PLANS SUBMITTED to the Capital Center Commission by Fogo de Chão show the restaurant plans to provide about 50 outdoor seats along Francis Street at Providence Place mall. / FOGO DE CHAO RENDERING
PROVIDENCE – A Texas-based Brazilian steakhouse chain is preparing to open its first Rhode Island location in a prominent street-level space at Providence Place mall that's been empty since Joe's American Bar & Grill closed seven years ago. Representatives for Fogo de Chão, which has about 70 locations internationally, have submitted plans for two outdoor…