Churrasqueira Do Sardinha

Came here for lunch. Had the grilled chicken dinner, which includes a quarter leg chicken plus two sides (rice, potatoes or veggies). The chicken was tasty but a bit on the dry side. Other than that, it was an enjoyable lunch.
Just a little note, the pricing for this place is a bit off. You pay $ 3.50 for just a quarter leg, or $ 4.50 for a quarter breast and if you want the 2 sides, it costs $ 5 extra. It doesn’t make sense. Next time, I intend to just order a half chicken ($ 6.50). It’s cheaper and I think I get more bang for my buck. Meat versus carbs — no brainer for me.

Very cute family-​run establishment. Fantastic rotisserie chicken for an incredible price, and the bacalhau is to die for. I had a great time here. Had a chat with the top gun and it seems they’ve got quite a long history in this city.

I have been eating the perfect rotisserie chicken here for well over a decade. Aside from the renovation a couple of years ago everything is pretty much the same, consistent and great value. Two things I noticed lately… they have improved their salads immensely. Gone is the iceberg and now they have better mixed greens and toppers like marinated chickpeas. The salad dressing still sucks, unless you like Kraft Italian which I find absolutely disgusting. We just put our own dressing on at home.
The other thing I noticed is that there are no more little shrimps in the rice :((I’m very sad about that. Still has the warm olives in it which adds a nice salty meaty quality.
So one star gone because I miss the shrimp in the rice.

We wanted BBQ chicken but we didn’t see any on their menu so we got grilled and rotisserie. Grilled was mediocre. Rotisserie was tender and fell of the bone. White meat was dry. Potato balls are soft and pretty simple. Just salted. I’d prefer crisper but maybe that is how the dish is supposed to be. Rice has a nice sweet flavor. Overall, what we had was average. No need to go to a restaurant to get it.

To start off, I went to this place because I saw decent reviews, but to my surprise, my experience was nothing like I anticipated.
I came in and saw a list of prices next to the cashier, I ordered one whole chicken, paid and the man who helped me started grabbing the food, I realize it was not the roasted chicken that I wanted, but the BBQ (charcoal). I told him about my choice and he was not happy with it, he said I didn’t specify which one I wanted, he said the BBQ one would have an additional charge and I said there would be no problem.
He looked like one of the owners or managers, and he was not friendly, and was even a bit rude. He gave me my food on take out containers and I asked for cutlery as I was going to eat there. He explained that the table were for people who are served and there would also be an additional charge (there was 2 or 3 tables and they were all empty), so he said he would let me sit there and eat for that time only.
Then, the chicken was dry dry dry, flavourless, the rice was cold and very ok (I could make better rice at home), side of potatoes were just roasted potatoes with salt.
I’ve been eating portuguese chicken for a very long time, went to many different places and this one surprised me in a bad bad way.

Delicious food my favorite churrasqueira ever (believe me I’ve tried many)

To all the Unilocalers dealing with Celiac disease; Eating ‘Truly Gluten Free’ when traveling can be very difficult but the folks at this great little Churrasqueira put me at ease right away. The owner happily answered all my questions so that I could make some safe GF selections and enjoy some tasty Portuguese food stress free. In fact, he is planning to make some minor adjustments to more of his dishes to cater to the gluten intolerant. The BBQ Chicken is off the charts. Fresh, tender, literally falling off the bone and soooo delicious. This is a second generation family business. The owner takes pride in the place and makes sure every surface is sparkling clean.
With just a few tables, it’s clear that the business is set up for mostly take out which was perfect for me at the time. Reasonable prices for generous size servings.
Don’t miss this place if you are traveling to Toronto.

The chicken was good… tender, well seasoned, etc. Because the sandwich wasn’t described on the menu I didn’t expect him to douse it with mayo and add mustard. I’ve had sandwiches at several portuguese chicken places, and have never had this happen. He also poured a ton of sauce on it which made the bread really soggy and completely impossible to eat while walking down the street, which was my intent. All in all, I probably won’t be back given the variety of other portuguese chicken options in my neighborhood. But if you do order the sandwich, make sure that you specify how you want it. In terms of service, the guy working was very friendly and the sandwich was a decent price ($ 6.50, I think).

We had the Portuguese chicken and the seafood paella. Chicken was pretty good. Not the best I’ve had, but I liked that the meat was tender and sauce was generally applied! The seafood paella was a disappointment, however. I think the mussels that were used were not that fresh. The flavour of seafood completely dominated the paella… and not in a good way! Décor was nice, modern and clean for a churrasqueira. I’d give it a 3.5 stars… but won’t be coming back any time soon unless I’m in the hood!

I came here a couple of months ago with my parents for their inaugural Portuguese chicken meal — I was so proud *tear*. This place is definitely intended more for take-​out than eat-​in, as there were only about 4 tables. The staff were very friendly throughout my parents many questions (it’s BBQ chicken, it’s not that complicated), and eventually we sat down at the only table big enough for 3 people. I could tell that it’s a real family and neighbourhood joint, as everyone who came in got a cheerful greeting.
But on to the food. This is Portuguese chicken done right — the flavour seeps right into the meat so that it’s absolutely delicious even before you add the spicy and flavourful piri piri sauce. My dad loves spice so he really poured this all over everything — and there was a lot to pour it on. The servings were huge, with tons of potatoes and rice. I was a little disappointed because I’d been led to believe that there would be shrimp in the rice. There wasn’t. But it just took another bite of chicken to lift my spirits again.
All in all, great food at a great price that you should probably take home to enjoy. If this was in my neighbourhood I’d be a regular.

I had portuguese chicken, rice and potatoes from a place on Dupont street the other day and it just sucked. Maybe I’m spoiled because I live 2 minutes away from this place and have been eating here forever, but this place is the best. Their chickens are big AND juicy! A leg off one of their chickens actually yields enough meat to feed you, unlike most places in the City.
Mmm, I also love the little shrimps in their rice and their potatoes are fried and firm — perfect for dipping in their hot sauce (which I could drink by the gallon!) and their fish fillets and fish cakes are also very good. Those portuguese sure know how to make some fish alright. They also have a small selection of buns and loaves of bread (sometimes too crusty for my liking)
Line ups are common around Dinner time (be patient) and they close earlyish… I think at 7:30−8? because they’re open pretty early.