What Is Churrasco?
Editorial Team · August 3, 2026 · 8 min read
Churrasco is grilled beef, and the live Orlando plate is skirt steak topped with chimichurri and labeled Argentina. People use one word for a Brazilian skewer cart and for a single steak. The kitchen here prints the second thing.
Churrasco is grilled beef that changes shape by country. It is a family of grill plates, not one recipe. Serious Eats, in Churrasco Steak With Chimichurri (updated 15 December 2025), calls the Argentine and Uruguayan version a quick-grilled thin steak finished with chimichurri. That is the lane the live menu is in.
Key Takeaways
- Live item copy (28 August 2026): grilled skirt steak topped with chimichurri sauce, labeled Argentina, Main Event.
- Serious Eats treats Argentine and Uruguayan churrasco as a fast grill or plancha steak, often skirt, with chimichurri.
- Wikipedia's country notes put Brazilian churrasco on skewers in a churrascaria, and Argentine churrasco on a thin boneless steak.
- Eater's 2016 Brazilian steakhouse feature is about rodizio carts, not this plate.
- We use the Argentina label only because the live menu still prints it.
The Short Version
Churrasco on this menu is one grilled skirt steak with chimichurri, not an all-you-can-eat skewer service.
In this article
- What is churrasco?
- Argentine plate versus Brazilian rodizio
- Chimichurri on the steak
- What does churrasco taste like?
- Ordering churrasco near Disney Springs
- FAQ
What is churrasco?
Churrasco is the Spanish and Portuguese word for grilled beef, and the cut and the service change with the country. Serious Eats says the word can cover meat dishes across Latin America, Brazil, Spain, and Portugal. The practical split for a diner is plate versus cart.
In Argentina and Uruguay, Wikipedia's Churrasco page defines churrasco as a boneless cut sliced slightly thin and grilled over hot coals or a very hot skillet. In Brazil, the same page points at a churrascaria, where servers walk skewers and slice meat onto the plate. That second picture is rodizio. It is not what the Orlando item page describes.
A churrasco is grilled beef. It is not automatically a Brazilian steakhouse prix fixe. Read the item line before you expect a cart.
Argentine plate versus Brazilian rodizio
The Plate-vs-Rodizio map is a first-party grid that lines country style against the live Orlando row. Comparison pages tell the story as one blob called Latin BBQ.
| Style | How it is served | Typical cut talk | Live Orlando map |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentine / Uruguayan plate | One steak, grill or skillet | Thin boneless beef; Serious Eats often uses skirt | Matches the printed plate |
| Brazilian rodizio | Skewers walked table to table | Many meats, espeto corrido | Not on this item page |
| Nicaraguan / Miami club steak | Grilled skirt, chimichurri | Wikipedia dates that US restaurant use to 1950s Miami | Related, not claimed here |
| This kitchen | One Main Event plate | "Grilled skirt steak topped with chimichurri sauce (Argentina)" | Churrasco |
Eater's How the Brazilian Steakhouse Swept America (6 October 2016) is a rodizio history.
If you want the skewer parade, you are in a different restaurant format.
Chimichurri on the steak
Chimichurri is an herb and vinegar sauce spooned on grilled beef, and the live plate is "topped with" it. Serious Eats will not call chimichurri the same thing as churrasco in every country. It will call the sauce a common condiment: parsley, garlic, vinegar snap.
Serious Eats' sister recipe, Chimichurri Sauce, builds the sauce on dried oregano, minced parsley, red wine vinegar, garlic, and oil. We do not reprint a house formula the kitchen has not published. We only know the plate is topped with chimichurri and labeled Argentina.
Chimichurri is a table sauce in the Argentine grill tradition. It is not a sweet American barbecue glaze. If you want the steak without the herbs, say so when you order. The item page does not list a no-sauce modifier, so ask.
What does churrasco taste like?
Churrasco on this plate should taste like grilled skirt steak first, then like a sharp green sauce. Skirt is a thin, beefy cut. Serious Eats cooks it hot and fast so the outside chars before the inside goes gray. Chimichurri cuts the fat with acid and garlic.
The live copy does not name a temperature, a marinade, or a wood. If the steak is gray and the sauce is only oil, you did not get the plate the word promises. If the steak is seared and the chimichurri is herbal and sour, you are in the Argentine lane the menu printed.
Pair it with the rest of the lunch and dinner menu.
Ordering churrasco near Disney Springs
Sofrito Latin Cafe sits at 8607 Palm Pkwy, Orlando, FL 32836, (407) 778-4205. The homepage still says the cafe is five minutes from Disney Springs.
The steak is a lunch and dinner plate. Breakfast is a different board. See the breakfast menu if you are coming before 11. For a pressed pork sandwich instead, the live Cuban is ham, roast pork, Swiss, pickles, and Dijon on Cuban bread. Drinks sit on the drink menu. Founders Maria Molina of Venezuela and Carlos Calderon of Peru are named on the about page. Neither claims Argentine churrasco as a house invention.
FAQ
Is churrasco the same as Brazilian barbecue?
No. Brazilian churrasco is often a mixed-meat skewer service in a churrascaria. The live Orlando item is one grilled skirt steak with chimichurri, labeled Argentina. Same word, different plate.
Is chimichurri required?
Serious Eats says chimichurri is common, not universal. This kitchen prints the steak "topped with chimichurri sauce." Ask if you want it on the side. We cannot promise a no-sauce SKU the item page does not list.
What cut is on the live menu?
Skirt steak. That is the only cut the item page names. Serious Eats allows other thin steaks in a home recipe. We will not swap in hanger or short rib for this restaurant.
Why does the article say Argentina?
Because the live description ends with "(Argentina)" on 28 August 2026.
Can you get churrasco at breakfast?
The item is filed under Main Event on the lunch and dinner menu. Breakfast is a separate menu.
Is this an all-you-can-eat steakhouse?
Nothing on the item page describes rodizio, a meat circuit, or a time limit.
Come for the skirt steak
Order it at Sofrito Latin Cafe, 8607 Palm Pkwy, Orlando, FL 32836, (407) 778-4205. Check today's hours on our Google Business Profile before you go.
References
- Churrasco Steak With Chimichurri, Serious Eats, updated 15 December 2025.
- Chimichurri Sauce, Serious Eats.
- How the Brazilian Steakhouse Swept America, Eater, 6 October 2016.
- Churrasco, Wikipedia.
- Churrasco, live item page, description and price verified 28 August 2026.
Related
This article is editorial food explanation, not a nutrition or medical guide. Menu names and prices can change. Re-check the live item page before you order.