Situated on Notre-Dame street, Griffintown, Junior is a cool little Filipino restaurant. It was my first time trying Filipino food in a Filipino restaurant. To be honest, I haven't really tried anything on their menu; how come?
Well, we actually went for their specialty called: Kamayan. It's a very traditional Filipino way of eating.
First of all, you need to call about a week in advance to reserve a table for it. They need to prepare all this in advance.
Second, once the day comes, you show up, they lay down banana leaves covering the whole table.
First, the rice. Then it's meat, after meat, after meat. Sausage, pork ribs in a sweet spicy sauce, lechon (which is basically roasted pork belly with a very very crispy skin), deep fried fish, shrimps, spring rolls, fried chicken, and to top it all off, they sprinkle some green beans on top. Gotta have some greens in it right?
And finally, you eat with your hands. No forks, no spoon, no chopstick. Everybody dig in with their bare hands.
Overall, the food is amazing. It's a great experience to have. It might not be for you but you gotta try it once.
It's 35$/person and obviously, not vegetarian friendly.