Dilallo Burger Original 1929

I would definitely recommend this place as the food is excellent. The atmosphere is great. Staff take cares of customers.

Can’t go wrong with this place!
My family worked there before I was born and everyone still goes and eats there.
The owners are super friendly and they take real pride in what they do.
They have pictures everywhere up on the wall with famous people it’s great gives you something to look at or even to spot someone :)
Burgers poutine beer is the best from this spot

À mon avis, c’est les meilleurs
Hamburgers que j’ai mangé à vie!!!
En plus c’est l’original!!! Tu peut pas
te tromper… la décoration, très Nice!
L’essayer, c’est l’adopter

Ca devait faire une trentaine d’années que je n’avait mis les pieds dans ce restaurant. Je me demandais si mon hamburger était pour être l’ombré des bons souvenirs que j’avais dans ma mémoiré. L’intérieur a été complètement rénové et des télés ont été ajoutées pour suivre les sports. C’est devenu un bar sportif. J’ai commandé un hamburger au bacon et fromage avec rondelles d’oignons. Le hamburger était juteux, délicieux comme à la maison. Belle boulettes de viande de bœuf frais avec une belle tranche d’oignons entre le fromage et le bacon. Pour ce qui est des rondelles d’oignons au lieu des frites j’en ai mangé de bien meilleures ailleurs. Allez pour les frites à mon avis. Le service est très rapide et des que vous êtes servis, l’addition est mise sur la fable pour aller payer rapidement au comptoir avant de retourner au bureau. J’y retourne sûrement bientôt.

A great Montréal classic. I love coming here to get a Buck Burger and watch the hockey game. There is great memorabilia on the walls.

Great burger. Will leave you wanting more.
I wish they came out with a burger twice the size. I’d pay extra :)

Je n’aime pas la relish et la moutarde, mais il n’y a que Dilallo pour me faire manger un hamburger comme ça. Sans compter que je né mange presque jamais de burger dans les restaurant non franchisé par peur de la mauvaise qualité de la viande haché.
Le restaurant rencontre mon 1er critère, ça goûte la bouffe maison. La poutine est très acceptable.
Ils ont refait la décor, ça fait moins cafétéria.
I’m a fan for 20 years.

This is a classic burgers and fries joint but with deep rooted history in the area. Both Ville Emard boys Mad Dog Vachon and Mario Lemieux and family would frequent this place and it is evident by the décor inside. Granted the place went through a facelift recently and shed it’s dozen upon dozens sports memorabilia and autographed pictures plastered all over the walls but the new look does it justice, maintains some of the old charm mixed in with a new updated look and is perfectly welcoming to neighbourhood families and travelling foodies.
Order a buck burger, with a side of fries and beer on tap and I guarantee you will be lusting to come back !

Burgers are delicious! Their fries remind me of my childhood summers. The staff was also very friendly.

How is this place not rated higher?
What a fantastic burger. I’ve heard about this place for years from various people and I finally got the opportunity to go over the holidays.
Ordered the special burger trio and the burger was superb. Had it dry (my waitress never asked) and I think I’d try it wet next time. It sounds kinda gross so it must be good. I got the fries too but they weren’t too memorable after only a few weeks from trying them.
The star of this burger is the patty. It’s the equivalent to my girlfriend’s grandfathers’ patty; very soft in texture, breaks apart easily, and has a creamy, velvety texture (weird, I know). It’s a patty that’s far superior to other fast food joints, hence the 5 stars. Next time I go, I’m definitely doing two burgers and skipping the fries.
If you’re in the area, you gotta go.

Excellents burgers ! Le décor de l’endroit est plutôt fonctionnel, sans plus. Mais c’est vrai qu’ici on né vient pas pour le décor.

One of the best old school burger in Montréal. Let’s say i didn’t expext much from the place. It’s not fancy but their burgers are so good that I don’t care. The service is fast and efficient. Price is good. You can ask for the peppers on the side if you don’t want them in the burger. Totally would recommend this place!

We got 2 Buck burger trios with onion rings. The onion rings were standard, which was kind of expected, but after the reviews on this site I honestly expected the burgers to be amazing and we were greatly dissappointed. One of the burgers had clearly rotting brown lettuce which my dining partner is currently throwing up into the toilet as i type this. The other burger I paid 50 cents to substitue «fried onions» instead of raw ones, and the fried onions were a disgusting soggy mess dripping with that transluscent oil/​grease but the onions were still raw. The burger itself was ok but we got the bread dipped in hot peppers and it was a bit much combined with all the other stuff on the burger.
All in all I don’t think this place deserves the high ratings it’s received. Sure, it’s better than McDonald’s, but my 20 $ could have better been spent elsewhere.

Dilallo is a great burger joint for your quick fix. Unlike Belpro’s, you can expect a tasty burger that isn’t too greasy. The service is quick & simple just like the food. Though it didn’t blow me away, the food was a good value and portion. I left satisfied. Additionally, I can’t ignore the staff being very friendly & hospitable.
Bottom line: I won’t go out of my way to get myself or others to a Dilallo, but I mark it down as a «safe bet» if ever the option comes up again.

Sometimes you just need a little grease in your life.
I admit I’ve been a little slow to discovering this Montréal institution, and while other establishments are considered montreal landmarks now, like Schwartz’s, Montréal Pool Room, St. Viateur Bagel and the Orange Julep, Dilallo Burger definitely needs to join that list. They have been serving burgers continuously now since 1929 and with an 80+ year history, that’s nothing to sneeze at.
Located a few blocks away from Monk metro station, Dilallo Burger easily serves up the best fast-​food version of the burger and can easily compete with Five Guys, hands down for best fast-​food burger in town. Don’t bother getting anything else but the Buck Burger which comes with capicolla and hot peppers. Bacon is extra. You can ask for a «Wet» Burger (some of the meat juices are allowed to percolate into the bread), «Dipped» (some of the hot pepper juice) or «Dry» (none of the above). Fries and onion rings are nothing to write home about, but the burger is the reason why you come here.
Unless of course you’re a crazy NHL fan. Mario Lemieux and many other NHL heavyweights have links to Dilallo Burger, as evidenced by the walls which are literally covered with newspaper clippings, posters, pictures of Dilallo’s connection to sports and local celebrities over the past 80 years. This is a great spot to hit either before a movie at Place Angrignon or to come by after your kids game.

Living in Denver CO I don’t get to Montréal/​Laval as often as I would like but when I do I have to get my Buck Burger fix. To my taste it has to be the best burger on the planet. I was once told by a franchise owner that they use ¹⁄₃ each of ground veal, pork and beef to make the patty. That was later denied by another manager that it was simply beef. The first guy even showed me an instrument used to measure the meat for consistency. Whatever the truth is, it is in my opinion the King of All Burgers!

The burgers are as good as one could hope for the price and the setting sure makes for good conversation. I like the fact that it’s not a chain fast food place, but its missing some beer variety (i.e. other than Molson/​Labbatt) and the fries could really be improved.
Edit 2015: The décor has been revamped, without losing the more memorable parts and the fries are much better. Great all around!

Not quite the original, but almost. As the name suggests, the original Dilallo burger was started by Papa Luigi Dilalo back in 1929, but it didn’t get started in this exact location. They had to move down the block in 1967 to make way for the Metro. So the structure is 1960s vintage, and the interior is 1980s vintage. Still, this is one of Montréal’s great shrines. Dilallo isn’t the only Montréal establishment that’s festooned its walls with tributes to the Habs and the Als, but how many places can you name that also celebrate Mario «Le Magnifique» Lemieux and Maurice «Mad Dog» Vachon, as well as Hank «Tony Angelo» Pardi and the infamous 1973 – 4 Ville-​Émard Pussycats? And they’ve been making one of Montréal’s wickedest burgers for over 80 years now. My favorite is the Buck Burger, with capicolla and hot peppers. The price has gone up a little since they first named it, but it’s still just as unique as ever.