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| - Food: 2.5/5
Atmosphere: 3.5/5
Service: 3.5/5
Overall experience: 3/5
(1- Terrible; 3- decent; 5- Fantastic)
After seeing pictures my friends took of a monstrocity of a poutine i just had to check out Big Cheese. Once you walk in, a small walkway guides you to the front where a giant menu board hangs over an open kitchen. After placing your order you can wait in their small dining area which could probably hold 10-15 people. There is more room in their back patio if you decide to stay and eat.
There are two sizes, small or large with about $2 difference. There portions are fairly large so I suggest getting a small if you want to avoid food coma for the rest of the day. The prices range from $7 - $10 and a choice between traditional, pork, chicken or beef products on top of the poutine. We went on the weekend so our fries came out pretty fast. We didn't have to wait for more than 5 minutes.
My bf ordered a small Traditional Poutine ($5.49 - Quebec cheese curds and poutine sauce) and I had the small Porky Pig ($7.99) with double smoked bacon, italian sausage, sauteed mushrooms and carmalized onions.
The fries were crispy, covered with a decent amount of dime sized curds, and then heavily drenched with a flavourless gravy. My Porky Pig poutine was overly salty and looked like a mess. Instead of layering the toppings and curds within the fries, they just plopped it on top of the fries without combining all the toppings together.
Overall, the Big Cheese is nothing to get overly excited for. I enjoy the novelty of having a wide variety of poutines, but the overall poutine lacked flavour and flare. I definitely had better!
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