Little Slice of Home At Gauchos Village  

     "For owner Kevin Aksacki, Gauchos Village Churrascaria on Brand Boulevard is a slice of home.

     The Brazilian barbecue buffet is decorated with animal skins, wooden beams, thatched awnings, stained glass lighting and ornamentals that were imported from his farm town back in Brazil. The marinades and cooking methods for the restaurant's foods are based on the recipes of Aksacki's mother..."                The News Press - February 22- 23, 2002
 



                                                                      The Korean Times - June 14, 2002
 



Dining With Debra

     "When Kevin, owner and chef of the new Gauchos Village in Glendale, came to the United States he brought Brazil with him - not only the decor from home, but a hip pocket full of spices.

     The decor is original Brazilian farm and American cowboy, modeled after the farm of his childhood, with wooden overhangs and a bamboo-type ceiling, colorful tablescloths, spurs, chaps, and Brazilian flags..."                   The San Marino Tribune - June 27, 2002
 



Dish - The Fat Man --- Glory of the Gauchos

     "Surely our readers know that this arrant Orson Welles, to paraphrase that gargantuan genius, will consume no cow before its time! So our visit of late to that carnivore's carnival of Brazilian churrascaria at Gauchos Village in Glendale, would seem a no-brainer. Churrascaria is the Brazilian style of barbecue where waiters tote skewers of different styles of meat, carving off chunks for patrons to sample one by one, and our tummy'd been grumbling to try this new place..."                                            The New Times - July 25 - 31, 2002

 



Opa Brasil Bacana! - Glendale's Gauchos Village is "like wow" for the carnivore

     "Going to an all-you-can-eat Brazilian barbecue in Glendale during Lent may not have been such a good idea. But I was more tempted than the cannibal who had given up missionaries only to have the Bapist Convention come to town.
     
     You could almost hear shouting and screaming in the vineyard as my dining partner and I strode into Gauchos Village..."                     The Pasadena Weekly - April 10, 2003