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70-Cent Bean Celebration For 70 Years

Posted by Bruce Bilmes and Sue Boyle , June 11, 2008 13:44

We don’t know how Montreal’s La Binerie Mont Royal, purveyor of Québécois soul food, has thus far slipped through the Roadfood cracks. We hope someone pays them a visit, soon, and writes up a review for Roadfood. And here’s some incentive: 70-cent beans. The beanery opened on June 11, 1938. That means today is their 70th anniversary and, to celebrate, they are offering their famous beans for 70 cents a pint (limit two pints per person). While you’re there, think about getting some tourtière (pork pie) and pea soup, and let us know how it is. Read about La Binerie Mont Royal’s 70th anniversary in this story in The Gazette of Montreal.

At the end of the article, they point out that La Binerie Mont Royal joins an exclusive 70 and older club that includes Schwartz's (Roadfood.com review), Wilensky's Light Lunch (Roadfood.com review), and Moishes (Roadfood.com review). All Roadfood tested. So, does La Binerie Mont Royal merit the Roadfood seal of approval too?

(Note: the photo above is from Jane and Michael Stern’s Roadfood.com recipe for baked beans from Pennsylvania’s Dutch Kitchen. Quebec baked beans are actually quite different from these, focusing more on light beans and pork fat than sauce and spice and molasses.)

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4/30/2009 9:47:24 AM #

First-time commenter here. Just ate there on Monday. I had the pea soup, tourtiere (served with carrots) and the pudding chomeur. Delicieux!. Not greasy, just good solid food made with good solid ingredients. Heinz ketchup is on the counter & the owner encourages you to use it. (My dad - who was from upstate NY - loved to pile on the ketchup on my mashed potatoes - so I had less than no problem doing that).

Not enough room to turn around in the place, but that is part of the charm. Menus are available in French & English. The owner (pictured in the Gazette article) was there & is quite friendly. I ate at the counter, though there are also tiny 2-person booths.

The test for me of true roadfood is if the average working-class person eats there. I am here to report that they do.

Cheri |

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