You are what you eat. If that means my body is a crispy potato with a sour cream center then so be it. So when it was decided that we were to visit Montreal in the spring it was a no brainer to make a pilgrimage to La Banquise.
It's open 24/7 and it seem like there's a perpetual line to the take out counter and to dine in the restaurant. However, each time I queued to eat inside I felt the wait was painless and moved along in good time.
There's seating in the back outdoor dining area but you aren't allowed to order alcoholic beverages outside so naturally we opted for a table inside.
Service was friendly and they functioned like a well oiled machine taking our orders and presenting our food in the blink of an eye. We received the bill promptly when requested, and like every restaurant outside the US we paid with our credit card at the table.
They have an excellent menu of unique poutines. Since we were stuffed to full capacity trying to eat two regular plates in our last visit, this time we opted to share one regular sized plate. We had the L'Asterix ($10.80 for regular/$16.35 for large) which includes smoked meat(a Montreal specialty), mushrooms, sour cream & pepper sauce. It was absolutely fantastic and if it was my mission to get fat(ter) I would just eat poutine from La Banquise.
Visitors to Montreal should make a pilgrimage to La Banquise to try proper poutine.