Le Boucan

Very poorly managed place. We had a reservation for 12 people at 9:00 made 10 days in advance. It is 9:30 and no one seems to be in any particular hurry to move the previous group out even though our party is standing outside in the cold.

This place is alright. Nothing crazy. I liked the mac n cheese with the ribs. That’s about it.

I’ve been here enough times now and it’s awesome.
The seating in the back is the best as the restaurant is a little small inside.
The blt with extra bacon is so smokey but worth every bite.
Pulled pork is good to and of course the ribs.

This place was serendipity.
We actually were trying to go to JUNIORs Philippine restaurant a couple of doors down but they were closed.
Started walking towards a Unilocal recommended place around teh corner and passed this place. Why not we thought.
Lo and behold BEST ribs I have had in Montréal. I kid you not. Chicken was very good too.
Nice selection of beers; great ambiance; friendly staff. What is there not to like!

I really wasn’t sure what to give Le Boucan for a rating after my experience here. Read on and you’ll see why. It was a Friday night when we came here and though it was empty when we showed up at six it was packed when we left. The restaurant is small so a reservation would be a really good idea.
Being Friday I figured I would get a cocktail so I started with a mint Julep. The cocktails seem expensive here but they are very strong so I feel the price was justified. I followed it up with a Moscow Mule which was a little to heavy on the lime for me. I prefer the ginger to stand out more in this particular cocktail. There is also a decent selection of bourbons for you to try out and they usually have one on special.
We were four and we split the Pit Boss which gives you a chance to try a bit of everything. It included chicken, ribs, pulled pork, coleslaw, potato salad and fries. For me the winner was the pulled pork which was very tender and juicy. I also thought that the chicken was well seasoned and I enjoyed it quite a bit. The ribs though were a little on the dry side. I would suggest that if you’re going to get this dish only do it if you’re two or three people tops and our waitress did say it was meant for that number of people. I wasn’t very hungry so it was a decent amount of food but if I had been hungrier it probably wouldn’t have been.
Now had we stopped after the Pit Boss I would have given Le Boucan four stars easily. I had enjoyed the food up until then and in all I was having an enjoyable experience. However, we thought we would split a plate of nachos which turned out to be a total ripoff. For $ 16 (which is already expensive for nachos) the portion was pathetically tiny. Normally I am not one to complain in restaurants unless the food is undercooked, cold or something is seriously wrong with the flavour but this was ridiculous. We brought this to the attention of our waitress and she took it back to the kitchen to try and see if she could get more chips or something added to it. At this point the manager came over and tried to explain why the nachos had to be so expensive. She offered to discount the price %50 for us which we agreed to but when she went to see if the nachos were still in the kitchen they had been tossed. Needless to say we were all a little miffed by the time everything was said and done.
I’m not really sure what to make of my experience here. Like I said if we had just stopped after our main meal I would have no trouble recommending this place. Also if the nachos hadn’t been tossed I would have been a little more forgiving and probably given the restaurant three stars.

I went there with friends, we all the pulled pork poutine. It was one of the best we have ever had. The french fries were a little bit thinner than the normal size but the cheese was super good. We ended up getting some very good shooters, be careful with the spicy one because it’s really hot!

I saw a picture of the ribs a few years ago and I’ve always wanted to try this place out. I didn’t hesitate to finally go in when I happened to be in the area last week. We were two and shared a pulled pork poutine with a rack of ribs. I think the poutine was very well made and tasty. While the ribs were very tender and had plenty of sauce on them, I felt that it lacked a bit of flavour. Maybe it needed more marinating. The corn had a funny taste to it… I couldn’t tell what it was or why, but it tasted like artificial flavour to me for some reason. Overall an ok place.

Pit boss all the way. That sauce — I could drink it. The place is quite small so I recommend booking reservations and specify you want a table and not to sit at the bar.

Came here yesterday for lunch with another meat-​loving buddy of mine. We went straight for sharing the Smoked Pork Meatballs and the Pit Boss Platter, ribs, chicken, pulled pork, fries, coleslaw and potato salad. I ordered a Mint Julep and buddy ordered a Mojito.
First off, we came in for a very late afternoon lunch so we basically almost had the entire place to ourselves, no issues with service or delays or anything. The waitress was very friendly.
Food and drinks-​wise, drinks were fabulous and while I do enjoy BBQ, it’s not something I can eat everyday, the sauce the amount of food involved is too rich and too heavy. Having said that, the ribs here are great, can’t go wrong with them, ditto the pulled pork. This is just me but I prefer my chicken with really crispy skin, which it isn’t here. I also found that there was something sweet on the french fries, not sure if their fries spice mix includes sugar, but I really don’t think it’s needed.
There has been a plethora of smoke houses and American-​style BBQ joints popping up all over Montréal and having a bit of a sweet tooth, I always scan the dessert offerings. I saw the Bacon Brownie but I think that’s a little too much meat-​overkill. I was stuffed so didn’t get to try anything out, but I still have yet to find a Montréal place that offers Hummingbird Cake and a proper Southern Chocolate Mud Pie.
Oh well. The search continues.

This is my favorite smokehouse bbq restaurant. I’ve tried bar-b-barn’s but this one is better. the seasoning and sauce is really good and the texture is great. I know a guy who used to work here and he showed me this place. it was worth it.
I recommend coming here if you like southern style smokehouse restaurants.

Food was great. Perfectly cooked rack of ribs with a couple of sides (house salad was especially tasty, French fries are French fries) but the music was WAY too loud. We were one group of 20 or so, in a place that fits maybe 35 ppl, with no one else there, and we all had to yell to talk. I’d give it five bases on the food, but I hate loud music with food.

I did not get the chance to eat at this establishment because I was not afforded the opportunity. It was a later Saturday evening when I came in. I came by myself and half the restaurant was empty. There were perhaps two tables full and there were at least 5 – 6 seats open at the bar. I asked the lady next to me if the seat next to her was taken and she responded no. I took a seat and a gentleman asked me something in French.
I said «I’m sorry, I don’t speak French but I would like a menu for dinner, please». He said «oh, okay, hold on a minute». After a few moments, he returned and said «Because you don’t have a reservation, we can’t serve you until at least 9:30 pm.» The time was currently 8:20. Obviously there was one of two things going on here: a.) this restaurant is extremely mismanaged and will turn away paying customers when literally half their restaurant is empty or b.) they don’t want to serve tourists/​English speaking customers.
Either way, they are fools and if they keep it up, they’ll soon be out of business. Good luck, or as you say in French… bonne chance!

Amazing smokehouse! There are a lot of choices of accompaniments with the dishes so definitely take the smoked corn. It was so good! I had the 5 Napkin Burger and the others had the Chicken. The dishes were really good.

Amazing food and great service. I am new to the neighbourhood and have a 3 month old baby. The waitress was super friendly and accommodating and reserved us a booth seat meant for 4 people even though we were only a table of two and a baby.
The food was as great as the service. The pulled pork poutine was my favorite and I don’t even like pulled pork. The Mac and cheese was also amazing!!!
Next time I go, I’m definitely trying the burger!!!

My experience likely would have been different if it wasn’t for the server. Nothing is worse than someone making you feel stupid for asking a question.
As an example, my girlfriend asked for a better knife to cut into her chicken (she only had a butter knife). Our server gave us a look that made us feel dumb for asking and he answered back something along the lines of, «That knife should work fine.» He eventually did get a better knife for her, but that isn’t really something he should be arguing. Get a better knife — it’s a simple request.
He was also rude when she asked a simple question about having gluten free bread. It wasn’t a judgement, just a question. We weren’t expecting them to have gluten free buns or bread, but making us feel dumb for asking isn’t what we’re looking for.
The food was spot-​on, can’t deny that. The rest of the staff seemed quite nice, too. First impressions go a long way, and our server simply didn’t do his job.
Beyond that, it’s a bit small but those are the only negatives. Not the best barbecue I’ve ever had, but certainly top 5.
I hope you have a better server if you try this place.

The food is good, that’s for sure, but I look for a full experience — food, atmosphere and service, and the other two were lacking.
We liked that there was fun 80s music playing, but we were awkwardly squeezed into a middle table where we were constantly in the waiter’s way and a bit too close to tables next to us. The service is almost too fast to enjoy the experience of eating out — the food came only 5 – 10 minutes after ordering. (When I called to make a reservation, they told me we would have 2 hours — I think we were there about 45-​minutes).
Lastly, the waiter looked like me like I was an alien whenever I asked a question/​request, such as: «Can I please have a knife?» Apparently, that’s an odd request, even when you have a huge chicken breast to eat. It was just odd service.
In the end, there are places I can go that have good food, atmosphere and service, so I wouldn’t choose Le Boucan again.

Le burger cinq-​napkin est super bon, accompagné d’une bière fraiche… Équipe sympathique et très bon service.

This place is a small and cozy restaurant at first sight, but there is apparently seating out in the back too.
Our server was friendly, spoke English, and looked like Ryan Gosling.
We had a little bit of everything: Wings, ribs, chicken, pulled pork, fries, potato salad, coleslaw, and mac n cheese.
I have been going to quite a few rib festivals this year and i have to say that the ribs here were one of the best, if not the best, I’ve had all summer.
Everything was delicious. I will definitely come back and recommend the place to anybody in Montréal.

Délicieux et présentation originale! Petit resto sympathique avec une terrasse en arrière. J’ai bien aimé!

Énorme déception
Nous avions essayé l’été dernier, et pas convaincu, nous y sommes retournés. Pas en terrasse cette fois. Si la terrasse nous avait permis de faire oublier le très médiocre repas, cette fois nous étions coincés à 4 près de la cuisine pour «admirer» le travail tout à fait blasés des personnels et découvrir finalement pourquoi rien né peut être vraiment bon. Trop de plats pré-​cuits, les salades de choux «chiffonnées», les frites «fatiguées et avachies»… bref rien d’appétissant.
Pour le confort, les banquettes étaient peu confortables et sans recul pour être à l’aise à table.
Le personnel en salle pas du tout attentif, visiblement connaissant la déception de sa clientèle et né cherchant même pas à proposer un dessert préférant éviter un refus poli. Au moment de payer, pas d’inquiétude de savoir si le client est satisfait.
Je né recommande pas du tout cette adresse et les côtés levées sont simplement à classer dans les pires de Montréal

Last month, for the event of my birthday, I was looking for a nice relaxed spot to enjoy a great meal amongst friends and perhaps have a few drinks along the way. After decided that (of course) the Burgundy Lion was the happy hour spot we would start at, Le Boucan seemed like the ideal location to continue the evening. It certainly helped that we could simply walk over from the pub… also I just love BBQ. I had only been once prior and quite honestly the events of that first visit are quite hazy for some reason or another. Because of that, I was quite excited to «re-​try» Le Boucan.
Located on a strip of Notre-​Dame street that is quite literally booming, Le Boucan is a relatively small restaurant inside that was a nice terrasse out back to enjoy in the summer time. The interior has a rustic barn look — red wood panels on the walls, sliding barn doors at the washrooms, worn wood signs and hand drawn menu boards. The key focus point inside is the bar area with all the bourbon bottles exposed to the patrons to see. It is a very relaxed and enjoyable ambience.
Le Boucan is a smokehouse so the menu is all BBQ — pulled pork, ribs, etc. On the drink side, they have a full bar menu with a particular focus on bourbon cocktails. As a starter, we ordered a pitcher of bourbon lemonade because well… I’m completely hooked to the stuff and can’t ignore it when it is on a menu. This particularly version of it was quite good — not as sweet of many variants around town but definitely the strongest in terms of bourbon which was perfect for our evening… but which made the second pitcher ordered later on a little more problematic…
Needed a bit of food now, we grabbed some entrees. First up was a plat of Le Boucan’s Nachos which I forgot to take a picture of… either way, excellent plate of nachos with quite a nice amount of toppings over top. Sadly, you will just have to take my word for it. One of my friends ordered the meat balls. Topped with some scallions and served with some croutons and sauce, the meatballs were nice and moist. Nice flavour to them as well.
I myself ordered the mac n’ cheese. Served in a onion soup bowl, topped with some scallions and some bread crumbs, it was a nice macaroni however the cheese sauce was not creamy enough for my personal tastes. As such, the cheese didn’t stick to the macaroni itself very well. The cheese sauce had a nice rich flavour at least but wasn’t really one of my favourites.
For the mains, most of us wanted to order some pulled pork however our waitress informed us that they had run out! Not cool so we worked around it. However, they had enough for one dish so one of us got the pulled pork poutine. Such a heavenly combination — beautifully tender pork with nice fries, cheese curds and some gravy. I would come back for this dish alone… I guess I just need to make sure to reserve my portion early when I dine later.
Given the lack of pulled pork, I went for the full rack of ribs with fries and cheesy corn. The fries were solid and the cheesy corn is a play on creamed corn which I enjoyed. The real star of course were the ribs. A massive portion of ribs — tons of meat on the bones with a good crust on them. No knife required to remove the meat here… that is the level of tenderness we are talking about. Very nice all around.
The only other different main on the table was the rib and chicken combo with the side of potato salad. The chicken was nicely smoked — tender and juicy with a nice smoky flavour. The potato salad was pretty good as well — more on the chunky side of things but still creamy enough. A solid dish all around. Dessert was tempting but frankly at this point, we were too full to even consider the options. That will have to wait until next time.
Le Boucan was a solid evening of delicious BBQ and drinks — the perfect setting to celebrate me getting another year older. Our group of 7 walked out happy and contend which is all I could ask more on this evening. BBQ in Montréal is getting better and better — Le Boucan has a solid spot in the best this city has to offer… thankfully I can remember enjoying it this time.
Cheers!

I ordered the pulled pork Poutine and loved it! I also ate some wings which were great as well.
They have a great selection of drinks. I ordered my regular vodka cran but my friend tried a few of their whiskies. Our waiter was super friendly and knew a lot about whiskey and was able to make recommendations to my friend.
The atmosphere was cool, there was a small terasse out back (we called to reserve an outside table) and all the staff was amazing. I can’t wait to go back and try their Mac and cheese :)
Update: I tried the Mac and cheese and it was good but there were too many onions for my liking.

Best pork poutin ever had in Montréal!
The appetizer of colorful taco plus chicken and cheese is joyful. Pork rib with green salad is also pretty good!

Des allures de dinner rustique: banquette rouge de vieux dinner, banquettes de cuir ou fleuries défraîchies, tabourets et chaises en bois s’assembler pour assoir environ 25 clients à l’intérieur sans compter la terrasse arrière isolée et bien intéressante.
Une carte des cocktails maison très intéressante qui est complétée par des bières en fût et en bouteilles, des vins et des whiskys. Les cocktails sont 10 – 12 $, mais très forts en alcool. Je vous suggère le Bourbon smash ou celui à base de limonade, pimm’s et concombres.
Pour ce qui est de la nourriture, l’endroit offre un plateau à 45 $ qui comprend un demi poulet, un demi rac de côtes levées, du pulled pork, de la salade de patates, de la salade de chou traditionnelle et des frites. La viande est cuite dans leur propre fumoir, elle est gouteuse et bien juteuse sous sa croûte de cendres noires. Les frites sont délicieuses.
À goûter absolument: la poutine au porc effiloché. La sauce est démente, les frites parfaites et on né manqué pas de fromage fondu ou de porc! Moi qui né suit pas fan de poutine habituellement, je l’aurais gardée pour moi toute seule!
Les ailes de poulet sont aussi très bonnes et accompagnées de choix de sauce dans laquelle on les trempe avant d’en prendre une bouchée. On s’en met plein les doigts et le visage, mais heureusement, des lingettes humides et un distributeur de serviettes sont disponibles sur la table.
Pour ce qui est des desserts: un brownie au bacon peu impressionnant et une tarte au babeurre qui rappelle la tarte au sucre.
Service un peu lent, mais très amical et accueillant.
Attention: des t.v. sont installées sur place pour les matchs de hockey.

Comme j’aime cet endroit!
Si vous cherchez un resto pour une soirée réussie, optez pour le Boucan, situé dans la petite Bourgogne, pas trop loin du centre-​ville.
J’ai adoré l’ambiance chaleureuse de la place au décor simple, mais hyper joli! Et que dire de la terrasse: wow! Elle né compte que quelques places seulement, mais elle est vraiment belle et c’est assez agréable de s’y trouver en soirée. Le Boucan offre un menu de type smokehouse, aux plats inspirés de la cuisine du sud des États-​Unis. Côtes levées, burgers, porc effiloché, mac n’ cheese, guédille, vous vous régalerez! Si vous avez une faim de loup ou que vous que vous voulez goûter à tout en partageant avec des amis, essayez le fameux Pit Boss, qui comprend un peu de tout ce qui se trouve sur le menu. Puisque je né suis pas quelqu’un qui mange beaucoup, je prends bien souvent la salade au poulet qui n’a rien d’ordinaire: elle est absolument DÉLICIEUSE! Le poulet effiloché a un goût légèrement fumé et tiédit la salade, ce que j’adore. J’ai également goûté au mac n’ cheese, que je n’ai pas vraiment aimé. Il était excessivement salé et lourd… Pour accompagner votre repas, choisissez une bonne bière ou un cocktail dans la longue liste. Le prix des «drinks «est un peu élevé, mais ces derniers sont très bons, alors! Amateur de whisky? Eh bien, vous serez gâté puisque le Boucan semble en avoir une excellente variété.Finalement, choisissez un dessert pour vous sucrer le bec! Mon classique est la tarte au babeurre qui est absolument exquise. Si vous aimez le chocolat et le bacon, optez pour le brownie au bacon, tout le monde dit qu’il délicieux. Pour un choix plus original, goûtez à la tarte à boire!
Côté service, c’est génial! Tout le personnel est gentil et attentionné. Il n’hésitera pas à vous faire des suggestions si vous n’arrivez pas à choisir.
N’oubliez pas de réserver, car le restaurant est toujours plein à craquer!

This is a boys restaurant! Strong drinks and meaty menu. Pretty much confort food with nachos, huge burgers, ribs and pulled pork. I think it would probably be a fun place for a bunch of guys to party after a game!

L’étoile de David
Depuis que la téléréalité s’est mélangée à l’univers culinaire, nous avons eu droit à une panoplie d’émissions à succès, dont Hell’s Kitchen, Restaurant Impossible et Top Chef. Avec ces émissions, certains ont connus la gloire (Chuck Hughes avec Iron Chef), d’autres, un échec lamentable (Amy’s Baking Company vs Gordon Ramsay). Personnellement, ma préférée demeure Le Restaurateur, avec David Adjey, et c’est notamment grâce à un épisode de la série que le restaurant montréalais Le Boucan s’est fait connaître.
Bouffe
Situé dans le populaire Griffintown, Le Boucan propose une cuisine inspirée des BBQ et techniques de fumages américains. Avec Mademoiselle et Bro, nous avons débuté le festin avec une entrée de Nachos au poulet (15 $). À l’exception du fromage assez cheap, le reste était bien, en particulier le poulet fumé. +1 pour la succulente salsa.
On a poursuivi avec un Mac n Cheese (8 $); généreuse portion, fromage abondant, mais globalement, j’ai eu mieux ailleurs. Protip: Ajoutez un peu de Tabasco dans votre Mac n Cheese, délicieux !
Comme plats principaux, nous avons préféré se partager le 5 napkins Burger ainsi que leur fameux Pit Boss. Servi avec deux accompagnements au choix (mais au fromage et une délicieuse salade de patates dans notre cas), le Burger (16 $) est composé de laitue, cornichon, tomate, fromage cheddar et d’une excellente sauce BBQ. Celle-​ci se marie à merveille avec la viande bien épaisse dans ce burger, juste assez gros et pas si salissant finalement.
Nous avions beaucoup d’attentes pour l’assiette du Pit Boss (45 $), en particulier pour les côtes-​levées qui sont une spécialité du Boucan. Sur le plateau, on retrouve un demi poulet BBQ, du porc effiloché, les côtes-​levées (demi dose), une salade de patates, salade de choux et des délicieuses frites cajun. Les côtes-​levées se sont malheureusement avérées être une grande déception et loin du résultat qu’on avait vu dans l’épisode (regardez-​le, ça vaut la peine!), où le chef passé près de trois semaines, avec David Adjey, à parfaire ses côtes-​levées. J’ai de la difficulté à croire que c’est ces côtes-​levées coriaces qui attirent la clientèle, soir après soir, et c’est pour cela que je leur donne le bénéfice du doute et espère être simplement tombé sur une mauvaise «batch».
Déception similaire avec le poulet un peu sec et son assaisonnement salé. Servi avec leur savoureuse sauce BBQ et cuit à la perfection, le porc effiloché a sauvé la mise. Facilement un des meilleurs pulled pork j’ai mangés à ce jour.
Service/​Ambiance
Le service s’est très bien déroulé du début à la fin, même si le resto et sa terrasse étaient pleins. La serveuse nous a même proposé de diviser le burger en cuisine pour nous.
Situé dans un quartier jeune et en effervescence, on retrouve logiquement une bonne ambiance au Boucan. L’endroit est idéal tant pour les groupes que pour les couples qui désirent simplement aller déguster un morceau au bar. Bref, malgré la déception causée par les côtes-​levées ce soir-​là, j’y retournerai pour un autre essai.
Cool
— Contrairement à beaucoup de restos qui négligent les à-​côtés, Le Boucan offre d’excellents accompagnements avec les repas.
— OpenTable
— Idéal pour les petits/​moyens groupes
— Terrasse
Bof
— Côtes-​levées
— Prix de certains plats un peu élevés

J’ai bien aimé ma visite au Boucan. Le sandwich pull pork était bon, ainsi que les accompagnements. Mention spécial au maïs au fromage qui était tout simplement délicieux. J’ai gouté au macaroni au fromage qui était correct, disons que je m’attendais à plus! Il manquait un peu de saveur et de punch. Le service était tout à fait sympathique!

J’avais été à cet endroit pour la fête d’un ami et je dois dire que je suis bien content de ma visite. C’est très hamburger, sans être trop fast food. Les frites sont les meilleures en ville selon ma blonde, elles ont un petit goût BBQ.
Si vous êtes plus cochons, leurs ribs sont très bonnes, sinon vous pouvez opter pour un bon hamburger. Pas trop cher et de la bonne malbouffe avec une bonne bière.

Très bon petit restaurant. J’ai bien aimé l’ambiance. La nourriture était délicieuse!

Alors que je me rendais a un spectacle, nous avons décidé d’essayer Le Boucan dont on avait entendu beaucoup de bien et qui avait également participer à l’émission ”Le Restaurateur”.
Nous avons été impressionnés par la qualité de la nourriture, beaucoup de saveur et bien épicé. L’ambiance était décontractée et l’accueil a été très chaleureux ! La musique blues en arrière-​plan, tout était vraiment excellent !
Une très belle découverte et j’ai déjà hâte d’y retourner !

En fin de semaine, je suis allée au Boucan avec mon australien pour une sortie relaxe entre amoureux. Pendant le souper, on débatait le nombre d’étoiles que l’endroit devrait mériter.
On a adoré l’ambiance, autant pour le décor que le personel de service et le choix de musique. Nos plats (macaronis au fromage, guédille de porc et hamburger 15 feuilles) ont été simplement délicieux. Même les à-​côtés (frites, salade verte, salade de patates et maïs au fromage) sont à s’en lécher les babines et les doigts. C’était tellement bon qu’on n’a pas eu assez de place pour essayer le brownie au bacon (oui, oui, j’ai bien dis bacon) qui fera partie de notre prochain essai j’espère.
J’ai donc décidé de donner 5 étoiles parce bien qu’on né parle pas de gastronomie du type «étoiles Michelin», je n’ai absolument rien à reprocher à l’endroit, Même les salles de bains sont belles! Le Boucan est un resto aux saveures du sud des États (du bon soul food) qui donne le meilleur de soi-​même, ni plus, ni moins.