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Oct 12 — 15
A whole stir-fried lobster with green onion, chili and garlic served on a dark slate tray in a warmly lit restaurant, a water glass blurred behind

Modern Chinese, grill / Old Montréal

Oncle Lee Kăo

FIRE, LANTERNS, LOBSTER

Bouillon Bilk team's Chinese grill, ranked No. 23 in Canada and the only Québec name on the list.

From home
13 min walk
0.92 km, or 4 min by car
Spend
$$$$
Our dates
Open Tue-Thu
Give it 1.5-2 hours
Reserve

Mood photo, not this exact place.Photo: Katie Musial, Unsplash License

The verdict

Go, but on Wednesday or Thursday, because Monday is closed. Order the wok-fried lobster that won a signature dish award, then build a sharing table around the grill: skewers, duck, the glazed hen. Dim red-lantern room, big flavours, better with three or four dishes between two people.

  • No. 23 on Canada's Chinese Restaurant Awards Elite 30
  • Signature Dish Award for the Québec lobster
  • Guide MICHELIN Québec 2026 selection

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Oncle Lee Kăo, the short list

  • Must order

    Wok-fried Québec lobster, garlic and Sichuan chili

    Lobster cooked over high wok heat with garlic and Sichuan chili.

    Won a Signature Dish Award; judges praised the wok heat.

    Critic pick: Tastet. No official price seen

  • Cumin lamb skewers with shishito

    Grilled skewers with cumin spice and shishito peppers.

    Fits the grill concept in the name.

    Critic pick: Guide MICHELIN. Listed by Michelin; menu may have changed

  • Grilled Cornish hen, soy and maple glaze

    Grilled hen glazed with soy and maple.

    Generous sharing dish with a Québec twist.

    Critic pick: Guide MICHELIN. Listed by Michelin; menu may have changed

Menus change. Prices are from the posted menu, before tax and tip.

What people actually say

Recurring themes, not cherry-picked quotes.

Love

  • Aromatic, generous food built for sharing
  • Dim red-lantern room with a lively mood

Know before you go

  • Likely closed Monday Oct 12 (Thanksgiving) and all Mondays
  • Book via Resy; availability not checked
  • Hours are from Michelin, not the official site

Dishes that keep coming up

Wok-fried Québec lobster, Lamb skewers, Five-spice duck

Room
Dim, lantern-lit and lively.

Only two editorial sources read; no community or platform reviews checked.

Vibe check

lively/moody/group friendly

Best forsharing plates, date night, small groups

How much we'll spend

$$$$

Michelin marks it $$$; no official menu prices were visible, so no per-person range is given.

Our estimate from posted prices, CAD, before tax and tip. Québec purchases carry the 5% federal GST plus the 9.975% Québec Sales Tax (QST, TVQ in French): 14.975% combined on taxable items. Tourisme Montréal: it is customary to tip restaurant servers, taxi drivers and hairdressers 15% of the bill, before taxes. Bellhops, porters and doormen generally get at least $2 per bag or service; coffee and food counters often have a tip cup by the register.

On our dates

Tue-Wed 5-10pm, Thu-Sat 5-11pm, closed Sun-Mon

  1. Mon 12ClosedThanksgiving: holiday hours unconfirmed
  2. Tue 13Open5pm to 10pmThird-party hours
  3. Wed 14Open5pm to 10pmThird-party hours
  4. Thu 15Open5pm to 11pmThird-party hours

Thanksgiving MondayMichelin lists Monday as closed, so Thanksgiving Monday is very likely closed, but no holiday notice was found on an official source.

Full week
MonClosed
Tue5pm to 10pm
Wed5pm to 10pm
Thu5pm to 11pm
Fri5pm to 11pm
Sat5pm to 11pm
SunClosed

From the Michelin listing only; the official site would not render to confirm.

Hours from a third-party listing. Confirm before you go.

Make a night of it

Dinner, drinks, late night. Real walking times between.

  1. DinnerOncle Lee KăoFire, lanterns, lobster

  2. 5 min walk (0.35 km)

    DrinksNevskiCheese boats and vodka

  3. 11 min walk (0.82 km)

    Late nightLovebirdJazz behind the hotel

Where

112 Rue McGill, Montréal, QC H2Y 2E5

13 min walk (0.92 km) / 4 min drive, no traffic / 8 min by bike

From 216 Rue Young. Routes from OpenStreetMap data; transit times are in the maps app.

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Michelin listing links to Resy; availability not checked (page needs JavaScript).

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The receipt

Where every fact on this page comes from.

ResearchedResearched Oct 8, 2026. Second check pending. Confidence: medium.

Details to confirm

  • Official hours and menu prices could not be read; confirm on the site or Resy
  • Open on Thanksgiving Monday? Likely closed (Mondays closed)
  • Resy availability for Oct 13-15
  1. AwardGuide MICHELIN: Oncle Lee Kăo listingaccessed 2026-10-08
  2. EditorialTastet: Montréal et Toronto bien servies au top 30 canadien des Chinese Restaurant Awardsaccessed 2026-10-08
  3. OfficialOfficial website: Oncle Lee Kăo (JavaScript page, no readable content)accessed 2026-10-08

RecognitionChinese Restaurant Awards Elite 30 Canada 2026, No. 23 (only Québec entry); Chinese Restaurant Awards 2026 Signature Dish Award (Québec lobster); Guide MICHELIN Québec 2026 selection