{"id":6143,"date":"2011-03-13T16:11:05","date_gmt":"2011-03-13T20:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scruss.com\/blog\/?p=6143"},"modified":"2011-03-13T16:11:05","modified_gmt":"2011-03-13T20:11:05","slug":"main-steak-house-deli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scruss.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/13\/main-steak-house-deli\/","title":{"rendered":"Main Steak House Deli"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;d been to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.schwartzsdeli.com\/\">Schwartz&#8217;s<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/scruss.com\/blog\/2004\/12\/31\/in-but-not-of-montral\/\">before<\/a>, and the line and the crush and the noise just wasn&#8217;t worth it. Across the road is the Main Steak House Deli, which was supposed to be as good, and way less crowded. So we went in &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Healthy-eats-at-the-Main-Deli.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6148\" title=\"Healthy eats at the Main Deli\" src=\"http:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Healthy-eats-at-the-Main-Deli-320x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Healthy-eats-at-the-Main-Deli-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Healthy-eats-at-the-Main-Deli-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Healthy-eats-at-the-Main-Deli-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Healthy-eats-at-the-Main-Deli.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a>Whoa! Tender peppery meat, killer poutine, crispy pickles and cold beer. We ordered in hesitating French, then the server yelled the order in English to the kitchen.<\/p>\n<p>Looks like not everyone&#8217;s billing workflow understands accents:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/main-delis-printer-doesnt-do-accents.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6147\" title=\"main deli's printer doesn't do accents\" src=\"http:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/main-delis-printer-doesnt-do-accents-320x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/main-delis-printer-doesnt-do-accents-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/main-delis-printer-doesnt-do-accents-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/main-delis-printer-doesnt-do-accents-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/main-delis-printer-doesnt-do-accents.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a>Outside, we saw meat resting in the window, bejewelled with peppercorns:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/smoky-meaty-treats.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6146\" title=\"smoky meaty treats\" src=\"http:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/smoky-meaty-treats-320x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/smoky-meaty-treats-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/smoky-meaty-treats-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/smoky-meaty-treats-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/smoky-meaty-treats.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a>We&#8217;ll be back the next time we&#8217;re in Montreal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;d been to Schwartz&#8217;s before, and the line and the crush and the noise just wasn&#8217;t worth it. Across the road is the Main Steak House Deli, which was supposed to be as good, and way less crowded. So we went in &#8230; Whoa! Tender peppery meat, killer poutine, crispy pickles and cold beer. 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