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    La Poutinerie - Montreal Smoked Meat Poutine

    La Poutinerie

    2.0(2 reviews)
    5.2 km

    I'm really confused about this place. When I spoke the lady at the register, she said the truck was…read morefrom Chilliwack. But I searched around and couldn't find any mention of it on the internet. When I did a boarder search, I saw the truck at the Calgary Stampede in 2011, but after that it disappeared again. Unfortunately, it was crazy crowded and loud at the Jazz Festival that I couldn't really stop and ask about the business much. While $10 is a slightly steep price to pay for a poutine in a city blessed with La Belle Patate, I thought for what it was (a food truck, catering to a big crowd of festival go-ers at just the right place and time), it certainly hit the spot. The portions were good, the gravy was delicious, and the cheese curds nice and squeeky. I ordered the Quebecor, which comes with maple syrup and thought it was a good taste, but certainly not for those looking for savoury. Apparently all the savoury options that looked appetizing were already swept up by the earlier crowds. The truck is large and well decorated, I love the look it has! The only odd thing about the place is the way the ordering system works. I put in an order at one end of the truck, and get a receipt. But I take this receipt and literally walk two steps to around a corner and hand it to someone at a second window on the side. Mind you, they're all in the same truck, so they're probably right beside each other. This person takes the ticket and makes my order. If the lady at the register didn't turn around and call me to out the food station window to hand over my ticket, I'd probably be standing there a long time... I took half-decent photos on my phone, but there seems to be some better photos of the truck on the yycbesteats website: http://www.yycsbesteats.com/day-5-calgary-stampede-food-review-la-poutinerie/

    Worst poutine I've ever had. Gravy was thick, salty and gross. There were about 3 cheese curds on…read moremy tiny $10 poutine. I ate it because I was hungry and I paid for it, but I had to choke it down and Gordon Ramsy wouldn't even had taken a bite before sending it back.

    The Spud Shack Fry - The Squealer (large)

    The Spud Shack Fry

    4.0(213 reviews)
    67.2 km
    $$

    I was outvoted and dragged here kicking and screaming. Then they promised I could order "The Gaucho…read moreCowboy". Now I'm intrigued. Have to go. This could be the greatest staff in all of Southern BC. Patient, kind, humorous. Not only can they explain the different items and their ingredients, they can describe exactly how it all tastes. To which they are 100% accurate! The six of us played community food, but what's the point here? All the poutine was awesome. Oh well, it's fun to share. Yes, get The Gaucho "Cowboy", but also try the Butter Chicken, Vegetarian Chili and my favourite, the Le Montreal. ALL the poutines rocked! The burgers are juicy and full of flavour. This group has found a way to marry all the flavours so they complement each other all through the meal until the end. Portion size was another crazy, happy surprise. So much so that the cost no longer matters (as you may have guessed, the cost was reasonable). Still, if it's just a couple of you, you might go regular as opposed to jumbo...unless you're thinking late night leftovers. We pigged-out and didn't get a chance to reheat this food. Mistake on my part. 05/25

    Great place to stop for a snack when riding the skytrain. Quirky little place with a nice vibe,…read moresuper friendly staff and the owner is a pretty cool dude. Great dips, killer fries, delectable poutine sauce A solid choice that has never disappointed

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    The Spud Shack Fry - The baked potato poutine, the cowboy poutine, deep fried pickles, the effin good burger and another baked potato poutine.

    The baked potato poutine, the cowboy poutine, deep fried pickles, the effin good burger and another baked potato poutine.

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    The Broken Whisk

    The Broken Whisk

    3.7(21 reviews)
    20.0 km

    We were in tonight for our anniversary dinner we are from hope and it was our first time with the…read morenew ownership well im glad to say it was the best meal we've had in a long time. We dont go out often but we will definitely be back! We were seated in a timely manner our server was lovely and attentive the owner was also very lovely and took time to speak with us and answer our questions drinks arrived in a timely fashion as did the meal the meal was beyond delicious thank you for a great dinner!!!! We'll be back

    Been a year or so since we have been out to this restaurant and finally got the hubby to agree to…read moredrive out for a date night. Get a little dressed up have a great meal and maybe dessert and a coffee. We got there as a 2 top and was walked past multiple empty booths and sat in an open more pub like dinning area. I just assumed that the server in the dinning area was at limit of tables. It's chilly in this area so I kept my coat on and saw that the people at the table next to us kept theirs on too. There is a birthday? Bachelorette? In the corner. This will be relevant later. So we sit and my husband ordered a Guinness and I a Diet Coke. He brings the drinks and there is no head on the Guinness, there is none of that carbonation in the beer. So he takes our food order and my husband comments on beer and the server said that the beer was poured correctly. That they poured half let it sit then poured the rest. My husband said ok but there is no head? And they replied well I don't know it was poured correctly and left. Ok not overly impressed but I've eaten the food. It's my cheat night. I have a pulled pork sandwich with Caesar salad. The table next to us gets their food. The one woman at the table picks at her fries and is commenting how bad the sandwich is. The other two men weren't impressed either with their food. The party in the corner is getting loud. The server drops a new drink to me unprompted which I love. And hubby orders a bottled beer. He then goes to the next table to pick up dishes and I hear the woman say ya I don't know what that is but it is not pulled pork. Hubby looks to me and starts to laugh. So server takes all their stuff walks away. And I said noooo please tell me it's not the pulled pork? She said like pulled pork is bbq. There was no bbq. Also nothing was pulled it was a solid piece of I'm not sure what but I think it was fish?? I'm sad, but hopeful that it was just a mistake and I'll get the right order. She has to raise her voice to speak as the party table is well having a party.. Our food comes and I immediately open the sandwich and it's a solid piece of white meat. I say oh hold on. And he's like yes? I said this isn't pulled pork? There is no cheese? That's shredded lettuce not cabbage and there is so much sauce the white bread not sourdough is soaked. The salad came with no dressing? They say ok so you don't want it? what would you like? And I said I don't know can I have a menu? So he walks off to get one. Hubby opens his sandwich and it's not right either. His is the farmhouse chicken sandwich. This was also not even close to right. There was no cheese, it was not layered roast chicken it was rotisserie chicken that oddly enough was ripped up like pulled pork??? The sauce was mayo not a creamy herby cheese sauce. Although it did have the bacon, lettuce but no tomato. The server returned hubby shows him that his is missing things and wrong and he says so you don't want it either? Hubby says no I'm hungry but your kitchen is messing up allot. The server then looked at me and said find anything on the menu. Like oblivious to what hubby just said and I said. No I'm good. Honestly I was scared what would come out. Hubby finishes and we ask for the bill. The party girls now have shots The server proudly walks up and says don't worry I got your meal removed from the bill. You can pay at the front. So I looked thinking that they removed hubby's because mine wasn't even eaten and sent back and his was completely wrong. No they removed my meal. Nothing for the fact the hubby's meal was wrong. I debated writing this for over a week but the whole thing was so bad I don't want someone else to waste their gas, time and money. I got dressed up for date night to sit in a cold pub area with a party, the girls did nothing wrong, but the atmosphere was just wrong. The new owners have absolutely destroyed what was once an amazing restaurant

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