Le restaurant Chez Chili vous invite à découvrir les délices authentiques de la Chine. Dans les provinces nordiques de la Chine, où la température est toujours basse, leur population se réchauffe grâce à leur mets épicés mais tout en gardant leur pleine saveur. Dans notre culinaire Chinoise, nous vous offrons les 5 goûts principaux: sucré, sûre, amer, piquant et salé. Laissez nous vous emporter dans une expérience culinaire traditionnelle de la Chine au coeur de Montréal!
Dans l'ensemble, les avis présentent Chez Chili comme une adresse fiable pour une cuisine chinoise authentique et épicée, notamment Sichuan, avec des portions généreuses et un bon rapport qualité prix. L'ambiance est conviviale et intime, cachée dans un sous-sol, et le service est généralement chaleureux et efficace, même si certains lecteurs évoquent des moments de précipitation ou des failles occasionnelles. Le menu est large et varié, couvrant les origines Sichuan, Hunan et d'autres styles régionaux, avec des plats phares comme le poulet Général Tao, les aubergines pimentées, le mapo tofu, et un niveau d'épices qui séduit les amateurs de piquant, tout en mentionnant parfois un peu de sel. Prises en livraison ou à emporter, les plats reviennent très souvent appréciés, et Chez Chili est fréquemment cité comme une destination privilégiée pour une cuisine chinoise authentique et savoureuse à Montréal.
I was looking online for good eats in Chinatown for my upcomjng visit to Montreal, & this name kept on popping up so I thought I'd give it a try. I see why it's a local favourite. The general tao chicken was tangier than I expected, but the batter had an amazing crunch juxtaposed with tender & juicy meat. I paired it with a Cantonese sausage fried rice, which was just as good as it smelled. Definitely a good place for food after an evening exploring the port, it's well worth your money.
An amazing Expierence. Staff extremely friendly & very welcoming. Great at suggesting good options. The food was quick & tastes outstanding by far the best Chinese food I have had in a long time. Incredibly fresh. I highly recommend to anyone looking a great meal. It was not too expensive & the portions were a good size.
Great service & quick to get our food out. General Tao chicken was good & crispy but heavily breaded. Broc & beef was delicious as were spring rolls. Dumplings & chicken fried rice were ok.
used to come here pretty often, but after this last visit, I'm done.
The food has seriously gone downhill. What used to be a decent spot is now completely inconsistent - the same dishes taste different every time we come. One day it's acceptable, the next day it's bland, greasy, or just off. At this point, it feels like there's no consistency in the kitchen at all. For a restaurant that expects repeat customers, that's a major problem.
But honestly, the bigger issue is the way this place is run.
There's a short male staff member who appears to be the owner, & he clearly has a habit of treating customers differently depending on how he judges them. If he thinks a table is'worth more,' his attitude suddenly changes. It's very obvious, & it makes the whole experience uncomfortable.
What pushed this to a 1-star review was what happened with the seating. Two white customers came in about 5 minutes after us, & the owner personally chose to seat them at a large table, even though they only ordered 2 dishes. Meanwhile, there were two of us, & we ordered 4 dishes, but the owner still put us at a small, cramped table. That wasn't an accident, & it wasn't a space issue - it was the owner's decision. If you're going to run a restaurant, at least treat customers fairly instead of making your favoritism so obvious.
On top of that, the owner keeps coming over to the table again & again, asking unnecessary questions & interrupting people while they're trying to eat, but he doesn't actually do anything helpful. Instead of improving the service, he just makes the experience more irritating. Hovering around customers is not good hospitality - it's just intrusive.
Ironically, the actual servers were much better than the owner. The short female server was warm, attentive, & kindly refilled our water, & the male server was polite & helped pack up our food. The service staff were doing their jobs well. The problem is clearly with the person in charge.
To make it worse, the whole restaurant was filled with a strong greasy smoke smell, which made the entire place feel stuffy & unpleasant.
So overall:
the food is noticeably worse than before
the taste is inconsistent from one visit to the next
the owner personally gave later-arriving customers a large table while squeezing us into a small one
obvious favoritism in both seating & attitude
constant interruptions from the owner that add nothing to the dining experience
greasy smoke smell throughout the restaurant
There are way too many good restaurants in this city to waste time on a place run like this. Won't be coming back.
Expérience très désagréable. Le serveur (homme avec des lunettes) a un comportement inacceptable. Il parle aux chauffeurs Uber d'une manière méprisante & agressive, comme s'ils ne méritaient aucun respect. C'est choquant de voir ça dans un établissement censé être professionnel. Franchement, si vous n'êtes pas capable de respecter les gens, vous ne devriez pas être en contact avec des clients.
Follow the amazing smells down the staircase into the open dining room. It's worth it. We went for a late lunch on a Monday & didn't have to wait but would have… so good! We shared a soup & two entrees & it was a lot of food. DELICIOUS!!! Merci, Chez Chili!
It is simply delicious. I went with my family to eat. We had a table immediatly since it was a monday. We ordered Pineapple chicken stir-fry, dumplings & fried rice with veggies. Everything was good. I just wished there would be more juice in the dumplings. The chicken was crispy & the flavor was rich. Every ingredients of the pineapple chicken worked harmouniously. Perfecty, I would say. I really hate when the dishes taste like different ingredients mixed together. It's the same for the other dishes. We got served the chicken in few minutes after ordering. Honestly, I don't even know how they managed to make fresh & delicious pineapple chicken like that in just a few minutes. Maybe we arrived little bit after the chicken was made. I don't know. It's a mystery. I really liked the ambiance. I also liked the fact that people were'nt loud there. There is truly no flattery in my words. It is is truly good there. I wish I could taste more. I'll surely come back.
Editing my comment to resposnd to owner:
First read my comment carefully. I didnt say that you gave a free drink for 5 star review.
Before talking about other's behavior, make sure you have those good behavior & good service.
Opionion on your food's quality doesn't bother you. This is the clear sign of quality of your restaurant. Paying a lot to enjoy the food & ambience, but i had very bad experience in both.
This is my review. WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE, OILY FOODS.
-------Original comment:
Service: not welcoming
** Don't trust reviews from google, most of them are for a free drink **
Fried chicken- call it as fried flour, i need to search chicken in that flour. Too oily & not even 10% chicken.
Stir fried chicken noodles : i ordered stir fried chicken noodles, but they served a plate of oily noodles. & hardly 2-3 pieces of chicken.
Please be aware. Don't take risk.
& the most funny part is, tips starts from 18% for their rude service🫣
