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| - So, I've never had poutine before. I've also never been to Canada until my husband and I finally decided to spend a few days in Montreal together (his second visit, and yes he's at least had poutine). I knew that I had to try all of the regional specialties, and with poutine up at the top of the list wanted to make sure that where I tried it was goooooood.
Yelp to the rescue (as usual)! The list of places that popped up had Resto La Banquise as number 1, so with that decision made we bookmarked its location and after a loooong day of walking around and exploring, found ourselves standing behind a local family who had come there for dinner as well. It's usually a good sign if a restaurant is already 1/3 full when its on the early side of dinner time, and there are so many locals and local families dining there. We were seated immediately (and by the time we left, a line had formed) and quickly looked through the long list of poutine creations.
I had to try the classic as my first taste, but we wanted to try something else and opted for the Kamikaze since SPICY is my middle name. We got regular sized plates, which were still huge! Piled with french fries, topped with cheese curds slathered in gravy (and in the case of the Kamikaze, slices of hot peppers, onions, and merguez sausage), they seemed monstrous in size - and then a guy next to us received his LARGE order o_O
Both were tasty, but we couldn't finish either of them. By the time we were stuffed full, it honestly looked like we had barely touched either of them. I've certainly had better gravy, and the fries themselves were pretty good but not amazing (I wish they had been crispier on the outside given the gooeyness of the gravy). Its a very cute place, VERY family friendly, and clearly popular. Prices aren't terrible - IF you know what you're getting yourself into. Glad I came and tried poutine...and now I don't have to again. My stomach should thank me.
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