1871 Centre
Montreal, Quebec
Metro: Charlevoix
Bus: STM 57, 61, 71, 107
Visit: March 8, 2013
http://www.diableaquatre.com/
The Pointe-Saint-Charles district of Montreal is becoming an increasingly popular area when it comes to finding places to eat. These neighborhoods are becoming the places to go to when it comes to finding those places. One of the places that’s attracting crowds is a place called Le Diable à Quatre, which touts itself as a modern tavern.
1291 Mont-Royal E.
Montreal, Quebec
Metro: Mont-Royal
Bus: STM 11, 14, 97
Visit: January 5, 2013
http://www.facebook.com/BistroCornichon
2013 is already upon us and we’re all probably ready to really get this year going. This is also the case when it comes to burgers. There’s not going to be any more time wasted as I’m looking forward to seeing what the new year has in store when it comes to having burgers. To begin the year, I look to a very crowded burger street in Avenue Mont-Royal and relative newcomer, Cornichon.
This is a revisited post for La Paryse. Click HERE for the original post.
LOCATION CLOSED (October 27, 2012)
302 Ontario E.
Montreal, Quebec
Metro: Berri-UQAM
Bus: STM 15, 24, 30, 125, 427, 715, 747
Visit: October 17, 2012
http://www.laparyse.com/
Whenever you think about the question of who has the best burger in the city of Montreal, one name always comes to mind. Regardless of any type of cuisine you like or follow, you cannot ignore what this particular place has done for the Montreal landscape. That place is affectionately known as La Paryse.
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 Montreal, there are those iconic places that you can easily rattle off the top of your head. For the last 20 years, one of those places was McLean’s Pub.
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 burger at Hawgs Deli was another attempt to find a place in the east that would be worth the long trek. Hawgs has a lot going against it, but it does have a lot helping it as well.
7331 Henri-Julien
Montreal, Quebec
Metro: Jean-Talon, De Castelnau
Bus: STM 31, 55, 92, 93, 95, 99
Visit: September 6, 2011
http://bistrolenchanteur.com/
This week’s Burger Search location was suggestion made to me by one of my trusted colleagues. As a matter of a fact, I would’ve never of known of this place’s existence if it wasn’t for someone telling me about it. So, naturally, I was glad to try out another place in this part of town. Since it was located where it was, I wasn’t really worried about having to wait or fight for a place to sit. It is on a quaint intersection where not much really happens. I tend to like places like that.
Click here for the guest review.
408 Gilford
Montreal, Quebec
Metro: Laurier
Bus: STM 11, 14, 27, 30, 46, 47, 51, 97, 427
Visit: August 16, 2011
http://artbrgr.com/
In August of 2011, the competition in the Montreal burger landscape is fierce and growing rapidly. Places open and they either thrive or fall by the wayside. I am starting to get genuinely concerned about the sheer amount of places that have opened up in the last year. art:brgr is one of two places that have opened up at virtually the same time, but in vastly different locations. Smack dab in the middle of the Plateau, this location is going to be competing with a lot of very well known and frequented Montreal restaurants.
300 rue St-Paul
Quebec, Quebec
Bus: RTC 1, 10, 18, 25, 54, 107, 125, 133, 214, 215, 283, 290, 294, 295, 400, Ecolobus
Train: Gare du Palais
Visit: July 8, 2011
http://www.chezvictorburger.com/
My research into Chez Victor started at least a year ago when I was looking into coming to Quebec City. Whenever I looked for the best burger in that city, I found only one name above the rest, Chez Victor. To add to my delight, I was extremely lucky to find a location so close to the train station.
The service at this restaurant is above average, with a few exceptions. I was served by two individuals, a floor manager and a server. The floor manager was extremely polite and knew what they were doing. They had a good idea of where to put people. That person actually cared for the customers. The server, on the other hand, spent more time counting bills and serving drinks, then tending to a customer. Despite that, I was very happy with the way I was handled.
My expectations were met on one level, seeing the steady stream of individuals and groups coming in to partake in burgers. The place was packed and reservations were a plenty. There are many other locations of this particular restaurant in Quebec City, so the whole region is covered.
Le Raffiné
This burger contains onions, lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, Dijon mustard, sauteed mushrooms, cream cheese, and bacon.
This burger has a lot of what I like to have in my selection. As a matter of fact, it shares a lot of the same ingredients as the first burger I’ve ever had. I learned from my mistake in Ottawa, so I made sure to do my research and choose well before hand. The first thing I noticed was the size of the burger. It was a little smaller than I expected. Honestly, it was the only let down. The meat tasted very well. The cream cheese, even though it got everywhere, went well with the bacon and beef. The mushrooms fell out, but that wasn’t a concern at all. After using an abundance of napkins, I was satisfied. Along with the poutine, this makes a decent combination to have.
Coleslaw
Poutine
The poutine is a 3 dollar upgrade on the lunchtime menu. I was more than pleased to choose this with my burger. I was a little concerned when I saw the poutine was actually bigger than the burger. The sauce was nothing out of the ordinary. The cheese curds were a little cold at first, but warmed up as the process went on. The overall poutine tasted good and complemented the burger well.
275 Hickson
Montreal, Quebec
Metro: De L’Eglise
Bus: STM 12, 37, 58, 61, 71, 107, 108
Visit: October 12, 2010
When I passed by, I didn’t even know if the place was open, because it was so empty. But, luckily for me, the front door was unlocked and I entered. Even though it started off empty, the place filled up rather quickly. The service is caring enough for the crowd. I even witnessed one server exit to go buy a customer the newspaper. That’s nice and all, but service lagged when more people came. Two servers for one restaurant is somewhat too little.
4x4 Burger
This burger contains lettuce, onions, tomatoes, mushrooms, cream cheese, and bacon. I have come to the conclusion that cream cheese works really well in burgers. This burger is no exception. The one part I didn’t like was having to place my own lettuce, onion, and tomato into the burger. That was a little disturbing to me. The burger tasted good for what it was. Though it wasn’t special, it tasted good enough that most people coming in ordered burgers. If everyone is ordering burgers, it must be saying something. This burger is definitely worth a try.
1200 Saint-Hubert
Montreal, Quebec
Metro: Berri-UQAM
Bus: 14, 15, 30, 125, 150, 410, 427, 430, 715, 747
Visit: April 7, 2010
This place looks like a very tiny establishment. Once you walk in, you see the multitudes of seats that are available to you. The patron was very nice and respected every single one of the customers. I did not feel uncomfortable whatsoever during my brief visit.
Burger w/cream cheese and bacon.
The burger contains lettuce, tomatoes, cream cheese, pickles, and bacon. From the first bite, I was pleased. Every bite until the end was pretty good. I chose the cream cheese option and it complemented the bacon and meat very well. They also included a very tasty orange slice which I was pleased with. The price is also very affordable. Burger, fries and drink for about 10 dollars. A must try.
4351 De Lorimier
Montreal, Quebec
Bus: STM 10, 29, 45, 97
Visit: January 27, 2010
This restaurant is a small restaurant which is quite cozy. The staff were quite courteous and treated their customers well.
Blanc Creme
This is a burger contains lettuce, tomatoes, mushrooms, mayonnaise, dijon mustard, and cream cheese. I’ll say right now the taste brought me back to the first burger I had at La Paryse. The taste held up throughout. The issue I had was the bun was rock hard. With the condiments seeping through, the bottom bun just fell apart.
The meal came with the poutine and a salad. All together, the portion sizes were rather large. So your value for your dollar is very reasonable.
Poutine
Ma’am-M Bolduc is more known for its poutine. So, when I was faced with the option of switching my fries for poutine, I went for it. I figured since I was there, I’d hit two birds with one stone. The poutine was good but not special from anything I’ve ever had before.
