This is a takeout review. We were visiting Montreal and after a long day we didn't want to drive down from downtown to get South Indian food. So I made a quick walk to checkout this place after reading its reviews on yelp. We got a lot to eat though . Masala dosa was good , paneer Masala dosa was OK as they had only sprinkled paneer on it, egg Kothu parotta was good, chicken pepper fry was AMAZING, idli was decent. My wife loved mango lassi but I am sure that was not made by them. Overall, a sumptuous feast on cold February night. We asked them make all of the items spicy , so my review maybe skewed.
The wait time was 30 minutes but given the number of items ordered , it was understandable. One tip I would give is to make them move their refrigerator inside where they keep dough and chutney or anything which is needed for kitchen and only have cold drinks out. Even though it is a small corner they could keep it clean and tidy. It is not easy to keep an Indian kitchen clean, however that could encourage a lot more people to try out this spot. I saw a guy who ordered in the Lebanese spot and wanted to get some from them as well but turned away as soon as he saw Chennai express kitchen and said Nope.