If you are visiting Montreal or live in Montreal, this is a MUST (and I really mean a MUST!) place to come to eat (even if you aren't hungry, you just gotta try it! And if you are not a meat eater... then this place will make you want to convert). I heard a lot about this place from one of my cousins and he even asked my brother and I to bring him back some of the famous smoked meat since we decided to make a trip to Montreal.
I am so glad we stopped in here because the food was amazing! When we first walked over here, there was a line that was out the door, but it went by rather quickly (and this was in the afternoon around 2 pm on a week day). The smoked sandwich (I prefer the lean over the regular and fatty versions) was just so meaty and the portion was incredibly generous and very flavorful (taste like pastrami to me, but better). The turkey sandwich here is pretty good too. And I love that pickle spear that comes w/ the meal. Oh and by the way, if you come early at 8 am, you won't be able to order hot meat until at least 10 am.
We purchased about 2 pounds of meat for my cousin to bring back to Toronto, which was sealed in a vac packed bag and also decided to buy 2 pounds of meat to take back home with us to California too. We were able to get through customs (in a carry on luggage) no problem. We had a receipt to show that we purchased it from Schwartz' in case, but the guy at customs never asked and just let us through (but secretly he was probably trying to think up of a way to cease it from us so that he could eat it during his lunch break).