As a Yankee, I was never made aware of the beauty and awesome wonder that is poutine. Although I think it would be huge in the states!
My first trip to Smoke's Poutinerie started off on one of my first trips to Toronto after starting a new job (worked remote in Detroit and was in Toronto a few days every other week). When I first heard of poutine, I'll admit, I was a little grossed out but figured I'd give it a whirl. So a co-worker and walked over to Smoke's for my initiation. All I have to say is "HOLY WOW! Why don't we have these in the states?!?!?" Ya gotta love something made with fries, gravy, cheese curds, and three types of meat! Anything that'll give me the "meat sweats" is ok in my book!
A word of warning about their sizes, get the small size if it is just for you as the regular/large will put you into cardiac arrest or a food coma you might never recover from.
In the end, I love poutine and I love Smoke's Poutine not only for being the first, but also one of the best poutines I've ever had. Look forward to a trip every time I'm in Toronto!