Dunn's Famous

I think I'm becoming addicted to Montréal smoked meat. This is the third lunch in a row featuring cured and smoked beef brisket. Instead of the sandwich, I try Dunn's smoked meat plate. If the regular sandwich doesn't fill you up then the plate with over 1/2 pound of smoked meat, rye bread, pickle, cole slaw, and fries will.

Thanks to the kind staff at Dunn's for confirming what was starting to become apparent to my taste buds in the last two lunches. There is a scale of quality of smoked meat from lean to fatty. Lean smoked meat is healthier but tastes drier. Fatty smoked meat is moist and flavorful but is a heart attack on rye. The popular compromise is medium fat which gives you all the flavor and slightly less of the health risk.

Dunn's smoked meat was good but not as good as Schwartz's, however the service was the best. Dunn's is more of a family-style restaurant with clean, cheery decor and clean, cheery staff.