I went to this location for a pre-game dinner, before heading over to the Bell Centre for a Bruins vs. Habs game. \n\nThe place was pretty packed with fans that had the same idea as us. Our group was a mix of 3 Habs fans and 2 Bruins fans (myself included). We figured it would be best to have one of the Montreal fans go put her name in for the table. No need being skipped over, if the hostess happens to be a serious fan. We had a 20 minute wait which I thought was very reasonable given how close we were to the Bell Centre and how many people were already there. I grabbed us a round at the bar and we were able to look over the menu while we waited. Which helped.\n\nWe were seated in about 15 minutes. Again, pretty impressive on the turn around they have there. Because we had already looked at the menu at the bar we were able to put our full order in right away. Which the waitress appreciated.\n\nI had the 1/2 rack of ribs and 1/2 grilled chicken with fries... The ribs were your standard \"Baby Back\" style pork ribs. They weren't very \"fall off the bone\" but the meat was tender enough. It wasn't too tough or hard to chew, which can be common in chain restaurants, due mostly to over-cooking. These were just fine, on par with some of the packaged ribs you can find in the super markets (example: Lloyd's, Curley's, etc.). The sauce was on the sweeter side... and they made sure to not drown the ribs, so you could still taste the meat. As for the chicken... the taste was a nice smokey contrast to the sweetness of the sauce on the ribs. But like most of these types of meals, the meat did get a little dry the further in you went.\n\nI'd give the waitress high marks due to the fact that she was clearly slammed, but made sure we always had our drinks when we needed another round and even was lighthearted enough to do some friendly Montreal/Boston trash-talking.\n\nI would definitely put this on the list of places to grab a sit down meal before a game at the Bell Centre or if you go on a bit more of a quiet night. It's perfectly fine for a casual date night.
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