Why the h*ll is it that in Montreal, the gastronomic capital of Canada, one cannot find a decent southern-recipe barbeque of any type (not Memphis, not Carolina, not Kansas City, not Texan, not anything!)?
2006-08-15 12:14:09 · 9 answers · asked by Lisa 3 in Dining Out ➔ Canada ➔ Montreal
Sorry, Lynn D. If you think Mesquite
is delicious, or even good, then not only do you not know real BBQ but you must think lobster should be eaten with chocolate ice cream as a sauce. Restaurant Mequite is TERRIBLE (with exception that its pulled pork is just OK, as is its catfish). As a matter of fact, my last visit (I've been there thrice, keeping to the catfish the latter two, because my boss likes the backened salmon there, notwithstanding they do not blacken salmon in Louisiana!). The last time he took along two American clients who tried to be polite in telling him the food was not authentic. An owner came to table and admitted it, saying that management had decided Montrealers would not want the real thing. "Too greasy, too spicy, and the sauce not to the Quebec taste"
she said. Unfortunately this prejudice is too common in Montreal but usually surmountable in ethnic restaurants by asking for "gout authentique, pas de gout quebecois, svp" but not at our BBQs, alas!
2006-08-17 09:33:23 · update #1
I live here & often wonder the same thing. Everything just seems to be so behind when it comes to other cultural fare. We seem to be stuck in a rut when it comes to expanding the gastronomic menu, culturally.
2006-08-16 05:58:52 · answer #1 · answered by somebrowning 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MESQUITE. Decarie, near the Villa Maria metro.
Pulled pork, cornbread, ribs, etc. It's DELICIOUS.
I hope I've made your day!
http://www.mesquite.ca/
Ok... I read your rant. I've eaten BBQ in Austin, Texas at two of their most beloved places, and while Mesquite isn't A list, it's certainly not the pile of s**t you make it out to be. It's a good restaurant with a steady clientele.
If you want authentic southern bbq, then maybe you need to go to the source. Montreal ain't Memphis... and why should it be?
2006-08-17 14:56:02 · answer #2 · answered by Lynne D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Calm down. Just get some smoked meats. Montreal has that, and it's good stuff.
2006-08-15 23:54:54 · answer #3 · answered by kako 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There used to be a place, I think in NDG, that was called La Louisiane. Did it close down? I think it may have.
I still like Bar-B-Barn, but I guess you'll shoot me.
2006-08-16 05:15:42 · answer #4 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uuh --- Aah -- like everything. Get to NYC as fast as you can before something rots off.
2006-08-15 19:24:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Answer my question and be my guest enjoy
2006-08-20 02:25:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lisa - Montreal has it all - just have to look for it !
2006-08-18 00:56:57 · answer #7 · answered by stanley f 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
TRY http://www.mesquite.ca/
THEY HAVE ALOT OF INFO
2006-08-19 14:11:51 · answer #8 · answered by pepsikiss 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is waaaaay too french, thats the problem
2006-08-15 19:22:28 · answer #9 · answered by hanumistee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋