Solid poutine. Not that I have much to go off of but I enjoyed every bite of my Classic Trad…read more Comfort food at its finest.

Toronto Review 15/Many. This was unfortunately my last meal in Toronto, aside from a small snack to…read morewash the taste out of my mouth on the way back to the hotel. We were originally going to go to Pai, but since there was a line out the door because we didn't make a reservation, we ate here. The interior was fun, with the original owner's face on many different things, and there was a loud-ish mix of rock and early heavy metal. Apparently, this spot is a chain, and they used to have some US locations, but I'm not surprised they closed. We got some Cauliflower Bites for 5.49 CAD to begin. These were decent and, unlike our poutine choices, not overly salty. The little bits of fried cauliflower could have used a bit more flavor, but they worked for texture, and both of us eventually added some pieces to our poutines. My poutine of choice was the Prime Beef Deluxe, with ground beef, mushrooms, caramelized onions, and green peas, for 13.99 CAD. As a whole, the poutine was rather nasty, with the whole thing feeling wet. The watery gravy lacked flavor compared to the couple of other examples I've had before. The fries, even though they were hot and looked crispy, were limp and potatoey, and they were getting limper by the second because of the bad gravy. The cheese curds were decent, but there weren't that many of them. The beef didn't help how wet the dish was, nor did the frozen peas, with the only decent parts being the caramelized onions and mushrooms. I had maybe 60/70% of it, leaving many very wet fries at the end. The other person had the Buffalo grilled chicken with grilled chicken, buffalo sauce, creamy ranch dressing, and green onions, which was a dollar more. From the little bit I tried, the chicken was certainly better quality, though still a bit gummy. The buffalo sauce had a little bit of heat. The whole thing was extremely overdressed with the sauce, dressing, and gravy, and he had maybe half of it at most. This meal was terrible. They were both a salty mess with bad fries and worse gravy. I've had better poutine in NYC, and there are barely any Canadian spots here. Go here if you're high or drunk and therefore lack proper taste buds.

This is quite possibly the best poutine I've ever had in my life! We had a terrible time finding…read morethis place. Several maps had the location wrong (including the one in Uber) so be sure you don't just put "Poutine Hub" in the app. We ended up having to walk quite a ways, but oh man was it worth it! As soon as we walked in we were welcomed by the guy behind the counter. He was so warm and friendly and eager to tell us all about our options. It clear he cares about what he's doing and was excited to chat with us. We ordered the poutine with bacon and the butter chicken so we could try one classic style and one fusion. They have lots of sizes depending on how hungry you are, and after we picked our style and size the cook asked if we wanted our cheese layered in or put on top. Clearly layered in is the right answer and I appreciated his attention to his craft! We took a seat in the small eat-in area and our orders arrived in about 10 minutes. We were blown away! Everything about these dishes was seen to with care and they didn't skim on anything. There was tons of bacon, cheese and gravy all even distributed and the cheese was legit curds not shredded. Best of all the fries were crisp. My number one complaint with most restaurant poutine is that the fries get so soggy you're eating potato soup by the end, but these were crisp all the way to the bottom of the bowl! The butter chicken was equally crispy and well portioned, and while not a classic flavor, it worked really well. The chicken was good quality and the sauce was rich. Again, this is is a top contender for the best poutine of my life. I cannot say enough good things about this restaurant.

This is an Indian fusion restaurant, their fourth in Toronto. Their claim to fame is fusion…read morepoutine. They also sell wraps, hotdogs, smash burgers, poutine, and fries. They take tastes from around the world and put it in their poutine, wraps, hotdogs, and burgers! We ordered the Beef Dog Poutine (reg $8.99) and Fuze can ($2.49). This is my son's favourite poutine. He has had it in the other 2 locations! He still loves it. This location soft-opened on 2025-12-14. They now have lots of indoor dining tables. There is an open kitchen. There is upbeat music playing in the background. Their service was good. Everything is made-to-order. There is no free WiFi. The restaurant is wheelchair accessible. There is one gender-neutral washroom but it is not wheelchair accessible. There is paid neighbourhood street parking. Review 2025-261

Nothing beats a poutine from Smoke's and I'm so glad they have their Buffalo chicken poutine once…read moreagain! It's always been my favourite! I decided to try some of their new add-ons and wasn't really a fan; the pepperoni bites were hard and had no taste other than "burnt", the pogo dog was literally an over priced POGO stick brand dog, the popcorn chicken was okay but nothing special. But let's be honest they are known for poutine for a reason so as long as they keep killing it in the poutine game I will always give a good review!! Thanks again for staying open for delivery during these lockdowns!

Definitely one of my favorite places to visit! It has great food and lots of options for everyone!…read moreThe pricing is great for the amount of food you get! Definitely try the popcorn chicken poutine if you get a chance!

On my way from work, super tired, I wanted some comfort food! There are several fast food chains on…read morethe way but I did not feel like it and this place caught my eye. In a small unassuming plaza in Scarborough. I did not have high expectations to be honest, it is a low-key place. All I wanted was to try somewhere different from McDonald's and poutine. It turned out - this place was actually good, a pleasant surprise! Unique thing about this place is that you can choose type of Patty (smashed or grilled) and type of fries (frozen or home cut fries). No difference in price. (!) You can pick toppings, of course. So ... I got # Regular cheese burger (smashed) # Small Poutine (with home cut fries) Cheese burger was very good! Brioche bun, huge, meaty and juicy beef patty, fresh veggie. $10.99 was a very good price for the quality! I liked the poutine, too! In my world, poutine gravy has two kinds: #1. Authentic beefy one and #2. additive-junky but super comfort-y one. (and of course, each has good ones, bad ones, OK ones.) The poutine is the latter and good one! lol. Plenty of cheese, stretchy. Fries were home-cut. Loved it! I ordered small size, but it had good volume. $6.99 was a very good price! Food came out quick. Way better than those fast food chain. Glad to find a new stress buster place on my way back from work!!!

The place moved into an old burger place but did really clean up the place. The sitting area needs…read morea fresh coat of paint. The menu consists of 12 different types of burgers, poutine and wings. Some items are on a flat screen tv others are photos printed off with a hand drawn name for each item. The swinging door between the kitchen and front is filthy. It almost had me worried about what was behind the swinging doors. I guess if you order off Skip the Dishes you may not care but after walking in. I dare say I will give this place a hard pass.

A bit disappointed…read more I sent my daughter to this place for order & pick up hoping to enjoy their poutine and burger together- we are both fresh-cut fries' enthusiast, and I had a very positive experience a few weeks ago. Poutine was as good, but felt that there were much less cheese than the last time? Cheeseburger was disappointing. My daughter ordered it but when she opened the wrapper she found that there was no lettuce or tomatoes or fresh onions inside. She was not even asked about options, just got this burger with meat & cheese & condiments only. It is $10. It was a whole different experience from mine, as I was asked for my preferred fresh veggie toppings and condiments extensively. I do not know why it happened, but I felt very sorry for my daughter's experience. It was a huge let down.

Best burgers I've had, portions are very large. I'll be honest I have tried a lot of the menu and I…read morehaven't found anything I really didn't like!

Smash burgers in Union Station food hall…read more Went for a walk on my lunch break to see what I could grab to eat that wasn't my usual suspects. Stumbled upon this smash burger joint in the food hall at union station. Located in an array of diverse restaurants I found this gem in the pocket between the bay and york concourses amongst the sea of new restaurant spots in the union station area. Not a huge menu, you got the classic burgers and some of their special items on the menu. Sides include "regular sides" and "premium sides", the premium sides is just a classic poutine. I ordered one classic smash burger combo with water and fries, and one extra burger on the side. (one order of fries is enough unless you plan on sleeping at your desk) The burger itself was good. It all the fixings you would expect in a classic hamburger. Lettuce, onion, tomato, pickles, american cheese and secret sauce. There was something lacking though that for me, didn't hit the spot. Perhaps the burger wasn't saucy enough for my liking? It was good don't get me wrong, but one of those "missing something" moments, y'know what I mean? The fries - decent portion, not five guys good, but still a good filler. Fries themselves were crispy and hot, the seasoning was good on the fries with the sriracha aioli. Albeit I did find the fries a little salty to my taste and needed that aqua to quench my thirst. Overall 7/10 experience - if you're looking for seating there's standing and sitting areas all around union but the space directly in front of the restaurant is a mixed bag and pretty busy during a monday lunch hour.

I really like smash burgers, and so I really wanted to try this place out because I saw it had good…read moreratings. Unfortunately, I was on a time crunch as I had a concert to go to after, and I'm a very slow eater. I figured I'd have a chance to try a bit more in smaller portions via a kid's combo. But turns out, you need a 12yo/younger child with you to be able to order one. - I get the principle, but there was no option to order a smaller portion via other menu items or combos, and no hate to your staff but they made it a big deal. But it wasn't a big deal. But it became a big deal because they turned it into a thing, discussing among their staff, about how I can't order it because I'm not 12 years old. I get it, it's the policy, why would I ask them to go against it, they're just the employees, not the rule makers. But what child is going to Union station to order themselves a kid's combo! Also!!! How do you know I didn't come with a child??? But anyway. Please consider offering a small non-kids combo in the future for people who don't like ordering large portions. I ended up ordering the classic smash burger. I loved the texture of the burger, it was so moist and the buns were soft. The patty was the perfect thickness. Unfortunately, flavour wise it was extremely salty. I had to wash it down with pop that I bought elsewhere. So disappointed. I really hope this was a one-off. Located in Union Stn beside Mean Bao on the same level as the food court. Closest exit to Scotiabank Arena. There's public seating all around because it's located in a food court.

For the price of a McDonald's run, you could do so much better here. The ingredients are obviously…read morefresh and the burgers are substantial. We got the fish burger and the crispy chicken burger, and both were exactly what we wanted as a fast food meal. Also the burgers are super aesthetic, almost like an emoji of a burger.

Nice to have a burger place at First Markham. It offers various burgers and poutine. I ordered the…read moreoriginal poutine as I wanted to try it out. It was pretty decent for $5. I've also tried their burgers before and they were delicious. They take credit cards too which is a bonus.

This was our first dinner on our trip to Canada. My son had a mission for this trip; to eat as much…read morepoutine as humanly possible. My son ordered the Butter Chicken Poutine, my daughter ordered the Perogy Poutine and my hubby ordered the Avalanche Poutine. The Butter Chicken poutine was the clear winner. It was so good, I still talk about it. Service was fine, the young lady who helped us walked us through a couple of the poutines. Place is small but it was super clean. They had a lot of take-out/food delivery orders while we were there. We will probably eat here again on our next visit to Canada in a couple months.

Read about this place for our trip to Toronto. It was close to where we were staying so we had…read morelunch there. I ordered the butter chicken poutine and we also got the cauliflower one. The portions are huge and the flavors were really good. The food was fresh and prepared well. Felt it was a little overpriced for the amount of chicken added. Most of the base is fries and just the top is chicken cut to very small pieces. The cauliflower one only had like 4 florets. The ambiance matches the vibes of what Smokes wants to represent. There's rock music playing in the background and it's a nice casual spot. The service is quick and the workers were nice.