text: my first impression of Schwartzs as i peaked through the window was this place is major old school which makes plenty of sense since it is been in business since the early s Seating is communal but there are seats at the counter The menu is in French but the waiters speak English so do not worry about whipping out your pocket translator i believe most people are there for one thing and one thing only which is their smoked meat the smoked meat is similar in taste to corn beef it is served on rye bread and with a touch of mustard there is a good ratio of meat to bread i was a bit worried there was going to be a huge tower of meat that i was not going to be able to finish i also ordered a side of fries as it seemed like the thing to based on what other people were ordering i feel a bit guilty but i sorta liked the fries more than the smoked meat perhaps it was because good fries in the states is hard to come by or maybe smoked meat was not as good as i expected i think it is fair to say it was a little of both if you are a visitor like myself i would recommend this place because it is cool to visit places that are rich in tradition