My first poutine in Canada. Not really what I was expecting. The fries were soggy and under cooked, the gravy if you can call it that was like water and the cheese curds we hard and grainy, plus they don’t melt.Guess I should have taken head to the previous reviews. But I figured how bad could it be? Yeah, that bad.
With Poutine being the national dish of Canada, and this establishment being named after it - I am very surprised with the low quality of poutine. They have some wild poutines and the selection is second to none. The food quality unfortunately falls short.I've been here a number of times over the years to keep giving it a chance, but they fail to delivery consistently.The most recent experience the poutine had barely any gravy and the cheese curds were not melted at all.The best way I could describe ordering a poutine from Smokes is; if you told someone who has never had a poutine the ingredients involved, and then they made you one, with no idea how to assemble one appropriately.
It's a small location hidden behind/next to a parking lot off the main downtown street. Almost didn't find it! The menu seems expansive, it's a lot to take in and be able to decide. Everything on paper looks amazing!We ordered the Avalanche Poutine. It was good, but it didn't have the wow factor I was looking for. It was tasty, but the cheese curds were kind of disappointing. It's been a while since I've had Smoke's, but the cheese curds this time were little cubes and not like natural curds, which threw me off. Yes, very squeaky when chewed, but they didn't melt at all and kept its cube shapes. It didn't give me that cheesy satisfaction I was looking for in the poutine.I will go back, but definitely trying something different. I wouldn't order the Avalanche again.
40 Creek BBQ sauce Xtra large Poutine, great Kate night snack, delicious ? ?
It costs $20.00 for a poutine. Look up the prices from 6 months ago. A hell of a lot cheaper. Not worth the money anymore. Plus was really salty. Couldn't even finish it with how salty it was
Bleh.Got 1 pulled pork poutine, 1 butter chicken.In both, the cheese curds DID NOT melt despite the fries and toppings being so hot.Cheese curds were so rubbery.Toppings were pre-packaged.Fries tasted like they were not cooked enough or reheated.Pretty disappointed I spent $30 on two poutines that would have been better at Harvey’s, McDonald’s.. etc.Wouldn’t go back unfortunately and cannot see why this place is rated highly.
I’ve been here a couple of times and the majority of the times they’ve either made the wrong poutine or have made an underwhelming poutine that lacks flavour. The staff seem nice but the place seems to be dirty at times; usually later at night
the fries were burnt and dry... the cheese wasnt melted... barely any gravy which makes sense on the cheese not melting.. I heard nothing but great things and was really excited to purchase but was incredibly disappointed with what I received... got the bacon poutine!
They were willing to turn on a frier that hadn't been used in over a year (because of covid they haven't been busy enough to need it) Just so there would be no cross contamination or Gluten. My wife was able to enjoy fries there when normally she wouldn't.Very nice employees, awesome food as well.
Excellent super-friendly staff. Everything you want in a poutine you can find here. Great for a quick snack or meal. Limited seating and clean washrooms. Recently added table-top arcade tables are nice retro-addition. Free WiFi. Metered Daytime street and parking lots available. There are charging stations for your E-Vehicle in Garden Park Garage. Leave your ego behind on "Bar-Nights" this place is prone to patron-on-patron confrontations. Staff still remain very professional and respectful.