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| - i've never tried poutine before, and I'm glad I let my virgin experience be taken by the best poutine place in Montreal, its signature dish. Resto La Banquise is set up somewhat like a fast-casual restaurant: you can order your food to go, or you can sit down in relatively cramped quarters and have your food served to you in a jiffy. I got a combo meal that involved a burger and a classic poutine. I would highly highly recommend not getting anything else but the poutine. The burger buns tasted strongly of popcorn, like artificial butter was slathered onto it, and the burger itself was dry and bland.
The poutine, however, was the real star of the show. The fries had a great crisp-to-fluff ratio, and had more crisp since the fries were cut shorter and skinnier than say, Pommes Frites in NYC. I wasn't a fan of the curd cheese, but I think I'm just personally averse to the texture of it. The gravy was quite delicious, though. The entire dish was well-composed of different textures and flavors, and if I ever visited Montreal again, Resto La Banquise will certainly be one of my pitstops.
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