Epicerie Pumpui

Dennis

5.0

We chanced upon this great place when we were wondering around the neighbourhood of Beaubien & Petite Italie. It has that Asian roadside cafe. The place was packed the night before, but luckily they also opened on Labor Day when many other places were closed. (Another Asian mentality!) I'm not a Thai food expert, but having had some amazing local food in Bangkok & Chiangmai, I often find London's Thai food a bit westernised. Pompui on the other hand, is not falling over to appease the typical western taste. Non messieurs dames! We had some very tasty options, which led us to return a couple of days later for our last lunch before having to return home. First lunch, we had their special of the week - a creamy Asian salad, which was like a "thin" coleslaw with a Thai twist of lime & fish sauce. The main courses were a beef laab, which was like sliced & spiced raw beef with an Asian salad that you could wrap with beetle leaves. It came with sticky rice; & a green Thai curry with fish balls & sticky rice. Both dishes were strong in flavour & stood up well to each other even if you were eating together. The laab was a new thing to me. I have watched many YouTube videos with Chef Yia Vang about the Laos food that talk about laab. This one is Thai, so you may regard it as either the big daddy influencer or subsequently being influenced. Who knows? You can taste the different saltiness & spices. Chew slowly & you get all the fragrance of the fresh herbs & vegetables. It's a chirpy tune with all the various notes. 2nd lunch - we decided to try out the other tasty items on the menu that we couldn't fit in last time. The fried chicken wings - oh yeah! Nuff said. You can taste the marinated wings that have a generous sweet chilli sauce dressing. Each wing is the full 3 joints. Not like KFC hot wings where they are only giving you one section as one piece. Crispness is maintained in every bite. So good we had two portions! Then we had the pork belly on morning glory. The waitress advised us to use the garlic vinegar, which is a condiment every table, as it helps to lift the saltiness of the pork belly. Oh boy, yeah, that's a fab dish that will make any pork lover happy for hours! Super friendly staff who can speak English, French & to my stomach! There are clearly a lot of locals who enjoy this joint. So go & check it out.

Anne

5.0

Our favourite neighbourhood restaurant in Little Italy. Authentic, vibrant & bags of flavour. Chicken wings, beef laab & pork belly with morning glory + creamy herb salad definitely hits the spot. Visited twice for lunch in 3 days. Enough said...

Hannah

5.0

The best. Great food. Great vibes. Great service. Worth any wait. Must go.

Matt

5.0

This is some seriously wonderful Thai food. Small menu but what they make is amazing & spicy. Good cider selection as well. Basic atmosphere

Catherine

4.0

Restaurant très compacte, vraiment rapide pour un take-out en tout cas! Je dois dire que mon expérience varie beaucoup d'un plat à l'autre. Certaines fois j'ai adoré & d'autres fois, ça m'a déçu. Je dois dire par contre que leur merch est vraiment très belle!

Alexandre

3.0

Le service était bien & les portions sont bonnes. Cependant j'ai trouvé le pad thai un peu trop intense sur le sucré/salé/surette... Peut-être qu'ils ont juste mis trop de sauce à l'intérieur. Ça tombait sur le coeur à la longue. Aussi, je n'aime pas qu'ils font chauffer les garlic chives & fèves germées jusqu'à ce qu'ils ramollissent. C'est tellement meilleurs quand ils sont frais & croustillants, ça amène un bon contraste de texture & saveurs. Bref, je suis picky mais c'était bien quand même.

Candace

5.0

My eyebrows are sweating. But that's Pumpui ✨🤘

Jean-Francois

5.0

Absolument délicieux, comme en Thaïlande, le meilleur thaïlandais à Montréal? Personnel sympa, charmant resto de quartier qui nous fait aimer Montréal

Mina

5.0

Everything is always excellent, The zucchini fritters Massaman curry, pad kaprao, shrimp pad thai all chefs kiss. Please continue 💫👹

Issa

5.0

Ça fait du bien ! 😋