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Jonquilles Sep 8, 2008 03:32 PM

Any exceptional Montreal South shore restaurants?

I was wondering if any of you know of any good/not too expensive restaurants on the South Shore? We are always stranded for ideas when wanting to dine outside closer to (our) home.
Any suggestions as to something better than average would be very welcome.
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     coolchef Sep 14, 2008 06:21 PM

    Hello, over course there are excellent restaurants on the south shore. L'Interlude on St-Charles street in old Longueuil is an excellent one as well as Au comme par hazard, also found on the same street in Longueuil just a few doors up. There are many fine restaurants on the shore. L'Académie in Brossard which is attached to the Champlain Mall. Hope this helps!
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      alixium Sep 14, 2008 07:43 PM

      I second Comme par Hasard. Delicious food and the owners are really passionate.
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    2. carswell Sep 9, 2008 02:04 PM

      Am hardly an expert on the South Shore but it's not a total wasteland.

      New Jing Hua in Brossard is one of the greater Montreal area's better dim sum palaces. Have also heard that their non dim sum dishes are good.

      Though it may be pricier than you'd like, Bazz Java Jazz in St-Lambert is easily the equal of centre city BYOBs like Les Infidèles, Pégase and L'Entrepont. While their website -- www.bazzjavajazz.ca -- is every bit as obnoxious as their name, the decor, ambiance and service are considerably more subdued.
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        SnackHappy Sep 9, 2008 02:16 PM

        I take it they are not a coffee bar or a music venue.

        So they have neither java nor jazz, just... Bazz?
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          carswell Sep 9, 2008 02:30 PM

          Well, IIRC, they have an espresso machine and there may be some lite jazz on the piped-in "muzak de table." But in the end, yeah, mainly just bazz.
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           fedelst1 Sep 10, 2008 06:48 AM

          You might wish to reconsider the recommendation of Jing Hua...

          Filthy place with truly awful food. I will not go into too many details but trust me on this one. I have dined in a lot of Dim Sum places over different parts of our planet, and have yet to experience anything quite as scary as Jing Hua.
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            carswell Sep 10, 2008 07:25 AM

            Thanks, but I'll go by my own experience and that of several other hounds and lurker hounds I know and trust, experience based on multiple visits. I'd also encourage readers to seek out the many positive comments about the establishment on this board (examples linked to below). You and members of your party appear to be the only ones complaining.

            http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/521532#3739239
            http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/465507#3314397
            http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/476309#3675961
            http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/3839...
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               moh Sep 11, 2008 05:36 AM

              Fedelst1, if I read your previous posts correctly, it seems you have eaten at Jing Hua once. I have returned for dim sum on many occasions. I have never found it as horrible as you did on your one visit. In fact, I have quite enjoyed the food there, hence my multiple return visits when I live nowhere near the South Shore.

              I could understand it if you felt it was not to your taste, or not up to your exacting standards. But "Filthy place with truly awful food" seems a bit extreme. I have perhaps not dined at as many dim sum places as you have, but I think I can safely say I've had my share. I've also dined at many places far more dubious than Jing Hua. I have to say that I truly cannot understand your extreme bias against this restaurant based on a single visit.

              And yes, I read your original report on your visit.

              "I have dined in a lot of Dim Sum places over different parts of our planet, and have yet to experience anything quite as scary as Jing Hua."

              By the way, if Jing Hua is the scariest looking place you've ever eaten at, you've missed out on a lot of really great food.
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              afoodyear Sep 12, 2008 03:51 AM

              I just ate at jing hua this week for dim sum and quite enjoyed it :)
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            3. zekesgallery Sep 8, 2008 05:20 PM

              Howdy!

              Short Answer: No

              If you are interested these are some of the previous threads and/or posts that deal with eating on the South Shore:
              http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/476951
              http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/314071
              http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/98243
              http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/408060
              http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/433917#2932858
              http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/3697...
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                 Jonquilles Sep 9, 2008 01:29 PM

                Thank you! I skimmed through the threads, it basically says what I already knew.. too bad that we cannot seem to have some exceptional (more ethnic) restaurants on the South Shore.
                However, I have heard a lot of great comments about Miss Italia on Victoria (St. Lambert), will definetely give that a try. I also enjoy Michel&angelo on Taschereau and Pinocchio on St-Charles a lot... both are Italian.
                I was looking for something a bit more exotic though...
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