Bela Lisbao (Chattanooga, TN)

 417 Frazer Ave, Chattanooga, TN

Bela Lisbao is a fairly fancy restaurant on the hip side of the river, which serves a wide range of traditional and less traditional Portuguese and Mediterranean dishes. It also has a restaurant in Port Orange, Florida. Their specialty is Piri Piri dishes, including chicken and shrimp.

 

I get the Piri Piri Chichen sandwich, which comes with fries. The pieces of chicken seem pulled from a rotisserie chicken and are tender but with some cartilage parts. The pieces are also lukewarm but very spicy. The toasted baguette, lettuce, jalapeños, red onion and Mayo compliment it well. he fries are thin, fried in olive oil, and a bit undercooked.

 

VERDICT: 86/100

Good but not as good as I had expected. For people who like real heat, definitely try this.