Roux is a food truck that serves up wraps, salad and poutine. The prices are in line with other…read morefood trucks. I was seriously craving something greasy so I went with the spare ribs poutine which turned out to be a smart choice. They put plenty of curds which is always something I like in a poutine. The fries themselves were well-seasoned and thick while the meat was very tender. They would have been quite good on their own too. My only complaint was that they garnished it with deep-fried onions that were cold. I think even if they had been hot they wouldn't have added much to the poutine as a whole.

From the owner: Like a long-awaited missing piece in a diverse jigsaw puzzle that is the local dining scene. Food…read moretrucks are finally revving into high gear to Montreal and its surrounding areas. ROUX comes from the collaboration of the Mile-End famous restaurant FABERGÉ located at 25 Fairmount west and Chef Eric W. Rice. Our food philosophy is driven by simplicity and technique We'll shock you with our delicious fries served with a variety of tasty sauces. The pride of our truck is our fries but wait till you try our signature mouth-watering sandwiches, some of which will change monthly according to what is fresh and local . It's also very important for us that everybody no matter your food beliefs, can enjoy the ROUX experience. Which is why you'll always find vegan options and also why we only use vegetable oil for fries. Our goal is giving the mobile food service concept, a gourmet boost with quality ingredients and a la minute cooking at affordable prices.

If i could give this place more than 5 stars, I would. So delicious. Got to discover this food…read moretruck when they stopped at the Nuns Island fair on Sunday. Decided to try them on a whim and it was so worth it. I got the shrimp and pork dumplings. They were tasty and juicy. Prepared in 5 minutes. I also got a Ice Tea to accompany it and it was heavenly. I really really enjoyed these.

Tried the siu mai and bubble tea from here. The siu mai was very good and each one was probably…read moredouble normal size with a nice big shrimp on top. It seemed to using more meat than fat, which is not so common these days. I also had the lychee bubble tea. While there wasn't much lychee flavour, it had less ice than normal plus a strong tea flavour. I actually quite enjoyed it. I would call it a blend of HK style tea (served cold) with tapioca and lychee. It was quite good (and popular as there was a lineup of 10 people when we arrived). Overall, if you are into food trucks, I recommend you check these guys out.

3.5 stars: Discovered this food truck as we were wandering around Dorchester Square (they rotate…read moretheir location daily according to guy taking our order). Out of the 3 trucks parked in the area, this one had a huge line of people swarming so naturally that attracted us to it, to discover that everyone was jumping all over this for their grilled cheese. Classic Grilled Cheese - You can't mess up a grilled cheese, and these guys did not. I was just hoping that it had some special cheese/bread/element to it, but overall it's just a straightforward grilled cheese. The tater tots seem to be something special here that everyone wants to get their hands on. Unfortunately they just ran out at around the 1:00pm when we stepped up to order. I'll be left wondering what was so good since everyone had a look of despair once they realized there was none left. FRIED CHEESECAKE - Probably the savior of our meal. Battered and topped with a strawberry jam based sauce. They also offer Mac and Cheese too sold by the pound in small/med/large takeout style containers.

If you a Mac and Cheese lover then you'll love it here. A little out of the way from the Center of…read moremonkland but worth the extra few blocks down. While we were sitting down and enjoying grilled cheese sandwich which I found not too greasy and a good portion. There was a take out order happening for a party. Great idea! And the Mac and cheese bowls are perfect. Also tried the tater tots.. Wow fantastic.. The potatoes and mashed with just enough cheese, fried to perfection. Don't pop the first one in you mouth! You might not burn yourself and not enjoy the rest :)

I was forced to stop and take shelter at Taco Box during a sudden monsoon of a rainstorm that drove…read moreme off the bike trail. Plus, it was close to supper time and I was getting hungry. Taco Box totally turned my rainstorm around! This is a little food box kiosk, next to a few other food box kiosks dotted along the canal. They seriously have the BEST lobster tacos in the universe. That's all I had: lobster tacos x 2. I got the combo which also came with corn chips and guacamole. The guacamole was good but man, those corn chips... not so much. So, I would highly recommend just buying an extra taco if you're extra peckish, and never mind the combo option. It's more cost effective AND SATISFYING. Also: Great staff - super friendly, good vibes. Reasonable prices. Excellent outdoor seating. Folks, I need more of those lobster tacos and I don't even like lobster *that* much.

While easy to hop off your bike and have lunch at taco box, it really wasn't all that good…read more Actually the chorizo tacos are perfectly fine. Not the best I've had but tasty. The issue i had was with the duck taco. Sounds good from the description, confit, pickles, hosin; sounds like a nice Asian riff. But just not good. The pickles are a fairly strong dill and totally over power all other flavors. The hosin is no where to be found. Plus the tortilla just disintegrated. While the ones used with the chorizo held up fine. So $5.50 for what tasted like a pickle taco just didn't work for me. Plus the chips that came with the "combo" were just this side of stale. Really regretted this stop. Would be two stars except the chorizo are perfectly fine. My advice....just have the chorizo or walk next door and get something else. Plus you are kind of paying more for location than something tasty.

Just for Laughs (French: Juste pour rire) is a comedy festival held each July in Montreal. Founded…read morein 1983, it is the largest international comedy festival in the world. It also serves as a television division. Just for Laughs was formed in 1983 as a two-day French-language event. In 1985, Andy Nulman joined the festival's staff and introduced English-language events as well; under Nulman's stewardship, the festival increased to a full month, with French-speaking performers during the first half, and English speakers in the second half. International and non-verbal acts (acrobats, pantomimes, etc.) are scattered throughout the program. Although Just For Laughs attracts spectators from around the world, many of those in the audience are talent scouts, booking agents, producers, and managers from the entertainment industry. Performing at the festival is one of the biggest opportunities for undiscovered talent to showcase their act in front of industry professionals. In 2022, the festival celebrates its 40th year, so a lot of shows focused on highlights from the past 40 years. Because of the pandemic, the amount of stages and visitors are noticeable less than years before the pandemic, but hope that 2023 will be back to normal !

While in Montreal for a workshop for work, the trainer pointed out that the Just For Laughs comedy…read morefestival was on. I had it in the back of my head, but didn't do any research on it. After our third and final workshop day, I was once again hungry and needed to get some dinner. I walked down a block on Rue de Bleury, looked to my right, and it was the start of the festival. Sweet! My dinner plans changed. I decided to get something close and then wander over to the festival. Rue Saint-Catherine Ouest was blocked off for the festival. Frankly, more of it was blocked off due to construction. It was a treat to just walk it without any traffic. I had never done that before. I got to take photos of the Just For Laughs mascot, watch and listen to a live comedy podcast in French, and check out various vendors and acts along the way. I looked at the bill and Trevor Noah was in town the following weekend. I wish that my workshop had been delayed by a week! On the main stage, by Place des Arts, was Pierre-Olivier Cyr, a hypnotist. He was great getting the crowd to actively participate. He eventually had a bunch of participants go on stage and get hypnotized. He then made them act in movie parts. He first had them as prehistoric animals in Jurassic Park. He then got them to dance like the cast did in Grease. It was hilarious and amazing! I had the best time. Although there were a ton of food and drink trucks, I didn't get anything. I was still full from dinner, but did hit the Starbucks close by for a drink before I called it an evening. There were street performers everywhere. I took in these dancing slinkies. One guy next to me attempted to take the coil off one of them, but failed. Instead, the coil decided to snuggle up to him. It freaked the woman in front of me that she ended up snuggling up to me for a brief moment until I stared at her funny. I had so much fun. It was such an unexpected event that I had felt like I had crashed. I'm so glad that I hit this festival. I loved it and hope to return soon to take it in again. (324)

Date of visit: June 11, 2023…read more We were staying right down the street on Saint-Laurent during the festival and were quite amazed at just how giant it was! We started walking through near the beginning of the day and some of the vendors were still getting set up; the streets weren't very crowded yet. But by the time we were close to the western end (close to, because this was giant and we didn't get through it all!) and turned around, the large mass of people was impressive! The wide variety of art, shops, and food is hard to do justice with words, it's something you truly have to see for yourself. I didn't see much that tripped the lights fantastic for me, but I was more than happy to window shop for the most part. Part of our intention for visiting the festival was the drag brunch, which was not quite accurate. Drag, yes. Brunch, nowhere to be found. But the show was quite good, even if my French was not good enough to keep up with the mistress of ceremonies! Again, very impressed with this festival, Montreal should be proud of this gem!

Love Mural Fest. Only Montreal has that caliber of talent in such a small city. Not saying Montreal…read moreisn't a cosmopolitan city but it is sort of like the Boston of Canada where Toronto is NYC but you really can't compare. Anyway I love going. They do an amazing job. Last couple of years it has seemed more about the music and party and less about the art but partying is fun too! I know a lot of these street artists personally from working at S16; I am blown away by how much talent Montreal alone has then of course all the international heavy hitters come into town too.

Yum! We stopped by this food truck for a sweet treat and the cookie ice cream sandwich was…read moredelicious (and refreshing, because it was a very hot day). The ebony and ivory cookies were chocolatey without being too overly sweet and paired well with the ice cream.

Felix and Norton be lying yo, about how their cookies look. Based on the pics on the truck I…read moreenvisioned larger and thicker cookies and, well, I dunno, cookies that looked like the pic on the truck. Silly me. BUT, it was tasty. About $8 for 6 cookies is a good deal. You judge for yourself though and look at my cookie pic. I got the bling bling cookie. They also have ice cream sandwiches where you pick the cookies

Great Jazz festival that happens every year late June to early July…read more Artists from all over the world come to several stages to perform for free or for a fee in some cases. This year, we saw many great artists along with thousands of other music lovers from all over. Metro Place des Arts or St Laurent for easy access.

Let it be known that you're going to Montreal in the summertime and the next thing you'll hear is…read more"Are you going for the jazz festival?" I was not. Regardless, when I realized my trip coincided with the festival I researched artists, venues, and dates only to come to the realization that a whole lot of Montreal's jazz festival takes place for free at multiple venues in a fairly concentrated area of the city. Assuming you can find the schedule (at staffed kiosks in the area) and locations and understand the program (no joke, it was a challenge), you can learn when and where everyone is playing and identify the free performances. Multiple nights on end I found myself at large outdoor spaces filled with folks there to enjoy the free offerings. Was it jazz? Let's just say that jazz is in the ear of the beholder because not once did I experience music that I consider to be jazz though that seems somewhat beside the point. Free live music is almost always enjoyable and this is no exception. The outdoor spaces are clean, the sound is good, and the large crowd is considerate even as they come and go. Were I returning to Montreal during another summer I'd most certainly plan my visit to coincide with the jazz festival and again attend several events.

We've been trying to find the Cartel Mobile for quite a while, but it is often not where it says it…read morewill be according to the schedule. Finally today it was actually where it was supposed to be and we tried it. And I have only regrets. Tried two different tacos as well as a chicken dish. The tacos were so laden with liquid ingredients that there was no way to actually eat it unless you went at it with a fork and knife... okay, fine... spoon and knife. The point of a taco is that you lift it up, but these you just couldn't, the liquid had made holes and everything came out of them. Two hours later, I'm still thinking about all my regrets. But worse... I'm so damn hungry that I'm thinking about going out again for lunch, because it was so unsatisfying.