We have been going there since early 2000 and it was the time when they still came around with meats on the big skewers serving them Brazilian style. Back then, it was so good! When they stopped doing there, it was already a tad disappointed, but the food was still decent (and I agree that it was already a step down in quality pre-pandemic). Now it's not like we've been there a gazillion times, only a couple handful of times and last time we went in 2021, it was still good to us.
If it really doesn't hit that magic button for us anymore, it's okay....like all things in life, they change! We'll just have to find our new special place then!