Popular Brazilian restaurant serves an all-you-can-eat bounty to Cambridge gourmands.

The Scene
Patrons can usually spot this restaurant by looking for the families waiting on the sidewalk, counting down the minutes until they devour enough meat to warrant a trip to the cardiologist. Popular with the area's close-knit Portuguese and Brazilian communities, the twin restaurant features dining rooms with a festive, multiethnic vibe--and soothing live Brazilian music--nightly.

The Food
Those familiar with the Midwest Grill's all-you-can-eat rodizio format know to bring a hearty appetite while leaving the vegetarians at home. Most patrons forgo the limited menu of traditional Brazilian dishes (oxtail stew) in favor of the rodizio, in which an endless procession of affable waiters deliver skewers of various meats to each table, carving as many slices of tender beef, chicken, lamb, pork and sausage as patrons permit. Also included are unlimited trips to the intimidating hot and cold buffet tables full of smoky black beans with pig's feet, roasted vegetables and various salads.