Michelle BBQ - Montréal

The food is fantastic, the atmosphere is perfect for the area. The staff is incredibly friendly and attentive. Overall, it's a hidden treasure.

Great chicken, great service, great price (especially with saving coupons) but poor place to eat there. Piri Piri deserves to be tasted, but take it out.

In Montreal recently for the Formula One week-end we were in the Hochelaga neighborhood for the first time, our hosts left a few recommendations and Piri Piri was one of them. I don't have a good Portuguese chicken resto in my area so when I saw this was the specialty here at Piri Piri I knew I wanted to try it. The menu is all en Francais so be sure to know what you're looking to order before you go in in case the server doesn't speak English very well. I knew the dishes I wanted and my travelling companion and I both had the chicken sandwich with potatoes. Service was quick, we ordered a small plate of wings too, nothing to drink as we were going out for beers after. Damn, that deep red sauce on the bbq chicken, so damned good! And they're not stingy either, you get the perfect amount. Potatoes were cooked perfectly, with a nice amount of whatever that delicious Portuguese potato sauce is that tastes so good!. All the chicken is being cooked at the front of the restaurant in an open grille area with huge hoods so you can see all the smoke through the well-cleaned glass. The restaurant is more like a deli counter type situation where you order and then get your food from the counter and clean up after yourself. The bathrooms were in a bit of a state but I think that was due more to a recent customer than negligence, otherwise the place was very clean and I felt very comfortable having my food there. We were here on the Friday night but went back again on the Sunday to pick up some takeout even tho we had just finished dinner elsewhere, we were still a little hungry but moreso just wanted more of that blindingly good chicken and super soft, small, delicious roast potatoes. Both meals were fantastic, I wouldn't hesitate next time I'm in Montreal to see if one of the Piri Piri locations is close by. Easy to reach from the metro too, Station Joliette. Great value on the chicken!

The staff at the restaurant were friendly and accommodating, but the food was lackluster. I opted for a chicken breast with a side of potatoes, and while the potatoes were enjoyable, the chicken was dry and unimpressive. If I were to judge solely based on the potatoes, the overall rating would improve.

The Irishman was pleased with the potatoes at this restaurant, but found the salad dressing to be extremely garlicky. The chicken was delicious.