Packed.. shuffled in, shuffled out line was short to get in and cover was 20. A long walk from the entrance of the hotel.

negative

En me promenant dans au Marche Jean-Talon, je me suis retrouvee devant ce petit restaurant mexicain. Depuis plusieurs annees, je me posais la question Pourquoi Montreal n'a pas de typique restaurant mexicain. Jamais je n'aurais pense en trouver un sans meme le chercher. Je le nommerais plutot casse-croute. Je me suis installee sur la terrasse. Comme amuse-gueule, ils servent des nachos de differentes couleurs avec une salsa douce et une epicee. La serveuse donnait egalement en degustation un genre de margharita (sans alcool) a la menthe, hmmm delicieux et desalterant. J'ai commande les tacos Al pastor. Les tortillas sont fait sur place je crois et n'ont rien a voir avec ceux que l'on mange dans les Tex-mex du centre-ville (you know who you are). J'ai aime mon plat, mais je n'ai pas adore. Le melange du porc marine et la fraicheur de l'ananas et de la coriandre etait parfait. Profitez de la vue du marche a meme la terrasse est une chose, mais la panoplie de mouches et l'odeur d'ordures en est une autre. Ce n'est pas la faute du resto mais je devais le souligner. Ce n'est qu'en allant payer que j'ai remarque qu'il y a la possibilite de manger a l'interieur. De plus, c'est la que l'action se passe, on echange la vue sur le marche a une vue direct sur le chef qui prepare les plats dans une cuisine a air ouverte. Avoir su? Il y a egalement un petit marche avec differents produits mexicains. Finalement a la caisse, je me laisse tenter par un churros au Dolce de leche. Hmmmm parfait! Jusqu'a la reception de ma facture a ma table, je donnais 3 etoiles mais tout a changer quand j'ai vu ce qui se passe a l'interieur et que j'ai quitte, churro a la main, pour continuer mes emplettes.

positive

My new favorite AJ's!! I don't know why I never paid a visit to this AJ's in the past. I used to pay a twice to thrice daily visit to the Via Linda location because it was convenient, but this location is right next to Trader Joe's and is AMAZING! As soon as you enter, you'll find a clean seating area that is dimly lit. Perfect for an intimate encounter. The fine bakery, cheese section, and deli foods are much more expansive, and if you walk into the store a bit further, you will find a complete sushi bar. Yes, a sushi bar. Inside a grocery store. Not just a station that makes those pathetic California rolls that taste like the leftovers from Neptune's net. A real sushi station that makes a variety of items! The other notable section here is the floral department. A fantastic selection of flowers, so I know exactly where I am going when I need to go to a funeral, date, or both. Which one is most morbid? Ha. How do I know this is a cool AJ's? Running into fellow Yelpers of course. As I was about to run out to the cash register, I was pleasantly surprised by running into Lindsey F. Lots of Yelpiness at this store! Lastly, the parking lot. Covered parking. Hell yeah! This is my AJ's. Thank you Basha's Corporation for making this store so nice.

positive

Lynn's has the dubious distinction of being the place where I got the second worse mani/pedi of my life. (The worst pedicure coming at Lauren's in Boston where my foot was stabbed and I bled for 40 minutes...) While there was no bloodshed at Lynn's the manicure was awful! Every single nail on my finger bubbled to some degree, some to a really horrible degree. The pedicure started chipping after 5 days. I actually had to get another mani/pedi when I got to Vegas because this one was so horrible. It was definitely not worth the price. Be forewarned- their pedicures are pretty much a la carte and they only do cash tips.
negative