Moomba: yeah, I know, it’s in Laval
When it first opened, Montreal promoters used to hold bets on how long it would take for Moomba to close down. Funny thing is, Moomba outlasted not only the clubs those promoters represented, but the promoters themselves! The fact is that Moomba redefined clubbing and introduced the supper club concept in the Montreal area.
The question is: What is the secret to Moomba’s success? I think it’s a combination of many things:
- Good food and good music
- Large, spacious and nicely decorated
- Free and abundant Parking: It’s in a shopping center, so that explains it
- Bouncers who actually do their job: You will never see teeny boppers in this joint
- Great shows and special events that are always out of the ordinary
- Great management and the ever-so sociable Jack
There are probably some other reasons that I’m forgetting or ignoring, but this place is all about Montrealing, even if it’s not physically on the island.
Altitude 737 – What the hell happened?
I don’t want to sound like a ” back in my days” kind of person but what the hell happened to 737? This place is the prime location for a club in Montreal and for some reason it has become a dump! In case you didn’t know, this club is on the top floor of the Ville Marie building, the highest peak in Montreal; the one with the rotating light on it.
The people running this place are simply incompetent ! I stopped by the place the other day and the place looks like its been vandalized. This used to be one of the only clubs in Montreal that looked good even when the lights were on! There are dozens of promotion teams out there that I’m sure would love to fill this place up with Montreal’s hottest and sexiest. Somebody should take over this place and run it like it deserves to be run. All it takes is a good DJ, a reputable promoting team and the location will do the rest. The sooner this is done, the better. Summer is on the way and I can already see the hundreds of people partying it up on that huge terrace, which believe it or not, even had a pool in it !
Marathon Souvlaki – Why are you so good?
If you are thinking of starting a successful restaurant chain, you should probably stop by one of Marathon’s Souvlaki location and take some notes; these people have figured things out. Everything these people have on the menu is a delight from those little round fries to the their special marathon salad dressing and tsatsiki.
Marathon locations are always packed with all types of people all thinking the same thing: I hate you Marathon… because I love you. Why? because every bite of that sandwich is a conscious decision to live with its consequences: the garlic breath, not to be confused with ”garlic bread”.
So here’s some Marathon related advice.
- This is NOT a good place for a first date, unless you are into sometype of kinky disgusting garlic fetish
- Take the marathon salad, its borderline addictive
- Try the Greek beer, it tastes a little weird, but its good
- If you go there at night, after clubbing, expect your bedroom to smell like shit the next day, enough to have your roommate/parents/siblings to force you to open the window.
I guess the garlic references can apply to any greek or even lebanese place, but I thought I would give some props to Marathon since they really are the best. And no they are not paying me… Even if they did, I would take store credit over cash.