Décarie Hot Dogs | |
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Restaurant information | |
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 |
Postal/ZIP Code | H4L 3M3 |
Country | Canada |
Coordinates | 45°30′49″N 73°40′53″W / 45.513620°N 73.681446°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]
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