I recently started a new job in Glendale and had always wanted to try Brazillian Radizo style Currascaria, but there are none where I used to live.
How convenient now that there is one located across the street from my office in Glendale. My boss took me there for lunch on Thursday, March, 20th and I was quite impressed with the atmoshpere and the sampling of meats. Being that it was a work day and I was with my boss, we were pressed for time I did not get to enjoy or sample everything. I was quite hooked though and immediately wanted to come back for Dinner withy my Family. My Birthday was comming up the following monday, March 24th.
So I thought what a perfect opportunity to bring my family that weekend. I showed them the Gouchos Village website, where we learned that if you brought 4 guests the Birthday's persons meal would be complementary. Fantastic, I thought because I would be dining for free. We hopped in the car and drove 40 miles that Saturday to Gauchos Grill. Yes, I conveniently work across the street but don't close.
When We got there, we were informed by Management that the Birthday Discount was only valid the "actual day of your birthday" and there was no lattitude of a few days. I am sorry but it is physically impossible to drag my family out 40 miles away on a Monday to have dinner to celebrate my Birthday,
I am not cheap but, still I could not believe that management would inforce such a tight policy on the birthday offer. It kinda off really ticked me off though and left a poor taste in my mouth not for the food or atmosphere that i so much enjoyed just two days before.
My boss had mentioned that there was also Pincanha's in Burbank and was superior in his opinion, so I called them up on my cell phone and they said that they had a simliar Birthday Discount but would honor it up to 7 days before/after your actual Birthday.
I made a reservation and and we left Gauchos Village and made our way up to Picanhas.
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