Went to this spot on a recommendation from my boss. Even though it's far from downtown, it's open 24 hours and getting their smoked meat platter and special Jarry poutine, it's to die for. My only gripe is that it looks dated and the coleslaw I had wasn't too great but that a pretty minor, will hit this place up more often when I visit Montreal.

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we went here because we couldn't get into marquee because our friends tried walking up to the guestlist line holding tall boy cans and it pissed off the bouncer and they wouldn't let us in. but that is another story. we ended up coming here because we got in for free since we were staying at the hotel (from my experience, and the 2 nightclub nights we did this trip, this just means that the club isn't that good). i ended up waiting to go in till midnight because my friend turned 21 at midnight and they said it would be fine for him to come in then. we all got in, and even at midnight on a friday night, it was pretty dead. music was all top 40 which is alright, i am not a huge fan of it in a club, but oh well, didn't really have a choice. drinks were pretty weak, but i was buying my friends drinks for his birthday. he got 3 drinks in before he was hammered though (his first time ever drinking, i got him a patron shot, AMF, and some drink that i still do not know what all was in it, but it was all hard alcohol, i got 2 of each drink and i drank with him). the crowd there was probably mostly in there older 30's, lower 40's. bunch of creeper dudes just creeping on the girls in our group, and just a lot of dudes in general. my friend ended up being so hammered that i left with him and another friend to go do other stuff. the bouncer told us that he couldn't come back tonight because he was too drunk, but i told her she didn't need to worry about any of us coming back. we were only there for about 40 minutes. i woudln't really recommend it, unless you get in for free because you will only be there for a little while. if you have to pay, go somewhere else that is better and use your money there

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Very friendly service, casual cool atmosphere and great food! I came with a party of 7 including kids and we felt very comfortable and welcome, from the get go the waitress was super sweet and funny, she gave us suggestions on the menu and a little background about the place which made us feel like we were part of the family, it was nice, she did that with everybody. Loved all the decor, by coincidence we went on 9/11 and sat at the 9/11 memorial table. They let their customers leave a mark on their walls, who couldn't love a place that lets you write on the walls? The owner was actually in the kitchen cooking and gave us a friendly wave when we left. Now about the food, we started with one of their huge Greek Salads which was really good, good portions of feta, olives and peppers. For dinner I couldn't decide between one of their dinners or pizza so I got both, don't judge me =P You can order a slice for just $2. I had the spaghetti and meatballs which was good, not the best I've ever had but good, the portions were huge and it came with a good size side of garlic bread. I had a slice of their white pizza which I actually loved, they have awesome pizza that definitely compares to what I've had in New York. I tasted their eggplant parm and chicken parm off my family's plates and they were actually really really good, especially for the price and came with huge sides of spaghetti. I had a drink called a Nice based on our waitresses recommendation, it's an Italian Ice drink with vodka, creme and a flavored syrup, I picked orange. It was good, really strong, they didn't scrimp on the alcohol, I should add a fifth star for that alone =) They also serve wine and beer. I can't decide which I love more, the ambience, the waitress or the pizza... either way I will definitely be back for all =)

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Today after I ate these I had a sugar seizure. Doughnuts have got to be the single worst breakfast food ever conceived! But empty calories are delicious. Hate yourself, not the doughnut. I don't really understand all of the complexities of doughnuts so I choose Al's because going Krispy Kreme seems so corporate and unfashionable. Whenever I have a chance to stick it to the man, I'll do it. The place was friendly and not hard to find. I got co-worker doughnuts and everyone said they were better than Krispy Kreme which I assume is true because I have not been to Krispy Kreme since like 2008. Not big on doughnuts, people but also not hot for "big doughnut". A lot of other people seem to be focusing on the negatives of getting doughnuts at Al's so let me share my personal negative thoughts on the place: The box they came in was super annoying. Brown instead of pink, can you imagine!? The price was so low I couldn't even guilt trip people about how I spent tons of cash getting doughnuts for them. Way to take the fun out of giving! The didn't have any diet doughnuts OR any baby panda doughnuts, caviar doughnuts or any other rich person type flavors that would show off my classy status. Aaaaaaaaand, I'm being sarcastic.... I guess I don't have high standards for doughnuts. However, I think a small business deserves a shot over a corporate chain. Down with big doughnut!
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