To hear people go on and on about how wonderful La Banquise is baffles me. I went to the spot after hearing many reports telling stories of how their poutines are "the best in Montreal". Hyperbole much? I had to try it out for myself.
I saddled up and visited the spot. The interior was what you would want from a poutine resto: unassuming and casual. The service was friendly and helpful. On to the food. I ordered the "T-Rex" that the menu describes asw having ground beef, pepperoni, bacon, hot-dog and sausage. I do have the tendency to have eyes bigger than my stomach so to make matters worse, I got the large. They don't call it a T-Rex for nothing. It was enormous. Homer Simpson enormous. Massive amounts of meat that were glistening in grease. Look, I love me a good poutine but this was wayyy overboard. I felt like I was sweating meat grease by the end of the meal - and not in a good way haha! Too much meat, IMO.
That said, I will have to go back and give it another try, maybe get a more standard/classic poutine. Until I do so, I can only give this a 3 star. Stay tuned for an update...