TL;DR/The Short Version:
Asian restaurant that caters to office workers in the area. Only open weekdays. I got the Bento Box and loved the variety.
The Long Version:
My husband and I came here for a late lunch on a Friday. We had just had a late breakfast on the train ride to Montreal, so my husband wasn't too hungry, but I really wanted to try Atelier Asie and they close at 3pm and aren't open on weekends, and our Montreal visits are mostly only on weekends, so we rarely have the chance to try it. And let's be honest, I can always eat, haha.
Anyway, so he just got some appetizers, an order of vegetable spring rolls ($2.99 for 3) and an order of tempura shrimp ($4.99 for 4). I got the General Tao Chicken Bento Box ($13.49) because I love variety.
My Bento Box came with General Tao Chicken on a bed of white rice with some cabbage, 2 vegetable spring rolls, 2 chicken dumpling, a salad, a few cubes of fried potatoes and a tiny portion of Japchae. I asked for no sesame seeds and they didn't sprinkle any on the chicken, but the Japchae was premixed with sesame seeds. I noticed this right away, so just gave the Japchae to my husband.
The General Tao Chicken was delicious. It was crispy and the meat was lean chicken breast. The sauce was more sweet than tangy and was not spicy, but I still enjoyed it a lot. The rice was good and I liked the accompanying cabbage. The spring rolls were hot and crispy. They were mostly wrapper and the vegetables inside were a bit mushy but they were second fiddle to the chicken anyway, lol. The chicken dumplings were tasty. Lots of ground chicken inside. The fried potato cubes were a bit softer than I expected. I didn't love them, but they were ok. The salad was romaine lettuce and shredded carrots in a soy based dressing. Vegetables were fresh.
My husband enjoyed his appetizers. The tempura shrimp were actually more torpedo shrimp. Oh, he also enjoyed the tiny portion of Japchae from my meal since it contained sesame seeds.
I like that they have a self-service station with lemon water and tea, both from dispensers.
There's seating to dine in with even a second floor, but the second floor was closed during our visit. Food is brought out in takeout containers though.
Staff were pleasant. Decor is casual.
Overall a great quick service restaurant with solid mainstream Asian food.
Street parking only.
Review #68 (2025) read more