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I needed my poutine fix. It only comes one a year, so I had to take care of my annual craving ASAP. So, here's My Big Cheese Poutinerie within a walking distance of my accommodations.
Atmosphere: It is small, and quite dark. One thing I don't like about dark places, unless it is at night in a romantic restaurant, is that it is difficult to see your food properly, especially if you would like to be able to see it if it is cooked properly, or if the kitchen crew may have personally customized your food without your knowledge.
Food: I had originally ordered the Smoked Meat poutine, but no smoked meat was available. Hmm... Montreal flavour will have to be met another day. So I had ordered the Maple Bacon poutine. The large portion was great, it was good for two people. The fries and gravy was not hot though, so my cheese curds didn't even warm through, let alone melt. Chunky. The maple bacon bits were in good portion, plenty of it scattering all over the top of the poutine. Other than the non-melted curds, the maple was too strong in sweetness, the salty gravy couldn't even properly balance the two out into a savoury/sweet dish. Darn. All drinks are either bottled or canned.
Service: The service was nothing to rave about. The woman at the register seemed disinterested in taking our order, or even bothered to provide suggestions when my first order was turned down. She even didn't care about the patrons behind us to take their orders either. The poutine did come out quickly though (probably because the food was not cooked to order).
Mostly likely will not be back. Sorry.
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