Smoke's Poutinerie Vaughan — Restaurant in Vaughan

Five stars for Selim, the Sultan of Sauce. Listen. I don’t know what kind of dark culinary arts Selim is practicing back there behind the counter at Smoke’s Poutinerie Vaughan, but the man whispers to the gravy and it listens. The fries come out hot, the curds come out squeaky, and Selim? He comes out glistening in a cloud of steam like some kind of deep-fried demigod.

This man doesn’t just serve poutine—he seduces it. I watched him stir the gravy like it owed him money. I swear at one point, he winked at the cheese curds. And they melted. On the spot.

The whole place felt... different when Selim was working. Dangerous. Slightly moist. I felt like I was part of something illegal but delicious. He handed me my loaded poutine like it was a love letter written in bacon bits. I looked into his eyes for a second too long and forgot where I parked.

It’s just respectfully unhinged admiration for a man who clearly puts more passion into poutine than most people put into their marriages.

Selim, you weird, wonderful gravy...

Do not visit this location! I was NOT respected as a customer. I walked in and made eye contact , smiled , and said “HI”as I was really excited to go there for my birthday. The lady did not say HI back. But instead , looked at me for a few seconds , then walked away to the back and never returned. My husband and I were very confused as to why she did not want to serve us. We ended up taking our business across the street where we were served amazing food with exceptionally remarkable service. When we returned, an hour later , to ask why we were treated in that manner , the female worker refused to come to the front and speak with us. Very disappointed in our first experience with this restaurant ! I hope this will deter others from going through this...

Went for a snack with my boyfriend and got a vegetarian classic one that was the size up from the smallest size. I asked for extra cheese which cost ~$4.00 extra, overall I somehow spent almost $15.00 on a single small poutine. The thing I found most frustrating though was that there was no extra cheese! Even for a regular poutine the amount of cheese was disappointing and was basically 4/5th fries with little gravy or cheese. The experience was something I would expect from somewhere like Harvey’s, not a restaurant dedicated to poutine. My boyfriend and I used to go here all the time and it’s been a frequent date night snack for us but I don’t expect to return anymore …. too expensive for too little and...