Dilallo Burger Part 1 (11:42); (MP3 16MB / FLAC 127MB / Ogg Vorbis 10MB / Stream)
Dil-I-lo? Dil-AL-o? De-LIGH-la?
The full name of Dilallo Burger is Dilallo Burger Original 1929, which tells us that these burgers have been around since the first big stock market crash. (It’s no coincidence that in these hard economic times, burgers get the best and biggest buzz in online food talk.)
The original restaurant is long gone, but the outlet in Verdun at 2851 rue Allard (near Monk) is within a few blocks of it, and is thus the most storied. Unfortunately, Verdun is not exactly known for its pub life, so Chris “Zeke” Hand and Ed “Blork” Hawco opted for the location at 2523 rue Notre-Dame Ouest, in Saint Henri, which is conveniently right across the street from the Burgundy Lion pub.
Listen in as Chris and Ed knock back a few cool ones at the Burgundy Lion in preparation for their visit to Dilallo Burger. Ed was a Dilallo virgin whereas Chris was an old hand, so to speak — although it had been quite a while since he had been to a Dilallo Burger.
There are currently six Dilallo Burger outlets:
- 2851 rue Allard, Montréal (flagship): 514-767-9921
- 2523 rue Notre-Dame Ouest, Montréal: 514-934-0818
- 6107 Rue Sherbrooke Est, Montréal: 514-482-2762
- 1680 avenue Dollard, Lasalle: 514-363-1000
- 5645 boulevard Grande-Allee, Brossard: 450-656-1313
- 4740 Route 132, Sainte-Catherine: 450-635-5553
All of which are not to be confused with either Chez di Lalla at 345 Villeray E or Restaurant da Lillo, 615 rue Jarry E.
The controversial upside-down burger on the Dilallo sign:
Something ain't quite right with that burger...
(Coming soon: a photo of the controversial upside-down Dilallo burger.)
July 15, 2009 at 1:28 pm
I know! What is up with that upside down burger in the sign? I’m thinking this is maybe a Quebec thing. Half of the outlets in our condo are upside down. Sticks out like a sore thumb for me.
July 15, 2009 at 10:22 pm
@milliner I have upside down outlets also and it bugs the hell out of me because of my cables pointing upwards and then looping down..
Notice that only the BUN is upside down. Since the laws of physic are still at work on the lettuce. For some reason I find the one on Allard uninviting and prefer to go to the one on ND, Small and windowed.
September 4, 2009 at 7:56 pm
Thanks for the link! Your Dilallo burger post reminded me of my youth in NDG when they still had a Sherbrooke W joint. I’ll definitely check your site to plan accordingly before my next trip home.
October 24, 2009 at 2:44 am
For gosh sakes, let’s clear up at least one detail:
The Allard St. Dilallo’s is in Ville Emard, not Verdun.
The original restaurant was torn down to allow construction of the southwest entry to the Monk metro station. (The one on the left if you are looking up Allard toward the Angrignon mall.)
Re: the upside down burger on the sign. I remember, in my younger days, that the hamburgers at Dilallo’s were often served upside down; the local legend was that they were so juicy, the larger “top” half of the bun had to be on the bottom for sturdiness.
A personal note: although the “new” Allard St. Dilallo’s location was derided as “looking like a McDonald’s” when it was built, I’d still rather have a ‘lalla burger there than at any of the affiliated restaurants.
Thanks,
Neil from the Ville