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, 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
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 up in other...
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 need...
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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...
GBS Year in Review 2011: Intro
Well, 2011 is already near its end. For that purpose, in counting down until 2012, I will be posting 6 ‘Best of’ posts. Here are the 6 categories that will be getting posted, along with their respective upload dates:
1. Best Moments of 2011 (December 27)
2. Desserts of 2011 (December 28)
3. Poutine of 2011 (December 29)
4. Annex Restaurants of 2011 (December 30)
5. Best...
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Annex 55: Mr. Puffs
4879 Notre-Dame Laval, Quebec Bus: STL 20, 26 Visit: December 21, 2011 http://www.mrpuffs.com/ Over the last year, I’ve been doing my best to expand my net as far as different types of cuisine are concerned. I’ve enjoyed all of my recent Greek restaurant visits and look forward to more in the future. Last September, I was attending a retirement party at Restaurant Ellada. On...
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Burger 125: Les Folies
701 Mont-Royal Est Montreal, Quebec Metro: Mont-Royal Bus: STM 11, 30, 97, 427 Visit: December 20, 2011 http://www.restofolies.ca/ Before I start by telling you about Burger 125, I have to admit that 2011 has been another great year for Mr. Lew’s Great Burger Search. This is the year where the actual GBS blog opened, the Twitter numbers increased, and yours truly was asked to be on...
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Annex 54: Le Jardin de Panos
521 Duluth E. Montreal, Quebec Metro: Sherbrooke, Mont-Royal Bus: STM 11, 14, 24, 29, 30, 97, 144, 427 Visit: December 15, 2011 http://www.lejardindepanos.com/ My visit to Le Jardin de Panos is the third in the series of outings as part of the Fat Squirrel Society (inside joke). The first visit was in October for Korean BBQ and the second was in the midst of Chinatown. So, we took a little...
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Burger 124: Le Comme Chez Soi
5386 Boulevard Saint-Laurent Montreal, Quebec Bus: STM 46, 55 Visit: December 14, 2011 With 2011 coming to an end, I have 2 locations in mind to close things off. I chose this particular restaurant for a few simple reasons. The first being that I’ve heard they had a nice selection of menus. The second was the unique name, which I find a little intriguing. The last reason was the...
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Annex 53: Pizza IL Focolaio
1223 Phillips Square Montreal, Quebec Metro: McGill Bus: STM 15, 61, 168, 420 Visit: December 12, 2011 http://www.ilfocolaio.ca/ It’s been a while since I’ve been in a non-burger restaurant. So, I decided that this opportunity would be as good as any to try something that I’ve been waiting nearly 15 years to try, a calzone. My introduction to the calzone came from the...
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GBS Fan Submission 1
I’d like to thank Jacob for the following submission from his recent trip to Ontario.
Johnny Rockets
The Menu
The Menu - Inside
St-Louis Hamburger
$10.99 The burger contained Thick Bacon, Swiss cheese, grilled onions, iceberg lettuce, pickles and “St-louis sauce” This burger was “Hmmmmmmmmm”. It’s as simple as that, every ingredient blended perfectly...
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Burger 123: Alto
3462 Avenue Du Parc Montreal, Quebec Metro: Place-des-Arts Bus: STM 15, 24, 80, 125, 129, 435, 935 Visit: December 6, 2011 http://www.altorestaurant.ca/ My latest visit was one that I got from a fairly recent Twitter follower. So, I’d like to take this moment to thank all the people who take their time to read these posts, comment on any insane rambling I have, or just suggest new...
November 2011
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Burger 122: Deli 500
500 Sherbrooke O. Montreal, Quebec Metro: McGill Bus: STM 24, 61, 125, 168 Visit: November 30, 2011 http://www.deli500.com/ I’ve been eyeing this particular restaurant for quite some time and the reason was far greater than any burger known to humankind. There was a dessert on the menu that caught my attention months ago and I just had to try it. The second I saw the picture of that...
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Burger 121: Picks
1407 St-Marc Montreal, Quebec Metro: Atwater, Guy-Concordia Bus: STM 15, 24, 57, 63, 66, 90, 104, 108, 138, 144, 150, 165, 166, 435 Visit: November 22, 2011 When I started the Burger Search 2 years ago, there was one place that was always mentioned as being a “worthy” contender to try. Here I am, 120 burgers in and I haven’t tried Picks yet. Located right in the heart of...
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Burger 120: Bières et Compagnie
4350 Saint-Denis Montreal, Quebec Metro: Mont-Royal Bus: STM 11, 29, 30, 97, 427 Visit: November 18, 2011 http://www.bieresetcompagnie.ca/ When I found out that one of my colleagues was organizing a Friday night outing in the theme of “Quebec,” I wasn’t so drawn in. It wasn’t until I found out that the first half of the evening was going to be held at one of the...
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Burger 119: Billy Geez
6254 Somerled Montreal, Quebec Bus: STM 102, 103 Visit: November 8, 2011 Since my last burger at Moishe’s, I’ve been in a bit of a lull. I’ve had trouble thinking of a place to follow up my incredible dining experience at a Montreal institution. Also, being that I am Mr. Lew during the day, I haven’t found the time to really get back out there on my own. However, I...
October 2011
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Annex 52: Mr. Lew's Greek Night @ Panama
789 Jean-Talon O. Montreal, Quebec Metro: Acadie, Parc Bus: STM 16, 80, 92, 93, 179, 435, 935 Visit: October 29, 2011 http://www.rotisseriepanama.com/ 2011 has been a big year for me to try and get to like Greek food. Over the course of this calendar year, I got a know a Greek colleague who basically has been guiding me through Montreal’s Greek cuisine. But, I need to say that...
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Annex 51: Thai Express
2305 Rockland Centre Rockland Montreal, Quebec Bus: STM 100, 119, 179, 460 Visit: October 27, 2011 http://www.thaiexpress.ca/ Food courts have always been a large part of my 28 years. From Subway, to McDonalds, and as far as Tiki Ming, they have fed me when I had no clue to what I wanted. Actually, one of the smallest regrets I had from my time at McGill was the fact that I relied too...
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Burger 118: Moishes
3961 Saint-Laurent Montreal, Quebec Bus: STM 29, 55, 144 Visit: October 27, 2011 http://www.moishes.ca/ 2011 has been quite the year for eating here in Montreal. In this stand-out year for myself, I’ve been to quite a list of places and done quite a bunch of things that I never thought I’d do. Out of all the things or places in Montreal, there is one thing that I never thought...
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Annex 50: Mr. Lew Does Breakfast @ Where Else but...
895 De La Gauchetiere O. Gare Centrale Montreal, Quebec Metro: Bonaventure Train: Gare Centrale Bus: STM 15, 36, 61, 74, 75, 107, 150, 168, 178, 410, 420, 427, 435, 715, 747, 935, AMT Terminus Centre-ville Visit: October 24, 2011 http://www.mcdonalds.ca/ You must be wondering why on Earth is he doing a fifth post on McDonald’s, despite the fact that he tried to avoid the fast food...
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Burger 117: Brisket Montréal
Brisket Montreal 1093 Cote Du Beaver Hall Montreal, Quebec Metro: STM Bonaventure, Square-Victoria, McGill Train: Gare Centrale Bus: STM 15, 36, 61, 74, 75, 150, 168, 178, 410, 427, 430, 435, 747, 935, AMT Terminus Centre-ville Visit: October 19, 2011 http://www.briskets.ca/ Over the summer, I was given an interesting suggestion that would put me in the heart of Montreal’s financial...
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Annex 49: Pekarna
2313 Sainte-Catherine O. Montreal, Quebec Metro: Atwater Bus: STM 15, 24, 57, 63, 90, 104, 108, 138, 144, 150 Visit: October 13, 2011 http://www.pekarna.ca/ My recent visit to La Maison Bulgogi had to be capped off with something decent like dessert. Lately, I’ve been taking every chance to try dessert places in Montreal, ranging from ice cream, to pies, and now to cake. It amazes me...
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Annex 48: La Maison Bulgogi
2127 Sainte-Catherine O. Montreal, Quebec Metro: Atwater, Guy-Concordia Bus: STM 15, 24, 57, 63, 66, 90, 104, 108, 138, 144, 150, 165, 166, 435 Visit: October 13, 2011 As some of you know, I’ve been trying to expand my reach outside the realm of the bacon cheeseburger in the last few months. Well, I couldn’t refuse an opportunity to try something that I’ve never done before...
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Annex 47: Rockaberry
1810 Saint-Martin Laval, Quebec Bus: STL 39, 42, 45, 50, 60, 61, 63, 65, 70, 76 Visit: October 11, 2011 http://www.rockaberry.ca/ My burger adventure at Jack Astor’s needed to be capped off with something good. Whenever I’m accompanied by my trusted colleague, I leave it up to him to throw down the dessert gauntlet. At first, we were going to go to somewhere I’ve been...
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Burger 116: Jack Astor's Bar & Grill
3051 Des Sources Dorval, Quebec Bus: STM 208, 209, 215, 409 Visit: October 11, 2011 http://www.jackastors.com/ After a string of big time burgers, I am happy to go back to a more normal establishment in the middle of a suburb. Jack Astor’s fits that bill. It may be located in the middle of a highly commercial part of Dorval, but it’s still highly suburban to me. For this latest...
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Burger 115: Laurier Gordon Ramsay
To see my post about my previous visit to the old Laurier BBQ, click HERE.
381 Laurier O. Montreal, Quebec Bus: STM 46, 51, 80, 129, 435, 935 Visit: October 5, 2011 http://www.lauriergordonramsay.com Earlier in 2011, we were all interested by the news of Gordon Ramsay’s involvement in Laurier BBQ. We were all discussing how his magical touch would turn the old dilapidated establishment...
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Annex 46: Hot Dogs @ Le Centre Bell
Centre Bell 1909 Avenue Canadiens-de-Montreal Montreal, Quebec Metro: Bonaventure, Lucien-L’Allier Train: Gare Centrale, Lucien-L’Allier Bus: STM 36, 74, 75, 107, 150, 178, 410, 420, 427, 430, 435, 715, 747, AMT Terminus Centre-ville Visit: September 29, 2011 http://centrebell.ca/ You’re probably thinking to yourself that Mr. Lew is now desperate for material. Well, I am...
September 2011
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Burger 114: Typhoon Lounge
This burger was part of the second ever joint review. For this occasion, Mr. Lew was joined by Bubble Tea for Dinner and Foodie Date Night.
Click HERE for a link to Bubble Tea for Dinner’s “review” of Typhoon Lounge.
5752 Monkland Montreal, Quebec Bus: STM 103, 162 Visit: September 27, 2011 http://www.typhoon.ca/ Typhoon Lounge has been on my list of places to go to for a...
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Annex 45: Steak and BACON @ Subway
Subway 417 Mont-Royal E. Montreal, Quebec Metro: Mont-Royal Bus: STM 11, 30, 97, 427 Visit: September 24, 2011 http://www.subway.ca/ If you read yesterday’s post, you’ll notice that now did 2 different sandwiches on the same day within mere hours of each other. Lately, I’ve been looking for every kind of gimmick sandwich possible. Since Subway has been advertising their...
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Annex 44: java u
Java U 5120 Queen Mary Montreal, Quebec Metro: Snowdon Bus: STM 17, 51, 124, 166 Visit: September 24, 2011 http://www.java-u.com/ As some of you might remember, recently, I went on a search for a fast food version of a lobster roll. After searching more than half a dozen locations and keeping my eyes out in recent weeks, I came up short handed. Luckily, I also keep my attention focused on...
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Annex 43: Ellada
9030 de L’Acadie Montreal, Quebec Bus: STM 19, 54, 100, 119, 460 Train: Chabanel Visit: September 23, 2011 http://www.restaurantellada.com/ It’s been a fully charged Greek cuisine week for me. When I heard that our colleagues at school were planning a retirement party at this restaurant, I had mixed feelings. For one, my fellow food fanatic teacher cohort, who is Greek by the...
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Annex 42: BeaverTails Pastry
69 George Street Ottawa, Ontario Bus: OC Transpo Rideau/Mackenzie-King Transitway Station, Societe de Transport de l’Outaouais Visit: September 21, 2011 http://www.beavertailsinc.com/ For my fourth and most recent visit to Ottawa, I had to cap it off with a dessert stop. During my visit for Burger 103 at Zak’s Diner, I went around and scouted some to the places around Byward Market. I...