In 1965, a little guy named Michel Blais hitched from his home town of Shawinigan, Québec across the country to British Columbia to expand and explore his horizons. Missing the tasty foods from home, Michel opened Frenchies Montreal Smoked Meat, a chain of restaurants with an all French-Canadian menu.

Specializing in authentic smoked meat brought straight from Montreal, complimented by homemade Poutine and St. Hubert sauce, Frenchies! completes the French-Canadian dining experience with delicious Tourtiere and Sugar Pies. With one bite, anyone from Québec would declare that “The Real Thing!”

Along with bagels, smoked meat has been popular in Montreal since the nineteenth century, and has taken such strong root in that city that many Montrealers, and even many non-Montrealers, identify it as emblematic of the city’s cuisine.

“Different taste”
“First time”
“Pink & Juicy”
“1950s Burger”