Opened for 25 years, Montessori Zhaohua Chicken continues to attract diners in downtown Chengdu to forage for food on weekends with the name of "Wenjiang Old Restaurant".

The chicken is undoubtedly the store's top brand, the whole chicken is slaughtered and washed, and spices such as angelica and astragalus are filled into the stomach, wrapped in fresh lotus leaves, and hung and roasted on a wood stove. When serving, use scissors to cut the lotus leaves, the fragrance of the lotus leaves and the aroma of the meat blend with each other, and there is a faint earthy smell, and the aroma is overflowing. Tearing it by hand, the chicken is tender and juicy under the slightly charred skin, and the meat of the chicken is softer and the fragrant aroma is appetizing. Since the chicken will cool down quickly after tearing it, and the aroma and taste will be greatly reduced after it cools, so it needs to be tasted hot. For Sichuan people with heavy tastes, this dish from Jiangsu and Zhejiang may have a bland taste, and the store can ask for chili noodles to enhance the flavor. In addition, the store's flower chicken is available in limited quantities every day, and it may be sold out if you arrive too late.

There is no menu in the store, and the food is all introduced by the waiter, in addition to the signature called flower chicken, tomato beef brisket soup and chopped pepper and fish are also a must-order at every table. The beef brisket is stewed soft with tomato soup, and the rich sweet and sour taste dissolves the fatness of the brisket, and the price of 48 yuan is very sufficient, which can be called "the artifact of rice". The spiciness in the chopped pepper fish is not obvious at first, but then the soft and glutinous skin and tender flesh penetrate the taste buds, making the scalp tingling even more refreshing. In terms of staple food, the steamed bun here is made with soy milk, glutinous rice and a little milk, which is slightly dry in the mouth, but then has a distinct bean aroma; There is also a green bean bun with a greenish appearance due to the addition of green beans, and the okara melts in the mouth, which is quite flavorful. Montessori's homemade dried radish is also popular as a companion to rice and sake, with a sweet taste in the sour and spicy, peanuts and sesame seeds to add to the crispness of the dried radish, and pickled bottled dried radish is also sold in the store.

Montessori Flower Chicken is a typical farmhouse decoration, the wooden pavilion is ventilated on all sides, wooden tables and wooden benches are placed in it, and the entertainment measures are only mahjong tables in the box, and the choice of entertainment facilities is not rich enough. The biggest highlight is the lotus flowers in the pond, which bloom in large areas from May to September every year, and the evening breeze is blowing, and the lotus is a major feature of the restaurant and is loved by many locals. Compared with Yueyuanlin, Montessori is closer to the core area of Wenjiang, and it takes no more than an hour and a half to reach it from Chengdu by car or subway.

The service in the store can basically meet the needs of customers, but during the busy period, it is inevitable that the staff will not take good care of the store before and after the busy work, and the attitude of some ministers and foremen is not ideal. Although the price belongs to the middle and upper level in the farmhouse restaurant, the minefield of Montessori called flower chicken that has stood in Wenjiang for many years is not large, and you can rest assured to order, and the characteristic called flower chicken is even more distinctive, which is worth a special try.