La Banquise seems to be a popular poutinerie and some friends recommended it for poutine. Since I love fries, why not? We made the trek to La Banquise and the street was quiet due to the snow and construction, but everyone who was out were headed to this restaurant!
There was a line but it moved quickly. You can see the kitchen near the entrance spewing out poutines. There are two sizes available, regular and large, and let me tell you that a regular is quite big!
We got seated and the tables are quite close together so prepare to get cozy with your table neighbours. We ordered a regular to share since we had just eaten lunch. The toppings, gravy and cheese curds were good but not mindblowing. The most disappointing part was that all the fries were soggy (and it's not because of the gravy), which I didn't understand because the kitchen was mainly churning out poutines so I expected the fries to be fresh.
Not too memorable for me, but maybe just the quality dropped when we went. Other people here on Yelp had better experiences.