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| - On my third day in Montreal I came here. My first poutine came on my first night in Montreal, late from the airport after nearly everything nearby had shut for the night. This first poutine came from the mini-chain La Bell Province, which provided a solid introduction poutine, but right away I saw possibilities for this strange mix.
I read about this place in several poutine based sites, so I made the trip. I had the Poutine Mart (sausage, bacon, mushrooms, with the regular cheese curds, gravy, and fries). Wow. Just to look at made my head spin: it looked like a hot mess, and tasted great. I might have gone with a little more curd (because I like that fondue aspect of the poutine when the cheese and gravy blend), but I enjoyed this thing.
My colleague ordered the Kamikaze (sausage with what southerners would call "sweet mix:" marinated vegetables). Both plates came loaded with food and left the table clean.
The staff did not seem to care for us: perhaps we looked too much like what we were: business people coming in for a late lunch. We clearly did not have the cool of many of the other patrons. This lack of cool seemed to bother the staff more than the patrons.
I am not an expert on poutine (yet), but I feel comfortable in adding my recommendation to coming here for the real poutine experience.
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