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| - To begin...I am born and raised in Quebec, so I know my poutine.
Okay...here we go!
It is not Quebec grade poutine. Any poutine made in Ontario will not come close to Quebec poutine. Why?
Cheese curds in Ontario do not retain their characteristic 'squeekiness' because it is refrigerated. Meanwhile, in Quebec they do not need to refrigerate the curds (it is THAT fresh). Betcha didn't know that did ya? In Quebec you can buy cheese curds in a depanneur, walmart, costco, or any grocery store totally unrefrigerated.
However, Poutini's by far is the closest I've had to a Quebec poutine. There are differences though - but still a top notch poutine. Far better than Smokes or NY Fries (gag!).
1. Poutini's patate frites are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. It is a superior fry. Top notch. This tells me the fries are most likely cut on the premises, kept in cold ice water, blanched, cooled, then deep fried to perfection before serving.
2. Poutini's gravy is very good. Except they tend to over do it on the pepper which brings it down a notch.
There should be an option to have regular gravy (sans pepper) or gravy with pepper. There is a vegetarian/gluten free friendly gravy available.
3. The cheese curds here are par for the course in Ontario. No squeekiness to be found anywhere.
4. Offering KETCHUP on a poutine? FAUX PAS! Think of a 'Chicago Style Hot Dog', you would never put ketchup on that, then why would you defile your poutine by putting ketchup on it? Sacrement! Jamais!
5. LOVE their offering of specialty soda in a bottle. Unexpected pleasure to the poutine combination.
6. Nothing to do with the food, but remember to bring cash...it's a CASH ONLY establishment. If you forget, there is an ATM available.
To wrap up, great place, good service, and the best poutine in Toronto (so far!). Rating this 4/5 stars because of the cheese not squeeking, and the over peppered gravy.
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