Grumman78 Rue Ste Catherine Ouest 1616 Montreal , , , Quebec Restaurant Review

Grumman '78

A stationary location for the famous Taco truck

Photo by Jennifer Ho

Montreal’s beloved taco truck Grumman ’78 is all grown up with a stationary location to call it’s own. After years of leading a nomadic life, some weekends parking at Nouveau Palais, sometimes at 630 de Courcelle, Grumman ’78 has opened a shop without wheels in the faubourg.

There was a time when the only reason anybody ventured into the faubourg was to make a pad thai pilgrimage to
Cuisine Bangkok. Then after Yuki Ramen opened, things started to pick up and now with Grumman ’78 – the faubourg is on it’s way to being a culinary hub.

We arrived at around noon and the lineup at Grumman dwarfed the lineup at Cuisine Bangkok (directly across from each other), quite a sight to see! The Grumman team did a great job keeping up with the demand and the lineup was moving at a good pace.

Photo by Jennifer Ho

We began with the Chicken Mole taco which was, of course, delicious. The chicken was braised in tomatillo cocoa and coffee sauce with rice, corn cream and green onions. We also ordered the Pork and Cabbage taco which consisted of pork belly, cabbage, julienne apples and herb puree.

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About the author - Braised & Confused is a Montreal based food blog written and managed by Jen Ho and Alex Chinien that covers restaurants, street food and events. Endeavoring to leave no culinary stone unturned, the blog has featured over 160 posts from eight international cities in less than a year. Additionally, B&C publishes video interviews with chefs and restauranteurs.