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DowntownFoodReviews

Vietnamese Sandwiches and more at Sandwich Mi Bao

March 1, 2023 0 comment
FoodReviewsVille St. Laurent

Ville Saint-Laurent’s new solo ramen shop – Kumamoto Ramen

February 1, 2023 0 comment
FoodKirklandReviewsWest-island

Authentic Spicy Szechuan Street Food in Kirkland – Mala Express

January 3, 2023 0 comment
FoodReviewsVilleray

100% Quebecois Fried Chicken – Jack Le Coq

November 24, 2022 2 comments
DowntownFoodReviews

Hottest hot pot spot around – Liuyishou Hotpot.

October 27, 2022 0 comment
FoodReviewsWest-island

Teishoku Style Dining in Saint-Anne-de-Bellevue – Mont-Brise Cuisine Japonaise

October 18, 2022 0 comment
DowntownFoodReviews

Vietnamese Sandwiches and more at Sandwich Mi Bao

by Jason March 1, 2023
written by Jason

Who doesn’t love a sandwich? It’s the most versatile meal and snack. You can eat it in a restaurant or in a park. It’s delicious on a plate or in the Metro with a shark. The humble sandwich is always a go-to meal regardless of the situation. Whether it’s a BLT or beef shawarma, pork belly bao or even hot dog, I love all sandwiches. I especially love banh mi. A Vietnamese sandwich packed full of grilled meats, pork loaf, fresh verbs and pickles. I was recently invited to check out a new banh mi spot Mi Bao.

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March 1, 2023 0 comment
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FoodReviewsVille St. Laurent

Ville Saint-Laurent’s new solo ramen shop – Kumamoto Ramen

by Jason February 1, 2023
written by Jason

I’ve said it before that Montreal’s ramen scene is strong. Some might even argue; too strong. What’s great about having so may options is that everyone is relatively on the same playing field. When everyone is lined up next to each other doing the same thing, that’s only when the stars will shine the brightest. My gold medal standard bowl of ramen is from Yokato Yokabai. Their classic tonkotsu is undefeated. Although (don’t tell anyone) I’ve become a big fan of their Gomami broth – a sesame based broth. This week I went to check out the new location of Kumamoto Ramen in Ville Saint Laurent to see where they stack up.

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February 1, 2023 0 comment
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FoodKirklandReviewsWest-island

Authentic Spicy Szechuan Street Food in Kirkland – Mala Express

by Jason January 3, 2023
written by Jason

We’re going to start 2023 with a bang. Literally. A meal at this place felt like a straight body-shot to the gut. You may not know it but not only does Montreal have great Chinese restaurants, but we are home to restaurants that represent the various regional cuisines of China – as per my article for Tourism Montreal. The majority of restaurants in the city serve Cantonese cuisine- fried noodles, sweet and sour deep this and thats, rice dishes, sizzling platters, dumplings. It’s once you get into regional specialties can you tell the difference. The spices, the techniques, the ingredients. The regional cuisine that stands out is Szechuan. I recently discovered the small Szechuan restaurant – Mala Express – in one of the most obvious neighbourhoods in the city… Kirkland.

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January 3, 2023 0 comment
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FoodReviewsVilleray

100% Quebecois Fried Chicken – Jack Le Coq

by Jason November 24, 2022
written by Jason

In the past several years, it seems like the city has experienced an exponential boom in fried chicken spots. You’ve got the OGs like, Triple Crown, Icehouse, Mon Ami, Comon, to the new kids, Olivia’s, Corilla, Cali and Maffeo’s. I’d like to say that the fried chicken frenzy has peaked but with a few more spots that I have lined to to write about, I don’t see an end in sight… for now. That being said, this week, I hit up one of our home-grown fried chicken chains to pop up, Jack Le Coq.

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November 24, 2022 2 comments
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DowntownFoodReviews

Hottest hot pot spot around – Liuyishou Hotpot.

by Jason October 27, 2022
written by Jason

Have you had hot pot before? It’s often referred to as “Asian fondue”. Which technically isn’t wrong. The principle is the same. Things dipped in a simmering liquid and eaten with a sauce. When you think fondue, you picture a pot of simmering tepid broth heated by a can of sterno. Different color-coded two-tined prods sticking out holding on to thin slices of meat or vegetables. The main difference between hot pot and western or French “fondue” is that Asian hot pot is better. PERIODT. I recently had the opportunity to check out one of the hottest hot pot spots around, Liuyishou Hotpot in downtown.

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October 27, 2022 0 comment
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FoodReviewsWest-island

Teishoku Style Dining in Saint-Anne-de-Bellevue – Mont-Brise Cuisine Japonaise

by Jason October 18, 2022
written by Jason

Quick, name you most favourite Japanese restaurant in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue. As we all know this area of the city is a bustling hub for fine Asian cuisine. Jokes aside, if you know anything the current Montreal restaurant scene, you would not be surprised to find hidden gems in any corner of the city. Blue-collar neighbourhoods like Verdun or Ville Émard or Côte-Saint-Paul once known for their greasy-spoons and casse croutes are now home to awesome Asian restaurants like Comon, Les Street Monkeys and casual fine dining with the likes of Joe Beef’s McKiernan. Or maybe Laval which was once a baron wasteland of anything delicious is now home to fun drinking and food spots like 123Dzo, Gon Bui and modern Italian at Gatto Matto. The list goes on. This week we’re going to the way West Island to check out your new favorite Japanese restaurant Mont Brise serving Teishoko style dining.

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October 18, 2022 0 comment
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BYOWCote-des-NeigesReviews

New Dim Sum in Cote Des Neiges – Oriental Fusion

by Jason September 29, 2022
written by Jason

Your favourite secret Chinese restaurant is back at it again with an undercover (well not anymore) DAILY dim sum service. I first wrote about this place eight years ago. For those who don’t know about this Chinese restaurant speakeasy, it’s in the basement of an all you can eat sushi spot. When you walk into Kanda Sushi on Decarie, disregard the hostess station and walk past the sushi bar towards the spiralling stairs. Pass the high chairs and random pile of table linens, the stairs will give way to an alternate universe, a second restaurant – a restaurant within a restaurant – Oriental Fuzion.

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September 29, 2022 0 comment
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FoodReviewsVille St. Laurent

Best French Toast in Montreal- Les Bourrelets Café

by Jason September 16, 2022
written by Jason

I know I often talk in superlatives and hyperbole. Likening something to a mind shattering experience of epic proportion‘s or comparing something to the warm embrace of your mother. I mean, both statements could be true. I’ve eaten a lot of things so if I tell you something is awesome I’m usually right. Also your mom‘s hugs are A1, trust me. So, when I tell you that this place serves the best French toast you’ll ever have in Montreal you’ll have to believe me. And I’m not even a fan of French toast. This week I visited a local café that if you closed your eyes and concentrated hard enough, you’d think you were transported to a quaint Parisian neighbourhood. You need to go to Les Bourlettes Café in Ville St. Laurent.

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September 16, 2022 0 comment
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ReviewsVerdun

All-Day breakfast and comfort food in verdun – Millmans

by Jason September 1, 2022
written by Jason

Brunch is such a funny concept. Yes, we all understand that it’s the meal between breakfast and lunch. It often consists of foods that you might consider a bit too heavy to eat for breakfast, but push eating that dish a couple of hours, it’s perfectly acceptable to eat before lunch. Is brunch time based food? Or it is food relegated to the weekend that’s an excuse to day drink before noon? In any case, it’s definitely a western thing. See dim sum, pho, grilled fish and steamed egg in dashi. Except for the big chains, it’s only been in the last little while that we’ve been lucky enough to have restaurants that offer brunchy things daily – Janine, Regine, Pointe Claire Deli, and Tommy to name a few. This week, I checked out the newest spot serving daily breakfast and brunch in Verdun, Millmans.

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September 1, 2022 0 comment
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FoodReviewsVille St. Laurent

Discover the tastes and flavours of the Silk Road – Restaurant Miran

by Jason August 19, 2022
written by Jason

I’ve been writing about the Montreal food and Montreal restaurant scene for over 15 years (!) In the past decade and a half (!!) I’ve been witness to fads, trends, restaurants come and go, some with great fanfare, others quietly. What I love most about writing about food are the places that normally would not get noticed. The places who fly under the radar because they are so busy doing their own thing to draw attention to themselves. The gems. I’ll admit, the places that I often selfishly keep to myself. But then realize it goes against exactly what I set our to do 15 years ago; sharing my experiences and discoveries I make eating my way across the city. I’m going to tell you about this place I’ve been going to because, I think you’ll enjoy it as much as I do; Restaurant Miran.

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August 19, 2022 0 comment
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People get hungry and need to find good places to eat... I am people, and here are the places I've found. This is a log of my endeavors set forth to discover the hidden gems of the city I call home, Montreal. I vow to not leave one hot pot lid unturned, snail shell hollowed, or souvlaki foil emptied until I can safely say that I ate my way across Montreal. It's a big claim, but it's one I'm making.

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