I've been following the Poutine hype on some of the NYC foodie blogs and I kind of got sucked in. Apparently it's only available at Pommes Frites and some Canadian gastropub on the west side. The glowing reviews led me to walk 10 blocks and give what I believed to be glorified Disco Fries a try....Best thing ever might just be an understatement as to how redickulo this magical concoction is. A solid contender for best late night drunk food, right up there with empenada's from La Isla (14th and B) and ahead of Moaz falafel.
Wiki Say:
Poutine (Quebec French pronunciation putsɪn (help·info)) is a dish consisting of French fries topped with fresh cheese curds, covered with brown BBQ chicken gravy and sometimes other additional ingredients. [1] The freshness of the curds is important as it makes them soft in the warm fries, without completely melting. It is a quintessential Canadian comfort food, especially but not exclusively among Québécois.
Poutine is a fast food staple in Canada; it is sold by many fast food chains (such as New York Fries and Harvey's) in the provinces, in small diners and pubs, as well as by roadside "poutine trucks" and "fries stands," commonly known as "casse-croûtes" in Quebec. International chains like McDonald's,[2] A&W,[3] KFC and Burger King[4] also sell mass-produced poutine across Canada, especially in Quebec. Popular Quebec restaurants that serve poutine include Chez Ashton (Quebec City), La Banquise (Montreal), Lafleur Restaurants, La Belle Province, Le Petit Québec and Dic Ann's Hamburgers. Along with fries and pizza, poutine is a very common dish sold and eaten in high school cafeterias in Ontario, Quebec and Manitoba. It is also a very popular meal at ski resorts.
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That shit is gnarly. I think they must Americanize down here because up north they use some funky cheese bits in that bitch. Ain't no cheese I'd ever seen before or since type cheese.
Harvey's makes an amazing veggie burger though. Harvey's and Tim Hortons are the best things Canada has to offer. That and Rock Raines of course.
Lafleurs! Thats the spot! I just remembered the name. Greasiest shit you'll ever eat; total Degrassi Junior High movie set type place. Hot dogs, fries, burgers, poutine. I don't think that place opens UNTIL at least 1 AM
I think they used aged cheddar instead of cheese curds. I'm going to Mtl this summer just to get the real thing. Tim Horton's has some weird sandwiches. We stopped there late one night and the only veg option was an egg salad sandwich. I'd have to be hungry enough to let someone shit in my mouth before I'd be brave enough to try something that smells like egg salad.
We spent a lot of time on the road in Canada, you know, ROCKIN', and so we had time to sample the entire menu. I even have a few souvenir saucers and tea cups in me cupboards, chap.
The garden sandwich thing they have is REALITY. Its basically cream cheese with cucumbers and shit but its really fucking good. Served on a goddamn baguette. You really can't go wrong.
Also, not unlike In & Out, Horton's has a few "secret" menu items as well. Ask them to make you a "mint hot chocolate." It's fucking mint.
But yo, if you're going to Montréal this summer you gotta check out Harvey's. Their motto is "Meat. Fire. Good." I mean HOW could you go wrong? They make the best veggie burger I've ever had and they fix that FUCK outta that thing. This ain't no Roy Rogers "Fixins Bar" they do it for your ass. They have a paint brush they use for the ketchup and mustard. Seriously, a Harvey's veggie burger will blow your balls CLEAN off, with little to no visible scarring. Try it out.
Bon Appétit!
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