One of the single best meals I've ever had. I know it either had to be amazing or grossly overrated as we made reservations 2.5 months in advance and could only score a table at 10PM on a Thursday evening. Needless to say, I had very high expectations for Joe Beef and JB graciously blew those expectations out of the water.
The whole menu is in French on a chalkboard on the wall. Luckily, I picked up some French in High School and College and was able to navigate our nosh options well enough. If French wasn't your thang in school then the waiters will give ya a hand with the translation. We also did our homework and mostly knew what we wanted.
The goods: We ordered some of the house pickles along with some of their housemade sourdough with butter which were a delicious beginning to the meal. Next was the sliced ham with mushrooms. I have to say this was one of the best bites of food I have ever had the pleasure of consuming. The ham was so wonderfully soft and fresh. The mushrooms were exploding with flavor and then there was a drizzle of a light cream sauce over top. This dish was absolutely divine. Next came the Lobster Spaghetti. If you think you're too old for spaghetti, get over it and order this right now! GIant chunks of lobster + claws served in a heavy cream sauce with over spaghetti. It was so heavy, but worth every artery clogging bite!
For dessert we ordered a Strawberry dish that was absolutely incredible. The Strawberries are shipped down from a farm just north of Montreal and they were so amazingly tart, tangy, and fresh. It made me feel as if I had never tasted a strawberry before and I was tasting them for the first time. Yes, sounds exaggerated but it was that good!
Our waiter Patrick was absolutely wonderful! He was great on offering suggestions (we asked him to suggest the appetizer for us). He was hysterical, kind, and super quirky.
Perfect meal in the heart of Little Burgundy.