This review is for 3.5 stars.
Patali was ok and always packed, but I felt that the poutine fell below the high standards of the city. The fries were very thin as opposed to the potato-goodness of most poutine in the city. And I don't enjoy the squeaky cheese curds, which Patati does especially loud. With other options just around the block (in all honesty on every block on Montreal) I would keep walking and try poutine somewhere else. Patati is not bad by any stretch, but it's different.