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Coco Rico
Category: Restaurants Canadian (New) Canadian (New) [Edit]
3907, boulevard Saint-LaurentMontreal, QC H2W 1X9
(514) 849-5554
- Hours:
Mon-Sun 9 am - 10 pm
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Price Range:
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$
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- No
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Alcohol:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Caters:
- No
13 reviews for Coco Rico
12 reviews in English
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Review from Valerie G.
Montréal, QC
2/9/2012
When you walk along St Laurent, or even St Dominique, and get to Napoleon street, you will get a whiff of something in the air, The smell is of chicken, but not just any chicken COCO RICO chicken. It has a sweetness to it and your mouth starts to water because you know your in for a great mouth full.
The crispy skin, browned just so, covering the juiciest pieces of chicken, that will fall of the bone and into your mouth, like a sacrificial virgin into a volcano, only willingly.
I only do the chicken (OK maybe some macaroni salad once in a while), and a Portuguese bun.
But the pork is also good for a taste, but a little on the pricey side, potatoes have never done it for me either they look good but then meh! you get a better deal with the whole chicken, don't even bother getting less.
Even if it is just for one, take it home you wont regret it and probably make friends as well.
Having tried several Portuguese chicken places I still say this one has it's own unique flavor and texture, and it's fast and easy to get so if your wandering along on St Laurent and you get the COCO breeze, walk in and indulge.
Tip try this chicken with piri piri sauce, which can be bought in most grocery stores. -
Review from Eunhye L.
Montréal, QC
5/2/2012 1 photo
the chicken leg i had was really soft and tasty but the sauce, what i asked for a spicy, is disappointing. the sauce is only oily without any flavour. let's say, go to Romados
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Review from Risa D.
2/8/2012
I am a Coco Rico lover, and not just because I have been romanced by a tall man with the spicy chicken sandwich and potatoes from Coco Rico at a picnic in Parc Mont Royal, I swear. The chicken is moist and savoury and you want them to pour the hot sauce all over the chicken, the sandwich, the potatoes, everything, directly in my mouth if possible. There is little to no room to eat in here, but there are an awful lot of perfectly cute little potatoes roasting, and chickens just waiting for you to take them out on a date, to the park, heck take them straight home where yall can be alone...
Listed in: Inexpensive Eats, Weekend in Montreal, Things I wake Up Craving
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Review from Zee K.
Vancouver, BC
11/7/2011
Very reasonably priced, quick service, simple menu.
You can buy your chicken whole, half or quarter, potatoes (roasted underneath the rotisserie chicken!), ribs, and salad options (coleslaw and macaroni). There are also portuguese buns, a sign for corn bread, which was absent, and egg tarts.
The chicken was good, I got it with spices but couldn't really taste the difference, the ribs, also good - the potatoes looked amazing but didn't really taste of much. Very, very filling, and very reasonably priced.
I'm interested in trying their sister restaurent, which is actually a sit down place rather than a take out shop. -
Review from Sam E.
Montréal, QC
Tried the quarter chicken (with spicy sauce) with potatoes & macaroni salad, satisfied the craving for some roast chicken, but was expecting a bit more 'oopmh' from the spicy sauce cos it didn't send the 'spicy signals' to my brain until later, like after I'd left the place. Onsite service offers plastic cutlery and styrofoam plates, which was a bit blah. Bring your own handi-wipes if you're gonna get serious with the chicken, otherwise you have to contend with those napkins that just keep on sticking to your fingers.
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Review from Anabel L.
Toronto, ON
8/31/2011
I refused to eat this for years, but my sister insisted and two summers ago, I tried it. This past weekend I had it again. Mmmmm...it's so dirty. The best of Portuguese roasted chicken (and pork).
It's a divey joint with limited seating which equates to bang for your buck. A quick (assuming there is no line) delicious feast between shopping. My favourite part is the potatoes - they fill the bottom of their rotisseries with these carby nuggets and let the juice and fat from the meat drip all over them. Oh soooo dirty. I had the pork ribs with a side of macaroni salad and coleslaw. My friend had the chicken.
You can't eat this a lot. But when I do, the added poundage on my butt is nothing compared to a happy tummy.
P.S. I heart their egg tarts. -
Review from Didier N.
3/18/2011
My heart (and stomach) is wavering: who has the better chicken in town? Romados or Coco Rico?
Romados' chicken is a bit smoky and has different layers of flavor (tangy. spicy) I'm literally biting and chewing on all the bones. Fries are delicious with the spicy sauce...And do they serve them by the bucket or something?
Coco Rico's chicken is a different specie. Bigger, juicy, and meat falls off the bone. It's less flavorful in terms of spices but it's so tasty. The potatoes melt in your mouth.
Finish off with a Portuguese egg tart :)
Romado's is better... No Coco Rico is.... No Romados... No Coco Rico... You get the picture! -
Review from Tony N.
6/10/2010 1 photo
After a great day of galavanting up and down St. Laurent, Coco Rico is a great place to end your day if you are on a fixed food budget. I see students and locals of all ages and ethnicity come here to feast on some good ol' poulet, so I must give this a try.
I ended up sharing a rotisserie chicken with my girlfriend and a side. The chicken skin is thin, crispy and a piece of heaven in every bite. Lets just say someone can get hurt fighting over it. I almost poked my girlfriend for a piece. My mom is going to kill me, she raised her children not to fight over food and I have committed a cardinal sin. SORRY MOM!!! -
Review from Anh V.
3/29/2010
the way this placed was packed - you'd think they were giving away the chicken!
after a long day of enjoying the shops and boutiques in the area, it was almost dinner time and my mother and i were too tired to cook. so when we passed by coco rico, we waltzed right in.
with an efficient and steady line to order and pay - it's more of a take out joint since the eat in venue can be crowded and no frills.
we ordered and devoured the spicy roasted chicken which was tender and juicy, with a big container of potatoes and a loaf of corn bread.
i'm sure there is a dry bird time to time with the sheer volume of business that they do but we were in the many lucky customers that got to enjoy a fast and easy meal! -
Review from C M.
Montréal, QC
10/3/2010
Coco Rico hits the spot. Make sure you order everything with spices on top! The chicken is tender and the potatoes are really flavourful. The service could be better, but what do you expect for such a bustling joint?
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Review from Charles H.
Montréal, QC
10/19/2009
I am a big fan of roast chicken and had passed by this place several times...well, tonight I decided to give it a try since it's in my neighborhood. My chicken was anything but tender and juicy, quite the opposite, it was tough and dry, no flavor or anything. I tried the potatoes...same thing...the carrot salad was kind of gunky and tasted like orange-flavor Tang or Kool-Aid. I really don't understand all the whoop about Coco Rico. The cherry on the cake: they don't take credit cards or worldwide-accepted debit cards such as Maestro or Visa Electron (maybe the owner should step into the 21st century) and the Spanish-speaking girl at the cash register has a surly attitude...so for me this will be my only visit to Coco Rico. I can get better roast chicken and side dishes at the supermarket downstairs and pay with my credit/debit cards.
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Review from Todd O.
9/28/2009
The place is straight GOOD! Too many cultures roast chicken for it not to be a good thing! I had the 1/4 chicken and chicken sandwich and both cole slaws (vinegar or mayo based). The chicken was really tasty and they roast so many chickens you know they got it to a science!. I did skip the potatoes but they looked really good. The bread the chicken sandwich came on was French in every way, crusty outside and airy inside with a distinctively french bread flavor. They have a bit of seating inside but perfect to get to go and eat it in the park like the previous reviewer stated.
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