Originally Posted by oopsz
Ben's in montreal, on maisonneuve between peel and mctavish. It's an overpriced tourist trap that hasn't been popular with montrealers in decades. Go to schwartz's on st-laurent for an authentic smoked meat experience.
While Ben's IS overpriced, if you like you smoked meat leaner Ben's is a better choice than Schwartz's which serve the artery clogging variety. Not cheap but very very good!! Of course, why would some eat smoked meat if is NOT the artery clogging variety???

There are extensive threads on this topic throughout FT for those interested. A search should reveal these quickly.