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La Chilenita
Categories: Event Planning & Services Caterers Restaurants Latin American Caterers, Latin American [Edit]
152, Rue NapoléonMontreal, QC H2W 1K8
(514) 286-6075
- Hours:
Mon-Sat 10 am - 6 pm
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Price Range:
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$
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- No
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch
- Alcohol:
- No
- Caters:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- No
8 reviews for La Chilenita
7 reviews in English
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Review from Monica A.
4/28/2012 1 photo
FINALLY! My dad was from Chile so I grew up eating Chilean empanadas. Since his passing over two years ago, I have been on the hunt for the most authentic empanadas and this place absolutely nailed it!
The dough is just like my dad's and the beef filling is the most authentic I have tasted, and I have tried just about everywhere. This place is small, just a few tables. Service is friendly and fast. Great lunch deal for $6 and some change...empanada of your choice and a soup or salad. Very filling, totally hits the spot.
It's a block or two off of St. Laurent, a little off the beaten path but definitely worth the small detour. This place is a real gem. I just wanted to hug the huge glass front storage fridge filled with empanadas. Sigh...so yummy. -
Review from Steph K.
Ottawa, ON
5/12/2012
La Chilenita offers THE BEST AUTHENTIC CHILLEAN empanadas in Montreal. This is what they're known for. If you've never eaten here before, then I implore you to eat at least one.
The empanadas are always fresh and come in over 13 varieties filled with meat, fish and/or vegetables. Don't worry vegetarians, there are lots of options for you. If you swing by during lunch hour, you can get a soup or salad and an empanada for 6$. The restaurant doesn't have a lot of room for seating, so if you're planning to eat lunch, you're better off showing up early to taking your food to go.
The restaurant is often full of people eating, which is always a good sign. I've seen people from out of town "stock up" on empanadas, buying dozens at a time. I've been told they're very easy to freeze and reheat, just make sure you remember to eat your empanada with la Chilenita's homemade salsa. Also, the restaurant closes between 4-6pm depending on the time of year, so show up early. -
Review from Bobby A.
8/19/2011
Practically every country in the world has some variation of the meat-or veggie stuffed baked or fried turnover. In Jamaica, they have patties. In India they have samosas. In Turkey, they have borek. In Latin America, they have empanadas.
La Chilenita is ground zero if you want empanadas done right. Mind you there are regional differences among South American countries and how they make their empanadas (Argentines for instance fill their's with more meat). Here the Chilean varieties are served and with 13 different varieties, vegetarians and omnivores alike can both be happy and both kinds are delicious here.
The people who run the place here are very friendly and it's a great place to pick up a snack on the go. Why even bother with fast food joints like McDonald's when you have places like La Chilenita instead? -
Review from Alexandra D.
Montréal, QC
6/4/2010 1 photo
I love when restaurants clearly have a specialty, you just know that they focus on that one thing and do it right. La Chilenita is all about the empanadas, and man, are they ever good!
La Chilenita has 3 locations around the plateau, but I like this one the best because you can watch them make all the empanadas. Everything from flattening out the dough to wrapping them up.
La Chilenita has a great variety of fillings for their empanadas, and about half are vegetarian. So far I've tried 3 kinds and they've all been delicious. I've also tried their churrasco sandwich, which was amazing, too. I may just have to try their burrito next.
For about $6 you can have a great lunch at La Chilenita , but unfortunately they close at 6pm (at least on weekdays). I found that out the hard way when I tried to pick up some dinner after work!
Update: They just posted summer hours, they close at 4pm now! This is definitely a lunch spot.Listed in: What I love in Montreal
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Review from Claudia T.
Montréal, QC
4/9/2011
The Chilenita they have the best empanada in town. It's a great place to take out or sit down for lunch. The staff is friendly. The food is so good. The price is affordable. There no other place that has 13 different empanada's to choose from. I love the Chilenita.
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Review from Sara S.
4/14/2011
I am head over heels with La Chilenita (64 Marie-Anne Ouest), or more specifically, my new favorite snack; the grilled tofu sandwich on whole wheat, no mayo. If I could marry a sandwich, I would marry it. I want this sandwich to be my boyfriend. I could go on, but you get the point. I discovered La Chilenita when, one late afternoon, after an hour of walking around The Main wondering what the hell we could both eat, my mega-babe camera genius friend Victoria proposed we go eat some "fucking excellent Chilean food!" Ok, I said, why not? We'd exhausted the routine spots (I still love you, Santropol.), and after hearing how vegan-friendly it was, I was a mix of curious and excited. Or maybe that was just hunger. Regardless, I was not disappointed. La Chilenita is the kind of restaurant that deserves to be hyped up. This is real food, authentic, made with love and all the right spices. True to her word, the chalkboard menu boasts many vegetarian and easily veganize-able items, as well as a lovely selection of empanadas, which is what they are most famous for. Vegans beware, however, the empanada's dough has egg wash, so despite the two vegetarian options, they are not vegan friendly! Bummer, because everyone in sight seems to be enjoying one.
The restaurant itself is small, with only a few tables for indoor dining. The decor is simple, if a little bland, but still warm and welcoming, with an exposed kitchen and lots of natural light. The girl at the counter barely speaks any French, or English for that matter, and like I whispered over to Victoria later on, that is always a good sign when it comes to trying to find authentic food. I order the grilled tofu sandwich, no mayo, on whole wheat. HIGHLY recommended by my dinner companion, who used to come here back in her high school vegetarian days, the tasty tofu is topped with grilled red peppers, tomatoes, home-made gaucamole and onions. First off, the bread. Throughly impressed, and though my researches came up with nothing, I highly suspect them of making it themselves. The gauc itself is a little miracle, so fresh and delicious and pretty much dripping out of every side. The tofu is perfect, marinated with subtle flavor, nothing overwhelming, just a beautiful marriage with the vegetables and the gaucamole. The sandwich is fair-sized, cut in half, and very messy to eat. When eaten in the restaurant, corn chips are served on the side to scoop up all the leftover gaucamole that's fallen out of the sandwich. There's mix and match plates, the chair's are slightly uncomfortable, and it's noisy. And you know what? That's all part of the experience. -
Review from A b.
Montréal, QC
3/18/2010
Best Chilean empanadas in Montreal (with a sister store up in Mile End), reasonable prices, and very nice employees. You can also order in, they have salads, tacos, and other dishes, but I can only vouch for the empanadas, not because the other foods are bad, but because I have only tried the empanadas. They have six vegetarian empanadas, and six very meaty empanadas. Sometimes they change their recipes a bit, but the old standbys are great: Poulet, Epinard, Champetre (beef), and La Napoletana (one with artichokes and goat cheese).
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