Talk about blind luck. Having moved close to the Artwater Market, south of Montreal's downtown core, we ran across this small restaurant while commuting back and forth from our apartment to the market for groceries. It had a very basic sign, dated interior and was typically busy with locals all hunkered over the tables chomping away.
The piece de resistance here is their famous "Special Burger - tout grani", which translates into "with everything" (Relish, Mustard, Onions, Tomatoes and Lettuce). There are four choices, each one offering something special: Plain, Hot Peppers, Cheese, and Capicole. We opted to go big and went for a combination of these which had Hot Peppers, Cheese and Capicole. Added to that we greedily choose a Poutine to share between the two of us.
The burgers come wrapped in a thin wax-paper like packaging, while the poutine came in a soup bowl that you might find at your grandmothers home. No sense wasting energy on the surroundings when people come for what they find within them. The first bite of burger is pure flavor explosion: the burger patty is a loosely packed ground beef, perfectly seasoned, the hot peppers kick in to get your taste buds running and the capicole gives it a nice little finish. Each bite continues like this, juices running out everywhere, until you realize that you have inhaled the burger in ten large bites and didn't set it down once. The first time is like this for everyone, the burger being that delicious that people are unable to set it down.
Now on to the poutine! With ample handfuls of squeaky cheese, crisp golden fries and a good solid 'sauce burn', I give this poutine a serious thumbs up. A perfect compliment to the burger we had so quickly devoured.
And for this two person meal - $10.50 taxes included. Amazing.
2523, Notre-Dame Ouest [MAP] - 514-934-0818
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