BEL COQ Casse-Croute

Bel Coq is a recently opened créolé restaurant/​take-​out counter on Gouin Ouest. The large mosaic of genuine-​looking fried food on the outside of the building prompted up to interrupt our bike ride and order some of the stuff without even asking for the price. Renovations are not fully done yet inside, but honestly, that’s not what we were looking for.
We tried 3 kinds of meat: taso (fried goat), fried pork (griot), and fried chicken. My favorite was the taso. It had a nice taste of lamb and was tender and seasoned. I found the griot to be very fried (maybe that’s how it’s meant to be). The accompanying rice and pasta salad were good. Portion size is not huge on the meat but as a meal it’s adequate and very decent for the price.
The place looked family run and the staff was very friendly in explaining what was what to us tourists. At $ 8 – 10 after tax per Styrofoam meal including a can of pop, I’d come back to try some of their other items if I passed by again.