Monday, June 24, 2013

Shanghai Cowgirl

no.

I have to say, it was probably over a year ago that I had this  poutine. I tasted vegetables.
Disqualified. 


Disqualified
Queen St. West

Hero Burger

Like a hero cookie....but better!

They know how to do gravy. I would consider bottling this shit up and selling it for a quick liquid lunch. But why does it come in oompa loompa portions?



I did not ask for a cup of tea. Fuckers.

I suggest that if you're not on a poutine budget to purchase at least two in one sitting otherwise you're going home with the biggest blue balls you'll ever experience.

4/5

Big Smoke

I've been M.I.A. for the year but rest assured, I have stayed dedicated to the poutine in the meantime. I don't want to ruin this moment with much talk so I'll get straight to it (reason #11 why I have a boyfriend)

You can find 'Big Smoke' in a big Canadian mall. There is something really intelligent about eating mall poutine....you can always count on air conditioning. Lifting my fork really high to organize the cheese is honestly tough stuff, so it's a real treat when I don't have to break such a sweat during this physical labour.

This comes in a big box (more points would be rewarded if it had come in a bucket) and has everything going for it for about $5. The only thing I would work on would be the cheese curds, so I usually pawn the remaining ones off to my starving friends who have joined me on this escapade but are broke as shit to buy overpriced mall food. Success.

4/5
Eatons  & Yorkdale Mall

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

The Rhino

Fuck this poutine. I just didn't get it.

My fries came in gravy soup..literally. And although I'm usually one for ordering a cup of gravy for myself as something to wash the poutine down with, this was shit. Watery and it tasted like a foot.

But thankfully I love beer and they have so much of it, so horrah!

But fuck their poutine.

http://therhino.ca

1/5
Queen & Gwynne Ave

Gladstone Cafe

I would like to quote a piece from the poutine scriptures:
"If it's ghetto, it's great!"

Seriously. If a restaurant has a bullet hole in the window, a dugged out man outside of the place with a nose bleed, and a body outline on the sidewalk....this probably means that this place is the ruler of everything that is poutine. Fellow fans, you must seek these places out and repeat these words "Parkdale, parkdale, parkdale."

It's as though Bon's has been resurrected and all of my hopes and dreams lay before me on a basket of newspaper. I've been waiting my whole life for this poutine. This is my destiny. You all must find yours here, and go on a spiritual journey with each bite.

Perfection.

http://gladstonecafetoronto.com/

5/5
Queen & Dufferin

Wheat Sheaf

A cold glass of beer is poutine's beverage bff.

Good beer. Alright poutine. What i can say about it is that it's big (size matters- always) and the fries aren't bad. Gravy seemed to be missing something (love?) but this is a good joint for poutine if you're fiending. Also, one of the servers may be on speed so that's very entertaining.

http://wheatsheaf.ca
2/5
King & Bathurst

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Burger King

I've been eating poutine here since my youth. I find it's a nice 'go-to' poutine place when your body needs a shitload of salt (more so than the average poutine). I wouldn't consider this a top-notch place, but it's cheap and Burger King has awesome music.

So enjoy this salt box whilst listening to the sounds of  'Puttin' on the Ritz.'



Fucking classy.


3/5