I live about a couple blocks from Banquise. You've inspired me to put my vegetables back in the crisper and have a really really terrible (re: delicious) dinner instead.
Well now, @4, I do believe Megan's organized her some Slog Happy at Captain Blacks, so the fact she is having to post this up suggests she may disagree with ya about what top notch poutine is.
When I took my students of French to Canada for the Olympics last year, Poutine was the first thing I made them try. We even made it for our final cooking exam. They were hooked! That plate makes my pico de gallo lunch look sad.
The food from afar that I miss the most is sheepmilk yogurt. With all the foodie fads here when is someone going to sell that here. I am going to NY and that will be the first thing I eat when I get there and the last when I leave.
14, yes, Steelhead Diner, though it's via Terresa's Australian roots ("chips & gravy") rather than Montreal.
Thing is, Megan, poutine is not so much a question of latitude (Montreal is actually south of Seattle) as it is its location on a chilly riverfront. Kennebec potatoes help. But above all it's the tradition of eating poutine that produces poutine specialists and poutine connoisseurs.
Where, I might add, there is NO GOOD POUTINE. Other than rumors that Clyde Common had it (with foie gras on top), there are no good poutine options in Stumptown. You beat us by a mile, Seattle.
Seattle doesn't have good poutine because poutine is street food and Seattle simply doesn't know how to do, or support, real street food.
Yes we have what we call street food, but it pales in comparison to what's available in other cities. Even Portland.
Maybe it's because we don't air our strife at each other.
For the record, The Night Kitchen has pretty good poutine and Hattie's Hat has a version, fries, mashed potatoes, and cheese, that while not really poutine, does hit some of the same chords.
@30 Hah! Yeah, is it irony posting weekend? A poutine review, a cheeseburger review, and a battle of the bulge post that has almost 900 comments so far...
Also, remember, the places in Canada that have the best poutine also require that you wear black dress socks with your sandals, FYI.
they recently started selling it at Mulladeys pub in Magnolia, on Dravus and 21st ave w. Cheese curds made in house too. not bad, first time I ever tried it, worth a shot
Okay, so I've never had Poutine in Montreal, but... on Bainbridge try the Eagle Harbor Public House (or The Pub as it is know here.) It's been on the menu for over a year, always a good sign. And to miss the bagels in Montreal would be a crime. They are the best in the world.
@33 Oh Feral, of course not! The sock-n-sandal combo is only ever worn with shorts: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3289/3037…
Although they're usually quite a bit shorter.
The Canadian tuxedo (I'm assuming you're thinking of the jean jacket + jeans duo?) is more the province of mullet wearing men who have "eye of the tiger" on their iPods.
Click on the "chow" tag and it's half posts about hamburgers, donuts, french fries covered in gravy and cream, pies, and buffalo wings... And half posts making fun of people who eat junk food.
Don't you guys have any cognitive dissonance? Isn't promoting only crap food being part of the problem?
@32 I had the poutine at Squid and Ink and it didn't cut it. I assume Highline has the same thing, although their sandwich and soup offerings are quite delicious.
What is pictured here looks amazing and I want some immediately. LOL.
Oh, the soda in the picture is "Cream Soda." It's not like the Cream Soda that A&W makes, it tastes like cotton candy. I tried it up in Vancouver once and gagged. Fanta and Crush sell it up North.
@38:Those look like knee-high stockings!? Fashion truly is its own bizarro universe. Instead of trying to make poor schlubs like me look more presentable, they pour all their energies into making gorgeous models look absolutely ludicrous. This is so true, though: http://www.theonion.com/articles/heteros…
And do I know from hetero men...I live with one. That Onion picture does not lie, why are they drawn to that particular sky blue shade of denim, with an 18 inch rise, no less?
Okay, Feral. Go to a Buffalo store. Grab a salesperson, have them find you some jeans, and when you come out of the change room, ask, "Do these make my ass look good?" If your ass looks good in a pair of jeans, the rest is gravy. (...not poutine gravy...) Branch out into V-neck T-shirts, the Gap has them. Don't wear shoes that say "Rockport" on the outside, or "Vibram" on the soles. I know you were probably being rhetorical, but I just feel very strongly about this, can you tell??? (Mr. Canuck ignores me, so feel free to do the same... :(
@36 - Island Girl - Just caught up on the posts and my office is just a brisk walk away from The Pub so I'll try there (but still don't want to sound like an idiot!)
Fnarf, I have looked at central market for sheep milk yogurt and failed. I'll look again. You will now be either my best friend or my biggest dissapointment.
I wish I could try some of that poutine pictured. Especially the veggie version. Also one should try a Japa Dog (Japanese style Hotdog in many different varieties) in Vancouver B.C.
@70 I was going to correct the pronunciation if you didn't.
Also, for everyone complaining about Seattles street food laws, street food is illegal in Montreal except during street fairs. Thankfully, we have restaurants dedicated to selling stuff that should be coming out of a cart on the side of the street.
I'm surprised that so many of the skinny hipsters who move here stay skinny. Between the poutine, the bagels, and the smoked meat, Montreal is possibly the junk food capital of North America, if not the world.
@70 and 71 ....okay, pooh-tin by someone who lives in Montreal, but for people who don't live in French speaking Canada (like the no doubt English speaker who will be ordering it in Seattle?) Pooh-teen.
In the same way that people in Quebec say Kay-beck, and everyone else says Kwuh-beck.
@71 I'm currently living in Toronto, but I stock up on all the bagels I can whenever I visit. <3 They freeze well enough. There is no eating quite like a weekend of Montreal eating, even if I quite need to work it off afterwards.
@72 Actually, I hear 'keh-beck' pretty much coast to coast now. (well, coast and coast. can't speak to the middle bits.) 'kwuh-beck' seems pretty much restricted to the same sort of people that say Oregon by putting a huge emphasis on the third syllable.
It is just the thing to do when visiting Montreal. There are many places in Vancouver that sell Montreal smoked meat sandwiches too along with a pickle and Poutine.
But the new sensation of Japa Dogs in Vancouver is the thing to do when walking around downtown in the evening or before and after a movie. The best location is the corner of Burrard and Smithe St. downtown Vancouver.
If you Google map Burrard and Smithe St. Vancouver you will see the original Japa Dog as a location.
While you've reminded me: Why doesn't Seattle have GOOD potica? it's impossible to find a decent slice of the delectable nut roll anywhere outside of Cleveland or Llubjana. THIS STUFF IS PERFECT FOR COFFEE PEOPLE!! DUH!
@72 - I'm from Toronto and I say keh-bek and poo-tin.
@ 77 - I'm pretty sure there's something about the way they cure smoked meat in Quebec that isn't allowed in other provinces, so it's actually slightly different? Maybe 76 could enlighten us.
Yeah, I think we can start calling it Canadian Nachos
Also, Smith used to have a poutine using a turkey gravy that was a little on the fancy-schmancy side, but not bad.
And steak salads?
Thing is, Megan, poutine is not so much a question of latitude (Montreal is actually south of Seattle) as it is its location on a chilly riverfront. Kennebec potatoes help. But above all it's the tradition of eating poutine that produces poutine specialists and poutine connoisseurs.
I will have to investigate at Steelhead. Do they have vegetarian versions? Skillet does not (or didn't when I visited.)
Yes we have what we call street food, but it pales in comparison to what's available in other cities. Even Portland.
Maybe it's because we don't air our strife at each other.
For the record, The Night Kitchen has pretty good poutine and Hattie's Hat has a version, fries, mashed potatoes, and cheese, that while not really poutine, does hit some of the same chords.
Also, remember, the places in Canada that have the best poutine also require that you wear black dress socks with your sandals, FYI.
Wow, that looks revolting though.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3289/3037…
Although they're usually quite a bit shorter.
The Canadian tuxedo (I'm assuming you're thinking of the jean jacket + jeans duo?) is more the province of mullet wearing men who have "eye of the tiger" on their iPods.
For a correct application of shorts and sandals on the male of the species, see this:
http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9G…
Don't you guys have any cognitive dissonance? Isn't promoting only crap food being part of the problem?
What is pictured here looks amazing and I want some immediately. LOL.
And do I know from hetero men...I live with one. That Onion picture does not lie, why are they drawn to that particular sky blue shade of denim, with an 18 inch rise, no less?
Okay, Feral. Go to a Buffalo store. Grab a salesperson, have them find you some jeans, and when you come out of the change room, ask, "Do these make my ass look good?" If your ass looks good in a pair of jeans, the rest is gravy. (...not poutine gravy...) Branch out into V-neck T-shirts, the Gap has them. Don't wear shoes that say "Rockport" on the outside, or "Vibram" on the soles. I know you were probably being rhetorical, but I just feel very strongly about this, can you tell??? (Mr. Canuck ignores me, so feel free to do the same... :(
"POOH teen"
Gourmet poutine is the rage in Toronto right now. I can think of six poutineries that have opened in the last couple of years.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheese_curd
....that or drove your fat ass to restaurant, chowed down and followed it up with a quick drive home and nap
either/or....whatever, it all works, same difference
A: C, eh? N, eh? D, eh?
God I love that joke.
http://www.japadog.com/menu/index.html
Poutine is the food of the gods, but if you're in Montreal, you should really be eating bagels and smoked meat.
Also, for everyone complaining about Seattles street food laws, street food is illegal in Montreal except during street fairs. Thankfully, we have restaurants dedicated to selling stuff that should be coming out of a cart on the side of the street.
I'm surprised that so many of the skinny hipsters who move here stay skinny. Between the poutine, the bagels, and the smoked meat, Montreal is possibly the junk food capital of North America, if not the world.
In the same way that people in Quebec say Kay-beck, and everyone else says Kwuh-beck.
@72 Actually, I hear 'keh-beck' pretty much coast to coast now. (well, coast and coast. can't speak to the middle bits.) 'kwuh-beck' seems pretty much restricted to the same sort of people that say Oregon by putting a huge emphasis on the third syllable.
On all aspects.
http://hubpages.com/hub/Montreal-Smoked-…
It is just the thing to do when visiting Montreal. There are many places in Vancouver that sell Montreal smoked meat sandwiches too along with a pickle and Poutine.
But the new sensation of Japa Dogs in Vancouver is the thing to do when walking around downtown in the evening or before and after a movie. The best location is the corner of Burrard and Smithe St. downtown Vancouver.
If you Google map Burrard and Smithe St. Vancouver you will see the original Japa Dog as a location.
@ 77 - I'm pretty sure there's something about the way they cure smoked meat in Quebec that isn't allowed in other provinces, so it's actually slightly different? Maybe 76 could enlighten us.