Allo! Mon Coco restaurant chain celebrates 15th anniversary

The exterior of Allo! Mon Coco's Le Plateau restaurant

Back in 2001, 23-year-old Tom Bountis decided to open up a restaurant that would not only modernize the concept of breakfast, but also revolutionize it.

And now 15 years later, that restaurant – called Allo! Mon Coco – has grown to 20 franchised locations in Quebec, which offers more than 200 different breakfast and lunch dishes that are known for its fresh locally sourced ingredients, fresh fruit and generous portions, and always attract large numbers of patrons to their locations to enjoy their wide menu for breakfast, brunch and lunch.

Allo! Mon Coco founder Tom Bountis

On August 22, Allo! Mon Coco celebrated its 15^th anniversary with a special soiree at its Le Plateau location on the corner of St. Laurent Boulevard and Mount Royal. In a short address to the suppliers, franchisees and media in attendance, Bountis thanked his loyal employees, family members and franchisees who helped make the Allo! Mon Coco such a huge success over the past 15 years, and announced in 2017, that eight new Allo! Mon Coco restaurants will be opened in Ontario and the U.S.

My friend Pat sampling Allo! Mon Coco's chicken and waffles

The Le Plateau location is quite remarkable with its large terrace and its comfortable, modern interior (which is highlighted by a massive, towering light fixture at the centre of the restaurant that is constructed mainly of egg beaters). And me and my friend Pat, along with the many guests in attendance, got the chance to sample some of items from their large menu, which gives an interesting, modernized twist to many breakfast and lunch favorites. This included a watermelon and feta cheese salad, pulled pork and smoked meat sandwiches, chicken and waffles (a dish that’s popular in the southern U.S.), and our favorite, a new twist to sushi, which was filled with lox, cream cheese, a special sauce and instead of being wrapped around rice or fish, was wrapped around a crepe.

Allo! Mon Coco's "breakfast sushi"

For more information, go to www.allomoncoco.com. #coco15.