Churrasqueira Costa Verde BBQ Chicken

This place is amazing! The staff is always very friendly, the restaurant itself is always very tidy and clean and the portions are always ridiculously huge and very affordable. The seasoned potatoes and classic chicken is to die for! This place is by far, one of my favourite places for lunch and dinner.

I get take out from this place frequently. I recommend the grilled chicken. It’s even better than the rotisserie. It’s got a great charred BBQ flavour. They serve no-​nonsense food at unbeatable prices. They always greet you with a friendly «Ola Amigo».

This place is good not great. I been coming here for a long time since I live in this area. The chicken Portuguese potatoes and rice taste Amazing even the rabbit did. The people are always nice to you and talks to you.

after reading so many great reviews I was seriously excited to try it out.
I went in around noon thinking it would be the best time for a lunch meeting.
when I received my meal and sat down to eat it I was so dissapointed.
There was no way the chicken was grilled that day.
It was COLD. not warm, not lukewarm bloody cold!
it was lunch time and I received dry, cold, disgusting chicken. rice was too salty. potatoes were fine. I had to pay an extra $ 2 for some salad.
horrible experience needless to say I wont be back

Parking is a bish but one does not simply give up so easily when you are minutes away from the best chicken outside Portugal. The potato balls are ‘ballzy’ with flavor and tender with love and carbs!!!
Bbq half chicken dinner is the way to go with sides of rice (very moist and never
Dry or overcooked) and the potatoes. Lasagna was delicious. Make sure you get the privilege of getting it fresh outta the oven though. Mild sauce is for the weak, get it hot for the thrill.

This is our favourite neighbourhood churrasqueira. We pick up our chicken with side/​s (come as early as possible for roasted veggies side because they seem to run out of that much sooner than the rice or potatoes). Potatoes are addicting; rice is neither spectacular nor horrible. You can choose either regular rotisserie or BBW style chicken. Line up is out the door every single evening. Reasonably priced.

A strong 3.5 out of 5. For lunch on a Friday got good brisk service and good food at a great price. Food portions are pretty generous. The chicken was crispy on outside and succulent on inside. You could ask for hot sauce on your chicken or for it at the table, I recommend both. The rice is savory and plentiful. If you’re a rice person, share it with another and have the other person order something else to share with you.

Best Portuguese chicken rated by at least 6 of my guests. Best potatoes hands down. It’s very oily but after you drain the oil it’s not too bad. The oil is probably how they prevent it from bring dry like some other places. They are frugal with their hot sauce but ask for extra hot sauce the stuff is good enough for drinking!

Great food, good atmosphere, very friendly service.

On the unassuming corner of rogers and oakwood, one might stumble upon a wealth of good food available at all hours of the night and wonder why they had never known about this area of the city before. I myself lived within a 20 minute walk my entire life and only recently discovered how great it is to have anywhere around where you reside.
Open 24 hours a day is Jacks bakery which serves a massive variety of delectable treats but the crown jewel of the neighborhood is without a doubt Costa Verde,
the finest churrasqueria in Toronto that I have encountered.
The chicken is always juicy and well marinated in one of the better bbq sauces I have tasted and the potatoes and rice are also a model of consistency and flavor.
The chicken is always cut to order and the prices are phenomenal, you can get a whole chicken with rice and potatoes for 20 dollars even and feed a family of 3 or 4 depending on the collective appetite of said family.
I’m not ashamed to admit that I killed this very meal with only one companion, but that was a one time occurrence and can speak to the quality of this establishment.
Ramado’s in Montréal takes the cake for best churrasqueria in Canada but then again there are so many yet to try…

My rating factors in price. This is definitely a joint that sells itself on the price they charge for the food you get. I will not even do them the disservice of rating their… service or atmosphere as it is nonexistent.
But for $ 10, you get one tasty half-​chicken dinner that could easily feed two hungry people.
Certainly not an expert on the cuisine (though I am obviously becoming a big fan) but I thoroughly enjoyed the food. Compared to Rotisserie Romados (in Montréal) the chicken was saucy, where Romados was drier (in fact, everything at Romados was pretty dry) which I really liked. The heaping portions of heavily spiced lima bean sides were also amazing. The rice was… rice. And came in generous portions.
All in all, great place for your tam-​night-​in dinner if you live in the area. Only caveat is the neighbourhood can seem a little rough to your financial services or doctor-​in-​training friends. Best keep it at take-​out only (we ate it off the trunk of a car).

I grew up on this chicken and have tried most of the churrasqueiras in T.O. None of them even come close to Costa Verde. Their chicken tastes the best, their hot sauce is the best, their potatoes are the best, and the rice, yeah, its also the best. This is a Toronto landmark in my opinion. Its been around for a long time and most locals will know about it. So, wether you are a local or a tourist, definitely make it a point to check this place out, its a foodies kind of place. Trust me, I know Toronto!

Although I have my beefs with some churrasqeiras (look at my review prior to this one), this place lives up to its title. The chicken really is barbecued!
And it’s also excellent. The best churrasqueira I’ve experienced.
Slightly charred with a highly salted rub/​hot sauce, it’s hard to stop eating.
To me, Costa Verde is the king of Portuguese BBQ. And they don’t need to include it on their storefront sign like others do.

If an amazing Portuguese chicken place is what you’re looking for then look no further. This place does the best Portuguese chicken and if the lineup isn’t proof enough the fact that every inch of all 4 grills are covered in chicken at all times should be. Plus great prices 30 bucks will feed a group of 4 no problem.

We recently moved to the Oakwood village area from St. Clair/​Christie. After tearfully bidding farewell to our friendly neighbourhood chicken place (Churrasco of St. Clair), we were thrilled to discover that Costa Verde is even better! Love the local, family vibe and friendly atmosphere. Good prices too! Highly recommended.

I’ve tried them all, but I keep coming back to good old Costa Verde. Definitely one of the best churrasqueira take-​out joints in the city. Be sure to get the rice and mini potatoes.
Just go there.

Great Portuguese Chicken on the edge of Little Portugal. I’ve only ever had the grilled chicken, and the accompanying rice and potatoes.
Amazing grilled chicken. Get it with the hot sauce, it not really that hot anyway. «Roasted» Potatoes are a let down, as they are deep fried. Rice is the standard fare (no olives IIRC) with peas and carrots.
Both the ½ chicken dinner (with rice and potatoes) amd the whole grilled chicken are about $ 9 plus tax.
The place is tiny, and if you are inside for more than one minute you will smell exactly like your meal (women, if you want to get ravaged by your men — take note). If you want to eat this fabulous chicken while seated in a place that is not your home, the bar next door serves the same hot fresh chicken to order.
What else is on the menu?
I don’t know and I don’t care.