Smoke Meat Pete, Barbecue restaurant in L'Île-Perrot, Canada
Smoke Meat Pete is a barbecue restaurant in L'Île-Perrot, Quebec, specializing in Montreal-style smoked meat, with brisket as the main draw. The menu also covers classic sides and other North American dishes.
Pete spent around 20 years working alongside his father at the Main restaurant on Saint-Laurent Boulevard in Montreal before opening his own place. That long experience in one of the city's most known smoked meat kitchens directly shaped how meat is prepared here.
Live blues music plays here every evening, making dinner feel more like an event than a meal. Regulars and first-time visitors often stay longer than planned just to listen.
The restaurant sits on First Avenue in L'Île-Perrot and is easiest to reach by car. It stays open late on weekend nights, so an evening visit is a perfectly good option.
Within four years of opening, the restaurant received a Critics Choice Award naming it the second-best smoked meat spot in greater Montreal. That kind of early recognition is rare in a city where smoked meat has been a long-standing local tradition.
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