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Rio 40 Restaurant
Category: Restaurants Brazilian Brazilian [Edit]
1256 St Clair Ave WToronto, ON M6E 1B9
Neighbourhood: Corso Italia
(416) 654-6363
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Average
12 reviews for Rio 40 Restaurant
12 reviews in English
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Review from Edwin A.
Layout,
High exposed ceilings, 2 level split, divided by a brass railing, metal chairs, wooden table surfaces, silver chandeliers, restaurant is a corner unit has an outdoor patio, windows on one side bring in natural sunlight.
Decor, pale tangerine dark chestnut theme. The Brasil national flag, Christ the Redeemer, and large mural of the city of Rio adore the walls. There's a large LCD TV on the far by the kitchen and projector screen.
The place has all the hallmarks of a neighborhood football gathering spot. :)
I opted for the steak picanha for lunch ($18), on the side it came with collard greens, rice, beans, and fried bananas. It was a very balanced meal, fragrant, very colorful looking plate. The food was perfectly spiced and tasty. Capped it off right with a rich decadent slice of custard pie.
The food at Rio 40 was superb!! Service was good (considering there was only one person working). I can't wait to go back. -
Review from Jennifer K.
Markham, ON
With just one waitress working during lunch shift at Rio 40 Restaurant, resulted in unbearable slow services....
I was standing at the entrance waiting to be seated for over 5 minutes.... and then waiting for a while to have my order taken... but after that our food did arrive quickly...
Grilled Pork Loin served with Rice, Beans, Collard Green and Fried Banana ($15) is quite good... just the pork definitely on the dry side and a little bland when compared to the Picanha - Rumpsteak ($18) which is tender and smoking delicious...
And even for lunch, my DC has to order a Pudim - Carmel Pudding ($4.50) as he loves sweet... The pudding is smooth and silky... really enjoyable.
Just a little confused why they have an All You Can Eat Pizza and Pasta Thursdays? I would rather enjoy all your can eat grilled meat in a Brazilian restaurant! -
Review from M P.
Toronto, ON
2/18/2012
Something different, yay!!!
I've been to Brazil (only Brazilian restos =P), but a few of my friends are Brazilians and they say it's authentic... I take their word for it!!
So my past Brazilian food experience were waiters with skewers of grilled meat.... VERY DELISH, but Rio 40 is different!! It's more authentic (and less gimmicky)!!
Drinks - caipirinha (sugar cane rum) was quite good!!
Food - ordered a pincanha, linguiça, carne seca and iscas de peixe (all traditional Brazilian appies). Everything was very tasty, but rather dry. Large portions!! We were like four people sharing these and still couldnt finish everything...
Location - Bathurst and St-Clair (where I'd like to call the latino square)!!
Venue - pretty accommodating. We had a large group of 20. And it worked out fine!!
Staff - the girl who served us was very friendly and knowledgeable. Adorable!!
Look forward to checking this place out in Summer, on the patio..... Must be fun!! -
Review from Colleen E.
Toronto, ON
1/29/2012
After spending a summer vacay in Brazil I came home hopelessly nostalgic for all things Brazilian: steak, caipirinhas, beans, farofa, telenovelas, and futbol. Going to Rio 40 is a great way to get a Brazil fix.
Vintage pics of Rio hang everywhere, while TVs are constantly broadcasting Brazilian soaps and soccer games. It's not one of those design concept restos, so don't expect any of that either! They are experts in grilling their steak, it's not the best cut-- but how they manage to cook it so tenderly is beyond me. Prices are not cheap but they really go all out for portions in the Brazilian way: tons of yucca or fries, beans, farofa (powdery stuff that adds texture and taste to beans), and meat. They make a pretty good caipirinha too, if a little on the sweet side. One time I went on a Friday and they had live Bossa Nova, which was wonderful.
I highly reccommend! -
Review from Steeven L.
Etobicoke, ON
8/3/2011 1 Check-in Here
So a friend and I decided to celebrate signing up for capoeira by grabing a bite and having a few caipirinhas at Rio 40 up the street.
It was nice warm evening so we sat out on their streetside patio and quickly realized that all the other tables were speaking protuguese. You know the place is going to be good when it attracts all the expats.
We had a few caipirinhas to kick things off. They make them really well but at $6.50 ea, it's a little pricey. On the other hand, they have $4 pints of Horseshoe draft.
The food is not what most Torontonians would expect from a Brazilian restaurant (it doesn't come to your table on a sword served by a gaucho...). This is more like authentic brazilian cusine.
I had the carne seca com mandico (cassava), which is served in a delicious sauce with fried onions. Deeeeelicious! -
Review from Pepe P.
ON
2/9/2012
Great picanha!
It's on the pricey side of things, but the portion sizes are good.
Staff is friendly and restaurant is clean.
Great background music too!
I will go back for sure. Not that often though...me, my wife and two little kids (1 and 3) have to spend around 60 bucks for lunch with no dessert and no alcohol. -
Review from Geoff B.
Brampton, ON
12/8/2011
I ate here with friends last weekend. I ordered the special (not sure what it was called, I let my friend who spoke Portuguese help me order). It was a garlic steak (cooked rare as requested) with a side of garlic rice and a really good chicken salad type dish. For desert I had the chocolate mousse. It wasn't a fancy dessert but it was tastey. Overall the food and the service was excellent. My only negative comment would be that it was a bit pricey, but not prohibitively so. I would certainly eat here again in the future.
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Review from Matthew S.
Toronto, ON
9/4/2010
The Brazilian style pizza at Rio 40 is quite good. We went for the Palmito Com Milho ($13) with mozzarella, corn, hearts, of palm, onion, and oregano because it sounded the most authentic. Out of curiosity we added catupiry cheese -- a mild and super cream Brazilian cheese -- to our pizza for another $2.50. The crust was flavourful and thin though not crispy, there was a ton of cheese and the catupiry was a great addition, and the corn and hearts of palm were unique and tasty.
We also tried the Fried Cassava ($6) which looked exactly like something out of a frozen McCain's bag but were actually excellent. This was my first experience with cassava and it tasted somewhere between french fries and fried plantain.
Definitely try the fresh juice. We tried the guava and the passion fruit, both were amazing.Listed in: South of The Border
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Review from Mozart A.
Whitby, ON
Updated - 5/14/2010 8 Check-ins Here
I went to their pizza "rodizio" yesterday, which is happening every Thursday of this month. For those who still don't know what a rodizio is, I'm saving you a Google search: you pay an amount and waiters keep bringing you food until you say you're full or you explode, whatever happens first.
I was expecting to eat just pizza, but they had a small pasta and salad buffet that was included in the price of $20/person. The lasagna was awesome - of course I didn't try everything because I was there for the pizza, after all.
The pizza slices are smaller than normal so you can try many different kinds. The "Portuguese" (ham, cheese, egg, peas and onions) and the four cheese (mozzarella, parmesan, gorgonzola and catupiry) were the best ones, in my opinion.
Please, go ahead and make your reservation. You won't be sorry.Listed in: Brazilians never quit
1 Previous Review: Show all »
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1/23/2010 First to Review
As a Brazilian myself, I maybe biased to give advice about this place, since I recognize this food… Read more »
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Review from Luka S.
Toronto, ON
8/22/2010
I'm brazilian, and food like this is hard to come by in Toronto. Let me explain better- Rio 40 graus is not fuzion high-class cuisine, but it is also not your everyday 'rice and beans' food. The diversity of the menu - from more ' traditional' dishes to pasta and pizza - makes complete sense in a Brazilian restaurant. The quality of the cooking is also really good.
I love the physical space. The service was good but not perfect, but then, we did go in the late afternoon of a weekday. -
Review from Mia P.
7/5/2011
I don't live in Toronto but have been there twice and visited this restaurant both times. I like it a lot and think it is very very similar to what you get in Brazil. Clean, friendly and easy to find.
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Review from Tom E.
9/18/2010
Great Drinks, Great Food, Great Music, and beautiful waitresses what more can you ask for? Had a great time with a big group of guys.
