Montreal's MOST FAMOUS POUTINE SPOT! La Banquise Review
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- Among all the great eats in Montreal, Canada, the most famous for non-Canadians is Poutine. Poutine is arguably the most famous food in Quebec, if not the most famous food in Canada. Hand-cut fries, gravy, and cheese curds. What's not to like? Naturally, with Poutine being as famous as it is, it would make sense that the most famous poutine spot in Montreal, La Banquise, is frequently touted as one of the best restaurants in Montreal.
La Banquise is one of the top tourist destinations in Montreal, Quebec, but because of that many people view it as a tourist trap. As an ignorant American though, I may not be the best judge of how good La Banquise is compared to most neighborhood and hole in the wall Poutine spots though! What we will do though is try a very highly rated Poutine shop in the USA, specifically in the greater New York City area, and compare it to one of the most famous poutine shops in Canada. This way we can see how an authentic poutine compares to an imitation poutine abroad!
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La Banquise
994 Rue Rachel E, Montréal, QC H2J 2J3, Canada
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516 Jersey Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07302
It’s pronounced MONT-TREE-ALL (English)
French…. MON-RAY-AL …
Welcome to my hood! 😀
As a person living here in the U.S., I have no idea why he is pronouncing the city's name like that. He's literally the first person I've ever heard pronounce Montreal like that.
If you want top notch hole in the wall Montreal institutions you should try Montreal Pool Room and Decarie Hot Dogs. Consistently good steamed hot dogs / french fries and poutine. If you like strange local venues. Dic Anns has thin spicy sauced burgers which are pretty unique. Lafleurs has a Volcano burger/cheeseburger which is the spiciest burger (all dressed) and quite addictive with the mix of onions/coleslaw/volcano paste spread on the cooked patty
Just looking at his subscribers. It was not that long ago it was only 14,000. So happy for UA I look forward to his honest reviews. Low budget but high quality. Lol. Keep it up and congratulations.
I subbed at around 4K subs. I knew his channel would blow up these reviews are really entertaining and informative as a New Yorker
@@Pintexx I watched videos of UA when he only had like 1200 subs, but didn't subscribe until recently when he was around 19K. What amazes me is he doesn't do this full time still, and puts out content like crazy still.
I really like the comparaison to the Philly CheeseSteak, seems really true to me! 👌🏼 As a Québecois, there is really good poutine in Montréal, but the best poutine are often in more remote region where the cheesecurd are made fresh each day. Also, if you want to know, poutine originated from the Drummondville/Victoriaville area in Center of Québec region!
And it is not mozzarella cheese, more a curd of some king of cheddar and the best one is from St-Fidèle sur la côte-nord....la semaine dernière il était chez Schwarts et disait que la poutine originait de ce restaurant...
@@richardberube3195il a dit que Schwartz a créer la poutine? Probablement en train de faire le yeux pour un client.
@@vlada la poutine provient de la région des Bois Franc....
La poutine c'est pas de la cuisine. Franchement, c'est une combinaison de trois ingredients fast food.
Agreed! Best pouting in Quebec is always a random run down hole in the wall or chip truck in the back roads of Quebec. There’s one like every 10 min lol
Mon-trey-ALL not AL like AL Bundy. 😂
Thank you, can we teach him how to pronounce Poutin, the e is silent.
@@margaretmacgillicuddy4944 That's too extreme though. Even English speaking Canadians don't pronounce it the proper Quebecois way.
You were about a 10-minute walk from the bakery that makes the best pastry I've eaten, one that put croissants to shame (and I love croissants). Au Kouign-Amann has a Normandy-trained patissier whose specialty is a pastry called kouign-amann. Mind-blowing. And I've eaten around the globe and had a few decades head start on your journey. It's located at 322 Avenue du Mont-Royal E, about a 10-minute walk west from La Banquisé.
pas pire
Au Kouign-Amann is incredible.
Best croissant hands down for me!
Hello from Montreal. Nice review, glad you liked your first real poutine québécoise. About the cheddar cheese curds, did you know you can buy them in grocery stores all over Quebec? They're sold unrefrigerated usually day fresh, still slighly wet. I know some other Quebecer will say it's better to get them straight from the dairy, but I live in town so it's the best I can get.
As an American who loves poutine - if the cheese curd doesn't squeak when you bite into it, ew! lol I forget the poutine chain I ate at, maybe Smokehouse's Poutinery or something similar? They were testing a new poutine when I was there - it was a pulled pork (or chicken I believe they offered also) poutine. The gravy was SO good, and the fries and cheese curds were top tier. Even from a chain place it was better than any poutine I've had in the US. Except in Niagara Falls. I did have an incredible poutine there on a trip I did to the area there. That was still actually my favorite poutine I've ever had, and it was just a normal "regular" poutine. I wish the dish was more popular here in the US. But, it is what it is.
Anyone reading this, just go in front, "Ma poule mouille". It's 10 times better. Take it to go and eat it in the nearby park.
Why are u pronouncing Montreal so weird. The 'A' isn't like pal, but it's like the "A" in call. YW
Cheese curds, which we call in French “Fromage en grain” (or in slang “fromage en crottes”), are unfinished cheddar curds made from fresh pasteurized milk. The moist, curdled milk pieces make a funny “squeak squeak” in the mouth, and that’s why it’s often called “squeaky cheese”. At the end of the 50s, dairy farmers created this product as a solution for selling their excess production milk. Since then, anywhere in Québec, you can buy cheese curds and eat it as a snack. They are fresh daily in supermarkets, fromageries (cheese shops) and dépanneurs (corner stores). It is best at room temperature, and after 24h, it must be refrigerated. This cheese don't melts in the poutine.
do u happen to know if the curds in the poutine are from curdistan?
We actually eat the curds as a snack and that dates back before the invention of the poutine. Birthplace would be Drummondville or Victoriaville, not Montréal.
True
I've been living in Montreal my whole life, La Banquise is pretty good, it's a very solid poutine, but it's not that better then any other solid poutine spot. However, it's more crowded and expansive.
Thanks for sharing! Good to hear a Quebecois perspective
Expansive or expensive? Prices were cheap..
@@joelb.2685 I haven't been to La Banquise in a while, I admit that 9.95$ in today's economy is pretty good. I stand corrected. The difference between La Banquise and most other Poutine spot is that you have to tip the server because it's a sit down restaurant, while most poutine spot are not.
Great place at 3am after a night of drinking!
Do you have any recommendations for a good poutine place? I'm coming up in November and definitely want to try it! Lol plus a tour of Chinatown.
Well Quebec really invented poutine and thank God people are very passionate about it still.
I will be upfront that I don't know much about poutine. Canadians and Quebecois, how's the poutine at La Banquise? And do you have spots you prefer?
If you ever come to Canadian Prairies(Alberta here), let me know! I'll have some good choices! While in Quebec, don't be afraid to try a Tourtière(French Canadian style meat pie).
For good poutine, as long as gravy is good, real cheese curds and crispy fries, you are in heaven.
La Banquise is okay, pretty much on the same level as in the rest of Montreal. The big problem is that the cheese curds usually are not fresh from the day or they put them in the fridge, which makes them lose much of their squeakiness and makes them melt under the sauce’s heat (you want them to keep their shape). The best classic poutine I’ve had in Montreal was at Chez Tousignant, near the Marché Jean-Talon. Otherwise, you got to leave the island and within an hour drive towards the east, you’ll find many poutines much better than La Banquise in small restaurants, such as Pataphil or Chez Dave et Dan or Chez Alfa (that one being the closest). Still probably not on any tourist’s itinerary though.
And it’s pronounced (ban-kiz) and not (ban-ki-zu), that was just the lady putting lots of emphasis on the end of the word to get the message across 😅
Come to Ville Mercier for Restaurant Grégoire next time you cone up to MTL. South shore on the 138.
Pokey and I are originally from Montreal. You must try Mtl smoked meat (medium fat), fries and a Cott black cherry drink at Schwartz's. Also, try steamed hot dogs (steamies) at the Montreal Pool Room on St.Laurent or La Belle Province. Finally, you must try Mtl pizza with cheese on the top! Happy eating UA!
have e the Schwartz's experience many times...need to try a Steamie!
What is MTL pizza with cheese on top? haha
I had a smocked meat sandwich and bowl of poutine at Schwartz. Still not sure how i ate it all without getting a heartattack 😂
If you are in Montreal, you better also be going to Schwartz’s for a smoked meat sandwich. Even better than Katz Deli..
I did! It's the next video
@@uaeatsvery nice! I figured it would be the next one. You are doing a fantastic job with your channel.
@@uaeats Hope you did bagels too. Schwartz is overrated and pricey, strictly for tourists, and I say that as a native of NYC who now lives in Canada and who travels often to Montreal, where my son is a student at McGill. The bagels are a different breed than a NYC bagel, both great on their own way yet completely different.
Yes! Much better than Katz and I’ve had both days apart.
He's from suburban Philly though, they got Hershel's there, which is better than anything in NYC and better than Schwartz's too.
Since I am retired,...and totally enjoy home cooking,...whenever I make dinner for my girlfriend I ask '' Do you think this would be UA approved''?
I'm sure I would love it!
People go to La Banquise after a night of drinking because it's 24h/7. It's also on the pricier side due to its popularity. Sometimes, the lineup can be quite long at 3am. A hole in the wall poutine would be Decarie Hot-Dogs at 953 Decarie Boulevard. A real Montreal institution open for over 50 years.
You want a good poutine, go to any "Casse-Croute" on the country side. Usually these little spot are only open in the summer and they have picnic table outside for dining. It's a debate where it was created, either Princeville, Victoriaville or Drummondville, all in the center of Quebec.
Great vid. Hope you are making a video on Montreal Bagels and Smoked Meat as well!
I made one on smoked meat! Didn't have time to make one on bagels but I did try them while there
In Québécois French it’s pronounced “Pootzin”. Not Poo-Teen.
Cheese curds come from the process of making Cheddar cheese, nothing to do with mozzarella.
Hey UA! Next time you're in Montreal, definitely try out La Poule Mouillée across the street! Much better poutine in my opinion, with some great Portuguese chicken on top. Not something to miss!
Cheese curds are cheddar not mozzo! The origins of Poutine was rumoured to be a combo of '' frites sauce & crottes de fromage'' gravy fries with a bag of cheese curds, thar
were often requested at a diner adjacent to a factory by workers on lunch break who wanted an easy walking around meal. The owner eventually offered to combo the lot
into a dish, and poutine (colloquial for hodgepodge) was born! La Banquise may have 30 + varieties but, they are ok not the best in town.
I was looking for that comment :). We quebecers knows that "Ma poule mouillée" in front of La banquise might have a more decent poutine. The hidden gem of poutine at "La banquise" is La Taquise. Looks like the most unexpected mix of all.
About the fries, it's hard to tell if Montreal have it's own style of fries, but greassy and squishy fries are something here. 🤷 I'll think about where it's stands in the poutine game. Very crispy fries doesn't make the best poutine, but it might be the most misconception about it for those who are foreigners to the poutine.
Bienvenue à Montréal 😊 I hope you enjoyed your stay. Next time try a smoked meat poutine you will taste two amazing specialities in the same dish 😋
I lived in Montreal for a couple of years. Ate lots of poutine - so good. So funny you get the "squeaky" cheese thing for the curds. Hope you checked out the Montreal-style bagels when you were there - the best bagels in North America (IMO). Unbelievably delicious.
UA first of all kudos to you for going to the source of poutine and crossing international borders. Trying to say menu items correctly. Much appreciated. Quebec is known for its artisanal cheese. Its eaten across Canada as a premium food. The curd is a white cheddar, not mozzarella. Its creamy bc of the dairy quality in Canada. No hormones or antibiotics. Lets see where else you go in Montreal? Smoked meat, crepes, bagels and other pastries are good tries too.
It's creamy because it's brand new cheese, not for any other reason you mentioned.
Ua does great reviews. Very personal and believable.
It’s pronounced Mon-tree-all.
are you coming to toronto? I can show you around
Think these taste even better when you're drunk 😋
Yes, no doubt about it. And It is the most easy digestible meal you can get at 03 am.
Why is it that your birthmark keeps appearing on different sides of your chin? Thanks.
“It’s la fest-eee-vahhlle”
“Ok, I’ll get a la festival.”
Lol. Just taking the piss, but no wonder the French hate us.
much love U.A,! I can not stand the aspect of frying beautiful fries then dousing the lot with a sauce. Shti blows my mind.
Montreal is a cool city and poutine slaps👍🔥🔥👍🇨🇦
Dont worry UA. You got 24k subs by just using a cellphone!
Costco Canada has decent, actually I find it scrumpscious, poutine. They changed the gravy a couple times, well since I first tasted it in late 2006. The first gravy was best and the latest gravy comes in a close second. Though I cant tell what the gravy is made of cuz I used to work at a theater with 3 fast food restaurants that had Poutine, which all were made of powdered gravy mix. KFC's poutine was obviously chicken, but if somebody didn't tell me Burger King gravy and New York Fries gravy were vegetarian, I would assume they were made of chicken or beef. Maybe New York fries makes their gravy so dark brown so people assume it was made out of beef. New York fries uses fresh cut potatoes, while Costco uses battered process fries you fund in their freezer isle. Poutine is the name of a book I am currently righting as you can see.
Sounds like I need to try Costco in Canada sometime!
@@uaeats IT aint Montreal poutine, but the abundance of real cheese curds and gravy, it gets the job done for the price cuz it's pretty filling. It used to be $5ca, but now it's $7ca. Still worth it IMO.
That's the worst poutine you can get in Quebec, but outside of Quebec it beats any fast food poutine or grated cheese poutine you find at other restaurant.
Your content is getting better with each video!
If you’re ever in the bay area id love for you to come out and try my food truck. Im closer to oakland than sf.
Looks delicious either NJ or Canada! But, I think I'll fly north!
With all the iconic restaurants in Montreal, I'm sure you went to other places other than La Banquise. BTW, I never had a bad poutine or smoked meat, in Montreal. Welcome to my hometown.
when you are up in Montreal try the smoked meat sandwiches. Much better than Katz's and a lot cheaper
dude why does ur mole on chin go from side to side fkin me up bro
Poutine was not invented in Montreal. There's debate whether it started in Drummondville or Victoriaville. La Banquise is absolute Trash, their popularity is solely due to their opening hours - kids coming out of clubs at 3am head there to bury their drunken selves in horrible poutine.
By the way, the word poutine comes from the French Acadians trying to say the word pudding while they were under British rule before most of them were deported and ended up in places like Louisiana where Acadian became Cajun.
Next time go to P'tit Quebec, or even Belle Pro. Anything is better than Banquise.
Belle pro all day
UA, you’re in my town, enjoy! You need to do Schwartz’s and also Chalet BBQ.
It seems that you, and some other American you-tubers sometimes say "I'm just an ignorant American". Well, there's a cure for ignorance and it seems that your getting it. I cured my ignorance of America over a long time by doing what your doing. Getting out there and learning about different cultures, food, and people. Keep up the good work!
Just watched your savory poutine video. Thanks for introducing poutine to me! I'd never heard of it 'till now! 😊
UA… you are my favorite. Keep this simple format… and never sell out. Come to Hawaii and do some episodes here. I’ll give you the places…😊
did you know the " jamaican " beef patty was only called a beef patty until a local toronto patty place had a lawsuit against the city because they said they couldnt use the term "beef patty" they added "jamaican" and were allowed to rename the place. something like that anyways.
I didn't know that! Thanks for sharing!
So happy to see you here in Canada UA!!!! ❤❤❤
Oh geez its only fries with toppings
Great videos. I am a Montrealer and I recommend you try Deli Snowdon, both for smoked meat and poutine. Less touristy and delicious. We also have great Vietnamese soup places (Nguyen Phi on Côte des Neiges) and french bistros (L'Express, Chez Lévesque, Leméac...).
I went to this place before, amazing’ there’s also fair mint bagels worth trying! can’t believe you came to Beijing, I’m in Beijing, could have done a collab video together
You might wanna take off the mirroring on your iphone too. u can go to settings and turn it off when it is grey it is clear off.
👍👍
Well, it is believed that the poutine was created between Montréal and Québec City in the south shore of the St-Lawrence river in the Eastern Townships where many cheese factories are located. Nothing is sure though. The word Poutine in itself derived from the english word ''Pudding''. It is a way in Quebec french's to described a weird mix. ''What's that poutine'' (C'est quoi c'te poutine) because English brought us many things called pudding, pooridge and so on. In the mid 80, Poutine conquered Montreal and now the rest of the world ! In the 80's english folks in Montréal called that ''Cheese mix'', everybody struggled to find THE english word to described it; Poutine remains. As many mentionned, it is cheddar curd cheese that is used, not mozzarella. Mozzarella melted to easily and don't sustain his consistancy. A Daily Fresh Cheddar curd, warm that makes a squish, squish when bitten, with a salty savor and a bit of lactoserum popping out IS the real thing and ask for nothing less ! In the traditional Poutine, the gravy is a key element and each great places has their own receipes; it is not a barbecue sauce and it is not a pepper sauce either, but something in between. Don't accept industrial frozen french fries. Many restaurant are famous for their poutines like Chez Gérard in Fabreville, Laval and many Belle Province Restaurants, and in Québec city Ashton as a reputation. Next time you come in Québec, come in early spring time to try ''sugar Shack'' or Cabana à Sucre; Artisanal ones that do the stuff like they did 50 years ago. You will see before your eyes the transformation of mapple water in Syrup and sugar, You will enjoy and learn a lot.
Tom Green says Ottawa has the best Shawarma and I can attest to the fact that they probably do as I lived in Ottawa for about 7 years. This is probably prerecorded, but if you are still in Canada, Ottawa Shawarma is worth checking out. On the same street where worked at the theater with all the different poutines, there were two incredible Shawarma restaurants, one called Shawarma BBQ and the other Shawarma Shack, which eventually got renovated and became Shawarma Palace. My cousin Took me with his kids to a minor league hockey game and during second intermission this dude dressed in a kings robe with a crown was walking in the crowd and everyone knew him as the Garlic King from some Shawarma restaurant. Downtown Ottawa has a ton of Shawarma restaurants with names like Shawarma Prince, Shawarma King, Shawarma Emperor etc. You cant go wrong with Ottawa Shawarma. Ottawa also has some top tier local Pizza like Georgie's(both Georgie's).
I live in Ottawa! Shawarma Prince is the best place out of all the ones you listed!
3 Brothers is pretty good too.
We were in Montreal a few years ago and went to LA banquise. The line was up the block and we waited a little over an hour but boy was it worth it. Good stuff indeed.
While in Montreal you have to do smoked meat and bagels.
And there is a fantastic ice cream place right next to Fairmont bagel called Kem coba.
I hope you enjoyed your trip, you obviously enjoyed your poutine.
La Banquise, Schwartz’s, Gibeau Orange Julep - Montreal’s holy trinity of tourist traps. For bagels, forget about the St-Viateur vs Fairmount conundrum and just head to Le Trou. If you get the chance and the reservation, Restaurant Paloma and Salle Climatisée are the zeitgeist of the city. Enjoy Montreal!
gravy just ruins the crunch.
Make sure to try St-Viateur bagel with cream cheese and the Lobster Tail from Alati-Caserta!!!
Lobster tail or cannoli, the best.
Go across the street to la poule mouillé
Amazing seeing one of my favorite foodtubers enjoying one of my favorite dishes... Wish I got to try la banquise, but I DEFINITELY recommend Patati Patata next time you're in Montreal, it's one of the most heavenly poutines I've ever had....
You have to eat the bite in one shot. That's the poutine. Not each element.
He does after trying each separately, it’s the process he goes through on each video. He is very consistent.
Poutine started at an arena that has a restaurant in Drummondville in the early 1980 where the Drummondville Sabers used to play...
This channel is going to blow up.
Watching you eat. You really enjoy your food
Indeed!
Just to let you know that they are CHEDDAR CHEESE CURDS. Not Mozzarella
Some places will use Mozzarella but those places are not serving authentic poutine
Honestly, in Canada now most places will use powdered gravy and shredded cheese. Its sad.
Let me guess, you live in Alberta. Here in Ontario, almost every place serves traditional poutine with real curds and decent gravy.
@@harkmi3 hahaha yup Alberta. Damn
They ALWAYS used powdered/canned BBQ chicken sauce for the poutine in Quebec, anything else isn't authentic.
I know you get things wrong just to bait people into commenting, which is really lame, but it's not beef gravy, it's chicken... poutine is made with a fond brun de volaille which is made with roasted chicken bones. 16.75 for a poutine you could have had at La Belle Provence for $8... that's neither here nor there, if you want to overpay to try to the "famous" spot, that's your right, but La Belle Provence serves it up at a fraction of the price and it's just as good.
You are correct to say it's not a "Canadian" dish so much as it is a Quebecois specialty. It's served all over Canada, but it's trash outside of Quebec (with Ottawa being the maybe one and only exception, as it's on the border).
Poutine came into existence after a cheese factory messed up a production lot. The sold it extra cheap to a local restaurant who just added fries and gravy and sold it as is. So, the gravy and the cheese curds are “different”… and not available outside of Quebec. (You can make your own gravy, but using things like BBQ sauce is ..meh.) the cheese curds are too “specialized” to be worth producing in small volume in other cheese factories.
La Banquise sucks : frozen fries and frozen veggies. Just across the street the is Ma poule mouillée, wich is MUCH better.
La Banquise is a tourist trap. It's not a bad poutine but it's far from the best and much more expensive than it's worth. Avoid it.
IMO Chez Ma Tante is the best poutine in mtl but don't over think it. Go to Lafleur or La Belle Province. Get a combo meal 2 steamies, poutine and a pepsi. Real Montreal shit right there.
UE: nice vlog! There's so, so many super restaurants in Montreal for poutine that the place you went to is probably in the top 10! Now, the place you went to in the USA was a total waste of time. Mile End Deli in downtown Brooklyn is oened & operated by s Montrealer! They have super poutine, smoked meat & other Jewish-Canadian fare! This should be your stop for the Best poutine Montreal-style in the USA!
Banquise is over priced. Only tourist go there all the time. I don’t know any locals who go there unless they just moved here from outside of Montreal and from somewhere in Quebec
Yeah it's a nice spot, but no it didn't originated from there, in fact it wasn't from Montreal at all. It's divided for it's origin, some say it's from Warwick some say it's from Drummondville... we just don't know for sure. Good video :)
As somebody who grew up and has spent most of his life in Quebec, I regard poutine as a national embarrassment and a bloody disgrace, on a par with 7-11 nachos in the US or deep-fried frozen pizza in Scotland. Pure uncut junk food of the lowest order. When in MTL, get yourself some smoked meat, bagels, or all-dressed pizza, and forget this pig slop that any idiot can easily make at home in any case.
You are wrong about the cheese curds. They might be mozzarella in jersey, but I'm pretty sure Quebec (and Wisconsin)curds are usually white cheddar.
There's actually way better poutine. Often it comes from food trucks all over Québec.
Poutine was probably orignated from Drummondville at restaurent Roy Jucep in the mid 50. one thing is sure is not from Montreal.
One should not eat more than a fist sized portion of fries a day. I'm not a big fan of poutine. The fries at most restos sucks. No way do I consider it the national dish. Here in Q.C. I like the fries at Randolf's pub, they have a 500 beer menu. It's board game selling and playing bar.
La Festival looks like a deconstructed cheese burger and fries without the bun….lol. Prob extremely good but unhealthy.
Poutine originated from Drummondville in Quebec. Not Montreal. But you're def at the right spot my friend. That's where I'd tell someone to go in the whole country. That spot is all about finding your favourite go to and smashing it. The special one you ordered isn't the one I'd have ordered. Bacon is an amazing topping. You kind of messed up. If you're totally drunk it transforms it to the best food ever created.
I Miss Montreal. If you are hungover..... and its easy to get hung over in MTL... LOL , this is the cure. ( along with another beer... LOL )
Montreal native here.
I will literally never order poutine anywhere outside of QC.
It's inherently such a decadent and incredibly unhealthy food that it's just not worth the damage to your body unless it's an excellent QC made poutine.
The food in Montreal in general is one of the highlights of the city.
I can say the cheese curds in the U.S. poutine were not real cheese curds. As for your comment on being able to eat cheese curds as a snack.... DUDE! Next time you are in Montreal. Find a cheese place that makes curds. Go in the morning when they are fresh made and still warm.
You will thank me!
You know nothing about cheese, do you? Those cheese curds you think are mozzarella are, in fact, cheddar cheese curds. Researching is hard!
It's not originated in montreal. People claims it's in drummondville and some in Warwick,Two small cities near montreal.
You gotta try our smoked meat sandwiches next time you come here! There are a few good spot, but I always go bak to Schwartz 😋
The cheese curds, it’s not mozzarella. It’a cheddar. That’s why it’s more squicky!
If you ever get the chance to try Gérard Patate in Quebec province, poutine Gérard or (italian) poutines are very good. Gérard patate makes some of the best and their steamed hot dogs are also very good.
You should try "Ta Mère Est Une Prostituée." Just say it loudly to some of the Montreal natives. They'll let you know what they think.
im from montreal and banquise is overrated. this place is well known because they were the first poutine restaurant with a lot of toppings...
I ate here once and will never return. I got one of those special topping poutines that had avocado and sour cream amongst other things and the toppings were great as was the cheese, HOWEVER their fries are the worst I've ever had in my life...needless to say if the fries are crap, forget about eating a good poutine !!
La banquise is a bit of a tourist trap and young people go there after a hard night of drinking. There are plenty of places where you can get better poutine. The place across the street, chez ma poule mouillée, is one of them.
Personally, I like poutineville, you can customize everything that goes in your poutine, from the kind of potatoes, kind of gravy, kind of cheese, then you pick whatever additional ingredients you want.
It’s a crying shame you didn’t walk across the street to Ma Poule Moilee. Nobody mentioned that to you?!!
Come on man, you don't deserve Canadian poutine if you don't know that cheese curds are made of cheddar, document yourself before making a video!!
Poutine is from the city of Drummondville 50 min away from Montréal.
We invented the Poutine, it's just normal the best poutines restaurants are in Québec province.
poutine didn't start in MTL, but further north the st-laurence, 2 cities are contesting. You have the right idea, try your best french, they wont be embarassed to speak their not so good english