Boulangerie Mr. Pinchot

Bakery: Boulangerie Mr. Pinchot
Address: 4354 Rue Brebeuf, Montreal QC 
Website: facebook 
Style: French, Canadian 
Price: $$ 

Mr. Pinchot is a type of bakery that is not often encountered: the neighbourhood bakery. Of course, the name is often used when referring to bakeries say, on a street with shops or in a plaza, but Mr. Pinchot is literally in the neighbourhood, more or less sandwiched in the middle of a residential street the way only Montreal depanneurs are. It has a certain charm to it and when that's a bakery, it's a beautiful thing. And Mr. Pinochot, with its rustic wooden shelves in the window, is indeed a wonderful sight.

Stepping in, I found it, I would almost say more Canadian than a great many bakeries in Montreal which tend to focus on purely French baked goods. That being said, Mr. Pinchot does sell croissants and chocolatines, but along with that, you have almost more homey items like brownies and pies -- a more unusual sight that seems to go well with the country-style decor.

I picked out an apple square ($3.25; "carré pomme" -- note that I sliced a small part of the square for the picture) for myself. Well, I didn't know what it was at first; neither did the worker, for that matter. After some asking, I decided to just take it and only found out after paying that it was well, apple. That suited me just fine, however. This was a fairly simple, rustic treat with two layers of shortbread crust with an apple sauce-like filling similar to what you'd find in a chausson aux pommes, but more solid/set. Not too sweet, good texture with the soft filling and more cookie dough. Tasty!

Rating: ***