Holy Canada this is the holy grail of poutine!
For the unbeknownst tourist, poutine was invented in Montreal so when in Montreal.... With 3 weeks in the city I made it my quest to find the best poutine in the city. This place my followers takes the cake.
Additionally, and to be fair to the rest of the poutine palaces,
In my eyes, there are 3 categories of poutine:
Low: generic curds, brown gravy on fries
Mid tier: quality ingredients but not deviating too far from the original dish premise.
Posh: gourmet potatoes with exotic meats as toppings (i.e. duck confitt, tuna)
This place is a firm mix between the mid-level and posh.
Thy off menu where you can create your own custom masterpiece.
On the first visit I tried the original as well as the General Tso's poutine. The second i just stuck to the original version; why be adventurous when the original is that GOOD!
Man nothing beats the original! Soft fluffy cheese curds and uber crunchy fries that somehow stayed nice and crispy while being covered in gravy, The gamechanger was the red wine gravy; it was simply amazing! It was to tasty and did not overpower, over grease or over anything to the dish. It was perfect! I wish I could take home a gallon of it an brush my teeth every morning with it.
The kung pao poutine was "different":. For all my asian friends think of a Panda's express bowl but with fries and cheese instead of rice... Asian food and cheese are not really complimentary on my taste palette so it was kind of a miss for me,
Tourists:
If you only have once chance to try poutine; this would be my recommendation.
Eat with confidence.