text: I was lucky enough to get a great parking spot right in front of Schwartzs on St Laurent I had to remind myself how Montreal parking works it is been a while since I have driven in the city You have to know your parking spot assigned number so you can enter it into the parking machine on the street You do not need to put the ticket on your dash you just need to make sure you are entering the right spot assigned number in to the machinennI did not see any lines so this was good it was about pm Walking into the place it was still packed There was a single stool at the bar so I ended up taking that spot which worked out since I was by myselfnnThe choice was simple smoked meat sandwich If I did not get the fries I probably could have eaten sandwiches I did get the fries which are basically fries but they are good The black cherry Cott soda was a good compliment I am trying to drink less pop these days but really it was a must to complete the trinity nnThis sandwich is spot on and this is one of the reasons why Montreal will always have one up on TO when it comes to food I AM GOING TO this one food item is one of the cornerstones of Montreals food extravaganza If it is not their version of bagels or pizza or steamies it is their smoked meat and this place serves the best I have had nnI went to Katz in NYC but did not get end up eating there We walked in and walked out pretty fast Why It felt like I was lining up for get on a Disney ride before the reservation system Thanks but no thanks it was a long walk that day in the summer in lower Manhattan and although I cannot compare what Schwartzs has compared to Katzs I probably will not ever have to Schwartzs was no nonsense quick no line up and I did not have to feel like I needed a wristband to get into a club that had bottle servicennSchwartzs again the best I have had in my life for Montreal smoke meat Carnegie Deli on th Ave in NYC so far is the best corned beef and pastrami I have had nnSchwartzs prices also are not outrageous either Considering they serve a lot of sandwiches both eat in and take out their consistency of their quality has really no choice but to be what they are in order to garner the attention they deserve nnI will have to now make this restaurant a must go place every time I go to Montreal now I think I may go there again on the way out of town too