Décarie Hot Dogs Explained

Décarie Hot Dogs
Pushpin Map:Montreal
Established:1969
Food-Type:North American-Quebecois fast food / Greasy spoon / Diner
Street-Address:953 Décarie Boulevard
City:Saint-Laurent
Burough of Montreal
Greater Montreal
State:Quebec
Postcode:H4L 3M3
Country:Canada
Coordinates:45.5136°N -73.6814°W
Seating-Capacity:7 + standing room + 16 patio

Décarie Hot Dogs, founded in 1969,[1] is a diner counter restaurant located on Décarie Boulevard in the Saint-Laurent district of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It specializes in hot dogs and french fries.

The restaurant is locally famed for its fries, poutine and Montreal-style steamies[2] [3] [4] with some reviewers claiming it has the best poutines in the city,[5] or even country.[6] In addition it is reputed for having some of the best hot dogs in Montreal,[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] and appeared in at least one guide book about Montreal.[13]

Being a local landmark, several well-known locals have eaten at the restaurant, including Rene Angelil, mayors of Montreal and Saint-Laurent, Stephane Dion (former leader of the Liberal Party of Canada) and pro-athletes of local teams.[14] [15] Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2019, the Vriniotis family, who established the eatery and still operates it, has managed to retain the same menu for half a century except for the addition of poutine in 1984. Limited renovations were done to the restaurant for its anniversary.

The restaurant, which is across the street from Place Rodolphe-Rousseau public square, is housed in a century old building that features a full wall mural painted by Dodo Ose. The artwork, titled L'Envol, was done as a collaboration between the artist, the city of Saint-Laurent and the owners of Décarie Hot Dogs—the Vriniotis family; made to represent the owners' Greek heritage with the mythological topic of Pegasi.[16] [17] [18]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The 50 Most Iconic Meat Dishes in Montreal . Ian Harrison . 7 July 2014 . Eater Montreal .
  2. Web site: Burger 172: Décarie Hot Dog . 22 December 2012 . Mr. Lew'S Great Burger Search .
  3. Web site: There's Always Time for Hot Dogs – Decarie Hot Dog . Shut Up And Eat . 4 September 2013 .
  4. News: Où trouver le meilleur steamé? . Simon Dessurealt . Journal de Montréal . 22 January 2015 . Journal de Montreal . 0839-5179 .
  5. Web site: Montreal's Most Loved Poutine . Kristian Rouse-Robinson . 22 August 2016 . Viva Lifestyle & Travel . 18 April 2017 . 14 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210914115548/http://vivalifestyleandtravel.com/montreal/food-and-drink/list/poutine . dead .
  6. Canada's Top Eight Poutines . Vice . 22 March 2001 . 1077-6788 .
  7. News: Take a Bite of these Top (Hot) Dogs . 15 July 2014 . The Gazette (Montreal) . 0384-1294 .
  8. Web site: Where to eat iconic Montreal food - 10 iconic Montreal meals . Thrillist . Katherine Sehl . 12 February 2014 .
  9. Web site: These Are Montreal's Finest Hot Dog Joints . Katherine Sehl . Thrillist . 20 November 2013 .
  10. Best of MTL 2015: Food & Drink . 11 May 2015 . Cult MTL . 25 April 2017 . 10 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180410091350/http://cultmontreal.com/2015/05/best-of-mtl-2015-food-drink/ . dead .
  11. Best of MTL 2014: Food & Drink . 5 May 2014 . Cult MTL . 27 April 2017 . 13 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180613012023/http://cultmontreal.com/2014/05/best-of-mtl-2014-food-drink/ . dead .
  12. Best of MTL 2013: Food & Drink . 13 June 2013 . Cult MTL . 27 April 2017 . 9 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170709112909/http://cultmontreal.com/2013/06/best-of-mtl-2013-food-drink/ . dead .
  13. Book: Access Montréal and Québec City . 1994 . 0062770799 . 77 . Guides . Access . Access Press .
  14. News: Valérie Plante – Pre-election Marathon seeing 19 Boroughs . Bonnie Wurst . The Times . The Times Montreal . 24 August 2017 . 1489-5595 . 24 December 2017 . 29 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170829060207/http://mtltimes.ca/valerie-plante-pre-election-marathon-seeing-19-boroughs/ . dead .
  15. Web site: Montreal's New Fast Food Landmark Decarie Hot Dog . Chelsea Berne . 14 March 2013 . Montrealites . Montréalités Eats .
  16. News: Nouvelle murale sur Décarie . Johanna Pellus . 22 August 2017 . Metro (newspaper) . Les Nouvelles Saint-Laurent . TC Media .
  17. News: Take a look at Saint-Laurent's newest Greek mythology mural . DH Montreal . Daily Hive . 14 September 2017 .
  18. News: A Family's Passion . Domenic Fazioli . 5 . Nouvelles/News Saint Laurent . 2 January 2019 . Métro Média .

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