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| - In Montreal for the F1 and saw the listing on Yelp. Decided to try it. Our first time trying Burmese food. The restaurant is clearly a work of love for the owners.
The food was excellent. The Tea Leaf salad, Northern Light Salad, Shrimp curry and the Rice with Chicken (loosely described as biryani) were superb. The Khaus Wey (sp?), chicken, noodles in coconut milk broth was ok.
The crunch and various flavors in the two salads made you want to have more to discover and identify what you were tasting. The shrimp curry was subtly spiced. We had it made chilli hot but the other spicing was very subtle. It had no coconut, but tomatoes, tamarind, onion, ginger, garlic. It was so good that we ordered some for dinner the next day. The chicken rice had onions, raisins and nuts - a real nice complement for the shrimp.
Prices were very reasonable. Service was very friendly although slow. They just opened and this is their first experience in the restaurant business, so some of the mechanics need fine tuning. The owners who cook, wait, bus, etc. opened this with the hope of exposing folks to their cuisine and culture. One thing that came through strongly was their hospitality and the flavors in their food.
We will definitely be back when we next come to Montreal. This first visit left us wanting more.
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