Does anyone remember Rex Pizza at 2nd avenue and Wellingon (I think). The owner was Nick. When you asked for extra anything, you got extra !! The french fries were out of this world also.
Ah.....the smell of Kentucky Fried Chicken wafting through the air at Lasalle and Verdun Avenues. Another memory.
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today i went to the main for a smoked meat, these are the best places to have a real smoked meat, moishes for a good steak. near future will post pictures of verdun hot stops for dining.
That's the nice thing of living back there,where you can go for Good Food, just about anywhere in Montreal had decent grub,...of course though We did have our favourites,.... I've got to get back there,for a visit,just to be able to eat all my favourite stuff ------------------------------------------------------------------------Verdun
My mouth is watering don't mention the smoke meat
from the main. or the roast beef from Mannions Tavern in the point. I MISS THE
FOOD FROM HOME!!!!!!
Lynn North Bay
one review of Magnan's: To enjoy the finest roast beef in Montreal, diners need only cross the small bridge overlooking the Lachine canal. Once they spot the brick building with the small sign that reads "Restaurant et Taverne Magnan", they will have arrived at the site of a thriving family business with an impressive local history. It all started in 1932, when Marie-Ange and Armand Magnan opened a small tavern catering to workers of the canal and neighbouring factories. Their plan was to offer simple, homespun and affordable meals in a friendly setting. Success came quickly and with it, a series of expansions. In 1953, Yves, the son, took over, and in 1989, women no longer had to disguise themselves in order to gain admission, an event which soon prompted the opening of a more refined dining room. Yves' son-in-law, Alain Gauthier, now runs this infamous Montreal institution.
Patrons will find everything they require to satisfy their needs regardless of the time of day, their moods or appetites. During the week, breakfast is served as early as 8:00 am, the perfect time to grab a bite before work. The terrace is open in the summer and parking spaces are available year-round. The restaurant displays an impressive collection of black and white photos retracing the history of the establishment. One floor above, the tavern features a wide screen television that projects sporting matches or other popular programs. And in the other room, a roaring fire crackles beneath the chimney. The decor has remained faithful to the past, which the regulars greatly appreciate.
Sampling the famous roast beef is a must. Tender and juicy, it is still prepared according to a secret recipe that dates back 40 years. Other favourites include the grilled meats, the poached or grilled salmon, and the pig knuckles, not to mention the gigantic beef ribs. For lunch, a number of sandwiches are offered, including the highly recommended Magnan roast beef club. Beer lovers will enjoy the light and dark ales, served on tap, of course.
Patrons who would like their friends to sample the delicious meat cuts can purchase them on site, as well as home-made tourtieres and assorted pies; just ask your waiter! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lynn ,you can also order to take home,........We sometimes have their black pepper sauce ,sent out to us here on Vancouver Island,.....and it's always appreciated,...generally friends of ours ,will pick up and send us a 'Care' package from Home,.....Smoked Meat ,.or Cheese Curds,...PepperSauce,.... and it's usually a 'must' stop when visiting I'm visiting,Montreal (along with all the other mandatory stops,....EggRolls,.Pizza,...Smoked Meat,......Steamies,(& a few 'toastees' too)...............hahahahaha Always good for a few extra pounds on the way back,,,,,,,,(of & plenty of Cold Ones,too).......... Although I have heard of a few poor reviews,at Magnan's in the last few years,...It still is first to Pop into my mind.........The Capri is apparently considered really good ,.......although I have sampled the Molson in the Capri,.I have not had occasion to eat there yet,.....but it will be on my list,next time I get to go to Montreal,........ Lynn,...here's a link to Magnan's http://www.magnanresto.com/
Don't forget also another famous Montreal Food Stop,....... The Bar--B--Barn........................................... http://barbbarn.ca/ Have Fun & Remember Verdun(Montreal)
have not heard that name in awhile, Mannions Tavern , my twin brother and his elevator gang hangout..Always nice to hear about something from the past..A lot of good people came from verdun and the Point..Think they are all in Ontario now, ha ha...does anyone goes back far enough to rememember walking across the powerhouse dam to the small island across. John
Johnmelinvin2
Mannions Tavern is another place I visit when I go
back home although it has been awhile since I"ve had the best roast beef . My
Dad's family were in the elevator trade and so was my brother inlaw. Woody, Most
of the Yetman's too Yetmans good to hear about all the good places to
eat.
Lynn
John. I remember walking across to the small island by the power dam. When I think about it, I know that it was a very dangerous thing to do. Did it more than once though. Winston Allison
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Les
How do your friends send the goods from
home?
my MOUTH IS WATERING!!
I AM NOW THINKING WHO COULD SEND ME THE
STUFF.
Lynn
Levisjeans. if it's Smoked Meat,...Vaccum Packed Bags,..will do the trick no problem,......generally if we have some Peppersauce .coming it's in with other stuff from home,.and the container is sealed really well,......but you could (if your friends have access to a sealer,send it that way as well,....I usually get a few Montreal Newspaper articles,...(Habs stuff ,...good ot bad,...they like to bug me too,...if the Habs aren't doing well,..(like tonight AGAIN).........hahaha............but it's prety easy for them to mail a properly packed box out,...... Now some of the smoked meat restaurants will send it to you as well:but I doubt that Magnan's is on that list,....(what did the website ? I didn't read if they deliver)....... http://www.lestersdeli.com/frameset.htm (they advertise,that they deliver to the USA,...but I think that got 'kiboshed' after 2001 fiasco http://www.schwartzsdeli.com/index2.html (checkout these guys too) Hey Levisjeans these guys have a secure order form as well: https://secure.becquet.com/~deli/secure_order.html ......................."now Will that be Cash or Chargex...........hahahahaha (we were talking about Chargex a few weeks back......
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Les, I agree vaccum pack is the best. I have been sending smoked meat out west to Calgary and as far as Tasu by air and Smither's, Granisle and a few other places for over 20 years. I treat my sisters to a party every now and then with a brisket or two with the rye bread and what ever trimings. Always from Quebec Smoked meat. They vaccum pack it whole or if you wish they will slice and then vaccum pack it for you. Danny
Les what do they have that is to die for in Vancouver that you cannot get here in MTL. We always talk about the food here but what about the places that everybody has moved too, tell us about that good stuff that I would remember if I had visited. Danny
I took my son to Rex just a few yrs back-I think it's still there!I still haven't found a pizza place that comes close to Woodland Pizza...and in the later years after Barries,Mommies Fish and Chips on Church Avenue is the BEST!(Yup it's still Church Ave to me)!
Lots of stuff DannyB,.........many many types of Seafood,...different types of Fish not just Salmon,.................Dannyb most of us Montrealer's were not big Fish Eaters (nor are a lot of Prairie folk),......but the real secret is How Good is the Seafoood your getting,.....Beleive it or not Dan,.....my buddy Tom got me into appreciateing good stuff,.....If you have well prepped stuff,....You should encounter 'No Bones'.......and it isn't the standard 'Batter it up,.so noone tastes the stuff)......Having friends who are commercial fishermen help,..(and the cost is very Montreal Friendly........hahahahaha) .......................and the Compnay DannyB is just like being at Home........hahahah The world is fairly small these days ,so better grub is more prevalent,... ........but the best (still Montreal),....Half the Appreciation,.comes from the friends you have around you......(and Oh yea,.......lots of Cool ones).....hahaha and laugh,if everyone brings that to the 'table' then a good time will be had by all....................
Sounds good Les, next time set an extra plate at that table for the spirit of the friends past. They too enjoy a good time. Danny
We'll toast 'em all DannyB,..............and I'll defer to you to make the first toast.......So now you have to come out...........hahahahahah Gotcha ....................Hey I'm not sure if I won there,.....seems I'll be supplying the grub...........(and the first couple days worth of cold ones)..........hahahahaha I'll be happy to be 'Chef Boy R Dee' for a few meals anyway........ .......can I rely on you to wear an approriate path to the Fridge,while I'm at the BBQ.....................hahahahaha I'll keep an emergency cooler on the Deck just in case you get lost.................(it's about 10- 15' to the deck from the Fridge..............hahahahahah Don't want to have to send one of these out to Find You: .....we'll lower the basket --------You Fill it Up-----then wait patiently,we'll be back......................hahahahahah OK you can get in too
Hey look who was posting P.O.M. stuff a few years back......... JMH was a fairly good historian as well......... that reminds me Have we Heard from some of our Verdun Experts lately, Guy5479,.........or Jimmy (Kungfu),.....we need a drive-by Jimmy,...... Fresco we don't hear from you too often these days (I know no trains/bus's ) .......how about VerdunReader9 (Art),......or MaroonVette.....you've got a good grasp on the Boardwalk area ...Woodland Reply
Recommend Delete Message 358 of 1380 in Discussion From: multipurposeutensil in response to Message 339 Sent: 3/25/2005 3:20 PM Here is another P.O.M. label, not from Montreal though............ .........perhaps our more 'experienced' members have sampled this product.....am old post of JMH's .....................................
Another old post....................by FrenchMAc From: FrenchMac in response to Message 379 Sent: 4/1/2005 4:32 AM I think that might be the Verdun Lawn Bowling League, jmhachey, situated where Verdun Ave. meets LaSalle Blvd. By the way......to the left of the picture was a KFC. They closed the place and tore it down the last few months. Making way for Townhouses or condo's I guess. Mac ...........the VerdunLawn Bowling League,......Remember that??
Hi Winston most of the time when i walked across the powerhouse dam ,my sister, which i had seven of them, would squeal on me and i would be grounded.Did you know Clifford Bradley, he drowned in the st lawrence, fell out of boat, in his teenage years.My wife and i were trying to remember if there were a restaurant of some sort on lasalle blv , near the dam, where one could buy hot dogs and the such. John
I knew I'd find an old Fresco post:(a train/bus enthusiast) From: Fresco in response to Message 372 Sent: 4/1/2005 9:04 AM Hi JMH, The white flag means it's a special or extra. If a group of people chartered a streetcar or extra trains were put in service that were not normally scheduled. This could be for sporting events, holidays-anything that caused them to add additional service. In 1963 I bought tickets for a chartered ride on CNR to Hemmingford, Quebec. It was sponsored by The Canadian Railroad Historical Association in Delson, Quebec. We had a little three car train that flew the white flags. Passenger trains were no longer running on this line in 1963, we got a lot of surprised looks and waves from people along the line. The train ended at the US border where the tracks ended. We were told that the train used to cross the border and go on to Lake Placid & then on to Utica, New York. I think the CNR removed the train tracks to Hemmingford in the eighties. I'm glad I rode it when I could. It's the only chartered train ride I've ever been on. Now that I'm retired I'm going to try and do some more chartered train rides. Ft.Myers, Florida has a tourist train that does some all day charter run ....................Have Fun and Remember Verdun........................................
Yes Johnmelinvin,....there was a Hot Dog Shack (on the River Side,closer to Verdun),.........most likely near Alepin (there may have been two) but they were literally just little wooden shacks,............
John. Yes there was a reasaurant close to the dam. It was more a take out, summer type place selling hot dogs, hamburgers, etc. Nothing fancy. I did not know the person who drowned. But I remember someone "hooked" a body while finishing one Saturday. I just happen to be there when they pulled him from the river. It was not a pretty site. I felt sick most of the day after that.
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Think we were very lucky when we were young and growing up in verdun/lasalle area.I recall my youth days fishing down the st. lawrence river all day,sometimes having a samll fire which got out of hand sometimes and burnt the riverbank up, fire engines would come and I would run like hell...does anyone remember, ( giving my age away) when the city use to put a red pipe of some sort acrss the road on a hot hot day and water use to come out of it, did the trick tho, did cool us off..I also recall when the natitorium was 25 cents to get in and free on saturday mornings.. John
...........and don't Forget JOHNMELINVIN2........ ........The Very Last Day, at the Natatorium ,was also FREE.................... and as kids we all made sure we ,were there......................that quarter .25 cents,.......could go along way ,up at the Rooftop Restaurant,.... a Toasted hotdog,...a bag of those .5 cent bag of Laurentide Chip pieces,....and of course a softdrink........................ ......and don't forget to throw down from the roof ,a few pieces of chips ,for your friends,who anxiously awaited below..........hahahahaha ...........and Don't Forget the Familiar cry.........."Hey I threw ,you some" Have Fun and Remember Verdun------------------
There was a larger Hotdog Place,..(the one I think Winston means),...it was across Lasalle Blvd.....at the corner of 8th & Edouard /Lasalle........later on in the 70's it became a sort of brasserie (sold booze anyway),.......but I do Remember going into the old Hotdog joint (Lasalle had quite a few actually) I lived right around the corner at one time on 9th Av,......... as well as on Lasalle Blvd btwn 5th & 6th (??) ,..across from the Knights of Columbus, or something like that........................& from there moved out West:
Hi Les,
I hope you mean an old post and not an old Fresco-Walter
................................................a Pizza from Lasalle Drive-In When did this description become Greek ............hahaha Greek Pizza
Tomatoe sauce, Mushrooms, pepperoni, green peppers, cheese .....................and this description ,from the same Menu is an all dressed All Dressed
Tomatoe sauce, Mushrooms, pepperoni, green peppers, cheese
hahahaha Yes that's what I meant 'an old post'.................... Sorry 'bout that Chief............hahahaha
Hi Laurie ! Yes I remember Rex's restaurant , Actually Nick was my dad's friend as were the other restaurant owners in Verdun, being Greek and all. The food was great back then, it has changed since then. There were so many classy , and good restaurants back then. My godfather had a restaurant called " Johnny's " on fifth avenue , and
Wellington, and it had been there for years, just beside a Jewellery Store, he did very well. It was owned by John Vatsis. Everyone loved to go there ! There are so many to name. There was the Restaurant on Wellington and Rielle owned by none other than Alex Lappos 's Dad and previously owned by his father Dennis, we all knew each other. There was also another restaurant, and now because I want to mention it the name escapes me, it was owned By Jimmy Arvanitakis right on Wellington, and if I am not mistaken right in Front of the where the Pharmaprix is presently , I think it was the Miss Wellington, or the New Verdun restaurant, sorry the mind is a little slow sometimes, if someone can help me out here, I would appreciate it ! There was also the famous Woodland's Restaurant and it still stands today , also knew the family, at least my father did. Also on Wellington near Ethel, was the Famous Labelle Bar-b-que. that was a real busy restaurant ! My Grandmother lived right behind the back of the restaurant, and we could go right to the Kitchen , and place an order , and take it out.They had the best Fish and Chips, and also great Chinese Food freshly made ! They use to serve fish, and chips in newspaper when I was young , I never forgot that, and the smell of the delicious fries, and fish mmmmmmm !!!! Getting in from the back of the restaurant we got a bird's eye view of the goings on and preparation of all the meals while waiting for our order !!!! Times have changed so much, but you cannot forget great Verdun Memories, to me Wellington along time ago in my youth was like a little Westmount by the sea ! Wellington was really in full splendour in my youth, and those memories, and smells will never leave me that is one thing for sure !!!! Just bringing back a little Nostalgia ha, ha ! Sweet_N_Gorgeous Anna
SweetNGA,....your right it was called New Verdun Restaurant,it was at one time located right on the Corner of Gordon & Wellington,..then moved to the center of the block ,beside a store called Sally Shops (I rode my skateboard,in the foyer there cause the SallyShops had that real smooth service, When they moved the New Verdun from the corner,they made it look really fancy (frontage) that was directly across the street from me(I lived at 4242 Wellington,above the old MountRoyalFurniture Store,..which became Better Bargain Store,.(or something like that) ,..the whole building was demolished,after a few fires,...and the old Greenbergs moved to that side of the street (to vacate where they were on the Corner of Galt & Wellington,...they moved to make room for the Metro Station to be built,...i ubderstand as you say it is now a Pharmacy of some type..... when the New Verdun was on the corner of Gordon & Wellington,..there was a Chinese Laundry right behind it on Gordon at the Lane...... Here's Rex's Again: .......this is not the best picture,..but on the corner past these trucks digging up Wellington,....is the old New Verdun Restaurant,........(if you knew the sign,you can just make it out ,sort of ......right hand side of the shot,....from where this picture was taken,.the photographer would have to be standing almost directly in front of where the New Verdunended up......middle of the block btwn Gordon & Galt on Wellington's North Side......... .....that picture predates the Sally Shops even........
Hi Les ! Very happy to get your feedback, you are absolutely correct ! Amazing how we all can connect with just a bit of information from one to the other ! I really appreciate the information, and yes , I can see the sign oh boy, that is really terrific Les , I love your pictures, and boy , it is absolutely fantastic, you have brought up another Verdun Oldie, Sally Shops, Wow I really love it ! My girlfriend use to shop there, I am seeing her tonight, and I will remind of one of her old haunts ha, ha ! Thanks for the memories, and there are so many more implanted in my mind, I have always been an observant person especially with People, Places . It is so good when I see someone else bring certain places back to life from the past ! Fantastico ! Sweet_N_ Gorgeous Anna
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If that is true Sandy,......it could have been me,......I used to skate in and out,between people on Wellington,.....and we always knew we were under control,.......(but I always think the kids nowadays are out of control)...........hahahahaha Funny how we change our thinking,....My sister in law,used to blow the whistle on me for the way I would cross the interesections,.she always thought I wasn't looking or something.... My favourite was the large sidewalk in front of the City & District Savings Bank at Galt & Wellington ,I would lift the front of the board and turn the corner on the back two wheels.....(thought we were pretty sharp,doing that,..but todays kids would ride circles around us.....(on their heads)......hahahaahh Mind you we didn't have those real good flexible boards they have nowadays,......I did try a friend of mines ,sons skateboard ,about 10 years ago.........didn't fall but wasn't exactly sliding down railings either.........hahahahaha cruised around this corner many a time,....till the fuzz (Remember that expression.......hahaha) put the Kibosh on skateboards.......... .............if it was me ............Sorry Mam............hahahahaha I Remember the first time someone called me Sir,.........(I didn't even know I'd been knighted)...........hahahahaha Sorry Sandy ,gals hate that Mamm thing.................
Les_F Being called maam isn't as bad as being called 'dearie'. I ABSOLUTELY HATE IT! Makes me feel like a little old lady....wait a minute.....I am a little old lady. Well on the outside only, inside I'm still sweet sixteen.
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......Sorry ................hahahahahahah but I have to say "dearie' would warrant a kick in the ... .......... .........YOUCH.................................................................you didn;t have to do that Maaaaaaa..................................
Hi Sandy, Yes, Sally's Shop was my favourite also. Even when I didn't have money, they always had amazing windows, clothes to drool over and there was always one area for bridal dresses. Dolly
I'm with you Linda. I also hate being called hon. I find dearie and hon condescending. (sp). Someone told me they are endearments. I tell people I have a name and not to call me hon, honey, dear, dearie. If they persist, I just throw it back and see how they feel. I'm bad...sometimes! :-) Dolly
Really Sandy, Maam is considered proper form of address for our Queen. When someone calls you maam it's probably because they see you as important as a queen. We do. Ed
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