Why did we go to Montreal? I’m nothing if not an indulgent friend, so when DLS said “I really like poutine” – yes, we went to Montreal to eat poutine. (Background: we were having yet another ‘argument’ about why NYC is awesome and if he dislikes it that much, he should just move back to the West Coast already… and I said “think of all the things you can get here that you can’t get anywhere else! Name a food! Just name it, and I bet we have it, but not Mexican, I’m tired of hearing Mexican is better on the West Coast.” – and he said poutine, so I took him immediately to Pommes Frites to get poutine and said, “BAM. What now?” Anyway, that’s why we were talking about poutine.)
In any case, one of my friend’s husbands is actually from Montreal, so he gave me a list of places to hit, and one of the suggestions for poutine was Resto La Banquise. Our first stop, our first poutine of a poutine-filled weekend!
Of course one of our choices was regular poutine, which was fantastic – crisp frites, gooey curds, and lovely, savory gravy. DLS practically housed this before I could even take a bite – I eventually had to take this plate from him.
…mostly because, in keeping with my being an indulgent friend, when our server came around to take our order, DLS ordered this one – poutine topped with green peppers and onions – apparently without registering that a minute earlier, when he’d suggested this one, I’d said “No, I don’t like green peppers.” The poutine was good as before, but the flavor of green peppers really dominated a large portion of it, so I gave up on this one and commandeered the other one. (DLS said he totally didn’t hear me.) I wouldn’t mind going back and trying some of the other varieties of poutine… though DLS noted that it seemed the addition of green peppers and onions, two things he really likes, didn’t do much for it, and said he might just enjoy classic poutine best.
Yvo says: If you’re in Montreal, there is no reason you shouldn’t stop by Resto la Banquise and sample one of their many poutines. While we did prefer the classic over the poutine Rachel (with green peppers and onions), there are so many different varieties that it would be a shame to stick to just one! Really properly fried frites. Oh, they have other food there, but we opted to not fill up since we were literally in Montreal to have poutine…
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TT says
you can’t say poutine with the POO!
Feisty Foodie says
Wut?
TT says
doh, i cant type. WITHOUT
@Milaspage says
You absolutely must try the Burgundy Lion for some AWESOME hard to beat poutine. Best I have tried. Ask for it with or without the blue cheese for an outstanding poutine experience! Their Facebook page is: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pub-Burgundy-Lion/225779310767957 Once you’ve had it, I think you’ll have a hard time eating poutine anywhere else 🙂 This is their web site: http://www.burgundylion.com/about.php
Feisty Foodie says
Thanks, I’ll definitely give that a shot next time I’m in Montreal – and there WILL be a next time!
hungry says
By the way you guys devoured the poutine at Brindle Room, I guess the both of you really loved poutine.
Feisty Foodie says
Haha, no! He ate it all… I didn’t eat that much of it really.
Christine says
Poutine in Montreal? You can never go wrong there. The best places use homemade gravy — so savory and full of depth. It’s on a totally different level than the canned/packaged stuff.
Feisty Foodie says
Oh yeah, I don’t think we went anywhere that didn’t make their own gravy!
T.C. says
Oh, nice! I wanted to try this place when I went but not enough poutine enthusiasts that time. Oh well.
Hope you guys had beavertails too.
T.C. says
Oh, now I remember. I really wanted to try their T-Rex!
A meat monster of a poutine with pepperoni, bacon, sausage and ground beef. LOLOL!
Feisty Foodie says
Haha, I noticed that. But like a true Asian, DLS isn’t that into too much meat 😛