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| - The first time I came to Montreal, I was bummed that I wouldn't get to try poutine because it's not vegan. I was told about La Banquise and was so sad that I wouldn't get to go. During my last trip, I searched "vegan poutine" and LB came up! You have no idea how excited I was.
VEGAN POUTINE: I came expecting the fries to be soggy (Duh, covered in gravy), but for some reason I was still surprised, it feels like the fries were never crispy though. But I know some people LOVE soft fries, so I'm just not one of those people or I wasn't on the day that I went. The vegan gravy is very tasty, I forgot how good gravy can be. I'm not sure if you've ever tried the gravy that comes with some frozen vegan meats, but it's usually pretty watery or just not very gravy like, how I remember meat gravy to be. Most of the time it's just an herby/spicey thick sauce. But the vegan gravy here is so yummy. The vegan cheese is like a lot of other vegan cheeses, which is kind of not that great but what can you do. They also have tabasco sauce which was awesome because I was in the mood for some hot sauce.
$9CAD and you get a huge plate of it. I was sad I couldn't finish, but took the other half and gave it to a homeless man I saw later (hopefully, he didn't notice it was vegan! Or hopefully he did and loved it!)
THE PLACE: I went on a Saturday at 1:30 so obviously there was a line out the door. But it's useful to note that there are two lines: the one on the right is for dine-in and the one on the left is for take-out. If it weren't raining, I definitely would've gotten mine to-go and ate it in the beautiful Parc La Fontain which is right there. The place is open 24/7 by the way. It feels very diner like inside, which is awesome and perfect for a poutinery, I'd say. They serve a selection of beers here, which seems like a great poutine pairing.
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