Texas de Brazil is a churrascaria (Brazillian steakhouse) restaurant chain with over 40 locations, most of them being in the United States, with a couple locations around the globe. I recently dined here and bought some discounted gift cards, but was hit was a surprise as I tried to pay for the bill.
Sam’s Club and Costco occasionally offer gift card deals for many restaurants, and Texas de Brazil is one of them. On the surface, it looks great! A $100 gift card for only $79.99 (sometimes even $69.99).
BUT BUYER BEWARE:
Unlike many of the other gift cards places like Sam’s Club and Costco sell for a discount (Flemings, California Pizza Kitchen, etc), the Texas de Brazil cards have a LOAD of restrictions.
From the fine print of the gift card:
“…redeemable for food and beverages only”
“may not be redeemed for cash and GRATUITY”
“Use of card not valid with any other discounts or offers”
Okay, first off, just plain lame. I use my California Pizza Kitchen discounted gift cards for gratuity, and I’ve used Flemings’s dining credits along with my gift cards and never experienced any problems.
Second, Texas de Brazil has many coupons, one current one being $25 off dining for 2 for joining their e-club. So, you wouldn’t be able to get the discount and use these cards! Plus, they even offer 20% off for teachers/military, so the discount from the cards are deemed useless if you qualify for the 20% off.
The Verdict:
I find it partly offensive that Texas de Brazil resorts to all these restrictions. Especially given the fact that they try to promote themselves as an “upscale” dining establishment. They shouldn’t be trying to trick their customers. $50 a person is not cheap, and for that price (considering the meats were subpar, and only the salad bar was good) I will definitely spend elsewhere and eat quality steaks at Flemings, or Ruth’s Chris.
I’m disappointed and I should have read the fine print before purchasing the gift cards. Hope you all don’t make this mistake!
Sigh. Now i still have about $30 left on a gift card which I will not be using. I actually did not save anything on this purchase.
Cheers,
theresorttraveler
I came across this through a Google search. It was not clear based on the disclaimers on the gift card itself. This was exactly the information I was looking for – thank you. I had planned to purchase the gift cards from Costco and now I will just get the $20 off via signing up for their email club instead. I hate wasting money and I would have been just as ticked off as you were.
Thanks for reading and I’m glad I could help!
Wish I would’ve seen this earlier. Just left Texas de Brazil in Sunrise, Florida. Took my husband for Veteran’s Day and manager refused to honor free Veteran’s meal because we were using the gift cards. We were 6 in our group, needless to say it was highly embarrassing and I found it to be very offensive. Lesson learned, read the fine print!
Wow I’m sorry that happened!
I got hooked into this scam too by Costco! I guess the only difference is that the gift card can be used for beverages but the discount can to be , will never buy again
Thanks for reading!
are you able to use more than 1 gift card at a time?
i.e. my dinner bill for 6 people is 285.
Can i use 5 of the $50 cards at once or will they only allow 1 card per table per visit?
Yep you can use more than 1 at a time!
Thanks for the info! It is very helpful and given it feels very expensive for a mall chain restaurant ( they are very expensive compared to a better caliber place in nyc) I would be upset if my Costco gift card for TdB wouldn’t work as imagined. Thanks again!
Thanks for reading and I’m glad I could help!
Life lesson learned!
Thanks for reading!
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Your entire list of complaints is stupid and makes you sound like an entitled asshole.
I came here looking for legit info on their gift cards, not a childish bitch session about extremely small issues.
Thanks for reading. I’m sorry I couldn’t help you realize that this isn’t really a gift card as gift cards don’t restrict you from using other discounts, and let you pay tax and gratuity. Feel free to purchase at your own will.
“I’m sorry I couldn’t help you realize that this isn’t really a gift card ”
Don’t be sorry bruh, your intellectual limitations really aren’t your fault.
Paul Ryan…. his name says it all
Paul Ryan how about you shut up soy boy
lmao that guys a toolbag, u can use the remainder of your card balance for a pickup order(limited selection of meats sold by the pound)
Good tip! Thanks, I still have the remaining balance on my card!