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| - Very disappointing. Was on a short holiday visit back to Toronto, looking for some of the delicious chicken I used to get weekly when living in Little Portugal. This place had a big sign claiming "Best chicken in Toronto!" - should have been my first warning.
Inside was dingy, but nothing unusual - until packing my half chicken dinner for takeout, when they gave me a thumble-sized container of piri piri sauce. That's supposed to be what the chicken is basted and cooked in, but figured it was a little sampler bonus. Wrong.
Fortunately I opened the bag in the car, finding no cutlery, no napkins, and a very sad looking piece of chicken flanked by anemic rice and some greasy potatoes. Had to drive around the block, park again, and return to ask for extra sauce and eating tools. Thanks.
Should have returned the meal too. Instead of its spicy and juicy namesake, this "churrasco" chicken was totally lacking in any flavour, clearly thrown on the rotisserie with no basting or spices - for too long at that, being totally dried out. Even when the sauce was added, it tasted like day-old baked chicken with some watered-down (and sugary?) Franks on top.
Rice and potatoes were equally cheap quality with zero topping or flavour (though lots of grease). The latter tasted more boiled than roasted. The rice featured a few tired frozen peas, like little bits of healthy optimism floating in a sea of mediocrity.
Won't be back.
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