By Sherman Chan,
Special to The Post

I never tried Chefe Daniel when it was located on Kingsway near Nanaimo. Now their new location on King George Hwy and 80th in Surrey is bigger.

We began with the Chouriço (Grilled Portuguese Sausage). The Portuguese version of chorizo was well-charred and caramelized; the flavours were impactful and aromatic. It was meaty. It was purposefully salty. It was enhanced by the three house-made sauces including Jalapeno Cilantro, Peri Peri and BBQ. I loved the peri peri. The jalapeno cilantro was bright and light with only a touch of heat. The BBQ was not too sweet or too salty.

For my main, I had the fish special being the Cobbler coated with corn flour and pan-fried. It was served with a garlic butter sauce and baby shrimp. The cobbler was flaky, moist and delicious and well-seasoned. The sauce was creamy, yet salty enough and had brininess from the shrimp. As for the sides of grilled veggies and fingerling potatoes, they were also on point. I loved the smokiness of the zucchini from the charring. The Febras or Pork Medallions with a mushroom sauce had large pieces of pork were buttery tender while being nicely grilled. This was a well-executed dish.

The Galinha (Chicken Sandwich) was served with a bun. The chicken itself was flavourful and moist with the jalapeno cilantro sauce. For $9.00 this was reasonably-priced as it came with house-cut fries as well. Overall, we felt the value was there and of course the food quality as well.

Chefe Daniel Flavours of Portugal

13620 80 Avenue, Surrey, BC

The Good:

• Interesting and generally solid eats

• Reasonably-priced

• Nice people

The Bad:

• Food is good, but could benefit from more refinement

• Not sure about consistency as the Febras looked and tasted totally different on 2 separate occasions

Sherman Chan is the #1 ranked food blogger on the Vancouver portal of Urbanspoon.com. Read more of his reviews at www.shermansfoodadventures.com.