Some might argue that poutine, smoked meat or bagels are Montreal’s true claim to fame but it seems we’ve all forgotten about one dish that hits every. single. time. Chicken. Rotisserie chicken is just as much a staple across the 514 — with countless family-run spots and chains galore that are found all throughout Quebec. So, when it came down to narrowing down the best of the best, only two restaurants came to mind for MTL Blog’s Mike Chaar: St-Hubert BBQ and Ma Poule Mouillée. Find out which one came out on top!
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00:00I like it creamy, I don't prefer it traditional.
00:03Do you?
00:04The spice blend that they use,
00:05it's just an explosion in your mouth.
00:09You can't go wrong with french fries.
00:12Hey Montreal, Mike Sharpe from MTL Blog
00:14coming at you with another food battle video.
00:17This time around, rotisserie chicken.
00:20I'm heading on over to Mapu Muyeh right now,
00:22which is regarded as one of the best spots
00:24here in the city for rotisserie chicken.
00:26Their menu is easily topped here,
00:28but I'm pitting it against none other
00:30than Quebec's very own chain restaurant,
00:32Saint-Hubert Barbecue.
00:34♪ What, what, what, what, Saint-Hubert Barbecue. ♪
00:36Chances are if you grew up in Quebec,
00:38you grew up eating Saint-Hubert,
00:40then you can never go wrong.
00:41All right, so how is this gonna work?
00:43Well, I'll be ordering the same dish from each restaurant,
00:45chicken, french fries, and salad,
00:47and testing out the cost, presentation,
00:50and flavor of both to see which one comes out on top.
00:53Let's go find out.
00:54♪ What, what, what, what, Saint-Hubert Barbecue. ♪
01:03Hello, how are you?
01:04Very good, thank you.
01:05Can I grab one of the louisières, please?
01:07Yes.
01:09Non-spicy, please.
01:11That's it.
01:20Okay, so I ordered the louisières,
01:23and that comes with half a chicken,
01:24a serving of french fries, and salad.
01:26It looks so good, such a huge portion,
01:2918 bucks after tax, can't go wrong.
01:31I'm also sat right beside where they cook the chickens,
01:35and it's so hot, but I'm pushing through,
01:38and I'm doing it, and we're gonna have the chicken first,
01:40so let's give it a taste.
01:41♪ What, what, what, what, Saint-Hubert Barbecue. ♪
01:50The chicken is so good.
01:53I've been to Montpellier so many times before,
01:55but when you come back, it's as if you're eating it
01:58for the first time again.
01:59The flavor, the succulent chicken, can't go wrong.
02:04I'm gonna give the french fries a try next.
02:05I already know I'm gonna like them,
02:07because it's my favorite cut of fries,
02:10and they're one of my favorites to begin with, so.
02:13You can't go wrong with french fries.
02:15You can't go wrong with french fries.
02:19Honestly, she speaks facts.
02:21I'm gonna give the salad a try.
02:22Salad's always sort of like a compliment to the meal,
02:25and I never really hold it to that high of a regard,
02:28but this salad legit looks pretty good.
02:29There's tomatoes, there's red onions,
02:32arugula, and a good garden sort of like mix,
02:34so, and the dressing looks really good too.
02:41And it's a bomb salad.
02:44Mapoule Mouillé, every time, every time.
02:47All right, so I just got done with Mapoule Mouillé.
02:50So delicious, can't go wrong,
02:51but I got a rubric to follow.
02:54I gotta give it a score.
02:55So when it comes to cost, 18 bucks, huge portion.
02:59I still got some for dinner.
03:01So five on five, can't go wrong there.
03:03When it comes to the flavor,
03:04every single bite was a burst of flavor.
03:06I still don't know what they use,
03:08I still don't know what they use,
03:09what spice blend, but it's so good.
03:11There's not one thing that I could think of
03:13that I did not enjoy about that meal.
03:14Also a five on five.
03:16And as for presentation, a little bit messy,
03:18so a three on five for that.
03:20But Mapoule Mouillé is one of those spots
03:21where it's like the food
03:22and its taste sort of speaks for itself.
03:24I'm a little worried for Saint-Hubert,
03:26to be perfectly honest.
03:27But we still have to give everyone a fair chance.
03:30I'll be heading to Saint-Hubert tomorrow
03:32to try it out and see how it compares
03:33to Mapoule Mouillé's chicken.
03:36All right, I am back.
03:37Day two of rotisserie chicken battle here in Montreal.
03:40I am heading on over to Saint-Hubert BBQ
03:43to try out their chicken dish
03:44to see how it comes up against Mapoule Mouillé's chicken.
03:49Again, like I said yesterday,
03:51I'm a little bit worried for Saint-Hubert
03:52because yesterday's meal was just freaking so good.
03:56But we're giving it a chance.
03:57We're gonna try out Chicken Fries,
03:59their coleslaw to see how it measures up.
04:01Side note, it is very, very cold today.
04:04So brownie points for your mans over here
04:07for going out and braving the Montreal winter
04:10to let y'all know what chicken is better.
04:12So can I get a few snaps?
04:14Just a few.
04:15Cheers.
04:39It looks really good.
04:40So you have creamy coleslaw.
04:42I like it creamy.
04:43I don't prefer it traditional.
04:46Do you?
04:47French fries comes with a piece of bread.
04:48And of course I got an entire chicken
04:50with barbecue sauce and a drink.
04:53Let's eat.
05:07Okay, so the chicken is actually really good.
05:11Super juicy, succulent, flavorful,
05:13especially with the barbecue sauce.
05:15I don't know.
05:17I don't know.
05:27Okay, so French fries are also really good.
05:28Really crispy, more generic
05:31than the hand-cut style fries that I usually like.
05:33But you can't really go wrong with these.
05:36Coleslaw next.
05:43So the coleslaw's bomb.
05:45I prefer coleslaw than something like a mixed
05:48like garden salad with a meal like this,
05:50only because the crunch of the cabbage in the coleslaw
05:53just is sort of the texture I'm sort of looking for.
05:57So yeah, I have a lot to think about.
05:59I really do.
06:01Yeah, I'm gonna finish this up
06:02and then we're gonna do our final verdict.
06:05All right, so I've had time to think.
06:07If we take into consideration the criteria costs,
06:10If we take into consideration the criteria costs,
06:12flavor, and presentation,
06:14I would say when it comes to cost for Saint-Hubert,
06:16not bad at all,
06:17but still more expensive than Mapoule Mouillé,
06:19so I'm giving them a score on five.
06:22When it comes to flavor, yo, it was pretty bomb,
06:26especially with the barbecue sauce.
06:27The chicken was very succulent, very juicy,
06:29lots of flavor, so I'm giving that a solid score on five.
06:33And then when it comes to presentation,
06:34very neat, very organized.
06:36I love when everything is sort of separate.
06:38So definitely a solid four and five on that as well.
06:42Okay, it's the very next day.
06:44I have had time to thaw out from the cold.
06:46I've had time to eat my Mapoule Mouillé leftovers.
06:49Y'all, it's verdict time.
06:53So the winner of this food battle
06:55is Mapoule Mouillé with a total score of 13 out of 15,
06:59whereas Saint-Hubert came in with a 12 out of 15.
07:02So Mapoule Mouillé only won by the skin of its teeth
07:05or the chicken skin of its teeth.
07:08But honestly, it all came down to the chicken's flavor.
07:10Mapoule Mouillé, the Portuguese chicken,
07:12the spice blend that they use,
07:14it's just an explosion in your mouth every time you have it.
07:18And it could stand alone.
07:20You don't really need a side.
07:21You don't need anything to accompany the meal.
07:23The Mapoule Mouillé chicken is just fire on its own.
07:27Whereas Saint-Hubert, the chicken is good.
07:29Great even, don't get me wrong.
07:31But you need a little barbecue sauce sometimes.
07:33You need a little ketchup in order to make it perfect.
07:36So it really comes down to whatever secret
07:38Mapoule Mouillé has on that chicken,
07:40and it did them justice.
07:41But there is only one Mapoule Mouillé here in Montreal.
07:45Yes, only one located here in the Plateau.
07:48So if you can't get your hands on Mapoule Mouillé,
07:49Saint-Hubert is obviously your next best bet
07:52for rotisserie chicken.
07:53You honestly can't go wrong.
07:54Thank you all so much for watching this food battle.
07:56Definitely check us out on our next one.
07:59And I hope you have the best day ever.
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