Just off the ass end of the west part of the island of Montreal is this little road house that serves up smoked meat that easily lays claim to the title "better than Schwartz's". It's certainly easier to park. And the fries easily eclipse Schwartz's.
You order at a little cubby hole and then sit in the dining portion and await your waitress with your order. The Pete's special runs a hair under $10 for smoked meat on light rye, a pickle, slaw, and fries. The jumbo runs about $14 with about twice the meat. If you love getting your maw on a nice stack of amazing smoke meat, you'll probably want to get the jumbo.
The fries are heaven, with an almost creamy texture.
Come early as the place seems to quickly fill up on weekends by noon.