Pizza Napoletana

Hi everybody,
I meet up one of my long time no see friend from my Bachelor degree (at least 5 years we didn't see each other). Fortunately, she insisted so much about not reporting again and again this meeting, we had a good time trying a new restaurant and keeping each other up dated about our respective lives.
Here we go, we choose Pizza Napoletana which is known for being the first traditional Italian pizza of little Italy since 1948. My friend Marmotte said that during her trip to Italy, it was at Naples right in front of her hotel that she ate the most amazing pizza. So we wanted to give a try to this one.

We shared an appetizer called «Polpette di Angelina» which is basically meatballs (around 8$). They were average. Nothing special about them, the tomato sauce doesn't have any special flavour. They were moist and melted in your mouth, but enough solid to stay together when cut.

Then the main reason we got there came : the pizzas!! :)

We ordered : #15 «Vegetariana» which has mushrooms, mozzarella, tomato sauce, olives, onions and green peppers (cost : 15$). I was quite disappointed, because I expected large grilled flavourful vegetables on top of it and what appeared in front of me was basically small diced vegetables. The taste reflected the picture below : Boff! Really nothing special, the crust was a little dry and crispy.

The other one : #35 «Porcini» which includes mozzarella, porcini, arugula and topped with olive oil (note : porcini is a kind of mushroom) (cost : 17$). It was much better only thanks to the sweet and peppery taste of arugula.

Overall, it was acceptable, nothing special or very particular that will invite me going back there.

NOTE : They only accept cash. There is an ATM inside.

Rate :

Food : 3.5/5

Service : 3/5

Price/quality : 3/5

Overall : 9.5/15

Address : 189, Dante street (corner de Gaspé) 

                514-276-8226 

                http://www.napoletana.com/index.html  (menu disponible)

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Omma

Hey everybody,
My friend heard of a new Korean restaurant opened in Outremont district. We wanted to give it a try as we both like Korean food. So here we go :

It is not the typical Korean restaurant, it has that «Outremont French» vibe in it. I found that the cook tried to force the thing to fit into the neighborhood mold which can be good...

We were first served with one side dish : black soybean simmered in soy sauce.

Sam Dak Bulgogi -- Spicy barbecued chicken fillet, lettuce wrap, rice and kimchi (18$).

Rice

Lettuce with gochujang

Spicy Salmon -- Grilled salmon fillet with a gochujang sauce and spring onions (18$).

 Enjoy!

Overall, the ingredients used were really fresh. Both the chicken and the salmon were well cooked. But if you are looking for a more «authentic» Korean restaurant, that is not the place for you. Although, for a Korean fusion dish, you can sure give it a try.

Rate :

Food : 3.5/5

Service : 4/5

Price/quality : 3.5/5

Overall : 11/15

Restaurant Omma
177 Rue Bernard Ouest
514-274-1464
https://www.facebook.com/restaurantomma

Juliette & Chocolat

Hello everybody,

What can pump up any girl who seems a bit sad? Yeah, you guess it right -->  chocolate. As me and my friend live close to a «Juliette & Chocolat», we decided for a midnight snack to go there and see if it lives up the hype.

We were not that craving for sweets though, so we simply ordered their «fondue au chocolat» with fruits and an expresso. We definitively have to go back to not only take more picture (they have so much brownies, fudges... with nice presentation), but also to try one of their crazy chocolate ice cream (it looked huge on another table next to ours, we were drooling over but sadly already ordered). 

Overall, I have to admit that this fondue was boring, nothing particular and it sure doesn't represent this restaurant. The expresso was just right, not bad, not especially good. Otherwise, they have savoury crepes, sweet one, brownies, chocolate to drink... they even have a small stand on the front door where they sell them. Just a little mention, as most of the items on the menu are sweet, we need a little more water please. 

The place was very nice to discuss even if it was crowded, we didn't need to speak louder to hear the other one which is a plus. Recommend it for couple or just between girl friends, really pleasant environment. Plus, they have many locations, for instance on St-Denis, Laurier street, etc.

Rate :

Food : 3.5/5

Service : 3/5

Price/quality : 3/5

Overall : 9.5/15

Juliette & Chocolat

3600, St-Laurent blvd (corner Prince-Arthur)

Montreal, Qc, H2X 2V4

(438) 380-1090

http://julietteetchocolat.com/chocolat.php

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La Maison Bulgogi

Hello,
La Maison Bulgogi is a Korean restaurant located close to Guy-Concordia metro station. We were looking for a place to eat and saw a lot of asian people inside, so we told ourselves that it should be good for quality and price.

The waiter was Korean but we heard the cook and other people working in the kitchen speaking Chinese. We got the usual side dish : potatoes simmered in soy sauce, kimchi cabbage, seaweed and bean sprout (from left to right). The potatoes were really tasty, seasoned and well cooked. The kimchi was average. The bean sprout was bland. But the seaweed seemed to us not really fresh.

We ordered «japchae» which is stir fied sweet potato noodles with vegetables and beef. It is a savoury dish with a hint a sweetness which we found well balanced. It was a non spicy one.

The second dish was soft tofu cooked with vegetables. It was spicy but not too much, just enough to bring some caracter to this otherwise tasteless plate.

Finally, I found both dishes good. Their portion was quite big. They are really fast to serve you. I would recommend this place. We have to go back for their Korean bbq which more looks like their main attractions. All their dishes seem really good. They serve soups, stews, bbq, stir-fried and much more.

Rate :

Food : 4/5

Service : 4/5

Price/quality : 5/5

Overall : 13/15

La Maison Bulgogi
2127, Ste-Catherine W.
Montreal, Qc, H3H 1M6
(514) 935-9820




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Belgian waffles

Hey everybody,
You want to taste the best Belgian waffles in Montreal? We found the place for that! It is on St-Denis (corner Ontario Street) around number 2007-2011.

It is a little, cosy and friendly store. The dough is handmade by the owner. They can make the waffles either in rectangular shape (traditional shape) or in small balls like those on the picture. You can get them with ice cream, chocolat syrup or fruits. We got the original and more basic one to have a real taste of their dough. APPROVED. Crispy on the outside and soft in the inside. They literally melt in your mouth. Not too sweet which is good.
Warning : They are addictive! You can't stop popping them in your mouth :P


Overall, I definitively recommend this place and introduce it to my friends.

Rate :

Food : 5/5

Service : 5/5

Price/quality : 5/5

Overall : 15/15

~V.Cat~

Pizzeria Dei Compari

Hey readers,

I tried another restaurant with my brother. We were just wandering around the metro Berri-Uqam and saw this pizzeria which looked yummy (little line-up so we assumed that it shouldn't be that bad).

First, we tried a «brio chinotto». It is a carbonated drink and tastes like Coca-Cola, but in less sweet and less chemical feeling when drinking it. We both like it.

We ordered 2 pizzas : one with chicken. It was delicious. The big slices of chicken were marinated, so very tasty and tender. The crust was approved by my brother (who I considered a pro with bread, I mean he LOVES whatever relates to white bread, baguette, crust...). The cheese wasn't overwhelming.

And the other one with snails : after having the chicken one, according to me the snails didn't taste as good as the other one. We can't reproach them using can's snails but I didn't find anything special about this pizza. Not a distintive taste got out of it.

We ended up the dinner with a Tiramisu. A total disappointed, especially having eating homemade one, this one was kind of made with ice cream or something that was still frozen (surely not mascarpone) and the ladyfinger (Savoiardi) were surely not soaked with coffee. Although nice presentation. 

Overall, I would recommend this pizzeria, especially for the chicken one.

Rate :

Food : 4.5/5

Service : 4/5

Price/quality : 4/5

Overall : 12.5/15

Pizza Dei Compari

1668 Rue Saint-Denis

Montreal, QC H2X 3K4, Canada

(514) 843-6411

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Villa Wellington Restaurant

Villa Wellington is a Peruvian Restaurant located in Verdun. It is not expensive and serves BIG portion (I don't even exaggerate it is really huge). 

We started the dinner with a seafood soup. There were plenty of mussels, shrimps and palourdes. The soup was tasty and a bit spicy. 

«Arroz chaufa» is a fried rice seafood. It reminds me of Spanish paëlla. The rice absorbed the bouillon which made them tasty and different from the Chinese fried rice (the name Chaufa really similar with the Chinese dish Chow fan). I liked this one the most among all the dishes.

«Jalea» is a plate composed of fried shrimp, calamari and fish over thinly sliced fried potatoes. It is offered in small or big size. The one below on the picture is considered small. The batter was good not too think or soggy. However, my friends said that the calamari were comparable with those from Marven's (but still missing something to stand against Marven's famous fried calamari).

Here is a picture to give a perspective on how big this portion of fried seafood was.

«Lomo saltado» is a dish of stir-fried sliced beef with onion, tomato and french fries. It was quite oily and didn't taste any particular spices.

«Seco de Cabrito» which is in this case a beef stew with coriander. It was bland, I expected the flavour of coriander and other spices more prominent. The meat was tender and not dry. It was served with a bowl of fluffy withe rice.

Even though we got an excellent value for the food, it was still expensive overall.

Rate :

Food : 3.5/5

Service : 4/5

Price/quality : 4/5

Overall : 11.5/15

Villa Wellington Restaurant

4701, Wellington Street (corner Second avenue)

Montreal, Qc, H4G 1X2

(514) 768-0102

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