La Prep

Given that there’s not much variety in the area, I’m super happy to have La Prep in the vicinity. This place is similar to Java U, but with better food and better prices. Daily specials are available, but I’d recommend the sandwich/​salad combo, which will run you just over $ 10.

At lunch time this place can have a line 20 people deep!
And yet, it’s just OK, maybe OK+. I think its brisk business is more a product of its location, in an area with a number of office workers but very limited options for quick, reasonably priced food. The fare is your basic 3 S’s: Sandwiches, Salads and Soups. They also have a few other things, which tend to vary by the day. They only have two soups a day, but the one I did have was good. They have a decent variety of salads, which tend to be on the good side as well. Their sandwiches, though, are their weak spot. Pretty much everything here is pre-​made and thus not customizable and just not fresh tasting. If you get a panini they take it out of the display case and warm it on the press for awhile, resulting in a kind of dry, lukewarm sandwich. Also, very nearly every sandwich comes with mayo on it… yuck!
I had breakfast here once, and I did customize… I requested no mayo and it took 15 minutes for a basic breakfast sandwich.
Their prices are pretty reasonable for this area, and they have soup & salad combos, or you can get two salads with your sandwich, generally for under $ 10.
The service here is mostly friendly and helpful. Which is good, since they don’t really have a lunch menu board, and the salads aren’t labelled, so you may very well need to ask questions.
There’s a good amount of seating inside, and they have an area outdoors when the weather is nice. Which reminds me, this place is hidden inside an office building. Walk into the front door of 8000 Decarie, then look for the signs for La Prep. You can also get in through the parking lot behind the building.