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Le Roi du taco
Category: Restaurants Mexican Mexican [Edit]
234, rue Jean Talon EstMontréal, QC H2R 1S7
(514) 814-3813
- Hours:
Mon-Sun 10 am - 10 pm
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Price Range:
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$
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Has TV:
- Yes
8 reviews for Le Roi du taco
7 reviews in English
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Review from Risa D.
12/27/2011 1 Check-in Here
On the north side of Jean Talon with entrances from both Place du Marche and Jean Talon, El Rey del Taco is definitely the best place I've found in the area for Mexican. The pork tacos are spicy and delicious, the mixed meat plate is a yummy mountain, piled with steak, sausage, pork, rice, spicy meat sauce, sour cream and more. The nachos are tasty but at 15$ they are overpriced and out of synch with the rest of the pricing on the menu. The staff are super funny and nice and they have a sign up declaring their intention to be a business with happy customers that's a great place to work (a-dorable.)
El Rey is too brightly lit for me to love eating-in here for dinner so we usually do takeout, although as an afternoon stop during market shopping it's excellent. The resto doubles as a specialty shop full of Mexican products - foods, shampoos and other imported brands. They also sell homemade salsa and guacamole from a fridge in the back - the verde is insanely firey and delicious. -
Review from Dane R.
Montréal, QC
4/26/2012
We went here after the awesome Yelp Spring Fling, and had a sampling of a number of menu items. The "ambience", if one can use that term here, was part taco joint, part Mexican food store, and part Mexico City bus station replete with a tv showing telenovelas. We were dying for tequila or at least a nice cerveza, but alas, no liquor licence. However, they do have some "drink if you dare" Mexican sodas, which contain twice the legal limit of sugar and food coloring of normal soda (which I generally don't drink anyway, unless it's mixed with something). Don't expect too much in any regard here. They do tacos, fairly well, and that's what I'd recommend ordering here, although something possessed me to order the tamales too (more on that in a sec). We started off with guacamole. Having lived a good 10 years in Texas, and traveled a lot to Mexico for work, it was, well, really odd. They mix iceberg lettuce and tomato in with the avocado, and there's nary a hint of garlic or lime. The result is a bit gloopy and fairly unpleasant, especially if you're expecting a beautifully dense unctuous avocado forward, garlic, lime, salt, and cilantro based dip. Oh well. The tortilla chips though, which seemed homemade, were light and crisp, and we even bought a bag to take home. The salsas were equally good, with the tomato based one being the standout. The tomato salsa was served warm, and had bay leaf and celery in it - a flavor combo I've never had in Mexico, but one which really worked. We also bought some salsa to take home. We had beef tacos and tacos al pastor. The beef tacos were pretty good, but too much char on the meat, and the overall flavor was bland. The tacos al pastor were just as they should have been though, nicely cooked meat and great tang from the pineapple. Big marks also for serving everything with soft corn tortillas. The tamales though were pretty bad. I am a big tamale fan. These were mealy and dry, and the filling was cloyingly sweet and unpleasant. This place does tacos, and they do them pretty well. I'd come back for the tacos al pastor and chips and salsa, and the telenovelas of course. Hasta pronto.
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Review from Francois D.
Outremont, QC
1/14/2012
After trips to Mexico , i was looking for a real mexican treat , glad I found el rey ! Fresh, authentic and sooooo tasty !
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Review from Elleni T.
11/13/2011 1 Check-in Here
Authentic, yummy, fast and cheap! Safe to say the best Mexican food I've had in Montreal. The place itself needs a face lift, but the food makes up for it.
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Review from Reid R.
1/28/2012
This is a very nice place to grab some nice authentic food. They have a pretty friendly staff. I enjoy making a stop at this place before I shop around the market. If I forget to eat before I do my shopping I end up with $50 worth of stuff I certainly don't need. :P
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Review from Simon L.
Montréal, QC
Updated - 10/11/2010
After going three times with consistently awesome results, I decided to bring my mom there (who is a chef). It was a HUGE disappointment. Her refried beans were burnt, the rice was dry and her dish was a bit on teh sorry side. Plus, the waitress didn't bring her water (it wasn't a super busy day either). The waitress also was prepping some food between handing money and serving customers without washing her hands. Very unimpressive.
I hate that this place was so inconsistent.1 Previous Review: Show all »
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9/8/2010 First to Review
This place is great! It's right next to the Jean Talon market and they always have Mexican music… Read more »
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Review from Henri Paul R.
Montréal, QC
1/6/2011
Best Mexican restaurant I'be been to in Montreal so far. They have food that tastes almost like it does in Mexico. Good and fast service and it was pretty packed. Its prices are OK for Montreal and they sell all kinds of Mexican candy, salsas, chips and other stuff from Mexico.
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