Mean Poutine Ajax — Restaurant in Ajax

Well I did a search for poutine in Ajax and this name popped up. I was surprised I hadn’t heard of this place before as I am a poutine fiend. I don’t like to admit that but I am.

So I go up to this place and it looks nice. Sign outside says one of the top 100 places to eat in your life and the usual self promotion.

I go in and notice that there is no one ordering yet Mary Browns directly beside it is packed. Ok no worries not everyone loves poutine.

I order the regular poutine in a large size. Fries, cheese curds and gravy. The associate working there offers me green onions for some reason to which I decline.

Tells me about five minutes so I go outside and wait. I go in about three minutes later and it’s done. She’s just putting it in a bag and asks me if I want cutlery.

I grab the food and go sit outside on the curb and open it up. Ok first impressions are the portion size is definitely value for the money, they use real cheese curds and the gravy wasn’t too much or too little. It was the perfect amount.

But then, then I noticed it. I was immediately disappointed and couldn’t believe I’d been duped. They were using battered frozen French fries. I was shocked as any respectable place for poutine would use fresh cut fries.

So I tried it. The gravy was decent although a bit salty. That’s ok because I like salty foods. The cheese curds were good and the portion of them was perfect. Actually this may very well have been the best poutine ever had they used real fries not something from the freezer. Frozen fries are ok for a home but any establishment that serves them deserves to be shamed and it speaks volumes about their food and operations.

Needless to say I ate all the cheese curds and was able to choke down about 30% of the French fries. All in all a very disappointing experience and I would not go back and do...

Very first time that I order from Mean Poutine. I ordered from Skip the Dishes which had no delivery charge if I order more than 20$, so that's what I did. I ordered the Mac and Cheese dog, Chilly Cheese dog, Mean Supreme poutine and Fried Chicken poutine with extra green onions ($0.50). We also ordered 2 side gravies ($2.00 each). We received the order and at first glance, I was disappointed because I never received the 2 side gravies for which I paid $4 dollars. I immediately went online and requested the $4 dollar reimbursement from Skip the Dishes, which I received instantly. Opened the poutine boxes and noticed that there was something wrong with the Fried Chicken poutine. Not only did they not add the extra green onions that I had ordered....but there were no green onions at all. I did not go back to Skip the Dishes to ask for yet another reimbursement for the $0.50 that I paid for the extra green onions but my disappointment got amplified. As for the Mean Supreme poutine, the menu indicated sautéd mushrooms. The mushrooms actually tasted like they came from a can. When you eat something and you already have "a bad taste in your mouth" (pun intended), you don't necessarily appreciate it as much. But to be completely fair to this establishment, I cannot say that the food was awful. The poutines were still quite good. As for the 2 dogs, they were good but not something I personally would order again. To summarise, do I recommend this place? For taste, yes. For...

DO NOT SPEND YOUR MONEY HERE! I was in the area and decided to try Mean Poutine out for the first time last night and regret that I did. The service was TERRIBLE! No one greeted us and the workers proceeded to just stare. When I asked what specials they were known for, the girl proceeded to just "point" to the decals on the wall without saying a word. Recognizing her rudeness, I tried to defuse it with some humor; however, she wasn't having it. I asked questions about some of the offerings and she proceeded to hand me a menu. I should've just left at that point. However, I proceeded to order. One was a customized poutine and the other was off the menu along with some refreshments. When we got the food, we sat down and started eating. Honestly the food was subpar at best and my customized poutine was terrible. The gravy was thin and tasteless and the ground beef had no seasoning or flavor. I went up to the counter to ask for my refreshments (because they forgot to give it to me in the beginning) and I was asked if I was eating in. When I said yes, I was told that they were "closing in 20 min and they still needed to clean the floors in the dining room." At that point I was done. I needed to just leave and NEVER visit again. It was a horrible experience and would NOT recommend this place. Awful customer service and horrible...