Restaurant thread....the best place to eat...Where!!!

[The Nature Boy]

Beav,
spoke to that buddy of mine who told me about pepe’s He’s also recommending

zapaddias apizza in West Haven. Ur thoughts?

I happen to be a pizza snob n the best shit I get where I am is Pizza Hut unfortunately

 

[Bred Sob]

Re: Another Montréal Pizza Disappointment

Have you tried Pizzeria Napoletana? It is in Little Italy not too far away from Marché Jean-Talon. The pizza is pretty good in my view (at least the crust is really thin), and the place is BYOW, which I especially appreciate. I usually buy a nice bottle of beer or cider (depending on the mood) at Le Marché des Saveurs du Québec and bring it over to the pizza place. it is five-minutes walk, or even less.

Just wish I lived closer to the city so I could do all that more often.

Pizzeria Napoletana

 

[EagerBeaver]

Nature Boy,

Pepe's or Modern are the two best pizzerias for New Haven style pizza. Sally's use to be part of that "Holy Trinity" of New Haven pizza, but they were recently sold by the Consiglio family, and their future is uncertain at this point. I have not been to Sally's since the sale, but I actually liked them the best back in their heyday before the sale.

Don't know the West Haven spot you mentioned, but there are some very good New Haven style pizzerias in the New Haven suburbs. Roseland in Derby is very good as well.

 

[EagerBeaver]

Have you tried Pizzeria Napoletana? Pizzeria Napoletana

I have not tried this place. At this point I am a little bit gunshy on Montreal pizza. By the way, the pizza sucks in Florida too, and now in the Miami area some new place opened itself calling itself "New Haven Style" pizza. Not sure how good they are, all the other pizza I had in Florida was bad.

 

[The Nature Boy]

I gotta get to Pepe’s. The conference @ Yale always caters from there from i was told. I really wanted to try Europea (I think the name is) when I was in Montreal but ended up getting dragged to reubens.

 

[Titilleur]

The best pizza in MTL is http://ilfocolaio.ca/

 

[EagerBeaver]

I gotta get to Pepe’s. The conference @ Yale always caters from there from i was told. I really wanted to try Europea (I think the name is) when I was in Montreal but ended up getting dragged to reubens.

Try "the Spot" behind Pepe's. People do not realize they are owned by Pepe's making the exact same pizza. You can always get a table there when you can't at Pepe's. Their pizza is spot on, no pun intended. On weekends try to get there early and head to the Spot if there is a line out the door at Pepe's.

 

[The Nature Boy]

The cool part about where I am is Pizza Hut carries “tandoori chicken pizza” which I actually find quite tasty lol! Will have to get to “the spot”. I heard that whole strip by Yale’s changed now. There is a branch of “halal guys” which is the famed chicken n lamb cart on 53rd n sixth. Bring that n west village’s famed Katti roll to Montreal!

 

[Bred Sob]

Well, Pepe's is good, no argument, at least by U.S. standards. However I still believe that the world capital of pizza is Naples (the one in Italy of course), not New Haven. No accounting for taste, I know

By the way, the area around Jean Talon Market has quite a few other attractive dining options. I really like Brasserie Harricana, 10-minutes walk or one subway stop away. Especially for beer/cider enthusiasts. And the food is really good too.

Brasserie Harricana

 

[Titilleur]

Which Reuben’s? The one below street level or the one that’s street level? The one at the corner of McGill College and St.Catherine (below street level) is the better one. Better menu and feels more cozy, not to mention that the menu is way more extensive. No matter what’s on the menu, I always order the Super Smoked Meat platter. Speaking of super, they are super generous with the fries.

I have to concur...

The smoked meat at the Reuben's you are talking about is probably the best, tastier smoked meat in MTL... Way better than the greasy smoked meat at Schwarzt's... Jarry's smoked meat is another good one and also DELI 500...

But the best is Reuben's.... Try their spaghetti sprinkled with smoked meat... It's delicioso... They also put up a very decent veal parmigiano...

 

[The Nature Boy]

It was the street level one. I gotta get to Europea n Renoir @ Sofitel is supposed to be another good one that’s on the list. Most of the time im tired from work n just get shitty room service. Making it a point for next trip to hit these places up. I leave the pizza for NYC or Chicago!

 

[The Nature Boy]

There was a huuuge wait @ the street level reubens! I guess the other one is the place to hit up?

 

[The Nature Boy]

Thanks for the tip!

 

[The Nature Boy]

Slick ric vs macho man @ wrestle mania 8 my personal fav. Never saw him wrestle live, big regret.

 

[transatlantic]

The smoked meat at the Reuben's you are talking about is probably the best, tastier smoked meat in MTL... Way better than the greasy smoked meat at Schwarzt's... Jarry's smoked meat is another good one and also DELI 500...

I have to disagree. Tried the smoked meat sandwich last year at Reuben's. It was a wet mess; I could have wring a cup of juice from the smoked meat. The bread just started to disintegrate with the meat on top. Very messy experience.

 

[Titilleur]

I have to disagree. Tried the smoked meat sandwich last year at Reuben's. It was a wet mess; I could have wring a cup of juice from the smoked meat. The bread just started to disintegrate with the meat on top. Very messy experience.

I'm sorry for you my friend... That never happened to me in the last 6 years that I've been there... Are you sure you are talking about the one on the corner of McGill College?

 

[transatlantic]

I'm sorry for you my friend... That never happened to me in the last 6 years that I've been there... Are you sure you are talking about the one on the corner of McGill College?

The one by Peel. Are they owned by same entity?

 

[EagerBeaver]

I have to disagree. Tried the smoked meat sandwich last year at Reuben's. It was a wet mess; I could have wring a cup of juice from the smoked meat. The bread just started to disintegrate with the meat on top. Very messy experience.

I can guess at what happened. That Reubens is very, very busy. You got the last batch of meat in one steaming tin and the cook, working quickly so he could move on to the next order, picked up the tin and dumped the remaining meat onto the bread, miscalculating the amount of reserved liquid remaining in the tin. He probably said, "oops!" and moved on to the next order.

That street level Reubens actually is the only downtown restaurant I know of making true American-style pancakes with buttermilk batter. All the other places in Montreal, excepting Beauty's which makes the best American pancakes in Montreal, will try and and make an American pancake out of French crepe batter instead of buttermilk batter. Which is a disaster if you allow it to happen. Always ask what they are using for batter if they advertise American pancakes. Reubens' American pancakes are buttermilk batter based, and not bad. They are certainly at least the correct recipe and preparation, as they fluff nicely unlike the failed attempts at making pancakes with crepe batter. Street level Reubens also makes very good but grossly overpriced entree salads, although Deville Dinerbar has much better salads and much better food generally IMHO, if you want to stick to one of the overpriced downtown restaurants that primarily cater to tourists. In the cold winter months I generally allow the overpriced downtown places to take my money, because if you factor in the exchange rate, I am paying what I would for similar back home, and when it is so cold that your testicles start to shiver, it's generally is a good idea to stay near the hotel.

 

[Titilleur]

The one by Peel. Are they owned by same entity?

I've never cared to ask... Sorry.

I went to the street level Reuben's on some occasions... I've always been disappointed. Too crowdy. The vibe, for me, never worked very well at that location.

 

[EagerBeaver]

If the two Reubens are owned by the same entity, the sensible thing to do would be to call them Reubens 1 and Reubens 2. Which reminds me of the Springfield, Mass. strip club Mardi Gras, which is technically Mardi Gras 1 although not so named, because the owners opened a satellite club across the border in Ellington, CT called Mardi Gras 2. I was in Mardi Gras 2 a couple months ago and it sucked. I heard the other Mardi Gras is good/better if any of you are ever in Springfield.

If the two Reubens are not connected, then one is infringing on the trade name of the other and a lawsuit might be appropriate to avoid confusion of the consumers. Trade name rights are usually determined by who was using and properly registering the trade name first, under applicable local laws.