STOP B.B.Q. Chicken

Here you’ll find simple, hearty and cheap take-​out food. Daily stews, rice, vegetables and desserts. I am a huge fan of the BBQ chicken myself… and the Portugese ladies who run the place are very nice.

Good, cheap, filling and close. Can’t complain!

It’s a small mom and pop Portuguese restaurant. It’s a very sparse facility in terms of dining in, but the women running the place exude a lot of warmth. The Brazilian lady who cooks (and is the owner as well) is over 50 and her mother who helps out is over 70: both very sprightly, funny and hard working! They’re always giving me free stuff to try out to educate me about Brazilian culture.
The food especially their pork dishes and rotisserie chicken is consistently good. Their rotisserie chicken is usually very moist, crispy skin and coated with great piri-​piri. I’m a big fan of all their pork preparations: chops, ribs, belly, sweat meats, et all. The beef dishes can be a hit or miss. They also make good fried sardines, octopus stew, and cod fish chops. Sometimes, they’ll even have game meat like rabbit or partridge. There’s a lot of variety on offer each day: rice, potatoes, beans, chicken, fish, pork/​beef. Their stews could be less oily and sometimes, even less salty (but I take abnormally low salt in my food). For 10 bucks, hell even 8 bucks, I can eat two filling meals! It’s hearty, tasty, fresh, unpretentious fare.
The food and hospitality get a 3.5.
Those in the ‘hood, give this place yo dollars. Obrigado!

I’ll be honest, living right around the corner, puts the awkwardly named ‘STOP B.B.Q. Chicken Inc.’ way up at the top of my reasons for continued patronage list. That said, I can’t help but want to keep going back, despite the average-​good quality of the food they serve.
First off, the resto is a family business that just opened a few months ago, the entire place is run by a Portuguese family including great-​aunts, aunts, daughters, and grandmothers all working together to operate their new business as new immigrants to Canada.
The food is pretty good, although sometimes– maybe because I don’t go in peak hours– the meat can be a little dry, or the veggies a little mushy, regardless it is always tasty and hot. The portions are very hearty, and if you show up with your own tupperware they will fill it up for you, to save the Styrofoam garbage. I’ve been offered samples on more than one occasion, tasting various Portuguese dishes and desserts that I otherwise would never have.
Ideal for take out, not sure if they deliver, the seating available is sparse, and the ambiance is kinda lacking.
Finally, they have these new cards that give you a free meal after the first 9 meals purchased. When it comes to bang for your buck, this place can’t be beat.
Oh yeah, they also offer desserts, and baked bread. If you’re in the neighborhood, check it out and help a local business — and don’t forget your tupperware!