Yoyo is definitely the appropriate name for this once great Montreal BYOB because it always has had its ups and downs. The problem these days is that the only person playing with the Yoyo is Corky. The menu and food have gone down in terms of quality, originality, and all around tastiness to such a degree that I’m embarrassed by the fact that I’ve recommended it to so many people over the years. On this particular night we started with escargot in an overpowering smoked bacon and beef jus I think, and a goat cheese filled tart (the tart was so store bought) covered in shitake and oyster mushrooms. Both dishes were sub par and overpowered by their sauces to the point that you really couldn’t even taste the ingredients. For the mains we ate a chicken breast (not even gonna describe it because it was overcooked and poopy), and a filet mignon with a béarnaise sauce (sauce was good) that was of the lowest quality meat (kinda like a flank steak that hadn’t been marinated). I was so appalled by the food that we didn’t even get dessert. Yoyo what happened to the ravioli, your great deer medallions, the venison? Are you that cheap now that you can’t buy good ingredients or just that greedy? There is an old folk song called Abby Yoyo and I wish with all my heart that he would show up and swallow your restaurant whole!

Tastiness: About as tasty as Enrique Iglesias’ mole on a platter/10
Service: Still top shelf/10
Price: Overpriced for the quality/10

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Yoyo Restaurant Information

4720, rue Marquette, (corner Gilford), Plateau, Montréal
Telephone: 514-524-4187
Website: http://www.restoyoyo.com/
Hours: 5:30 pm – 10:00 pm daily
Payment: Visa, MC, Diners Club, American Express, Interac, Cash
Features: Bring Your Own Wine (BYOB)

Toucheh (Touché) touches me in that special place that they tell you not to touch in preschool (by the way they told me, yelled at me, and scorned me, but it be such a warm nice place to rest your hand). This little Westmount gem is the only bring your own wine restaurant (byob) in the area that’s consistently good and cheap. All meals here are served as a table d’hôte that includes, home made soup, salad, main course, and dessert, all of which are under $20. Most meals have a Persian twist because of the origins of the husband wife owners (Iranian), but you can also dine on delicious Italian style dishes. My usual here is the baby calves liver that’s always seamlessly cooked to perfection. Toucheh Restaurant Montreal is sure to bring new life to those bored of the normal Westmount bistro blah, blah, blah.

Food: 7.99387239/10
Service: would you like a fresha pepper/10
Atmosphere: makes you feel safe like in your grandmother’s kitchen/10

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Toucheh Restaurant Montreal Information

351, avenue Prince Albert, Cross Street: Summerville, Westmount, Montreal
Phone: 514-369-6868
Hours: Tue-Sat 11:00 am – 10:00 pm; Sat Brunch 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

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On Montreal Restaurant Les Délices de l’ile Maurice Chef Deck Says:

WARNING: For all of you discriminating snobby eaters read no more.

You are about to experience a look into one of the most entertaining, deliciously different, Mauritius cuisine (mix of Creole, Asian, French, and Portuguese), type eateries in our grand city of Montreal. Sylvester is the definition of la joie de vie, he is a man who wakes up in the morning with a cold bottle and believes that there ain’t nothin better then a ridin the rail (or spending 5 weeks a year in Cuba with his “sisters”). Every meal starts with an amuse bouche of fried cabbage, with onions and peppers, accompanied by four sauces being spicy, coriander vinegar, I forget but good, and I forget but better. You then move on to a choice of appetizers, Creole chicken, shrimp salad, or smoked salmon salad all of which are phenomenally tasty. Next you get the soup of the day that’s great. For the main course you have a choice of shrimp, scallops, squid, sea base, salmon, some other seafood stuff, chicken, beef, lamb or ox tail, in your choice of curry, Creole, saffron, tomato, garlic butter, or honey sauce. All of the meals are amazing but not for the closed minded, health conscious, or pretty bird type eater. This is the perfect place to kick you in the balls, smack you across the face, and help you remember what’s really important in life (living free and peace of mind).

Atmosphere: Sylvesterish feng shwayish/10
Food: Sylvesterish amazingness/10
Price: absolutely absurd that you can eat so much and spend 10 buck a person/10
After 10pm: Just go on a Friday or Saturday G-D dang it and find out for yourself/10

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Les Délices de l’ile Maurice, Restaurant Information

Address: 272 Hickson, Verdun, Montreal
Metro: De l’Église
Phone: 514-768-6023
Hours: Closed Sun & Mon 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Payment: Cash Only
Bring Your Own Wine, Apportez votre vin (BYOB)

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On Restaurant Pizzeria Napoletana Chef Deck says:

Pizzaria Napoletana was once one of my favorites but I must say it has gone downhill. Maybe they don’t feel that quality and service is of importance anymore considering most people like mediocre food, and the fact that there is always a minimum of a 20 minute wait to be seated. As you can see loyal reader this is a little bit of a sore spot in my heart considering I used to love it here. Now onto the food… all pizzas are thin crust and very good, the pasta is ok, sausage is good but “Roma”, and salads are salads. What I will say is that it’s still a good place to go with large groups if you make a reso, and it’s nice that it’s bring your own wine.

Service: Absolutely atrocious/10
Food: 7.2134213/10
Waiting in line watching Jean-Pierre down a 40 while we wait 20 minutes: 1000983469/10

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Pizzeria Napoletana Restaurant Infromation

189 Dante, cross street De Gaspé, Little Italy, Montreal
Phone: 514-276-8226
Hours: Monday, Tuesday 11:00 am – 11:00 pm; Wednesday, Thursday 11:00 am – 12:00 am; Friday, Saturday 11:00 am – 1:00 am; Sunday 12:00 pm – 12:00 am
Payment: ATM, Cash Only
Website: http://www.napoletana.com/
BYOB – Bring your own alcohol

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Back on my L’académie rant, why go there when such a good French BYOB is right next door on Duluth. Sooo gooood, yet to have a bad meal there. $50-80 a couple maybe a $100-120 if you go crazy.

La Prunelle Restaurant
327, Duluth East, corner Drolet,Montreal; (514) 849-8403
Hours: Daily, 5:30 pm to 10:30 pm
Pay: VISA, MC
BYOB

I must say that that there is no restaurant in the city that pisses me off as much as this one. It really does suck but for some reason every wanker in the city loves this Dulth BYOB. Hela weak.

L’académie Restaurant
4051 St-Denis, Montreal; 514-849-2249
www.lacademie.ca
Hours: Daily, 12:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Pay: Amex, VISA, MC, Interac
BYOB

Excellent BYOB French restaurant. They specialize in seafood… would ya think. Can’t go wrong with anything on the menu. About $50-$80 a couple.

1201, Rachel East; 514-522-4876
Hours: 5:30 pm to 10:30 pm, closed on Monday
Pay: Amex, VISA, MC, Interac
BYOB