Brazilian Breads Cafe - Berkeley

Great food, try the meat sandwich and the acay bowl. Cheese bread is a classic too!

This is arguably one of the best veggie sandwiches I had in my life! (It’s the Beringela one! I am Brazilian but I never seen sandwiches made out of cheese bread before, it’s just genius!

Since I'm a big fan of Pao de queijo (Brazilian cheese bread , it's so grateful to come across this place. They sell not only cooked cheese breads but also frozen ones which I can cook anytime at home whenever I want to eat them! (I was making them from scratch before I found them. They have some sandwiches with the cheese bread also. (gluten free The chewy texture of the bread goes well with their sandwiches' filings surprisingly. Well, if you're really a big fan of Pao de queijo, I reccomend to try this place! Thank you, Desirre, Karla and another lady(I forgot to ask her name :p I'll be back soon! :D

The staff here really know how to cook! We ordered a picanha (steak sandwich on ciabatta and an order of yucca garlic fries to share. Note that it costs $3 more to get the sandwich on ciabatta, from the regular $10 on cheese bread. However, we were told that it is also more sizable (see the picture for our order , so we upgraded to share. The textures were all on point. The picanha steak was sooo tender and delicious. They could've run an excellent steakhouse instead! It rests on a little bed of salad made of kale, arugula, and sundried tomatoes. The yucca fries were perfectly fried and crispy on the outside, with a delicious punch of garlic flavor, and they include just enough ketchup for all the fries (at our rate of dip-page . I will say that the sandwich could have used more flavor. We drizzled balsamic vinegar over both the sandwich and the salad (didn't come with any noticeable dressing once we got home, but sorely missed the flavorful, creamy, green sauce we usually get from another local Brazilian establishment. Additionally, although we loved the taste and texture, we thought that the price for the fries is ultimately not worth it. You could get the same bomb flavor from garlic fries at any Super Duper chain, for half the price, and comparable quality. Note that their kitchen closes half an hour earlier than their posted hours! We made the mistake before of coming just a bit under that timeframe and tragically getting turned away. They also have a clean restroom in the back. 5 stars for the textures, assembly, and staff! They can definitely cook well. : That said, due to the distance for us, cost, and general flavors, we will personally probably not be coming back anytime soon. If we lived in the area, the sandwich would make a seriously great occasional meal!

Food is amazing. Had high expectations from previous Brazilian food experiences which were exceeded! The cheese bread, empanadas, and cilantro sauce we’re delicious