Montreal Gazette
🏢 Postmedia
📍 QC
Aug 11, 2026
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After 57 years in Quebec City, Ashton hopes to be a poutine player in Montreal
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MONTREAL NEWS
After 57 years in Quebec City, Ashton hopes to be a poutine player in Montreal
What exactly does Ashton offer in a city where poutine is already everywhere?
Maxence prepares an order as the Quebec City-based fast-food chain Ashton's Complexe Desjardins location enjoys a busy lunch rush on opening day, Monday, August 10, 2026. (Tim Snow / Montreal Gazette)
By
Abby McLaughlin
August 10, 2026 at 9:18 p.m.
Last Updated: August 11, 2026 at 4:04 p.m.
For 57 years, Ashton has been a Quebec City habit. On Monday, Montreal got a taste.
The fast-food chain, founded in 1969 and best kno…
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