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| - [Montreal Food Tour Stop #5] Delightful place for Sichuan and Hunan Chinese food in the basement of a building in Montreal Chinatown. The menu is large and features spicy, delicious food. It took me a while to figure out what to order and in the end, I decided to order two dinner entrees for myself. The restaurant accepts credit card. Dining area is medium sized.
Highlights: I ended up ordering dish D9, which is a platter of Asian eggplant, and S26, which is a platter of stir fried chicken with cumin. I will emphasize that two dishes is way too much for one person - you will be full with a single entree. By my foodie nature, I couldn't resist trying both even though I knew that I couldn't finish both. The stir fried chicken was cooked well. You could definitely taste the cumin, but it wasn't overwhelming. Also, there was a decent amount of peppers, onions, and aromatic vegetables to provide flavor to the dish. Certainly not a dish that's mostly onions. I was very impressed with the Asian eggplant. Excellent sauce, great amount of spice, and delicious ground pork with sauce. One of the best dishes I've eaten that includes Asian eggplant. As a note, rice needed to be purchased separately for both of these dishes. The servers were polite and food was cooked in the promised time (around 10 minutes). Wait times might be longer at peak hours - I went when the restaurant was empty.
Critiques: The food might be better in either Hunan or Sichuan province in China. I haven't been there, so I can't say. I was very happy with my food though. No complaints.
Overall: I definitely recommend the eggplant dish here. It was the server's recommendation and I agree that it's a dish that you should try.
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