When I was really hungry for eggs, meat and potatoes for breakfast I used to go to Reubens on St. Catharines.
That's the place I was talking about which was the only restaurant downtown where you could get reliable American pancakes 2002-2017. There were actually two Reuben's at one time, one was for locals and the other was for tourists. The one I was talking about was between Peel and Stanley on south side of St. Catherine. The other one for the locals was further west on St. Catherine. Is either one still there? Back in the day, I would come to Montreal, check in at Le Centre Sheraton, exchange money at Calforex on Peel, and then go and have a late pancake breakfast at Reuben's around the corner.
I one time remember seeing Doc Holliday in there. He would order his smoked meat sandwich there. So I saw him in there and his sandwich was eaten and his fries hadn't been touched. I said to Holliday, "what's a matter you don't like French Fries? Can I have them?" And he said "no! I love French Fries and I always save them for last!" I couldn't wrap my head around that but as they say different strokes for different folks!