy. Took a few pieces just for the taste. At this point would give it 4 stars, but... Next day me and my wife had a severe stomach aches and diarrhea - not sure if it was triggered my the meat products or a cold bar produce. Usually my wife could be sensitive to foods, I usually can handle whatever poison you throw at me. And this time that wasn't the exception, my wife got this immediately after waking up and it took her 2 consecutive ladies room travels, for me it took a coffee and breakfast to trigger a severe stomach ache and intensive bowel experience. Stay away from this place until they solve the produce freshness problem, or whatever triggered our reaction.