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The restaurants primary offerings are:
*[[Montreal hot dog]]: Steamé (steamed bun with steamed hot dog) or toasté (toasted bun with grilled hot dog)
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==History==
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The Montreal Pool Room is a well-known and well-regarded greasy spoon (French: casse-croûte) restaurant, located in the city's former red-light districtonSaint Laurent Boulevard, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The restaurant has been open since 1912 (registered 1921) and is known for its "underground allure", described by some as being a "seedy goodness”.[1] Though called a "pool room" by name, it no longer has a pool table.
The restaurants primary offerings are:
Opened in 1912, it is reputed to serve some of the best steamed hot dogs and "patates frites" in the city. Despite its name, it is no longer a functioning pool room, with the restaurant's pool tables [2][3]
The Montreal Pool Room was burned down by a fire in 1989, which according to some destroyed its original interior and had to be rebuilt.[1]
The establishment was one of several businesses on the strip resisting attempts to redevelop and gentrify the area, which is located within the new Quartier des Spectacles.[4]
In March 2010, the restaurant announced that it was moving nearby to make room for new developments in the district.[5] Since then, it has moved across the street.
