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| - This place was very crowded on a Friday night but it was clear this is the spot to visit in town for poutine. After all, it has received numerous reviews claiming it has the best poutine in town.
The wait to get seated was probably about twenty minutes or so. The doorway area serves as both an entry and exit conduit and is very narrow. People are squeezing to get in and out. When finally seated, the atmosphere is exactly what you would expect a college type hangout to be, full of mostly young folks but they also had large tables for families.
The portions are generous and it was definitely a challenge to finish the entire regular sized plate - I ordered the "La Frank" which was poutine with the Merguez sausage. The food was delivered pretty quickly and having never had poutine before, I dived in. Overall impressions - the fries were of all shapes and sizes, but were very tasty. Its just my preference, but I didn't really care for the cheese curds - it is just like chewy tasteless cheese. I could have probably also done without the sausage (again, having never tried Merguez) but it reminded me of a slim jim.
It took a while to get the bill - the folks sitting to either side of us ate and were gone within 15-20 minutes of sitting down, and we sat for another 15 minutes before anyone came by to clear the table, and even then we had to ask for the bill despite the place being packed and a line running out of the front door.
Overall, I think this is a great place for a visitor in town to experience Montreal and its poutine, although I think I'm all poutine'd out after one go at it.
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