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In honour of La Poutine Week (!!!) and the fact that we left our lunch at home today we thought we’d scour the city to find once and for all, the definitive ranking of Toronto Poutines.
We can probably write an entire series of blog posts on our love for the Canadian icon but we’ll stick to just this one. Mark our words, this is the only blog post you’re going to need before heading into the much-anticipated Poutine Week (Feb 1-Feb 7).
We don’t think you’re ready for this gravy, but if you are, you know what to do.
5. Some poutine from a vendor out at Nathan Phillips Square
Perhaps not the most glamorous choice on the list, but with all of the tourists and foot traffic in the area you think one of these semi-permanent greasepans on wheels would bring us closer to the traditional poutine experience. Uninspired fries covered with shredded cheddar and what appears to be powdered gravy makes this entry the lowest of the low. Pizza Pizza could do better than this. Also, what’s the deal with those little wooden forks? They make for an absolutely awful poutine-to-mouth shovelling apparatus.
4. McDonald’s poutine
What? It was around the corner. It’s so salty all we can taste is the salt. Help, we can feel our arteries clogging with every bite. We give this ⅖ Contexts, on our completely arbitrary rating scale.
Image via Allan Lorde
This might be a bold take, and sure, go ahead and take our Toronto cards from us, but good old Smokes has been usurped in this city. Let’s just face it – there are better options. Sure, the convenience factor plays a big part in their poutine ranking, but vegetables in poutine? Come on, folks.
2. Lou Dawgs
Chicken Gravy? Pulled pork? Cheese Curds? Well anything that has two kinds of meat ingredients is automatically a winner in our books. You can also get sweet potato fries as an option too? This is all too much, can you give us a minute? We’re hyperventilating and drooling at the same minute.
Well, there you have it. We once considered poutine to be the epitome of culinary perfection, but then they had to go and throw lobster into the mix and we’ve got a new contender for best in the city.
Agree? Disagree? Have one that we missed? Let us know on Twitter. Now if you excuse us, we need a mid-day nap.
