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| - By now I've tried pretty much everything important on their menu, except the steak.
I've had their smoke meat sandwich, pasta, ribs, chicken and liver steak.
The smoke meat has a peppery crust and is much more tasty (more smokey and beefy) compared to the ones at Reuben's and Schwartz's. It probably is the best smoke meat in terms of flavour in Montreal, but I'm not a fan of pastrami, so I might be crowning the wrong guys like Steve Harvey.
The ribs (spare ribs) have been brushed with a thick and sweet molasses sauce. They've been cooked right but I'm not really a fan of that sauce.
The chicken is moist and tasty, different from the open fire grilled half chicken I get at Portuguese rotisseries. Note: it doesn't come with crispy skin like St-Hubert's.
The liver steak is... a big piece of liver and that's not something I particularly enjoy. No matter how it's cooked, I can't get my head to wrap around liking it.
As far as pricing goes, I'd say it's very standard, but considering its location, I think it could be a bit cheaper (heck, Montrealers already have to drive 30min to get there).
Anyway, the environment is somewhat of a honky tonk and not a good place for a first date. The live music (usually blues) is very loud. In fact, it's better to enjoy the food and pray for good blues songs because there's no way you can get any meaningful conversation across the table.
But this is THE place to go with real close friends (or people you don't wanna talk to). Enjoying live blues has been the reason I find myself in the wild wild west -- Ile-Perrot xD
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