I had wanted to try raclette for some time now, so when the Boîte à Fromages food truck stopped by my neighbourhood, I jumped on the occasion.
It was dinner time and there was a big line up. I think the owners we still training part of the team, but some more experienced members were working at a fast pace. We ordered the classic raclette (8$), which consists of roasted potatoes covered in melted Oka cheese and topped with cornichons and pickled silverskin onions. The truck had about 4 wheels of cheese melting on rotation, but I don't think it was enough to keep up with their own popularity. We received 2 scrapes of cheese. The first wave of melting goodness looked great (but very pale); the second one was barely soft. As a result, the relatively small amount of melted cheese cooled down rapidely and didn't coat the potatoes as well as expected. Also, the latter were a bit dry.
Overall a good experience, but the limitations of the food truck and the overwhelming crowd somewhat lessened it. Anyhow, I am now a raclette fan!
Update: props to the girl who sent out our order - she was still working at 11 PM yesterday! What a trooper!