Poutine is a favored food for people of all ages throughout Canada. This dish essentially consists of crispy French fries that are topped with cheese curds and chicken gravy or a mixture of chicken and beef gravy. In recent years, lots of new variations on the dish have been appearing on Canadian restaurant menus.
Although poutine is closely associated with Quebec, the dish has become such a top food item for Canadian diners that some people suggest it be named the country’s national food. There are even annual festivals that celebrate all things poutine in Montreal, Toronto and other Canadian communities.
Smoke’s Poutinerie..https://smokespoutinerie.com/
The Smoke’s Poutinerie chain of restaurants bills itself as the world’s largest poutinerie, and they offer a broad spectrum of poutine options. Traditional poutine, with fries, Quebec cheese curd and gravy, Veggie traditional poutine, with Smoke’s veggie gravy, and tater tot poutine are great menu choices here.
Five types of chicken poutine are served at Smoke’s Poutinerie, including Butter Chicken and Chicken Inferno varieties. There are nine varieties of pork poutine, such as bacon, Canadian pizza and pulled pork.
Five types of beef poutine are on the menu here, including the Junkyard Dog, with flat-iron steak, caramelized onion, sauteed mushrooms and BBQ sauce. Customers at Smoke’s also have the option of creating their own poutine, by choosing desired ingredients.
NomNomNom Poutine..http://www.nomnomnom.ca/
Poutine is the name of the game at NomNomNom, where 11 varieties of the dish are on the menu. Traditional poutine is available at this eatery, as are poutine with hot dogs, ground beef, spicy chicken, bacon, Brussel sprouts or pulled pork.
Leslieville Pumps General Store & Kitchen..https://www.leslievillepumps.com/about-the-pumps
This charming establishment is a combination independent gas station, 24-hour convenience store and BBQ smokehouse that happens to serve several delicious varieties of poutine.
Owned by two brothers named Judson and Greg Flom since 2011, Leslieville Pumps serves breakfast daily, and is widely known for its menu of southern BBQ dishes.
The poutine served here features a dark, rich gravy, with white and orange cheese curds, and is very popular with local poutine fans. While the classic poutine served here is preferred by many, there are several great loaded poutine options.
Diners at Leslieville Pumps can order their loaded poutine with baked beans, beef brisket, beef brisket chili or pulled pork.
Among the appetizing sandwiches served at this Toronto eatery are smoked butter chicken, southern beef brisket, triple decker grilled cheese, and smoked turkey club.
