When Bofinger's first opened in '06 me thinks, the food was off the charts. Lineups out the door, people singing its praises, it was a great place to go for somewhat-authentic-bbq.
Apparently the owner made a million in his first year. How did he repay us? by determining that we were idiots that would keep going even if he went from selling us fresh out of the smoker bbq to refrigerated lower quality ribs that he ships in from his industrial kitchen in TMR.
These days I'll go 2 or 3 times a year, usually when I have forgotten the mediocre experience of my last visit.
Terribly over rated, but now its attendance is matched to its quality (i.e. not at all).
I wish I could recommend somewhere else, but Montreal is a haven for mediocre food at good food prices.