Montreal Pool Room

The restaurant's primary offerings are: The Montreal Pool Room, founded in 1912 by Dako Filipov, a Bulgarian immigrant,[2] 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 long gone: The only remaining evidence of its former billard hall status, aside from the name, are two boarded up tables now used for counterspace in the otherwise table-free eatery.

[3][4]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.

[5] In March 2010, the restaurant announced that it was moving nearby to make room for new developments in the district.