Churrasco Villa in Toronto

They re back so can I get a Hallelujah ? North Toronto/ Leaside s BEST Portuguese chicken and a damn fine restaurant serving much more than chicken. Chef George the area missed you, welcome back

Great place , I am glad that I tried it out . Definitely gonna come back again.

Am so excited this place reopened. The food and the piri piri sauce are exquisite. Its a much needed east side Portuguese churrasco place. I cant recommend enough

Do note trust they are open! You will be disappointed for sure. They randomly shut down for meeting while they are suppose to be open.. I drove all the way downtown at 230pm on a Thursday for them to be shut down for over an hour for a team meeting.. do that before you open at 1130 weekdays.. not impressed and will find something closer to me its a shame cause I live this place bit not worth the parking gas and sitting in traffic if they are just going to shut down for hours at a time during when they are suppose to be open. Not happy

Great food. Great people. Prime location. The bifanas, chicken, beef ribs and the sauces are fire!

Nice to be back. Loved the ribs. Chicken salty but delish

Best Portuguese Chicken & Piri sauce in all of Toronto!! I honestly couldn t wait for the doors to re-open. & WELCOMED THEM BACK . Yummm Dietary restrictions: No gluten-free bread or rolls offered.

So happy this place is finally back. Remember it being delicious as a kid. Now that it s back it s even better. Chicken is some of the best I ve ever had.

What happened to my beautiful Churrasco villa. The return of Churrasco villa was the best news I ve had last week. I found out about the return of one of my all time favourite places to sit and eat through a tik tok feed. Started calling some of my friends that use to sit there with us for the last 20 years. It was like , life was back to normal. Boy ! I couldn t be more disappointed. As we walked in the first thing we noticed , there had been renovations done to the restaurant nothing resembling the old distinctive interior of the restaurant. Nothing , but a few pictures frames of Portugal hanging on the wall is all you re going to see. The new tables , walls kitchen break wall , left me feeling like I was sitting in a black hole in comparison to how it had the beautiful distinctive Portuguese colours in the past. The new table arrangements are horrible. The service horrible. The roasted potatoes were the only thing that tasted the same prior to the closing 2.5 closing. The chicken does not have the same flavour. Now moving on to what was one of the worlds greatest sauces. The piri sauce was the biggest reason we were a loyal customer for over 20 years. Its gone off the rails, the recipe is not being executed properly it s not even close to the same sauce of the past. Sad Portuguese customer

Food was tasty, however seemed overhyped. Sauce wasn t as tasty as others have mentioned on here. Rice weren t fresh. Would give them a chance again however since the chicken was tasty. They gave apple pie on the house which was delicious.

Just back from dinner. Food was great! Felt like quality food we ate. I had the half chicken, potatoes (delicious) and fries. The sauce they provided was really nice. Would definitely return.

Overall 2 stars because the food was extreamly dry but the service was great. I tried both the ribs and the chicken. The beef ribs were very tough. The sauce was overwhelming. The chicken was bone dry I had to send it back. The 2nd round of chicken was below average. Not sure how this place has a high rating.

Best chicken in Toronto

Love their complimentary cornbread with hot sauce/oil. Calamari was lovely. Tried the chorizo pasta and gotta say the main course option wasnot my favorite. But overall I had a good experience.

This place is the absolute best for too many reasons to name. Food is perfect Portuguese with the right potatoes no other place does. Beef Ribs superior, chicken and sandwiches on point. It was a long but worthy wait for this reopening and know anyone who appreciates fine from the heart cuisine will love it here.

It made my day when I realized this place is open again. I called the family, grabbed a table, and they didnt miss a beat. Its as good as it has always been. next week we are back to try the sample platter!

Its back! Just as good as ever....

Best churassco in the city. After reopening the portion sizes went down considerably (not good). The prices went up (ok) but the pirtion sizes should be the same, especially the rice.

Im sooooo happy they are open again!!!!

Delicious chicken. Moist, well seasoned and a good size of a meal.

Churrascos restaurant is back! In other words, despite being a lot more expensive now than they were before they closed down two-and-a-half years ago, the beef ribs are just as good as they ever were.

Delicious, flame grilled chicken. Generous sizes, quick service. Just overall good experience. Perfect for a date, or quick bite on the go

Absolutely loved my dining experience here! The chicken was incredible and juicy, perfectly capturing that delicious homemade taste. The salmon meal flavourful and cooked to perfection. Each meal felt like a comforting, home-cooked delight. Highly recommend for anyone craving tasty, hearty food with a homemade touch! Not much vegetarian options. The ambiance is alright. In terms of parking, you d have to find street parking around the block since this is right at the busy Eglinton rd.

Best chicken in town!! We ve been waiting and hoping for the Villa to reopen! So glad you ve survived the metrolinx/TTC construction and that you re back!

Good chicken and hot sauce. *July 7th 2024 Update* I think my original review is 10 years old. But Churrasco Villa IS BACK! I ve passed this place many many times over the last 2.5 years they were closed and I d always crave their BBQ chicken and ribs with their homemade piri piri hot sauce. Churrasco Villa was my gateway into discovering Portuguese BBQ. Everything tastes as good as before. Of course I had to get a bottle of their hot sauce.

So happy to have them back!! Best takeout in town

The best chicken in the city, hands down.

Same great place re-opened.

A Toronto institution. Their piripiri sauce is like nothing else Ive ever had, nectar of the gods.

Everything is delicious. The chicken, the sides, the apps. The sauce and the egg tarts are the best I ve ever tasted. The chef and the staff are incredible. It s exactly how it was before but better.

We love this restaurant and are eagerly awaiting its reopening!

Confirmed that Churrasco Villa is re-opening soon! Went by and talked to staff painting for the re-opening. He said they will likely re-open in a few weeks (near end of March 2024). Love this place.

This resto says it is reopening! Has been closed for years due to a fire, construction of the Eglinton-Crosstown LRT outside its door, and COVID. It has just announced on Facebook that it is now hiring staff, and is reopening (soft open) in same location in February 2024. Local favourite, so therell be happy customers if it performs as it did before.

Reopen please ! They serve the very best Portuguese food ever ! Tried so many others nothing rivals this restaurant

So sad youre closed. I would go out of my way for your food whenever I had a craving. Hope you reopen soon

Please, come back!

Why are you closed? We are the Toronto public! We want to eat! We want to eat delicious fire roasted chicken and tasty sides! Please come back! The Toronto public misses you! This place is amazing. Best food and the piri piri sauce is amazing. Everyone needs to know about this place. come back soon. Stay safe out there everyone.

Food is great and price is reasonable. They lack decent and professional workers that know how to deal with public. Once they improve their customer service, i will give them 5 stars.

Great tasting food with sub-par presentation. Overall, pretty good value for the price, but there are definitely some opportunities for improvement in terms of how the food is served.

Before the fire, closure and pandemic - best in the city. Post fire, as a returning long time customer, tried 3X and sadly disappointed. Dry everything. Still no flexibility with sides (has always been a pet peeve). Will find another place.

The chicken is the best here! Highly recommend the roast potatoes -- they are amazing.

So delicious and addicting. Get the roasted potato

Unbelievably amazing food! hidden gem for meat lovers

Food is good but their website is not very clear. Ordered food but delivery next day indicated as hours changed but no specific information indicating that etc.

Best bifanas Ive had that werent home made. Very flavourful and filling

Friendly staff and service , authentic feel inside . Price point is not too expensive

Best Portuguese chicken in Toronto. I was saddened when the were forced to close down because of the construction but I am glad that even during our COVID pandemic they remain open and loyal to their clients. Their Piri Piri sauce is the best Ive ever had. Being going to them since 2008, loyal costumer even after I moved out 45 mins away from Yonge and Egl.

Amazing chicken and must visit

This place was great! It was a little hard to access the restaurant due to the construction on Eglinton. The construction frustration experiences while getting this food was worth it. I got the double leg dinner with roast potatoes and side salad. It was all delish. The chicken was lean, flavourful and bbqd just right. The potatoes were crispy outside and moist in the middle and the salad was crisp and fresh.

Best Portuguese style piri-piri chicken in Toronto.

Decided to try this place based on the positive reviews. Sadly his was a very disappointing experience. Chicken was dry and rice was flavorless. For the cost there is significant room for improvement. Numerous BBQ chicken locations throughout the city that are better quality and value.

Excellent!

I live in Calgary, whenever Im home my first stop is churrasco!!! The sauce is a staple in my home! Best food in Toronto 100%. It is a MUST!!!!!!!

Food is awesome but seriously the front staff need to at least pretend to be happy to work.

Great food and great service!

The ribs and chicken were delicious and the portion size is very fair. Will come back for sure

Good chicken for a pretty good price. . Service is ok

Awesome Portuguese Food! Authentic. Big portions. Friendly staff. Great taste. What more would you want?

Have been eating churrasco chicken from this family since I was a kid and ordered it tonight with my brother and it was like a walk down memory lane. Chicken is still as delicious as ever and still in my humble opinion, the best in the city. So glad they re still in business and as a family we can still support them. Thank you choppy and family.

***RAW BLEEDING CHICKEN ALERT!!!!*** Service has never been great here (read some of the Yelp reviews). They specialize in chicken. Tonight, I takeout and have been doing so for years. My chicken was RAW, RAW bleeding chicken and the Manager told the cashier whom told me that it was likely a vein when I called to inform them! The Manager/Owner cashed me out when I picked up my order and when I called about the raw chicken I got someone else, and the Manager was supposedly too busy and was also too busy to discuss in person despite her being there lurking in the background completely ignoring me. She had instructed that the cashier that she was too busy. They asked me to return the food and they didn t even look at it. No refund replacement only, which is unsettling as such goofs are usually taken care of more professionally and courteously. They won t even own up to their own mistake or acknowledge their rudeness, or the fact that the owner suggested that it was a vein and I should just eat the raw chicken. Even more interesting, they never apologized, no sorry. Is it hard to apologize? I figured out how to upload the pics so please look at the raw chicken and the blood on the scissors I used to cut with and was told it was likely and vein! I was shocked and showed (posted online) my friends the pics before I called the restaurant and my friends all agreed the chicken was raw and to not eat it.

The best chicken ever! Such a great restaurant!

Big fan of the bifana!

Very busy with a good menu and lots of options. Everything tasted fresh and well cooked. Its no surprise this place is so popular! They have great sauces too which you must try.

We ordered Churrasco chicken for a Birthday celebration we were having. We thought it would be a great addition to go with everything else we were preparing and would make it a carefree evening! In fact it caused great frustration! We asked that it be delivered at 6:45. By 7:15 it still had not arrived. Guests were all here and everything else was ready. We kept trying to call the restaurant to check but were met by a recording. At 7:45 my daughter was heading out to the restaurant to get there before it closed ( at 8pm) and the driver arrived over an hour late! The chicken was dry and certainly not worth the wait!

Simple and affordable

Churrasco Villa specializes in charcoal barbecued Chicken and its the best you can get anywhere in Toronto. The chicken is marinated and is served with a traditional Portuguese Piri Piri sauce-Hot or Mild. The Chicken Sandwich is topped with roasted red peppers and carmelised onions. Sides include perfectly roased potatoes, rice, and salad. Finish up your meal with a delicious Portuguese Custard Tart!

Delicious Portugese BBQ. I highly recommend the beef ribs. Generous portion sizes means that everything is sharable. It can be a bit hard to find with the construction, but its well worth the effort.

Top notch chicken!!!!

So so good!

Food was great, ambiance was good.

We cannot claim to be a Portuguese restaurant without anyone speaking Portuguese and the food has no taste that I know of Portugal knowing that I am Portuguese I do not recommend

The food is really good but the attitude and lack of customer service is really disappointing. Staff working at the counter are awful. Wait staff are just meh....great food but not worth it. Rather spend my time and money on a restaurant that knows how to treat a customer.

Amazing place

Very good food and taste Friendly and local business

This is the worst takeout experience Ive ever had in Toronto. After being told the wait would be 30 min, we decided to order and wait. Then it was the just a couple of more minutes, then the we are out of what you want so get something you did not order. Mind you, this was after an hour of wait for simple chicken dinner and a sandwich. The staff were impatient and were complaining about them being busy and overwhelmed. I would appreciate some honesty in quoting us the wait time so we can make informed decision on whether we would prefer here or not. Such poor service and management. Will not recommend even though they graciously gave us an extra hot sauce as compensation for the ridiculous wait and service. No thank you.

Delicious food.

The food is absolutely amazing. Too bad they are virtually blocked off by the Eglinton Cross Town construction.

Amazing! The ratings are accurate. They make the best barbecue in Toronto ,in my opinion, and they are very consistent. I ve not had a bad order yet. If I have to be very critical, I ll comment that their salads could be tastier. Currently the salad is a bit bland, but I don t go there for the salads. Order their bbq chicken rice and potatoes, if you want my recommendation.

About a third of my steak sandwhich was fat which was disgusting. Its a shame because I used to go here often but not anymore.

Absolutely love the food that comes out of this restaurant. The aroma of the food alone just makes your mouth long for a that first bite. The chicken mmm, seriously so moist and tasty leaving you with that anticipation of another mouthful. I also must share the meat falling of the bone ribs! Omg so fingerlicious! I am so happy to have this restaurant open and running again. The LRT was killing me not to have that amazing taste of Portugal. I must have looked in to see when they were gonna reopen a hundred times. Thank you for your fine and in my eyes should be award winning food that just leaves me waiting till my next visit A must to dine on or take out in Midtown Toronto.

Over cooked fries and chicken. After this place being so good it s very disappointing that it is back but absolutely not the great quality food that it used to be. I used to go multiple times a week but I don t think I ll ever go back since it reopened

Best Piri piri chicken I have had so far. Great place good food..service is little slow. usually busy during lunch hour. Go early and order

Absolutely a must for amazing charbroiled food. The roasted potatoes are to die for. The spices are so flavourful and everything was amazing!

Amazing food, friendly staffs, and exceptional service. Highly recommended!

Casual, non-pretentious restaurant with inside seating and take-out. Excellent chicken, ribs and casual seafood. Authentic Portuguese spicing, peri peri sauces etc. Friendly reliable service. Clean.

Continues to be the best place for chicken and ribs. They are absolutely the best and keep open irrespective of the subway construction. Kudos

Best Portuguese chicken in the city of Toronto

Always,fresh&Fabulous.Really delicious hearty food!!!

Best chicken in Toronto!

Best place in Toronto to get Portuguese chicken. Charcoal pit makes the food absolutely delicious.

I live nearby and I am always feeling the good smell of their churrasco when I am walking on the street. So, I decided to try. I went for lunch with my husband and I liked the food. It has a fair price, not expensive. Food is good. It remembered me the food in my home country, Brazil.

Really good meat at a really good BBQ joint. But either there is nothing different about Portuguese BBQ or the difference is so sublet the its not very exciting.

When I was living down the street from Churrasco I stopped in for a quick bite. Ended up being my favorite restaurant in the neighbourhood. Got to know the owner over the years. He always remembered me by name and my favorite dishes. Was never once disappointed. Even was treated to an exclusive dinner when he found out I was moving out of Toronto. Once forgot my wallet, came back to pay, only to find out he was treating me to that dinner on the house. The food is to die for, and the service is even better. Cant wait to revisit when in town again soon. Side note: get the lamb when its on the menu. Have never had better!

Nice Portuguese place in the neighborhood famous for their chicken with Piri Piri sauce. The sauce comes in two variations, mild and spicy. Both are quite good. Service was great, food came pretty quick. Chicken was not dry and the fries were awesome. We ended off trying the Portuguese tart, very creamy and custardy, but not excessively sweet.

Finally open. Parking is a mess.

Love the hot sauce.

Absolutely, positively, definitely THE BEST Churrascaria in Toronto!! Great selection of chicken, ribs and sardines, homemade piri-piri sauce, with a relaxing, cozy, friendly decor. Great atmosphere and table service. Due to the location, parking is a challenge.

I love this place, theyve been closed for about 2 years because of the construction on Eglinton and finally theyre back! Great to have a place to get Portuguese chicken up in the Eglinton neighborhood

Been going here for years. Made an extra effort to go to restaurant and support it during all of the Eglinton construction. Total waste to have gone out of our way. Yesterday s dinner was a total disappointment. The half-chicken was the smallest portion we ve ever seen. Over cooked and dry. Also ordered a platter which had charred seafood, raw carrots and fries that were too oily. Over $75 for food and neither of us wanted to finish the meal. They still have the best piri piri in the city. Will be a long time before we try again. Very upset to see such poor food quality for what used to be a great restaurant

Awedome as always

Smoky deliciousness, casual ambiance. Fantastic service.

Just bad service really. Waiter was very rude to us and did not respond well when we informed them that the chicken is overcooked and completely charred. Anyway, any restaurant should know by now that customer service is vital to survive in this very competitive market. We can always find an alternative.

Great BBQ Chicken & Beef Ribs! But was not impressed with the price increase. It has limited my patronage

Best Portuguese food in Toronto!

Nice discovery in the6ix

Lucky to have this place in my neighborhood. Always there when I need my grilled chicken or bifana fix.

Food is great. Hit or miss on certain items though.

This is the BEST chicken in Toronto! Its flame roasted over beds of charcoal and its FANTASTIC!

Was great little spot hidden with all that construction. Go up mount pleasant because you can only park there and no turning on Eglinton. Soooo was great tasting chicken. The fries are a must. We got a player to share and was ok for two. The pasta was delicious I just substitute the penne for spaghetti. Great rose sauce. Honestly if you go try chicken it s what people line up for. We went Saturday around 6 by time we leaving people all way out waiting for table. It s small space so recommend doing reservations.

Really great food! Price point is decent.

Love the food

Not as good as it used to be.

Been going for years never disappoints

Medium quality food and service.

Churrasco s chicken. Chicken was good, just a little dry. Portion is almost big. Location is clean and staff was okay.

I always order the same thing everytime and it never disappoints. Best portuguese chicken and custard tart ever!!

Went here after seeing their goole reviews. A small joint with good service. The menu is interesting with not many dishes but decent varieties. We tried their chorizos for starters and pork ribs and wings with potatoes and veggies on the side for main course. Their prices were reasonable. The chorizo was $10 and the ribs and wings were $22.99. We thought it was decent not over the top great. It was sweet and we prefer spicy. The chicken wings were too dry and not juicy. The best part were the potatoes on the side.

My favorite chicken place ever. Great chicken and friendly staff

Best chicken ever. Fresh not frozen and roasted over charcoal. Never a better taste. Friendly and loyal staff. Everything they do cannot discounted.. an authentic treasure.

Great food!! Keep coming back!!

Favourite portuguese food in the city! The sauce OMG theee best!

The food is absolute dynamite. So good.

Extremely good service!!!!! Dont visit, u live under a rock!!!

A must if you live in the T dot. Best Chicken in town.

Food is awesome. Kids love it. The chicken is amazing...never disappointed when we order from here.

Everything tastes and smells good. Probably my favourite restaurant in Toronto. Great food that is not too expensive

Excellent food !

Love the Piri Piri sauce!

Always a fantastic experience to eat here. Friendly service and great food!

Amazing family run joint. Its a shame that the Eglinton construction is affecting their business.

Portuguese food authentically and deliciously prepared.

I feel the same as the last person that left a review. Some snotty kid answered the phone and was very rude. I told her that her tone was inappropriate and unprofessional and she scoffed at me. I told her shed just cost them a regular customer she said she didnt care. Lots of other great places to order food from where they wont treat you disrespectfully. Screw that!

Any news on when your opening back-up? Message previously said mid may-ish... Now just says soon...

I am so happy they finally reopened!

Great chicken!

Food is decent, the real winner here is the house made hot sauce!

Welcome back!! So happy they are open again

The BEST Portuguese food in the GTA. high recommend for small groups.

Beef ribs are fabulous!!!! Soup was a bit too salty. Chicken was good but eclipsed by the beef ribs!!!

Fantastic chicken, great casual atmosphere

So delicious.

Like their meals but hey can you update your hours

Missing it last few times was not open. Are they planning to?

Is barbecue close?

Unfortunately this place has been closed for months due to construction

best in town