December 2011
13 posts
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...
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...
