TL;DR/The Short Version: Cute little Venezuelan bakery with good tequenos and empanadas.
The Long Version:
I love South American food, so when my husband and I were planning a trip to Laval, I did a search for some South American food places near our hotel or other places we already planned to visit and I found Teque Pancho.
I got us a tequeno and some empanadas to have as snacks back at the hotel. The girl working there was really welcoming and friendly. She even gave me a free tequeno, which was the smoked crab flavour. It's a stick of imitation crab surrounded by a cream cheese mixture wrapped in the tequeno dough.
I bought a "Yoyo" (ham and cheese) tequeno $4.50, a Pabellon cornmeal empanada $5.50, a chicken cornmeal empanada $4.50 and a chicken wheat flour empanada $4.50.
Everything was delicious, but I think I liked the cornmeal empanadas the best, as they were crunchy on the outside. My husband didn't actually like the tequeno because he found it too doughy. I agree that it was doughy, but I still liked it, although not as much as the empanadas.
They also had cakes and other desserts, which I didn't try, but they looked good.
The space is small but there is some seating to eat in.
There is free parking in front of the bakery, but only a few spots and since it's on a busy street it is a bit difficult to get in and out of the spots, especially if adjacent spots are occupied.
Review #102 (2025) read more