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| - What a nice bright new little light on a sometimes dingy, mini-skirt-over-ridden stretch of St Laurent! We moseyed in last night on our way from the Pop HQ up to shows and found just what the reviews below describe - bright, spacious, clean, not fancy but lovingly tended to. Our waiter was young, kind and attentive with a dear smile and - most importantly - we didn't feel like we had to overstress the fact that we were looking for low on the spicy meter (my friend has a serious reason for asking, and all too often the request is ignored.) You could tell he took this question seriously, and we knew we were in good hands.
But anyway - the food! The fermented tea leaf salad is such a combination of light and savoury flavours, plus cripsy roast nuts and seasame seeds I plan to pop in and just order this for myself for a quick meal in the future. So filling and delish! We also shared the chickpea fritters, yummy and not greasy which would be their downfall, but nothing to bang gongs over - next time I'll try the Inles Fries instead! We also shared the tamarind pork curry which was just perfect. Soft delicious pork, no bits of fat left lurking beneath the thick sauce, all succulent bites ready to get melty in your mouth. Not too spicy or too fruity, just an amazing flavour with a kick.
You can tell this is a family place making every dish with love, bringing incredibly delicate Burmese flavours to Montreal (yay! and finally!) I'll be back.
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