Décarie Hot Dogs

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.

Décarie Hot Dogs
Location within Montreal
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 / 45.513620; -73.681446
Seating capacity	7 + standing room + 16 patio

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]}

References

1. Ian Harrison (7 July 2014). "The 50 Most Iconic Meat Dishes in Montreal". Eater Montreal.
2. "Burger 172: Décarie Hot Dog". Mr. Lew'S Great Burger Search. 22 December 2012.
3. "There's Always Time for Hot Dogs – Decarie Hot Dog". Shut Up And Eat. 4 September 2013.
4. (in French) Simon Dessurealt (22 January 2015). "Où trouver le meilleur steamé?". Journal de Montréal. Journal de Montreal. ISSN 0839-5179.
5. Kristian Rouse-Robinson (22 August 2016). "Montreal's Most Loved Poutine". Viva Lifestyle & Travel.
6. "Canada's Top Eight Poutines". Vice. 22 March 2001. ISSN 1077-6788.
7. "Take a Bite of these Top (Hot) Dogs". The Gazette (Montreal). 15 July 2014. ISSN 0384-1294.
8. Katherine Sehl (12 February 2014). "Where to eat iconic Montreal food - 10 iconic Montreal meals". Thrillist.
9. Katherine Sehl (20 November 2013). "These Are Montreal's Finest Hot Dog Joints". Thrillist.
10. "Best of MTL 2015: Food & Drink". Cult MTL. 11 May 2015. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
11. "Best of MTL 2014: Food & Drink". Cult MTL. 5 May 2014. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
12. "Best of MTL 2013: Food & Drink". Cult MTL. 13 June 2013. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
13. Guides, Access (1994). Access Montréal and Québec City. Access Press. p. 77. ISBN 0062770799.
14. Bonnie Wurst (24 August 2017). . The Times. The Times Montreal. ISSN 1489-5595. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
15. Chelsea Berne (14 March 2013). "Montreal's New Fast Food Landmark Decarie Hot Dog". Montréalités Eats. Montrealites.
16. (in French) Johanna Pellus (22 August 2017). "Nouvelle murale sur Décarie". Les Nouvelles Saint-Laurent. Metro (newspaper). TC Media.
17. DH Montreal (14 September 2017). "Take a look at Saint-Laurent's newest Greek mythology mural". Daily Hive.
18. Domenic Fazioli (2 January 2019). "A Family's Passion". Nouvelles/News Saint Laurent. Métro Média. p. 5.

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