text: Eight or nine years ago on a visit to Montreal I discovered Chu Chai then in its former location by accident while wandering the neighborhoods I was so thrilled to find an all veg restaurant serving fabulous food I dragged my traveling companion to meals there four or five times on our visitnnLast summer I returned to Montreal a little bit older a little bit wiser different traveling buddy and made a point of heading back to Chu Chai nnThe restaurant had moved a lot farther up Rue St Denis and is now more remote Boo The restaurant is now much smaller and the decor not nearly as subdued or appealing Boo Looking over the menu I did not see the one dish I had obsessed over on my former visit vegetarian shrimp with crispy basil and sticky rice Booooooo Oh Them Gee That shrimp was mouth watering the basil deep fried into addictive crispy chips and dusted with sugar and the sweetish sticky rice was super sticky and chewy and served in a banana leaf No longer on the menu Ordered a chicken and mixed veggies husband ordered spicy beef They were good but they did not come close to the former quality of the food Totally disappointed Prices were rather steep too even at lunchnnI would not go out of my way on my next trip to Montreal to dine at Chu Chai unfortunately