Costa Verde BBQ Chicken

This place is as impossible to park as it is to make a choice on what to eat. Once you enter you are greeted with rows of rotisserie chicken (like a Swiss Chalet commercial) and neatly tiled pieces of meat and fish on the grill. There are literally tons of stuff being grilled right before your eyes and makes you wonder who is eating all that until you hit the line and realized apparently there are lots.
Everything looked fantastic and I wish I could try them all but of course I had to go with the Portuguese staple of a whole roasted chicken. This stuff is pretty tender and the flavours are decent. I can’t say it’s the best I’ve had but it’s pretty darn good. I love the hot sauce and I make sure the chicken is well lathered with it. I do wish the chicken was a bit more flavourful though and it lacked that pronounced charred taste that makes it special (no, no burnt but more like a charcoal grill kinda taste). Probably because it wasn’t grilled over charcoals like it is traditionally.
I am interested in heading back to try other stuff but I would say 3 stars is fair for now. Stop by if you are hungry because $ 9 gets you an entire chicken.

Came in for lunch. Ordered 5 meals, 4 drinks and small olives, cost us $ 72.
Lots of choices at the hot table. Pick one main and two sides.
The «bife a Casa» is a skirt steak with fries and a fried egg. It was a good cut of steak and could of used some salt/​pepper on it, but otherwise was good. Kids got the fried fish, they really enjoyed it. Husband got the codfish, but he said it was too mushy.
The «favas» (beans) were really good and tender. Rice was good too.
Good seating area but I really didn’t like eating in a tin take out container with plastic utensils. Real plates and cutlery would be a HUGE improvement.
The place was clean and the service was quick and friendly.

This is the best Portuguese chicken in the city. I would highly recommend it to anyone! The staff is friendly with fast service. Super delicious!!!
The interior of the restaurant is nice and new — they have multiple big screen tvs should you want to dine in.
They do only accept cash so make sure to bring some — if not, there is an atm next door and inside.