Mesa 14 is a Mexican restaurant located in the trendy Bishop/Crescent bar area of downtown Montreal. It's also quite close to the Bell Centre (i.e. Montreal Canadiens and big-ticket concerts) and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
This is a cool place and they DON'T play that cheesy mariachi music like many other Mexican restos. That to me is a huge plus right off the bat! The atmosphere ...
I'm a big fan of Brew-pubs, but this place somehow stayed under my radar for a long time. I was pleasantly surprised, however, when a couple of friends dragged me out to Le Reservoir the other night.
This place has a nice selection of beer (I particularly liked their India Pale Ale) and a unique food menu. It's a great part of town, just off the Main, and a ...
I've been negliecting my souvlaki reviews for a while, so I thought I'd stop by an old favourite of mine, Villa du Souvlaki on Sherbrooke St. in NDG. This is one of the few souvlaki joints in town that isn't a chain and it regularly makes the Mirror's Top 5 list. The place offers typical greek/souvlaki menu, no alcohol, and a friendly family-type service.
Meat: Very nice texture and ...
This place was voted #1 in the Mirror (a weekly paper in town) back in 1999 and it's a staple for Concordia University students. Located at the far West end of monkland Blvd. this humble looking place boasts a loyal following and pretty decent souvlaki.
Meat: nice texture, not too dry, not too greasy.
Pita Bread: yummy!! This had a very grilled feel to it. Not at all stale or rubbery.
Tsatziki ...
Ohhh, NOW we're talking!
After an "OK" start at Kojax, I went to Montreal's next most prolific souvlaki chain called Arahova. This is a whole different "kettle of fish" (as we say back home!). A stand-alnoe restaurant, as opposed to a food-court stand and a much higher level of souvlaki enjoyment.
(psst - you can read the kojax review here)
Meat: tender and sizzling! This is just like it ...
So, it came to me the other day that I should go on a city-wide hunt for the best souvlaki in town. So, here is the first in a series on our city's version of this fast-food treat!
Kojax is probably Montreal's most prolific souvlaki place. They are in most of the major shopping centres around town and have a couple of 'stand alone' locations throughout the city. ...
"Rich people are weird," a friend of mine recently mused, "they eat things that clearly taste awful just so that they aren't eating the beef and chicken the common man does all the time." Perhaps if you've been successful in life, you look for ways to distinguish yourself from the six-pack masses in more ways then the fancy car and the big house - perhaps you'd even eat things most ...
OMG - Garlic Cheese Bread to die for!
Mon Village is a little (okay, a LOT) of the beaten track, but if you're looking for a drive in the country or on your way to or from the Ottawa region it's well worth the stop.
The atmosphere is casual and the menu varied. I ate an extra order of the world's best garlic cheese bread so I opted for ...
I love to cook, but I also realize my limitations with certain dishes. Gnocchi is one of those. With that in mind, well, actually my mouth watering at the thought, I headed out to Pasta Casareccia the other evening.
The place is informal, complete with a deli-type counter where you can buy sauces etc. It was busy, but that's to be expected on a Friday, but the service ...
I ventured the other day into an area of Montreal I've been largely (but unintentionally) neglecting for the time I've been here - I was meeting a friend for lunch who recommended that we go to Santropol (3990 rue St Urbain), a place I'd never heard of, nowhere near my usual 'downtown-of-downtown' hang-out zone. I wasn't convinced. He mentioned that they had sandwiches. I agreed.
Post-visit, sandwiches are the least of ...
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