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| - In Montreal it seems to be normal to charge good money for mediocre to poisonous food. We're it not for my favourite cheap and cheerfuls (Thali, Thai Express and a few others) I would never eat out at all.
This evening a friend of mine wanted to go for a bite, I was really just looking for a coffee while he ate. We ended up at the Griffintown, because it was close and looked reasonably appealing.
Once seated I checked out the menu, and though I wasn't hungry I saw Pulled Pork Tacos and couldn't resist. Now -- I should know better, as there is one thing you can be sure of -- no one in Montreal actually knows how to cook, much less something as tasty as pulled pork.
My pal ordered a burger, and when he specified no bacon, what do you know he got bacon -- STRIKE 1
My Pulled Pork arrived, and it was cold: trichinosis anyone??? STRIKE 2 I sent it back, and at that moment I realized that Griffintown was another over-hyped, under serving restaurant.
I didn't want anything else to eat, as god knows what goes on in that kitchen, but making food is obviously not their forte.
The final strike was the out of tune, bad sounding piano, being beaten by some woman who required sheet music to play old standards, and her accompanist, a microphoned double bass.
Would I go there again?? BZZZT
The only saving grace was they comp'd our meal. Which when you think about it, thats about what it was worth -- nothing.
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