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The Owners of L’Orchidée de Chine Have a New Restaurant on the Plateau | Eater Montreal

"Run by Eva Lau and Joe Zhou, the new St-Laurent Boulevard restaurant quietly opened on Jan. 10 at 3627 St-Laurent Blvd., between Prince-Arthur and Pins; it is staffed largely by the same kitchen and wait team from their former Peel Street spot (co-owner George Lau has since retired from the food industry). The 70-seater has been “very busy” every night since opening, with many old customers returning, and Zhou says they will serve many of the same Szechuan dishes patrons loved at L’Orchidée de Chine — focusing on “only the best,” including dry garlic spare ribs, General Tao’s chicken, and other crowd favourites — and that patrons can explicitly ask for particular dishes from the L’Orchidée menu. The opening drew praise from former Montreal Gazette critic Lesley Chesterman on Twitter as “great restaurant news.” The restaurant is open for lunch 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and for dinner 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Sunday to Wednesday and until 11:30 p.m. Thursday to Saturday." - Audrey Carleton