AMAZING restaurant I went to with a friend on a Thursday night. It was freezing out and but there were still a few customers when we entered. It felt like a legit, authentic restaurant in Southeast Asia honestly, with the decor and the TVs playing food vlogs. I personally have not had Filipino food before so I was equally wary and anticipatory of the flavours to come. A Filipino friend basically ordered for us: sizzling crispy sisig with egg and the chicken inasal with java (a type of lemon rice, I learned) that came with Shanghai rolls and a drink. Oh. My. Goodness. I don't think anything could have prepared me for this. The chicken: the crisp skin and tender meat was unbelievable. The sisig: so flavourful and hot and juicy; it was MINDBLOWING. Now I have never had it before so I don't know if they're all this incredible but I don't care THIS is the place to enjoy it!!! It is verryyy oily though, even after asking if it could be modified to be less so, so I would only order it once a month lol. Not to mention we were served a nice warm complimentary chicken soup. This plus the rice was great in complementing the meat dishes. The spring rolls were so delightful and crispy! Was not expecting a roll of meat inside it but I am not complaining in the slightest. I am SO HAPPY with my first venture into Filipino food. I was a little worried about eating different parts of a pig that I had never tried before but that was completely unnoticeable upon every bite. Our server was kind and patient. I will be back for more, Kalye. The next time I come to Montreal, it's a MUST! 😋
