Quesada has opened a new location in shared space with Second Cup Café in Saint-Laurent

Quesada, the Canadian Mexican-inspired quick service restaurant, celebrated the grand opening of its new Saint-Laurent location recently at 1555 Boulevard Marcel-Laurin. The new restaurant shares space with an existing Second Cup Café, offering guests Quesada’s full menu, coffee and café beverages in one destination. 

Victoria at Quesada.

“We’re excited to bring more authentic Fresh-Mex flavours to guests in Saint-Laurent as we continue to expand Quesada’s presence in Quebec,” says Shabbir Chowdhury, Creative Director at Quesada. “With Quesada now sharing a co-branded location with Second Cup Café, guests have more choice and convenience, whether they are stopping in for coffee, a meal or both.”  

The franchise partners, Ali Abdalla, Rami Wahab Abdala and Rana Abdallah have previous experience with Foodtastic banners Second Cup Café and Tommy Café. This is their first Quesada restaurant.  

I am a big fan of Quesda, because of its format, so I dropped by the new locale this past week. Victoria, who is from Mexico, was my server and she made things so easy. The place follows a fast casual, assembly-line format, similar to brands like Subway.  Customers move down a build-your-own food line, choosing each element step-by-step from the base to the protein and veggies.

Some of the toppings.

Founded in 2004, Quesada is a 100 per cent Canadian-grown Mexican quick-service restaurant destination. Known for its authentic, house-made flavours, all Quesada restaurants serve burritos and tacos topped with fresh salsa and guacamole made in-house. The Mexican-inspired menu, fresh ingredients and hand-prepared recipes offer guests a unique opportunity to take their dining experience “To the Mex.” In 2022, Quesada was acquired by Foodtastic, a leading Canadian restaurant franchisor with a portfolio of 27 diverse brands and over 1,200 establishments across the country. 

I happen to bump into David DiRaddo at the restaurant. David was an executive with Foodtastic for many years, moved elsewhere and has now returned as the division leader for Second Cup locales across the country. He saw me enjoying my Quesada selection, so he decided to try it himself. And yes, he was impressed!

 For more information about Quesada, visit quesada.ca.