Valentines has the squeakiest cheese. This is one of the reasons why their poutine is one of my most favorite in Montreal.
You see, I am a poutine connoisseur. I've been eating poutine for almost 20 years. Almost two decades, to be exact.
For me I don't care about ambience. I care about three things: gravy, cheese and fries.
Grady cannot be too watery or two abundant. Cheese must be plentiful but very stringy. No grating. Only curds. Fries must be thick, taste like potatoes (be delicious on their own.) overall, the poutine has to be very hot. Hot enough to melt the cheese so that it can be stretched a full arms length. We are talking the length of pho noodles.
And Valentines is right up there. The cheese is great, the gravy is awesome and the fries are really good. Their steamies are good too.