December 2011
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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
11 posts
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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.
LOCATION CLOSED
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...
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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...
