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Décarie Hot Dogs, founded in 1969, [1] is a diner counter restaurant located on Décarie Boulevard in the Saint-Laurent district of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It specializes in hot dogs and french fries .
The city of Montreal did not permit street food carts from 1947 until 2011, leading to a proliferation of small "greasy spoon" restaurants which are variations on the classic Québécois casse-croute (snack bar) restaurants. [1] These restaurants may serve hot dogs with fresh-cut fries (patates frites, often served "very brown and greasy ...
The storefront windows were famous for the top-to-bottom stacks of large jars full of hot banana peppers. [4] The deli was open 24 hours a day, unusual for restaurant in the downtown core. Beginning in the 1970s Dunn's Famous began to focus more on Montreal-style smoked meat, eventually stopping its promotion of Pastrami. [5] [6]
The Montreal Pool Room is a well-known and well-regarded greasy spoon restaurant, located in the city's former red-light district on Saint Laurent Boulevard, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The restaurant has been open since 1912 (registered 1921) and is known for its "underground allure", described by some as being a "seedy goodness". [ 1 ]
The business began in 1951 [1] on Avenue Lafleur in LaSalle, Quebec (in the Montreal area). It was set up by Denis Vinet who had spent the previous ten years selling hot dogs and french fries from a van in LaSalle. The business gradually grew into a Montreal-wide chain. Port of Montreal location's sign.
Cora, based in Montreal, has 128 restaurants and was started by Cora Tsouflidou in 1987. It can be found in every Canadian province (but PEI). In 2008, the restaurant changed its name from Cora's breakfast and lunch (in French, Chez Cora déjeuners) to Cora. Serving such breakfast items as eggs, crepes and French toast, it is known for its all ...
Other notable long-time Montreal smoked meat delicatessens, which competed with Schwartz's but have since closed include Bens De Luxe Delicatessen & Restaurant (1908–2006), The Brown Derby (1955–2000), [7] Main Deli Steak House (1974–2023) and Quebec Smoked Meat (1950–2023). Schwartz's still prepares its smoked meat and other offerings ...
The Gibeau Orange Julep restaurant (also known colloquially as OJ or The Big Orange or The Julep or The Orange Julep) is a roadside attraction and fast food restaurant in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The building is in the shape of an orange, three stories high, with a diameter of 12.3 metres (40 ft).