Kitchenette restaurant

1351 Boulevard René Lévesque Est

 Montreal, QC H2L 2M1

(514) 527-1016

With a new list of 50+ restaurants to go to, it's always hard to pick what's next. Montreal, with so many choices, is the city of food, everything from Chinese, Indian, Japanese, French, contemporary, fast food... We all have our preferences and kitchenette seemed like mine. 

A Wednesday night at 7 P.M., most restaurants would be empty, not here. It was almost full and there was still a good crowd going past 10 P.M. A small cozy restaurant near the Jacques Cartier bridge, is one that most people would not see just walking by. A large menu with a variety of meats, salads and seafood is one that is sure to please everybody. The low prices here also help, unfortunately most items are very small.

 The "yellowfin tuna tartare with jalapeño, avocado, tomato, micro coriander, spicy mayo and nachos"(14), was a delicious tuna tartare with a variety of flavors that makes you smile, hit number 1. The second appetizer was a "Japanese taco with pulled teriyaki beef, wasabi green goddess, daikon slaw & yuzu "Jello"" (14). One of the best taco's I have ever had, such tender beef, its was a pleasure to eat. The yuzu 'jello" a sort of lemon jello didn't really fit in anywhere in my opinion and the dish was slightly expensive for what it was.

The main courses started off great with "Beer-braised short ribs with house BBQ sauce, roasted garlic mashed potatoes and buttered haricots verts"(24) was completely worth the price. Such a delicious sweet and tender piece of meat, a spoon is good enough to cut trough it. My only complaint would be that it possibly needed a little more BBQ sauce for some extra flavoring. The "BC farm-raised chipotle glazed black cod, jalapeño and scallion waffles, maple ponzu, green apple and radish salad"(26) was a strange mix, chipotle black cod on waffles.. It was great nevertheless. The cod was nice and moist with a delicious glaze, and the waffles had a strange taste that I later found out was scallions, very interesting. The last dish was somewhat of a disappointment "Grilled cheese" panzanella, sourdough and smoked gouda, grilled squash, heirloom tomatoes, green beans, and roquette"(19). Maybe the fact that I was full at this point or that it was boring compared to the other dishes, I pushed the dish away after a few bites.

The side dishes were also a disappointment to me, "the sweet potato tater toters"(5) were way too sweet and the "vidalia onions rings"(5) were way under seasoned and tasteless.

Now desserts were the best part, an absolutely delectable "Sticky toffee pudding sundae with “Cracker Jacks"(9) is in the top desserts. A vanilla sundae with a mixture of toffee pudding and salty caramel popcorn, a perfect combination of sweet and salty. 

The "Bread pudding with Jack Daniel's and toasted pecan caramel"(8) was another near perfect dish, so moist and tasty. Unfortunately the owner's mother was on vacation, so many desserts were off the menu and I can't help but wonder if these could be any better if she was here.

I left this restaurant 3 hours later, wondering were time had gone, a great atmosphere and great food, I'll be returning soon to try the other huge selection of dishes on the menu.

Food:8.5/10
Atmosphere:8.5/10
Service:8/10
Location:7/10
Price:9/10
Overall:8/10