Smoke's Poutinerie — Restaurant in Toronto

Had an order of poutine the other day at the Toronto Zoo. It was a pretty busy food truck, and all day at the zoo I saw people walking around with their poutine boxes so I thought I'd try them out since one of my favorite things to eat are French fries and gravy. I ordered a traditional poutine. The staff was polite. The poutine cost $14 and there was only one size. The fries were OK they were fresh but the gentleman cooking was in a rush and didn't let the oil drip long enough before emptying into a container on the side. The cheese curds were big but tasteless the gravy was OK but kinda watery. I ate majority of the box because I was hungry from walking 4 hours at the zoo, the seagull that was asking me for some fries seemed to enjoy them though lol 😆 ya if I went to the zoo again I'd definitely grab food from another...

So I get to the zoo, I’m hungry and need a quick snack. I’m like okay maybe I’ll grab a poutine, never tried Smokes before so I’ll give them a shot. HUGE MISTAKE. I’ve honestly never had such a bad poutine in my life. I don’t even know where to start.

The cheese curds? Pure rubber. Didn’t melt AT ALL under the supposedly boiling hot gravy. Makes you wonder what kind of chemicals are holding them together. And the gravy… my god. It tasted like a blend of gasoline and battery acid. The sad thing is I’m being completely serious.

I’m genuinely confused how this place is still in business. I absolutely hate wasting food, but after a couple bites I physically couldn’t stomach any more. Fifteen bucks straight down the drain!!!

Save yourself from this absolute dump of a “poutine place.” AVOID...

I had some poutine with some chicken and buffalo chicken sauce. The poutine was heavy probably because I wasn't used to eating poutines (for context just arrived from Singapore). I generally think if you are going to eat poutine make sure you have a friend to share it with and also so you can mix up the toppings. The prices are reasonable for a tourist attraction...