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Between two of us, we each had a pulled pork sandwich and shared a braised beef poutine. This did not leave us hungry.
The sandwich was awesome! The pulled pork was great, but the icing on the cake is the amazing bun. No, it's not quite a coco bread, but it's a very soft & tasty bread which pairs really well with the pulled pork tossed in a nice BBQ sauce.
Upon opening up the braised beef poutine, my first impression was that there wasn't enough gravy. However, after eating it, I realize why. Too much gravy would really ruin this poutine as the rosemary flavour wouldn't come out quite as much and the fries would lose their crispiness. While I was initially the slightest bit disappointed when I saw it, I couldn't do anything but rave about it after eating. Hands down, this is the best non-traditional poutine that I have ever had.
True, it's not a "traditional" poutine, so don't expect it to be overloaded with gravy & curds. The rosemary, beef, gravy and crispiness of the fries compliment each other very well. The beef is also extremely tender. Normally I won't do non-traditional poutine as I find that adding ingredients usually takes away from the experience and original flavour of the poutine. This braised beef poutine is the one exception. I would actually choose this over traditional poutine.
Lucky for me, I do my grocery shopping in the area, so I always have the option to stop by and grab some lunch or dinner. This is my new favourite place for take out, and it's finally a place close by!
UPDATE:
Dropped by again on Friday night. This time we had tried a full rack of pork ribs and a triple slider cheeseburger.
The ribs were great and I was surprised by how massive the ribs were! I swear it was the entire side of a huge pig! Next time I'll know to ask for some extra sauce on the side for the leftovers as I got way more than I had bargained for and was originally not expecting to have any leftovers.
These are close to the best ribs I've had. To be honest, I have had better at Rib Fest, but that should be expected. To be completely fair, at Rib Fest, those vendors only do ribs. Those ribs also tend to be "fresher" as you get them seconds after they are done cooking and then eat them on-site. Fat Louie's doesn't have the benefit of having a very large crowd such as at one of these events (so it's not possible to constantly be cooking and selling immediately once cooked), and then there is the extra time it takes to get the ribs home.
Further to that, as this was a last minute decision while in the area, I didn't "build up an appetite", so I wasn't even close to starving, just a bit hungry. A trip to Rib Fest is always planned, so I'm starving by the time I get there. Everything is always better when you are starving. Having said that, it's not really a fair comparison between Rib Fest and Fat Louie's. But outside of Rib Fest, these are the best ribs I've ever had!
A full rack is around the same cost at both Fat Louie's and at Rib Fest, but the rack I got from Fat Louie's was twice the size of what I'd get from Rib Fest, so I really can't complain about that at all!
I was a bit surprised with the triple slider cheeseburger. I was expecting a fairly small burger. While it wasn't massive, it sure as hell wasn't tiny. It was a great burger and I wouldn't hesitate to order it again (if I'm craving a burger, I'd rather go here than McDonalds). The only change I'd make for next time would be to ask for some bbq sauce on the burger as well, I think it would go very nicely with it.
Once again, I was not disappointed and definitely plan to come back again!
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