This restaurant is a Jewish institution in Montreal. It's been around a long, long time. Places don't stay around this long arbitrarily; they last because they're good and they have a loyal clientele. \n\nMy grandparents frequented this restaurant, my parents go regularly to this restaurant, and I used to go here a lot growing up (and I still do, when I visit my hometown). \n\nDo I think it's the best steak in the entire universe? No, not really. I think it's darn good, but it's not the absolute best I've ever had. My father would disagree with me, though. For him, this restaurant consistently serves the best steaks he's ever had, anywhere, hands down. I guess this difference in opinion is due to the fact that everyone's sense of taste (physically, literally) differs, and everyone's sensibilities differ. There's a great deal of nostalgia filtering our respective opinions as well. \n\nI love this place, just knowing the history here, and the fact that so many generations of Montrealers have their family histories tied into this restaurant's history. I like how the waiters know my parents so well, and knew me when I was growing up and my dad when he was young, too. (How we miss Frank!). I love the coleslaw and famous pickles and fried onions. The martinis are always great. The service is always attentive. The steaks are very, very good (ranging to excellent or awesome, depending on one's taste). The plates of mandel bread (Jewish cookies) or choices from the pastry cart all make for a super dessert with coffee. Real coffee. In coffee cups. This is tradition. This is good.
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