they moved back in January to 2161 N Western Ave.
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The thing that you have to realize is the process behind shipping international products that have expiration dates, and how many middle man and goes through to get to the shelves. Â At times you can find a bunch of stuff, and at times, you can find empty shelves. Â But it does not mean that I don't find them to be slightly expensive. Â They offer some delicious home cooking meals to order, and some authentic home made Brazilian snacks to go. Â The service has always been attentive, and friendly. Â I have been here so many times to grab some quick eats, drinks, or to grab a few items, but it's not my to-go-to store.
Review Source:I have experienced better in the very same place. It used to be a very nice Brazilian specialty market until a couple years ago.
Five years ago the store was packed with products, today it looks like it's going out of business. It feels so sad and empty it's almost depressing.
Don't get me wrong, it still has a bunch of the products I love, but not the same vibe anymore.
If it was '06-'07, I'd give it a 4 star. Today 2 stars is it.
Didn't see many of the Brazilian treats I miss at this store. Had Guarana and pao de queijo mix, though. The selection is pretty small overall, and a tad overpriced. Not sure if I'd go back, probably only for the pao de queijo mix.
The lady at the cash register was super nice, though!
This is a Brasilian specialty store not a full-scale market. Â For the homesick Brasilian or the traveler who wants a taste of Brasil this place is awsome. Â I can find certain Brasilian items and ingredients that we enjoy. Â Pao de Quejo, Guarana soda, Doce de Leite, coffee, candies and cookies are just some of the items. Â My Brasilian friends are taken aback when I have some of these items when they visit. Â Their children snarf up the Pao de Quejo and cookies because they miss familiar foods. Â There is also Linguica (sausage), cheese and other packaged dairy items. Â This place would be worth a visit for just the affordable packages of Brazilian coffee that are on-hand.
Review Source:Trust is hard to come by these days.  I shipped a box of clothings to help my poor in laws in Bahia but later found out that thousand of dollar worth of clothings and shoes would not arrive due to the company they used to shipped are not in business or deceived them.  These was, according to the store owner, the third times (third shipping company).  The store stated that it would be secure and guarantee that the shipment will get there.  They even offered insurrance for the shipment which I set for $1000.  I paid $250 to ship the box.  3 months later, they had a hand written note stating that the shipment will not get to the destination due to the shipping company is not in business anymore.  They showed me the police report and "their effort" in completing the shipment.  But all these is such a scam.  I wish I could trust people but doubt will always be there regarding dealing with this store.  I hope that my in laws who is in need of those things that were shipped gets the shipment.  I hope that the owner come to her senses and make amend to all those people they lied and scammed just to get a few bucks from a hard working  individual.  Such a sad days these days....
Review Source:I have never been to a Brazilian market before so why two stars?
When I got there there were people moving things out the door, not bags or items but furniture and paintings. My first impression was that it was out of business and the owner or whoever was moving things out. I hesitated entering because I thought I would be treated with a stern, "we're closed."
For a market, which I think it was pretty thin. It seemed like that had maybe ten items just spread out amongst all the shelves. I may not have been to a Brazilian market before but market wise pretty sad.
The place looks recently remodeled and it has a decent amount of Brasilian goods. You can find Acai frozen packets here, great tasting but very strong coffee, Brasilian Havanas sandals with the cute Brasil flag on them, chocolates, Pao de queso, Guarana soda and many Brasilian ingredients to make great tasting dishes like feijoada. This place is muito bom para voce, tchau!
Review Source:You can find some Brazilian products in this market, but as other reviewers said they usually have many shelves empty and they don't have much variety. What's more important: they are NOT the only place to buy Guarana in Chicago!
You can buy a 2 liter bottle of Guarana for $2.50 at Pepe's, another market in the same street. I usually go just to Pepe's.
UPDATE: they completely revamped the store!
And it's not just about the layout and decoration: they have many more products now. And they also prepare a very good Feijoada for you to take home...
I was quite excited when I found out about this place, it's in my neck of the woods and there's a great need for decent little ethnic specialty markets, (in addition to just a regular grocery store) but this ain't it.
As another reviewer noted, it looked like they might be going out of business, the shelves were packed half full, lots of unused space in general, and what is used is largely taken up by soft drinks and candies.
It is perhaps correct that this is the only place in Chicago to keep Guarana in stock, but that won't sell it for me, as the range of the food on offer is weak.
Well I wanted to like this place. Â I came here last summer after I returned from Brazil. Â They only had a few items. Â I thought they might be going out of business. Â Feijoada? Â I don't remember seeing any way they could have served it. Â There was one 8 foot long two sided shelf when I went there plus an ice cream freezer and a case with jewelry. Â Very bare in there.
Review Source:I love this little Brazilian market. Â It is funny how this market looks the one I go to in SF. Â I looked this place up on google just because I was hankering for Pao de Queso (cheese bread). Â I bought six bags and they are $1 cheaper per bag here than in SF. Â I love the Midwest and the cheaper prices!
I was also inspired to make feijoada (brazilian bean stew) when I saw a bag of black beans. Â I was so happy that I had the courage to try to make this again. Â It worked out well this time and I can now stop my search for a brazilian restaurant since I have my pao and my feijoada!
If you have some kind of freaky fetish about Brasilian groceries, this place is pretty much a wet dream for you.
Although the space was small, it was packed with snacks and juices and even a cooler with meat. Â Everyone there was really friendly, but assumed that I spoke Portugese.
I really wanted to try the feijoada that I had heard so much about, but unfortunately they won't start serving that until the weather gets colder. Â Plus to them for not serving food if it's out of season.
OH! Â And they totally have these cookies called "Bono" *snicker* that are awesome. Â $10 minimum for credit card.
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