I went to Rose & Crown solely because they had poutine. I've been trying to find poutine in Phoenix for awhile, and this is the first place I was giving a try.
I'm a poutine snob being from Canada. I guess I expected a traditional dish - fries, cheese curds & gravy. They had the gravy part down, but the cheese was shredded cheddar, and the fries were baked potatoes slices, a cross between french fries and potato chips. At first I was a bit disappointed, but once I dug in it was pretty good. Not the poutine I was hoping for, but still great to eat.
I also ordered the Crown burger. Was great as well. Way too much food all in all, I ended up taking home most of the burger and half the poutine. It was all great the 2nd time around as well.
I went mid day on a week day, and was the only person in there. Staff was friendly, I liked the atmosphere.