As an avid Montreal Steamie lover (born and raised just outside of Montreal) this really did miss the mark. I was elated walking down College one evening and seeing the advertising for Montreal style steamies outside of the shop, and I vowed to come back and give them a try.
I brought my girlfriend along a couple of weeks later who has never experienced the beautiful, melt in your mouth, flavourful masterpiece of a steamie, and I was so excited for her to try.
What we received were standard hot dogs with barely steamed buns. Although good hot dogs altogether, they were not the steamed hotdogs that I had anticipated and would much rather pay $2 to a street meat stand and get a bigger and better product. The service was mediocre and nothing to rave about.
I long for the day that someone brings the traditional Montreal steamie to Toronto. Until then, street meat it is.