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| - Basis for my starred ratings (which skews heavily to the food or drink):
1 star: Never again.
2 stars: Poor food, poor experience, extraordinary measures in order for me to come back.
3 stars: Average, nothing really special, nothing particularly bad.
4 stars: Very good, would definitely return.
5 stars: A favorite, one of the best.
I've only tried the basic, traditional poutine here and I need to go back to try some of the speciality poutine, but I think the 3-star review is warranted just based on the straight poutine alone.
My basis for comparison is from my time in Montreal and the Northeast. Is it fair to compare poutine here to the poutine of its country of origin? Sure, why not? Especially considering that I've had poutine in the States (Maine in particular) that far exceeds this place.
So to start, this place is not bad at all. The poutine was really just, routine. (Purposeful rhyme.) On the plus side, the fries were nice, hot, and crispy. On the minus, the gravy was a little too salty and the cheese curds didn't squeak like the best do. But on the whole, it's decent, more than just edible, and if I were wasted, I probably wouldn't mind the saltiness, which might bump it to four stars. But I wasn't wasted, thus, the 3-star review.
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