O Patio Churrasqueira

This is a very busy restaurant that you can’t tell from outside. We went on a sunday afternoon around 2pm and thought it would be semi empty. When we walked in, the restaurant was full and we had to wait a while for the servers to clean up a table for us. Surprisingly by the time we left the restaurant around 3:30, the restaurant was still full… Not many restaurants that I can think of is constantly busy especially at the time between lunch and dinner.
They served bread as soon as we sat down, which was nice. It was the 2^nd time we came here and the first time we ordered half chicken with veggies and potato chips, I remember the veggies were a little bit cold as they were already sitting in the counter. I tried to order something from the menu and not in the counter this time.
My husband ordered the quarter dark chicken with potato chips. I order the stir fry chicken with mushroom sauce and fries. I thought mine was decent, However my husband’s dish was a bit cold. I guess the chef finished his first but took longer to prepare mine.
We waited our dish for at least half an hour, it was a bit long. I think if you order the daily special that already in the counter, or bbq chicken would be faster.
I don’t understand why this place is so busy. I guess there aren’t many Portuguese restaurant that you can sit down and eat comfortably in Toronto as many of them are take out only. Not sure if we would come back, but if we do, I think coming earlier to get the daily special maybe a good idea.

I’m changing my review

Location was weird but boy is it worth it. Free parking and lots of it!
You walk down the stairs and into a nice looking restaurant. Nice enough to hold a small celebration in. The front is the «cafeteria» style ordering with a large range of dishes and not just the chicken, potato and rice. Although the chicken and potatoes are damn delicious.
The potatoes are soft, but so much flavor it’s almost like mashed potato with gravy when i bite into it. The chicken was moist, crispy skin, not too salty but great flavor.
Service was great, called in a pick up and everything was easy. They didn’t start putting things together until I got there, but everything was quick and easy. Threw in a small order of olives and they are delicious!!!
Will be back to try their other dishes. All in all a great win!

Fantastic bacalao a bras. You have to call in the morning on Thursday to ensure it’ll be available for pick up after lunch but it’s worth it.

The service is great here.
I came in for takeout. Without ordering ahead it was ready in minutes. The food taste great and their homemade hot sauce even better.
The portion sizes are huge. More than worth your money.

Absolutely love this place. Casual atmosphere, reasonable prices, delicious chicken and the homemade hot sauce is too good !!! The Bala Bala or homemade round fries are soo good. I’ve also tried the beef skewer which is good too. My collegues also like to try the grilled squid and battered cod. It’s close to my work and provides a chill no fuss atmosphere, my manager knows all the staff by name now. The hot sauce I was told is a secret family recipe and only 4 people know it !!! I recommend O Patio

I love coming here. The reason why I’m giving a ⁴⁄₅ is because I wish they had a larger variety of traditional Portuguese plates .
You really get the bang for the buck here, food is delicious and at a reasonable price.
I had the Portuguese chicken — typical, but oh boy was it delicious! The side salad was not well dressed though, I felt like not much effort was put into it, but that chicken though!
I also tried their Portuguese home made pudding and that just blew my mind.
I’ve been here a few times and will be coming back for more. It gets quite crowded on the weekends so if you decide to come you should call to reserve a table.
Another great thing is that they have their own parking — so you can just park, eat and relax.

This place was actually really easy to find, thanks to the big sign they put beside Keele st. The girl behind the counter served me quickly though, so that was a bonus. I got the ½ chicken dinner. I liked that they had a large assortment of sides (I got to pick 2), but I’m pretty sure she nuked my side veggies in the microwave which resulted in them being a little mushy. The chicken was good, a tad dry, if it was a little more tender on the inside and crispy/​charred on the outside it would’ve been perfect. The potatoes were actually really really good, nicely seasoned and soft, a bit oily but it didn’t take away from its taste. Make sure to ask for hot sauce when you go, it makes the chicken tastes awesome. Oh and there’s no tax, which is a bonus. Definitely will come back if I get another craving for bbq chicken