Abu Elias Boucherie et Grillade

The Best Cheap Eats Restaurants in Montreal | Eater Montreal

"Ridiculously good sandwiches abound at this part-butcher shop, part-sandwich counter out in Ville St-Laurent. Get the lamb, shish taouk, kafta, filet mignon, or sujuk (sausage), all char-grilled to perfection and stuffed into pitas with tangy pickles." - Eater Staff

In-Person Iftar: Where Montreal’s Muslim Community Goes to Break Fast During Ramadan | Eater Montreal

"After two years of restrictions, Elias Mustapha is extending the hours of the shop until 9 p.m and adding new savoury menu items to make this Ramadan even more special, mixing modern Lebanese dishes with more traditional fare. Quebec lamb continues to be featured here, with grilled dishes and vine leaves stuffed with lamb. Osso buco Lebanese-style, stuffed zucchini and lasagna are also in the works, with sweets like bassboussa, a semolina cake with coconut, are sure to satisfy at the end of the meal. The Iftar menu is also available through delivery apps." - Ivy Lerner-Frank

The Best Lahmajoun in and Around Montreal | Eater Montreal

"Halal butcher and sandwich purveyor Abu Elias keeps its lahmajoun in the refrigerator section, along with a treasure trove of homemade prepared foods like hummus and vine leaves. Heat up those meat pies at home, along with their shish barak (open-topped meat dumplings) made with a similar meat mixture — and top them all with Abu’s garlic sauce for a great meal." - Ivy Lerner-Frank

Montreal Restaurants Prepare Menus For a Second Takeout-Only Ramadan | Eater Montreal

"In Ville St-Laurent I visit a butcher and grill counter founded in 1992 where, for almost 30 years, customers used to break the daily Ramadan fast together at the high counter—eating dates and sharing food—and which is now preparing for its second takeout-only Ramadan. Co-owner Elias Mustapha emphasizes Ramadan as a time to cleanse mind, body and soul, and the shop is stocking up on sweets and Québec lamb while preparing lamb shoulder and chops, veal roast, Cornish hens, chicken roasts and all kinds of ready-made meals. In the back, head of the in-house kitchen and bakery Bilal Mustapha readies salads, stuffed vine leaves, lahmajoun meat pies and sesame breads, and they’re already bringing in dates and Lebanese pastries such as Znoud el Sit. Mustapha also laments the pandemic limitations that keep people from gathering to break the fast together, a loss given how communal those evenings have been." - Ivy Lerner-Frank

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