Best Charcoal Chicken
Walking in the vicinity of Romados, a Portuguese rotisserie in the Plateau, you'll be hit with the tantalizing smell of charcoal-roasting chicken. It permeates the air and there is no escaping it. Romados is more than a rotisserie -- it is also a bakery serving yummy pastries and breads, as well as a place to shop for your deli meats. But follow your nose to the back counter where the real treasure awaits you: chicken slowly roasting to perfection.
Even those who can do without meat devour this chicken until there is not one edible part left. Maybe it's because the seasoning and charcoal infuse it with mouth-watering flavour, or because it is moist down to the last bite. This is the way all meat should be served and after tasting this chicken, the supermarket one you're used to picking up will seem so inadequate, so bland.
The meals are massive and cheap. For less than seven bucks, you can get a quarter of a chicken, salad, rice and a heap of seasoned fries, all piled so high, the container is ready to burst open. As if this weren't enough, when paying at the cash, they'll throw in a soft, freshly baked bun from the bakery, perfect for slopping up your container's remnants. The overly generous portions, therefore, are best shared with someone else.
Although this is more of a take-out place than a sit-down restaurant, there are a few tables available for a quick bite. The tables are lined with disposable paper tablecloths, ready to soak up the grease. Health-wise, this is not the best of options but also not the worst. And if you plan on getting your fingers fantastically greasy just once while in Montreal, this is the best place to do it.