Chanoey's Pasta Portland — Restaurant in Dartmouth

The staff are friendly, the place is clean, the meal was very filling, but I wasn't impressed by the food. Sort of an overpriced Michelina's for the Dartmouth condo crowd.

I had double beef stroganof gluten-free. It's mostly penne noodles, with very little beef, and the braise on the round roast slices wasnt very tender—probably added to the sauce to be warmed last minute, then lost in the dish, making you wonder what you just ordered.

The sauce is too much cream, with no beef base, just grainy mustard and sour cream, a pinch of red pepper flake, which reminds me more of a corned beef and cabbage mustard sauce, not really the stroganoff I've had elsewhere.

I think of beef stroganoff as just meat and rich veal stock or demiglaze and fancy mustard with a bit of sour cream. It's the dish on the noodles; the noodles aren't the dish.

Anyhow, it was filling. But for a price point of $32 you could pay for an all-you-eat Sushi or Chinese food spot, or get a rice noodle dishes at a Thai food restaurant, huge Sharma plates with extras at a Lebanese place, a giant bowl of pho at a Vietnamese place, a gluten free Haddock and salad almost everywhere, BBQ, etc.

I wanted to try the spot because I had heard good things a few times from other people, but I don't think I'd go back. Most of the restaurants in Dartmouth are pretty lousy at offering quality food, with large portions at a cheap price, gluten-free or not. It is what it is. The people here seem to like it.

The staff were very nice, the...

On a cold, fall, weekend night, do you ever get a hankering for something deeply satisfying to tickle your tastebuds that will transport you to another time and place? Search no more, for Chanoey's is serving up homemade pasta that rivals some of HRM's high-end, pricey establishments but at an attractive price point that will accommodate almost every budget.

Tonight, I took the plunge and tried this modest eatery for the first time, along with three family members. I relished the gnocchi ragu and spinach salad and sampled the other diners' fare, and I 'm pleased to say that everything exceeded my expectations. If you are a pasta lover with an adventurous food spirit, you must try their delicious offerings. There is nothing that can rival the taste and texture of freshly made pasta, and the owner-chef, Carl, was head chef at Il Trullo restaurant, which explains his expertise and flavour mastery. He is accompanied by his eager-to-please wife, who serves as hostess and sous chef.

We tried just one dessert: the cannoli. I can honestly say that it was better than what I experienced even while in Italy. It is simply the best ending to an already...

Long have I seen Chanoey's in downtown Portland in Dartmouth in the old Subway, and long have I avoided it. Their advertised fare, soup, sandwiches, pasta salads, etc, sounded like the exact opposite of the sort of thing I would be willing to part time with. The years I've wasted.

The decorum is cafe-like, but tidy, and everything was new. I don't normally comment on the atmosphere of the place, but Chanoey's was a nice place to sit and eat. Cramped, but nice.

Having exactly one thing off their menu, the Montreal smoked meat panini, I can wholeheartedly endorse this place. It is a contender for the best sandwich I've ever had, even better than that Dartmouth classic, Kel's Deli. I was bummed out about paying like 15$ plus tip for a sandwich, but blown away when I got it. An absolutely enormous behemoth that had to be cut in half barely fit into the takeout box. The rye was buttery and moist, and the meat was thick with a little bit of edge fat. There was plenty of cheese. I can't stress how good this simple...