Tábua de Carne

Frommer's Review

Now in an excellent new location overlooking the beach on the Via Costeria, Tabua still offers carnivorous dining at its lip-smacking best. The menu now includes such treats as lamb and pork chops and even fish (though if you're in the mood for seafood you really should go elsewhere) as well as the traditional favorites of carne de sol (salted sun-dried beef, a specialty of northeastern Brazil) and chicken and good old Brazilian picanha (sirloin steak). For the decision-shy, there's the Tabua, a wood platter containing picanha, sausage, chicken, and carne de sol. Dishes here are made for two and would easily feed three. The picanha -- a large beautiful roast cooked exactly to your specifications -- melts delicately on the tongue. The wine list is of minimal length and features questionable vintages. Stick to beer or fruit juice by the half-liter earthenware jug. Tábua has a second location in Ponta Negra, but it's on a viewless stretch of Av. Engeneiro Roberto Freire 3241 (tel. 084/3642-1236).

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