February 2012
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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 started 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
10 posts
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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
LOCATION CLOSED
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. ...
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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
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...
