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I came here the other day to pick up lunch for myself and some co-workers. Our order consisted of three meal sized poutines. One bacon poutine for my boss, one traditional for a co-worker and one country style for me. On the website I saw a perogy poutine which is what I really wanted but it isn't available at this location. It took kind of a long time to get my order as there were a few people ahead of me when I got there. I was told they cut and fry the potatoes fresh to order so it could take while. They weren't lying. Our meals took a long time but sure were steaming hot when I got them. I only wish I wasn't waiting for one more meal for a friend who went with me. My food started to cool by the time got back to the office.
Regardless of the cooling, our poutine was still pretty hot when I delivered lunch. Hot enough that the cheese curds were still gooey. The first bites of the fries with gravy and cheese were amazing. Plus I had all this other goodness on mine. Bacon, chicken, peas, mushrooms and grilled onions. It was a huge meal and I wasn't able to eat it all in one sitting. Neither was my boss. We were both pretty full about half way through. We were also very thirsty. It turns out this poutine stuff is very salty. Salty fries. Salty gravy. Salty bacon. Mildly salty cheese curds. It was just too much. I kind of wish I had ordered just a snack size traditional poutine. Although, my co-worker who ordered the tradtional said she was a little disappointed. And she is from Canada where this snack is from. To be fair though, she said she was usually disappointed with the poutine in Canada too. The concept, I think, is better than the product itself.
Some final notes to put a cap on this review, parking is aweful at this plaza. Its a small lot and a busy area. Get there early and prepare to wait. Expect to eat outside. Some of the places here, including but not limited to Smoke's Poutinerie, do not have any seating. Do not go by the menu you see online. Not all poutines are available here and the prices show about a dollar lower than what this one charges. Get a drink. You're gonna need it.
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