According to an article from the Daily Herald, Fogo De Chao aims to expand with a new Schaumburg location at 1950 E Golf Road.
This will be the fifth Fogo De Chao location for the Chicago metro. Schaumburg’s planned opening date is set for sometime in April of this year.
“Webster added there will be a full bar, but one that’s small in relation to the overall size of the restaurant. The business will open at 11 a.m. every day, closing at 9:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 9 p.m. on Sunday,” the Daily Herald article adds.
Fogo De Chao’s company website tells us more about the concept itself: “The founders of Fogo de Chão grew up on a traditional Southern Brazilian farm in the Serra Gaucha. It is here that they learned to cook in the churrasco grilling tradition that would become the backbone of our story.”
“Between 1997 and 2013, this pioneering churrascaria continued its expansion in Brazil and the U.S. opening 29 new restaurants. Just before Christmas 2013, Fogo opened a three-story, 16,000-square-foot flagship location in New York City. The stunning architectural design includes a seventeen-foot bas-relief sculpture of Antonio Caringi’s, O Laçador, a historical monument in Porto Alegre, Brazil.”
“The culinary team has continued the tradition of developing new menu creations rooted in the Brazilian tradition that push forward the Brazilian churrasco experience. In 2013, new seafood dishes were introduced. Later that year, the Bar Fogo concept emerged within Fogo restaurants, introducing guests to new Brazilian-inspired small plates, award-winning wines, and cocktails.”
