I was raised in an area of the country close to where Poutine grew up so consider myself well versed on what it's supposed to taste like, and let me tell you, this ain't it.
Let's get to the point: I don't expect that all poutine has to taste like it's straight from Quebec and I don't think that places in Toronto should know as well as in La Belle Province, but for a place that has the word poutine in IT'S name, the poutine here at Poutini's is very...pedestrian. It's plain. The fries aren't that special, the curds aren't that good, and the gravy is pretty obviously powdered water gravy. The set up is nice and casual and the lacquered wooden bar tables serve to punctuate and updated version on the take out counter. The prices aren't bad. The poutine isn't even that BAD. It's just not that GOOD, and that's the problem.
If you're around, it's not a never go to place, but I wouldn't go out of my way to eat there.