Grinder Owners Unveil New Seafood Restaurant For Griffintown | Eater Montreal

"Opened March 1, this new seafood destination takes over the Notre‑Dame West space that formerly housed chef Shinji Nagai’s Le Shinji until it closed in 2016. Owners Jean‑François Corriveau and Léa D’Amboise have tapped chef S’Arto Chartier Otis (formerly of locavore Griffintown restaurant Hvor) to head the kitchen, and the opening menu has a sharp, international feel with fruity flavours drawn from Japan, East Asia and Central America: hirame (Japanese halibut) with yuzu and persimmon, and lobster with XO sauce, mango, bok choy and puffed rice. The menu generally eschews heavier, saucier dishes in favour of bright flavours and is neatly delineated into sections for shellfish, cold and hot appetizers, mains (including shared dishes), salads, sides and a handful of meat options for those not feeling nautical (including jerk Guinea hen and za’atar lamb). It’s rounded out with a fresh set of creative cocktails, while beer and wine programs have not yet been detailed. Makro is open at 1726 Notre‑Dame West from 5 p.m. until 11 p.m. Monday–Wednesday and until midnight Thursday–Saturday, closed Sunday." - Tim Forster