Copacabana
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About Copacabana
At Copacabana, we're passionate about serving up authentic Brazilian flavors in the heart of Jackson Heights. Our customers rave about our simple yet delicious buffet-style offerings, where you pay by the pound for a culinary adventure. We've perfected the art of infusing light, healthy options with...
At Copacabana, we're passionate about serving up authentic Brazilian flavors in the heart of Jackson Heights. Our customers rave about our simple yet delicious buffet-style offerings, where you pay by the pound for a culinary adventure. We've perfected the art of infusing light, healthy options with bold flavors, like our signature lemon-infused dishes that have been wowed by diners. With a warm and welcoming atmosphere that's quickly become a local favorite, we're honored to be your go-to spot for a taste of Brazil in NYC.
What Customers Say About Copacabana
Copacabana is a popular Brazilian buffet known for its affordable prices and tasty food, especially the grilled meats like picanha and top sirloin. Customers praise the friendly staff and the variety of options, though weekends can be crowded with parking issues.
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Tip: Visit during the week to avoid crowds and parking issues. The buffet is pay-by-the-pound, so be mindful of heavy plates.
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Copacabana Jackson Heights Reviews
This place is where you want to eat, their steaks are delicious
Very good food and friendly staff
The waitress is very helpful and polite. (Beautiful too 😁)
Copacabana was great as usual, excellent food and friendly atmosphere, prices very reasonable, that's why I come very often.
The food is delicious fresh and the meats are exquisite.
Food is fantastic Place is very clean
Great food and fair price on the menu
Excellent food, good service
It was so good the meat was so flaver and the trukey and the rice and pasta
Super fresh salads great BBQ all homemade
Greta service and great food!!! 100% recommended
Fantastic. Cool neighborhood spot. It's good to have a Brazilian buffet in Jackson Heights as I'm from Astoria where there are quite a few
You can always find delicious food. They have a lot of variety and the prices are good. 10/10.
Buffs style Brazilian BBQ, you pay by weight but its very reasonably priced. Food tastes great too.
Delicious and fresh food, inexpensive, comfortable atmosphere, friendly staff, clean bathroom. Plenty of seating. Right next to public transit.
Excellent food and very organized as well as clean. Friendly atmosphere
Food is delicious. Salad bar type restaurant food sold per pound. Worth the price.
Wonderful place with a huge variety of buffet style Columbian food. Amazing tastes
Good food and friendly staff, really recommendable place
Not really a date spot but holy moley the food is amazing
One of my favorite meals in Jackson Heights! Great taste, affordable, Amazing staff!
Excellent food, very clean place, great service !!
Best Brazilian buffet i love this place i always come here with my two girlfriends and the food omg you have to try.
Great place. Food is always fresh
Good BBQ beef, hot food and salad bar, good price and nice taste
Fresh and good food. I'm not brazilian and I don't know about the food there, but, for me, this food was fresh and good. I will be back again definitively.
I live near this resto. Tasty beef and chicken. Affordable price too.
Hands down, best meat in New York. Great prices and atmosphere as well.
Food is excellent. Very friendly staff.
Amazing Brazilian restaurant 👍..Top quality + Best customer service + No stress for parking in the heart of Astoria community 👍 .. Also we can shop in the supermarket right beside the restaurant where we find good Brazilian products and medicines from Rain forest 👍 ..So , I strongly recommend for anyone who is interested to know more about Brazilian culture 👍💜💙💛🤍❤️🇧🇷 .. Sincerely, Renato & Nina 🦴 💔 ..
This is a great place to grab a bite to eat! We came before 6 so we were able to get some happy hour frozen margaritas, which were delightfully strong. They had a variety of vegetarian options, I got cheese pizza and
This is a great spot for buffet food. They have a great variety of vegetable, fish and meat dishes. The food is delish and outdoor dining is available. Gloves are also provided to handle food when serving. All food is priced by weight.
It's so good to find a Brazilian spot nearby without me having to go in the heart of the city just to get to one. Food selection there has a lot of variation and what I had was pretty good. Next time I come back around, I gotta try out the BBQ meat and see if it's the real deal. I'm sure it is but I would like to try it out myself. I recommend it.
Great variety of food in the buffet Including many healthy options.. Be careful with how much you put in. It can get heavy and kind of pricey.
Definitely worth more visits! I went there for the first time tonight and the food was delicious and fresh. And the prices were very reasonable as well. Will be coming back for sure.
This is an excellent restaurant where you can choose variety of delicious food with a very good service and very good prices
My first trip here, after multiple recommendations from different people. Brazilian cuisine, buffet style, by weight. Modest, very clean and orderly cafeteria style. Posted signs clearly state time limit of 30 minutes for dining in. Lots of all the basics: cold side salad section, and hot side with various vegetables, bean dishes, assorted specialties, and notably BBQ meat (note: bbq is slightly higher fee). Various cold beverages in refrigerated section, including variety of water, domestic and imported sodas, particularly my old favorite, Guarana soda (both original flavor and diet flavor). My first trip here and I was quite pleased, except they didn't have feijoada. I had come mid-week; I was told previously they only serve feijoada on Sundays. Best to call to confirm ahead of time when they serve it. I soothed my dismay with a generous ladle from the large bowl of farina over my beans and rice.
AMAZING AND DELICIOUS!!! not only is the food outstanding but the employees have great customer service. Everything was a great experience. I would recommend this buffet to everyone.
I highly recommend this place; super delicious food with So Many options ; all the staff were really friendly and helpful cant wait to go back and try more of what they have to offer
This property has an after-party bar in the basement, opens at 2 am on 81st street corner with roosevelt av. Cover cost 20 dollars and is very cool , lots of girls to dance with and music 👍
Every time that I’m going there food is fresh and tasty. The staff there are friendly. Restaurant is clean.
Very friendly staff, very clean place and a wonderful menu with tasty food at a reasonable price! Definitely will come back!
Love the meet in there. I used to go to fogo de chao a lot which is same brazilian steak based, their steaks same quality i can say
Nice Brazilian place with BBQ, hot and salad items by weight. Salad and hot food are nice, BBQ item need to choice meat type some are good some were not, skirt steak was nice.
great service & the food is very good and tasty for a reasonable price
I went there last night by myself, food was great and tasty, i can eat variety kind of food at one time.
I eat here for lunch almost every day Monday to Friday. If you are smart about it you can easily get your moneys worth and pay around 7 bucks for a plate of delicious food. Also more importantly is that they keep the Buffett food fresh and the place is always clean. I have never felt that the place is dirty. I’m happy that this establishment came to the neighborhood.
By far the best Place I’ve been to around the area . They have so many varieties of food and their food is always fresh. Also let’s mention how good the customer service is. Feels so welcoming and nice.
Get my lunch here 3-4 times a week. The food quality is so good! Behallf the staff is very nice!
Simple buffet style place but great food and flavor. You pay by the pound for the food you're getting. The service people are polite and friendly.
I found myself enjoying every aspect of my visit here. The staff responds quickly to signals. Their workers delivered reliable excellence throughout. Light food with perfectly infused lemon flavor. The area was noteworthy, the dishes were delicious and I had a good time.
This is a hidden gem I discovered on Tik Tok; it’s quickly become one of my favorite self service buffets in the city! I've always passed by, but now that I'm focusing more on my health, it’s definitely my go-to stop. They have an array of healthy yet filling options. I love the idea of trying new dishes since they always seem to cater to adventurous foodies like myself. My only concern, though, is the lack of labels for the food being served each day. I’m hoping they might introduce some kind of labeling system, because I do want to make some of the food I tried at home and it could really assist those with dietary restrictions, like lactose intolerance. The steak tends to get a little dry if you don't get it just cooked but I’m looking forward to the next time I go; I know I’ll be spending about the same amount I would for two McDonald's meals for one plate but I always leave feeling satisfied knowing I've made a healthier choice. The staff at each location are always friendly and gracious.
Brazilian BBQ on a budget! You pay per pound at this buffet and everything is self service. There is a good variety of food including different salads, side dishes such as rice and pastas, and meat dishes like pernil, ribs, roasted chicken and stuffed fish. Next to the hot bar is the barbecue station where you ask the cutter for the meats you want. I tried the picanha, skirt steak, and pork sausages and enjoyed them all. I enjoyed the sausages in particular because they had great flavor and a satisfying crunch. It’s a great spot for lunch and dinner if you’re craving grilled meats!
Really nice churrasco and salad bar by the pound. Been here twice now and really enjoyed it both times. Almost identical to the por kilo buffets in Brazil. They don't have the biggest selection, but what they do have they do very well, and it's very reasonably priced. They do have faijão, farfoa, and a smattering of other dishes you would expect to find here. I had the picanha and costella from the BBQ. Picanha was excellent, costella was short rib style and also very good. As you can see, they don't skimp on the meats. All the employees were also very nice and the place looked well kept. Will be back next time I need a quick churrasco fix!
This is my second time ordering the chicken stroganoff and plantains for lunch at my job. Trust me, this is so good, and the portion size is enough for 3 to 4 meals. Im fixing my 2nd plate for dinner as I write this review. The chicken, rice, and string beans are not filled to the top of the containers because I had eaten some for lunch at work My first previous order besides the chicken was with the kale salad, which was good as well. I switched up this time and ordered the string beans salad, and it's a definite can't miss. The plantains were a sweet and tasty addition to the meal. Thus, the place is a must try, and I am looking forward to trying more items on the menu.
As always Copacabana has great and delicious food for a very affordable price. I highly recommend it. Their grill section is the best and their picanha is out of this world! I live in Manhattan and every time I come to Jackson Heights I eat here. Staff also is very friendly. KUDOS!!!
So this is definitely on my Top 5 Restaurants in my entire list. I am a bit of a picky eater and I always find very delicious choices that I often have trouble choosing. They have all kinds of sides and meats! They even have fish! The staff is extremely friendly, they just make you feel super welcomed. Parking is not as bad as it might seem, you just have to go around the streets and remember that Sundays parking is free. Also, there is a subway nearby and when you get off is less than five minutes away. I had a tradition for a long time that I would eat there most Fridays after work, even though I live in Connecticut.
Had the picanha and pork sausage, veggies, rice and beans- yummy. I'll be back to try the rest.
The beef rotisserie is excellent!!! One of the best beef taste ever.
Not a big selection to pick ,but what I chose was good..they do have grilled meats that looks very good.i would go again
Food was very fresh, well prepared, you can get from the buffet or a selection of Brazilian BBQ choices
Foods were really delicious..i like most the roast beef bbq...and the salad bar
A cozy relaxed place with open Hot buffet. The food is really good for the price.
Nice place, rotisserie has a large selection like the smoked sausage.
This place is good! Not sure if it's as good as the Astoria location, but if you want Brazilian food, this is a place to try. They rarely have coxinhas though (one of the biggest reasons why I go).
Good location, we enjoyed the meats, the fish meal wasn't the best though
Cheap enough. A little tight for seating. Food was decent. Nothing to complain about, maybe a little plain. Like home cooked meals.
The food is fresh and very good. It is buffet restaurant with a great variety of food, including bbq fresh from the grill. You pay by weight, the prices are good. Clean tables and a clean restroom. The only star I remove is for the lady at the cashier desk. She was not really patient.
Past by during break and gave it a try. Happy I did, really good food better than Fogo De Chao
Overall good as the price. Meat had some tough parts but all dishes are pretty fresh and good. Ppl are nice and welcoming too.
We really enjoyed food here but now we will think twice because the plates they assigned to eat at restaurant are heavy, it wouldn't be an issue if the meal price wasn't base on weight. We didn't get that much food but we paid almost 40 for my mom and I...before plates to eat in, were disposables and light so I wonder if that had something to do with that high price we paid..was the weight of the plates also included? Or just the food price really skyrocketed 😒
The steaks lack salt. And the ribs were mad dry for medium rare.
meet was dry and very tough. the feijão was good, farofa needs to improve. staff were nice. for anyone wondering , I'm Brazilian and I grew up in Rio so I know my Brazilian food. I'm sure it was just bcs they were new and they'll soon up their quality
Yup, a recommendation our rating three stars ⭐⭐⭐ catch the lunch special. 718 host specialist
It does have a large variety of food but I’m from Brasil and the food here had not real Brazilian flavor. The meat was sour, missing flavor and the food is kind of cold. The chicken stroganoff was the best. The crew is not from Brasil.
I had dinner there not long ago it was late night maybe 8:30pm and i disagree with everybody here... most meat was just dry, uneatable and no flavor even the black beans with porm that are usually good here at this place were just dreadful the casier was nice and she even bragged how great their food was some other costumers around me just got up and left. I hate to complain but food it is suppose to be good regardsless of the time of serve..not fare.
Food Is Good, But Little High Price As It Shouldn't Be.
The food is pretty good but on 10/24/2020 at about the 5:50pm the man serving the meat was. Short tempered and had a negative tone of voice while speaking with me. When I decided to walk away he then tried to speak extremely nice to the next person behind me because he finally realized he was being rude for no reason! I simply asked for well done meat that’s not over cooked and burned! There’s a difference! This man should be in the back of the kitchen away from costomers!
Food is ok but price is too high. Much higher than before. Used to be affordable. Not any more. Will not come back again.
They served old cold food. Their sausage was so hard that I can't even bite on it. The food is not even hot. The food is like room temperature. The one in Astoria is way better. I don't think this restaurant will last. Totally not a recommended place. The one is Astoria is way better.
They scam you on prices. Weigh your steak and salad bar at the same time. When they are NOT the same price!!!!!!! Train your employees to Charge properly!
Just another place where nasty people will attend to eat with their dogs hanging over the food at the buffet area. Just imagine the dog poo on that food surface area???
BBQ (top sirloin) tastes like bleach. Boiled potatoes taste like dish rags. Threw it away without finishing.
Bad customer service provided, not profesional and worst food quality every time, shame
One of the worst restaurants in New York. Meat was very poorly made and sides you get have no flavor. Makes you feel like your wasting food as some meat comes inedible. Can only describe the texture of the meat as rubber and unflavored. Changes need to be made. Street vendors offer better food than this. It’s 2021 restaurants need to know how to prepare food. And be able to handle the food being criticized. People who have reviews just live to have unlimited no matter the taste. Worst then a Chinese buffet but you get charged $50 per person.
I love buffet style places. This place let me down . I came here on MLK day to grab a bite. Food was mildy warm . For whatever reason everything taste the same and was also tasteless . Meat guy and FOH of the server at register were friendly . Food was not up to standard. Would figure out to properly season meats and others dishes.
They’re not friendly, The price is too high and the one in Astoria is way better in terms of food quality/price balance.
terrible, the morning cook without education, the grill doesn’t know how to serve the customers well, very poor variety food, the same thing every day, I won’t come back, I don’t recommend, and I know more people who don’t come back! food without any spices, garbage.
Very delicious food, excellent service and the prices are just right. Gone back several times with family and friends
Never never order in this store ! Such a disrespect to customer ! Today i order on doordash the picanha steak ( wich come black as BLACK TOASTED ! ) and the chicken stroganoff. Wich i received another item they auto substituted . And there’s no option to substitute items on the checkout cart , so i don’t have idea of how they did it . Im so angry for they having no solution. Just saying “ ask doordash for refund” that’s so annoying. I really want the owner of this restaurant try to eat this food
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