May 2012
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Burger 146: McLean's Pub
1210 Peel Montreal, Quebec Metro: Bonaventure, Peel Train: Gare Centrale, Lucien L’Allier Bus: STM 15, 24, 36, 74, 75, 107, 150, 178, 410, 420, 427, 430, 435, 715, 747, AMT Terminus Centre-ville Visit: May 24, 2012 http://www.mcleanspub.com/ Ask anyone who has been around for a long time, it’s not easy. To gain any kind of longevity, you have to be doing something right. In...
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Burger 145: Kapetan
576 Victoria St-Lambert, Quebec Train: St-Lambert Bus: RTL 1, 6, 55, 106 Visit: May 17, 2012 http://www.restaurantkapetan.com/ For the second burger in a row, I find myself in the South Shore of Montreal. Like many of the places I’ve been doing on my native shore, they all hold some semblance of nostalgia for me. This particular stretch of Victoria, in the downtown core of St-Lambert,...
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Burger 144: L'Aurochs
9395 Leduc, suite 5 Brossard, Quebec Bus: RTL 14, 35, 135 Visit: May 10, 2012 http://laurochs.com/ One of the most important things for me in this Burger Search is trying to find places close to home. The South Shore of Montreal doesn’t quite have the quality, signature places that the island does. It might be the case when it comes to restaurants, but when it comes to shopping,...
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Burger 143: Hawgs Deli
6795 Jarry E. Montreal, Quebec Bus: STM 33, 44, 193 Visit: May 1, 2012 http://www.hawgsdeli.com/ The one thing I’ve stated time and time again was my disappointment with potential Burger Search locations in the eastern part of the island of Montreal. After 142 burgers, I’ve only really found 1 real burger that was worthy enough to join all the others that came before it. The...
April 2012
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GBS Review of April 2012
As time progresses, things keep on moving. That can’t be more true for the Great Burger Search. April 2012 saw the first ever vegan burger attempt by yours truly. While it did leave me wanting more, it did open the door to other non-beef burgers. So, in a little bit of an announcement for the start of Season 4, you’ll see the following: for burgers 160, 170, 180, and 190,...
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Burger 142: Guy La Patate
5616 Grande-Allee Saint-Hubert, Quebec Bus: RTL 21, 42, 50, 60, 142, 150 Visit: April 25, 2012 Throughout the course of the last season of the Great Burger Search, an unofficial theme has been me trying sharing places that have been a vital part to my childhood and my past. While I know that the burger I’m about to present here isn’t anywhere near the caliber of the last 141, I...
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Annex 70: Estiatorio Yia Sou
5375 Queen Mary Montreal, Quebec Metro: Snowdon Bus: STM 17, 51, 63, 166 Visit: April 21, 2012 http://www.yiasou.ca/ Greek food and large group gatherings have become a vital part of my food adventures in Montreal. Ever since I’ve been to my first real Greek restaurant in September of 2011, I’ve been looking forward to every and each opportunity I could get. Most of those Greek...
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Annex 69: Kam Shing
6730 Cote-des-Neiges Montreal, Quebec Bus: STM 92, 160, 161, 165, 435 Visit: April 20, 2012 Part of my heritage demands that I find the places in Montreal that serve my kind of food. In the past, I’ve made mention of trying to find the very best in Won Ton soup in Montreal. While trying to find Chinese food in general doesn’t really appeal to me, finding that specific dish does. ...
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Burger 141: Peel Pub
1196 Peel Montreal, Quebec Metro: Bonaventure, Peel Train: Gare Centrale, Lucien L’Allier Bus: STM 15, 24, 36, 74, 75, 107, 150, 178, 410, 420, 427, 430, 435, 715, 747, AMT Terminus Centre-ville Visit: April 17, 2012 http://www.peelpubmontreal.com/ Downtown Montreal has a lot to choose from. If you’re anything like me, the sheer amount of choices will leave you for a tizzy. ...
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Burger 140: Aux Vivres
4631 Boulevard Saint-Laurent Montreal, Quebec Metro: Laurier, Mont-Royal Bus: STM 11, 46, 51, 55 Visit: April 10, 2012 http://www.auxvivres.com/ You probably have a few questions going through your mind right now. The first thing you might of thought of was if I got some really bad news from my doctor. I can assure you, this visit wasn’t an order from my cardiologist. The second...
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Annex 68: Free Cone Day 2012 @ Ben & Jerry's
1200 McGill College Montreal, Quebec Bus: AMT Terminus Centre-ville, STM 15, 24, 61, 125, 150, 168, 178, 410, 420, 427, 430, 435, 715, 747, 935 Metro: Peel, McGill, Bonaventure Train: Gare Centrale Visit: April 3, 2012 http://www.benjerry.ca/ Ben & Jerry’s has played an important part in the last year for me. On this day, I just want to highlight something that they do once every...
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GBS Fan Submission 2
My recent article from Menuism/Huffington Post entitled, “The 5 Most Audacious Burgers in North American yielded quite the reaction. From that, I received not one, but two submissions from readers. What’s unique about all of it is that those readers come from places really far away from my domain of Montreal. So, take a look at what they allowed me to share with all of you.[[MORE]]
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Burger 139: Le Gros Jambon
286 Notre-Dame O. Montreal, Quebec Metro: Square-Victoria, Place d’Armes Bus: STM 14, 36, 55, 61, 75, 129, 168, 715 Visit: April 3, 2012 When I see other blogs and media outlets over-hyping a restaurant, I tend to stay away. For me, it’s more a case of not getting lost in the many voices all saying the same thing. That’s the case with this restaurant. Lately, nearly...
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GBS Review of March 2012
March was a really huge month for Mr. Lew’s Great Burger Search. As they say, actions speak louder than words and that’s exactly what I set out to do. The first thing that was done was the complete overhaul of what the GBS used to look like and what it looks like now. I’ll admit, the first design was out of convenience. The design I chose met all the needs of the GBS going...
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Coming Soon: FAQs
I’m looking to revamp the ‘About Mr. Lew’ link on the blog and for that, I am looking for questions to answer. I’m not sure if I’m just going to have a FAQ page or something else. I have a few other ideas that include:
1. Question of the Week
2. 5 Questions
So, your input is always important for me. You can send me questions at all times at mr.lew@hotmail.com...
March 2012
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Burger 138: Ettingers
9100 Newman Montreal, Quebec Bus: STM 106, 113, 123, 406, 495 Visit: March 29, 2012 http://www.ettingers.ca/ As someone who keeps an eye out for new burgers, I am always very pleased to hear when something new shows up. The bigger joy is when a place opens up in an area where you can’t really find something you want. In that case, Lasalle recently welcomed a new restaurant opened by...
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Annex 67: Les p'tits plaisirs
6365 St-Hubert Montreal, Quebec Metro: Beaubien, Rosemont Bus: STM 13, 18, 25, 30, 31, 160, 161, 197 Visit: March 22, 2012 Lately, in my eating endeavors, there has been one thing that’s been pushing its way in, desserts. It really hasn’t been something that I always was planning on doing, but it forced me to really start broadening my horizons. The island of Montreal has...
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Burger 137: Miss Jean-Talon
901 Jean-Talon O. Montreal, Quebec Train: Parc Metro: Parc, Acadie Bus: STM 16, 80, 92, 93, 179, 435, 935 Visit: March 22, 2012 Say what you want about Parc-Extension, but there’s one thing you can’t really deny, there are a lot of restaurants. They may range in quality, but you have quite the choice. It isn’t all just centered in one main style of cuisine, but in many...
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Burger 136: Nouveau Felix
2525 de Salaberry Montreal, Quebec Bus: STM 164, 180 Visit: March 21, 2012 Do you ever have those days where you’re 100% sure of exactly what will happen? Well, on this day, I thought it would be a day like any other. I brought my normal lunch to my place of employment and enjoyed it like I normally do. It was about an hour after that where I was about to be shown that the Great...
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Annex 66: Del Friscos
3237 Des Sources Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec Bus: STM 208, 209, 215, 225, 409, 475 Visit: March 15, 2012 http://www.delfriscos.ca/ In the last few weeks, I’ve been thinking how I haven’t had much pizza in 2012 or even in the latter half of 2011. Growing up, pizza has been just an important part of my childhood, just as the ever popular burger. The fact that I’ve been doing...
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Annex 65: Juliette & Chocolat
377 Laurier O. Montreal, Quebec Bus: STM 46, 51, 80, 129, 435, 935 Visit: March 13, 2012 http://julietteetchocolat.com/ My search for another place to get decent in Montreal has led me to Juliette & Chocolat. Montreal has quite the competition when it comes to dessert. Whether it be ice cream or chocolate, you have a wide selection of places that can satisfy your sweet tooth. Myself,...
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Annex 64: Cacao 70
2087 Sainte-Catherine O. Montreal, Quebec Metro: Atwater, Guy-Concordia Bus: STM 15, 24, 57, 63, 66, 90, 104, 108, 138, 144, 150, 165, 166, 427, 435 Visit: March 10, 2012 http://cacao70.ca/ Ever since it opened months ago, Cacao 70 has been on my radar. Years ago, I didn’t necessarily go out of my way to go to places that were exclusively based on dessert, or even chocolate. Now, with...
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Annex 63: Bon Appétit Des Caraïbes
3426 Notre-Dame Montreal, Quebec Metro: Lionel-Groulx Bus: STM 36, 71, 78, 108, 191, 211, 405, 411, 425, 485, 491, 496, 747 Visit: March 10, 2012 http://www.bonappetitdescaraibes.com/ It’s been 2 months since I had my first experience with food from the islands. My first experience was at Kalalu. It was something quite refreshing and I was more than happy to embark on a second...
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Annex 2 Revisited: Fung Shing
This is a Revisited post for Fung Shing. Click HERE to see that original post.
1102 Boulevard Saint-Laurent Montreal, Quebec Metro: Place-d’Armes, Champ-de-Mars, Saint-Laurent Bus: STM 14, 15, 55, 80, 129, 150, 410, 427, 430, 435, 747
Visit: March 9, 2012 Months ago, I made the decision to revisit some of the places that I did not do justice the first time around. For the time...
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Annex 62: Mahli Sweets
880 Jarry O. Montreal, Quebec Bus: STM 80, 179, 193, 435 Visit: March 8, 2012 http://www.malhisweets.ca/ Three years ago, before I started doing what it is that I do, if you’d ask me to go try Indian food, I would probably give you the most dumbfounded look you’ve ever seen. When I think of something to eat, Indian food isn’t the first thing that comes to my mind. ...
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Burger 135: Jay C's
6202 Chemin de Chambly St-Hubert, Quebec Bus: RTL 5, 9, 42, 50, 60, 88, 142, T20 Visit: March 6, 2012 http://www.jay-cs.com/ Lately, I’ve been going around and covering a lot of locations that had a place in my past. This place is no different. On a day where I had to run many errands, this fit perfectly in my plans. Plus, it’s really nice to not have to leave the South Shore to...
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GBS Review of February 2012
The second month of the year brought a really big change to Mr. Lew’s Great Burger Search. In the first of my three major projects, I finally got a hold on a proper website address. Instead of having to remember the whole Tumblr URL, you only have to remember one simple name. www.mrlewburger.com That address was chosen because it matches my Twitter handle and seemed like the easiest to...
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Burger 134: Griffintown Cafe
1378 Notre-Dame O. Montreal, Quebec Metro: Lucien-L’Allier Bus: STM 36, 57, 107, 178, 410, 420, 430, 715 Visit: February 29, 2012 http://griffintowncafe.com/ You’ve probably heard of my latest location a lot in the last few months and years. The Griffintown is one of those Montreal brunch hot-spots that people just flock to get into. I, on the other hand, have other very valid...
February 2012
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Burger 133: Atomic
4627 Du Souvenir Laval, Quebec Bus: STL 20, 26, 40, 66 Visit: February 24, 2012 http://www.atomicrestaurant.com/ Colleague outings aren’t things that I’m too interested in. It seems to me that they revolve around things that I’m not too fond of. It takes a lot of unique factors to make me want to come. This was the second outing that didn’t quite interest me at...
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Burger 132: Pita Burger @ Plaza Cote-des-Neiges
5700 Cote-des-Neiges Plaza Cote-des-Neiges Montreal, Quebec Bus: STM 92, 160, 165, 435 Visit: February 21, 2012 Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot of one of the first burgers I ever had in my entire life. I relate it a lot to that episode of How I Met Your Mother, where Marshall scours New York to find that one place where he had that one epic burger. For me, the only difference was that...
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Burger 131: Klondike Resto Bar
100 Sainte-Anne Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec Bus: STM 200, 211, 212, 405, 411, 419 Visit: February 15, 2012 http://www.klondikerestobar.ca/ Throughout the Burger Search, there was always one part of the island of Montreal that I kept my eye on. That part was the area of Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue. I can’t tell you the number of places I have on my list that can be found within a small...
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Annex 61: Cafe Ellefsen
414 St-Zotique E. Montreal, Quebec Metro: Beaubien, Jean-Talon Bus: STM 18, 30, 31, 92, 93, 95, 99, 160 Visit: February 8, 2012 http://www.cafeellefsen.com/ The Fat Squirrel Society reunited for its fifth month of going out to various restaurants to try what they have to offer. The theme of this round was to bring the other 2 members to places that are well outside our comfort zones. Last...
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Burger 130: Deville Dinerbar
1425 Stanley Montreal, Quebec Metro: Peel, Bonaventure Train: Gare Centrale, Lucien-L’Allier Bus: STM 15, 24, 61, 74, 75, 107, 150, 168, 178, 410, 420, 427, 430, 435, 715, 747, 935 Visit: February 4, 2012 http://devilledinerbar.com/ Little over 6 months ago, I came across something over Facebook that stated that the Deville Dinerbar would be opening soon in Montreal. Not knowing more than...
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Burger 129: Atlas Pizza
4051 Saint-André Montreal, Quebec Metro: Mont-Royal, Sherbrooke Bus: STM 11, 14, 24, 29, 30, 97, 144, 427 Visit: February 2, 2012 http://atlaspizza.ca/ I know what you’re thinking, why on Earth would I do a burger so soon after nearly drowning myself in poutine just 2 days ago? Well, I’m crazy. More seriously, after a slow month of January, I felt it was time to make sure I was...
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GBS Review of January 2012
Recently, I decided that I’d take a time at the beginning of a new month to remind you of what I did the previous month. It’s just a chance to give you all that opportunity to catch up on anything you might of missed. January stared a brand new year for the GBS. Personally, since 2011 was such a hectic year, especially in the last 6 months, I decided to take it easy since I was on...
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Burger 128: G-Spot
LOCATION CLOSED
784 Cure-Labelle Laval, Quebec Delivery Phone #: (450) 934-5856 Bus: STL 24, 26, 46, 60, 66, 151 Visit: January 31, 2012 Wait! I know what you’re probably thinking, Mr. Lew changed the whole purpose of his blog and is now searching for something a whole lot less PG. Well, have no fear, this isn’t what you want to think it is. Lately, I’ve been so wrapped...
January 2012
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Annex 60: Crêperie St-Paul
161 Saint-Paul E. Montreal, Quebec Metro: Place d’Armes, Champ-de-Mars Bus: STM 14, 55, 129, 715 Visit: January 26, 2012 Last Thursday night, after our tremendous experience at Vieux-Port Steakhouse, my colleagues and I looked for something to put it over the top. We actually walked down Saint-Paul street towards the west. We went by a number of places that didn’t have exactly...
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Annex 59: Vieux-Port Steakhouse
39 Saint-Paul E. Montreal, Quebec Metro: Place d’Armes, Champ-de-Mars Bus: STM 14, 55, 129, 715 Visit: January 26, 2012 http://www.vieuxportsteakhouse.com/ On this particular week, I’ve been fighting my first illness of 2012. The fact that I was under the weather for the better part of the week really affected things here at the GBS. I put off the burger I was planning to do...
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Burger 127: Taverne Gaspar
89 De La Commune E. Montreal, Quebec Metro: Place d’Armes, Champ-de-Mars Bus: STM 14, 55, 129, 715 Visit: January 20, 2012 http://www.tavernegaspar.com/
I’ve been waiting months to come to this location. I first found out about Taverne Gaspar around the same time I was doing Burger 105 at Méchant Boeuf. It turns out that those two restaurants are part of a family of similar...
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Annex 58: Rockaberry Saint-Denis
4275 Saint-Denis Montreal, Quebec Metro: Mont-Royal Bus: STM 11, 29, 30, 97, 427 Visit: January 17, 2012 http://www.rockaberry.ca/ The recent evening at Kalalu didn’t end at just that. It was decided that we’d take our unusually tame hijinks to this particular location of Rockaberry. The great part about it was that it was located just steps away from our Caribbean dining...
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Annex 57: Kalalu
4331 Saint-Denis Montreal, Quebec Metro: Mont-Royal Bus: STM 11, 29, 30, 97, 427 Visit: January 17, 2012 http://www.kalalu.ca/ In what has become a monthly outing, the group I call the “Fat Squirrel Society” decided to come up with something a little out of the ordinary. We’re three individuals and each month, we each take a turn to choose a restaurant. The theme for the...
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The Best Burgers in Canada?
Recently, an article came to my attention about “The Best Burgers in Canada.” Being all excited, I clicked on the link, waiting to add more reasons for me to travel further across Canada. To my utter dismay, it was not anything close to what I expected. I was going to leave it at that, but an idea from The Butter Melts Out of Habit gave me an inspiration. Here goes: To whom it may...
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Burger 126: EM Cafe
5718 Du Parc Montreal, Quebec Bus: STM 46. 80, 160, 435, 935 Visit: January 10, 2012 http://emcafe.ca/ 2012 is a brand new year for the Great Burger Search. For a moment, looking back on 2011, I have to be reminded of the 51 burgers, 5 cities, and many milestones that this provided me. With all that being said, the past is the past and it is time to move forward. I’ve been changing my...
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Annex 56: La Maison V.I.P.
1077 Clark Montreal, Quebec Metro: Place d’Armes Bus: STM 55, 80, 129, 150, 410, 427, 430, 435, 747 Visit: January 1, 2012 2012 has begun and I really wasn’t expecting to make a post out of this. However, when I was going over it in my mind, I really didn’t see another better moment to show you all the other Chinese restaurant that I frequent. For those of you who follow,...
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GBS Year in Review 2011: Burgers
What would a Mr. Lew’s Great Burger Search Year in Review week be without a post looking at burgers? It would be blasphemous if I didn’t go and tell you all with 5 burgers made my stomach very happy this past year. Before I go any further, I have to mention that this is my list of 5 burgers that I found to be above average. Much like everything in the GBS, my opinions, tastes, and...
December 2011
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GBS Year in Review 2011: Best Pictures
Now, I’ll have to admit, I’m not the best photographer, nor will I ever be. With that being said, there are at least some pictures that I am extremely proud of. There are other pictures that are just notorious for their uniqueness. 2011 was also the year when I upgraded my camera. I don’t think I’ll ever see the day where I’m going to walk around with a large,...
GBS Year in Review 2011: The Annex
When the Great Burger Search started in 2009, I never thought about going to other restaurants. 2011 changed all that and I decided to “open” the Annex. Here, I gather all the other types of establishments that I tend to enjoy. From Chinese to Greek and desserts to fast food restaurants, I don’t leave any stone unturned.
Honorable Mentions:
1. JIMMY Restaurant (Do I...
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GBS Year in Review 2011: Poutine
If I weren’t doing the Great Burger Search, I’d probably be looking for the “best” poutine in Montreal. Poutine is something of a trademark dish in the province of Quebec and its something that I thoroughly enjoy. My first ever poutine came from Benny’s Rotisserie in Saint-Hubert. As a matter of fact, I enjoyed one today, the same day I wrote this post. Whenever I...
GBS Year in Review 2011: Desserts
When I started the GBS, desserts were never on the forefront. Whether it be an issue of money or being too stuffed, it wasn’t something I went out of my way to do. That all changed for me when in 2010, I tried the Bacon Brownie at Le Boucan. Since then, I was more open to getting dessert whenever the choices compelled me to.
The dessert that started it all:
1. Bacon Brownie @ Le...
GBS Year in Review 2011: Best Moments
In 2011, the Great Burger Search rose to new levels. Those levels were far beyond any of my expectations. There are at least 5 happenings that I won’t soon forget. It will be rather difficult to top those things in 2012.
Honorable Mentions:
1. Mr. Lew makes it to #1 on Urbanspoon Montreal.
2. Mr. Lew has his students make him bretzels (without bacon).
THE LIST:
1. Mr. Lew...