I was here for the fame of the tea leaf salad. I came in the restaurant on Sunday evening and immediately made an order of the salad and seated myself at the table close to the counter as the owner said I could sit where I prefer. It was a very warm evening and the big window was opened to allow air circulation and direct connection with the street. This actually attracts some flies and spider wondering around my table and kept me accompany throughout the whole dinner experience.
Fifteen mins later the owner brought my tea leaf salad along with a fork and knife without water. The salad was already mixed, unlike some previous pictures here on Yelp showed serving as unmixed items (I guess they don't do it anymore). The seeds and peanuts made the salad crunchy and tasty but the vegetable part is just lettuce and tomato lacking varieties and flavours. There was some chopped tea leaves in between that tastes bitter (yep, it is supposed to be bitter. No surprise on that). 7 mins into eating, a glass of water finally came from a smiling waitress. She looks friendly.
The salad cost 11.50 dollar before tax, 13.23 after the 15% Quebec tax, and 15.21 after the default 15% tips. The credit card machine prompted me to give 15%, 20%, or 25% tips. Really?
The restaurant feels like a fast meal place in general. The pricy salad and all, I am not gonna recommend it.