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| - Mmm chicken. Said to be an institution in the heart of Montreal's historically Portuguese neighborhood, the menu of the day featured both chicken soup and BBQ Salmon. Both options made my mouth water but seeing the dozen or so BBQ chickens in the background grilling, not to mention the aromas of chicken from block away, I really couldn't bring myself to try the fish.
Ordering:
This is not a traditional sit down restaurant. To the right are pastries and bread you can order at an walk up counter. To the left are some tables to eat at should you decide to eat on site. And down the middle are two line ups, one for preorder pick up and one for ordering.
My girlfriend and I opted for a large chicken poutine to share along with a chicken soup and a traditional Portuguese dessert, pastel de nata.
The food:
First - A large chicken poutine: It's literally assembled in front of you. The staff took our order and grabbed two chicken thighs from the grill, stripped the meat off the bones and packed it into a Styrofoam box - I dock of points for Styrofoam - with gravy, cheese and fries. There was so much food; between us we could have easily shared a small. The chicken was so delicious - moist bbq chicken cooked and flavoured perfectly - though with the fries, gravy and cheese it was salty for my taste.
Second - the soup was also generous in proportion. I can see myself needing/wanting/craving it on a cold day or if I had the flu. The chicken melted in my mouth, but the noodles were soggy.
Lastly - among the wide choice of pasties, the pastel de nata is definitely the way to go. It was a nice way to end the meal, not too sweet, the pastry flaked off nicely and it's making my mouth water now thinking about it.
Overall - the value for money is unbeatable. It's totally possible to have dinner with leftover for lunch the next day on ten bucks per person.
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