Apr 16, 2010

Yesterday’s Poutine Outrage led me to another discovery: Smoke’s Poutinerie, sponsor of the now infamous first World Poutine Eating Championship, is expanding in the owner’s home backyard – Ottawa.

Scheduled to open in June 2010, this will be the first Smoke’s Poutinerie east of Toronto. Another one is scheduled to open in Kingston in August.

Smoke’s Poutinerie has secured a prime spot on Dalhousie street at the corner of Rideau, a location previously occupied by independant music store End Hits, which closed last month. End Hits was voted best indie record/CD store four years running but simply couldn’t survive the arrival of the digital age.

Smoke’s Poutinerie however is making the transition just fine. The arrival of the Toronto chain in the National Capital Region’s Poutine Market is certainly not going to please the other poutinerie, such as the Elgin Street Diner (A town’s favorite despite the soy-based gravy), la Pataterie Hulloise (to get the real stuff, you just have to cross the bridge) or the multiple chipwagons, especially the Market Institution known as The Blooming Onion, which is just down the street.

Smoke’s poutine menu is diversified – so long as you are looking for a poutine. You won’t find any hot dogs or sandwiches or hamburgers of any kinds, but on top of the classic poutine, Smoke’s is offering 5 pork variations (including the Triple Pork – Chipotle Pulled Pork, Double Smoked Bacon and Italian Sausage); 4 chicken options (Curry Chicken? Really?); 7 beef possibilities (Italian, of course, but also Smoked Meat, Chili and Philly Cheese Steak) and 3 vegetarian poutines.

I never had a poutine from Smoke’s. But if I am to believe reviews from Nachos at Midnight and Sweet Life, or even the Globe and Mail, Smoke’s is the place to go for poutine in Toronto, although both Foodosophy and Mmm, Tasty! expressed some reservations about the gravy. They both claim that the chicken-based sauce is lacking something.

The Waffle will certainly investigate the Ottawa location, and report back.

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UPDATE – June 30th 2010 @ 13:14

Read the review of my first visit here.

PJ April 16, 2010 10:48 am

Tiens-moi au courant. Tu connais cette chaîne?
Candice April 16, 2010 8:09 pm

Hey there! Thanks for linking to my review of Smokes here in Toronto. Just a quick correction to give you: the poutine we got was the vegetarian deluxe, so it wasn’t the chicken gravy that we tried. That said, however, I did mention that a friend of mine did get the chicken gravy and found it lacking. So I guess maybe ALL their gravy isn’t quite ‘right’?

Will be interesting to see how well Smokes will do in Ottawa!
The Waffle April 19, 2010 5:08 pm

Je la connais de réputation seulement – plusieurs amis de Toronto m’en ont parlé en bien. Importer son fromage des Cantons-de-l’Est, c’est pas rien!
Christian May 16, 2010 12:04 am

Just want to say what a great blog you got here!
I’ve been around for quite a lot of time, but finally decided to show my appreciation of your work!

Thumbs up, and keep it going!

Cheers

Christian
Jacques June 12, 2010 12:18 pm

If you’re ever in Montreal, you’d have to drop by La Banquise.
It’s a poutine place, opens 24/7, and they have 25 different choices.
And they have real gravy.

But being from the city of the Toronto Make-Beliefs, chicken sounds right.
randy July 20, 2010 6:32 pm

Where is this poutinerie in ottawa? You were on the news but no addy was given.
The Waffle July 20, 2010 8:00 pm

Hi randy,

Smoke’s Poutinerie is located on Dalhousie street at the corner of Rideau.

You can read my review here.

Have a good one.

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