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So the address is 521 St. Catherine Street West and it shares the space with 2 other restaurants (Crazy Falafel - which obviously sells falafels, and Nathesa - which sells a Hodge-podge of things like fried chicken, Creole chicken - with plantains(!), spaghetti, pizza, burgers, sandwiches, fries and salads). So it's like one big open space with the 3 restaurants in the corners - kind of like a mini food court. There is very limited seating, like maybe 8 seats or so along one wall. Best to do takeout, but you can eat in too if it's not too busy.
I had the beef arepa ($6). The pulled beef was so tender and they were not stingy with the meat at all. I added shredded cheese, tomato, green and red peppers, cucumber and avocado sauce. The toppings were stuffed into the fluffy flatbread made from corn flour and were over-flowing. Everything was so flavourful and delicious.
My husband had the arepa combo which was $10 for an arepa, 4 tequenos and a fountain drink. He also had the beef arepa and enjoyed it as much as I did mine. The tequenos were cheesy and delicious (tasted like cheese spring rolls).
They told me that they just opened 11 months ago (from the time I'm writing this), so they are relatively new. I hope they stay around. I will certainly be going to this place again the next time I'm in Montreal, and the time after that, and the time after that...it's just that good.
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