Where the French fail at artery-clogging, trashy comfort food, the Quebecois succeed. Belle Province's assembly-line fast food is just like you used to have at schoolyard barbeques, right down to the skinny hot dogs and gluey buns. But they have their own twists: I took some friends here once, who were blown away by the fact that they put sauerkraut on their burgers. Hey, it works!
This is also one of the best places to get real poutine. They give you a big styrofoam bowl with thick-cut fries layered with cheese curds, then drown it in gravy; the proportions of the three ingredients are, to my mind, just right.
Don't get fooled by other places that give you poutine with skinny fries, or shredded cheese (wtf?), or that don't mix in the curds so they get all molten.