At the end of October, Rodizio Grill announced in a press release that it would be placing a restaurant in Ogden in 2027.

“In 1996, we opened the first Brazilian steakhouse in the United States. When we came to Utah three years later, we were introducing many guests to Brazilian churrasco for the very first time,” Ivan Utrera, founder of Rodizio Grill, said in the release. “Utah welcomed us like family, and we have never taken that for granted. Ogden gives us the chance to share our heritage with a new community – the food, the music and the alegria of a Brazilian experience. I couldn’t be prouder to see this next chapter begin.”

Ogden will mark the Sandy-headquartered company’s third restaurant in Utah.

Rodizio Grill CEO Steven Staples told the Standard-Examiner last week that the company currently boasts 24 restaurants across 14 states.

“Rodizio actually means ‘rotation’ in Portuguese, and it’s an incredible experiential dining opportunity,” he said “And the way that it’s set up is you come in — and we have seating there with our market table, so you have unlimited salad bar and hot sides and food that way — but the amazing part of it is the gauchos who come around and bring the meat to your table. All of our meat is fire grilled in our grills that are sourced from Brazil, the gauchos come around, and they carve meat right at their table. You can select what you want from your 16 different options on our grilled sides. And it makes for an incredible experience for families, business, team lunches, team dinners and celebrations, birthdays, all types of dining where you want an interactive experience that’s truly differentiated from a normal plated dinner.”

He said that, currently, Rodizio has locations in Salt Lake City and Provo and that Ogden was the natural next step in Utah.

“Utah has been an incredible place for us, for our brand,” he said. “Our headquarters is in Sandy. … Ogden, as we looked at it, is a strong, close-knit community, and it naturally fits with the Rodizio Grill concept of wanting to bring people together and give them an amazing experience dining.”

The Ogden Rodizio Grill is set to move into The Junction at 2309 Washington Boulevard in the building most recently occupied by Biscuit & Hogs, which closed in 2024.

Staples said they are targeting next year to open.

“Our target right now is first half of 2027,” he said. “We’re working on finalizing all of our plans and in working with our construction teams now, and as soon as we have a more specific timeline, we’ll be happy to share that.”