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| - Food: 3/5
Service: 3/5
Ambiance: 2.5/5
Overall experience: 3/5
(1- Terrible; 3- decent; 5- Fantastic)
Located in what most Calgarians consider to be the "ghetto" (i.e. Temple), Alberta King of Subs is a "hole in the wall" eatery that serves authentic Montreal Smoked Meat and homemade beef jerky. I didn't give much thought to this place until someone on a forum mentioned they had one of the best poutines in Calgary. After that, my bf (who loves the dish) and I had to check it out.
Don't expect anything too fancy once you walk in. It felt like a grundgy fast food joint with about ten food court dining tables and a front counter with simplistic display boards. The posters on the walls were faded, the tables weren't cleaned off from lunch, and the workers looked a little 'greasy'. Nonetheless, the place banged out some pretty decent food.
Their menu consists of a variety of hot subs ($7.95/6 inch; $12.95/12 inch); hamburgers/hotdogs; Montreal Smoked Meat sandwiches ($7.75/Queen size; $10.50/Reg size) with your choice of regular or Dijon mustard; and poutines with your choice of meat toppings. A "small poutine" is about the size of the smallest metal rectangle takeout boxes you can find, and a "large poutine" is the size of those metal circular takeout boxes.
My bf and I ordered a Queen (small) 'Montreal Smoked Meat Sandwich' ($7.75) with a small 'Traditional Poutine' ($5.95). I haven't eaten a lot of smoked meat sandwiches to know what is great or "authentic" enough compared to other eateries in Calgary. However, what I can tell you is that the sandwich came out hot and fresh with five...maybe six layers of "fall-apart-in-your-mouth" meat. Unfortunately, the sandwich fell apart with it because I was given regular Wonderbread instead of the traditional rye bread. The meat was light pink (similar to ham), and there wasn't as much spice as I thought there would be... it was borderline bland. The giant pickle that came on the side was warm and limp.
On the plus side, the poutine was pretty good - a lot better than a majority of what other bars and restaurants serve. It's our second favourite poutine next to the one at "Tudor Rose". The fries were handcut and deep fried to a crispy golden brown, sprinkled with giant cheese curds, and drenched in perfectly seasoned beef gravy. They packed the container with as much fries as they could so the portion is perfect to share or solely eat.
Overall, the sandwiches were 'OK' but the poutine was what I enjoyed the most. If you're in the area and hankering for a hot sandwich or fries, then come here!
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