Comments on: Brussels Series: Mussels and Frites at Chez Leon

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 01 May 2007 21:19:32 +0000

Hi Chubbypanda: Oh yeah … the mussels came with all you can eat fries but I hardly touched it because there were so much mussels already.

By: Chubbypanda

Chubbypanda — Tue, 01 May 2007 13:13:07 +0000

Did you get any fries with your Moules Frites? Sounds like your main starch was baguettes, not that I blame you. They look great.

By: MammaViv

MammaViv — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 08:27:09 +0000

I’ve actually been to Chambar and have tried their infamous mussels. And although I have to agree that Chambar does have big mussels and the soup does contain more stuff, I didn’t like the soup base. Perhaps I should have gone with the tomato based soup instead of the coconut based one. I ate mussels in a belgian restaurant in Paris and I thought how tasty and scrumptious the mussels were, even tho they were much smaller. But I do agree, the mussels at Chambar are HUGE! Is that consistent with ‘everything in n.america is big’ ? haha

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 22:27:53 +0000

Hi MammaViv: Personally, I prefer the mussels in Chambar. Their mussels are bigger and fleshier and the soup have more “stuff” like chopped onions, celery, etc. You MUST go to Chambar if you have not been there and you MUST order their mussels. It’s their best selling dish on the menu.

Hi there Rosemary! It’s been a while! Thanks for remembering and stopping by … again.

By: Rosemary

Rosemary — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 21:23:59 +0000

Oh yum! Brussels is one of my all time favorite cities in the world! MMMM, I’ll have a waffle, thank you!!

By: MammaViv

MammaViv — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 17:44:04 +0000

How do the mussels in Brussels compare to that of Vancouver’s Chambar?

By: tigerfish

tigerfish — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 23:31:01 +0000

YEP! The signature mussel pot dish in Belgium. I missed this!

By: Rasa Malaysia

Rasa Malaysia — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 23:26:58 +0000

I love mussels served in a bucket…it gives you the feeling that you can never run out of them.

By: Ben

Ben — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 21:42:23 +0000

Hi Windy: Oh, It was just pure luck finding Chez Leon.

Hi Anonymous: The unlimited fries, I did not even finish what they gave me. I am not sure what the deal is with Belgian fries, they tastes quite normal to me.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 22:51:11 +0000

they have the chez leon franchise in Paris as well… you probably would’ve seen the advertisements plastered all over the metro station walls…

i love the fact that they have unlimited french fries, but after eating a huge pot of mussels, you can never fit in more than a couple of servings of fries!