Smoke’s Poutinerie

One of THE best poutines Montréal has to offer! I ordered the traditional with bacon & onions. DELICIOUS! Fries are perfect (not soggy) the gravy ain’t heavy or over salty and the cheese curds pieces are huge and tasty! Caramelized onions are the best I’ve ever had and the chunks of bacon was amazing! All this for under $ 10! I recommend to all!

Good presentation, good marketing and a trendy décor? Check check and check. Good poutine???
I’m a Montrealer who spent a year in Toronto, where Smoke’s is –the– place to get pout. Quality high, and authentic. When I heard one had opened in Montréal, I encouraged a group of friends to check it out with me.
The end result? Really average poutine and half of us getting violent food poisoning.
Avoid.

One of my worst experiences ever. Not only the poutine and the ham I got was not even eatable, there was a hair in the food and they even didnt get surprized. It was like its normal to them.

Very good poutine — lots of flavors and interesting combinations.
Compared to the other obvious poutinerie, La Banquise, quantities were small for the price that was paid.

Damn good poutine.

Two Words: Dog Crap
Living in Montréal, I know what good poutine is, and Smoke’s is so far from a good Poutine, I had to write this it. In my life, I have never had poutine with absolutely no flavor. Their sauce has zero, and I mean zero flavor You might as well of covered it in water, because water has more flavor then their sauce. I had the smoked meat poutine and they added smoked meat, mustard and a pickle. Mustard in a poutine, disgusting! That’s like putting chocolate syrup on salmon. After removing the mustard, and had a bite I realized that the smoked meat tasted more like pastrami, the cheese was tasteless and the gravy tasted like water.
I am not surprised by all of this because people in Ontario started this chain. In general, people in Ontario, and especially Toronto do not have a clue what good food is. Only in Ontario would a garbage restaurant chain like Smoke’s Poutinerie and Pizza Pizza exist. Now they have infested Montréal with this garbage. If you want a good poutine, you are much better of at La Banquise, Poutineville or Lafleur’s. I would add Frite Alors to the list but they are a freakin’ rip off, Also, the Poutine at KFC and McDonald’s taste much better. In order of food I would eat, I would take La Banquise, Poutineville, Lafleurs, KFC, McDonalds, Iams, Alpo, Whiskas, Purina Cat Chow, Friskies, Kibbles & Bits then Smoke’s Poutine.

Went to get a take out poutine on wednesday night, ordered a Cochonnaille poutine which is suppose to have pulled pork, bacon and pepper sauce. I was alone in there, the guy who took the order went to the kitchen to prepare the poutine, came back out and called out to me «one cochonnaille»… Took it home, and when I opened it, it was a plain basic poutine, without any meat, without pepper sauce… But I still got charge the full price of 9.20 $, instead of the 5.70 for a basic poutine.
I could possibly understand making a mistake if I ordered it in the dinner rush, but no, I was ALONE in the place, the same guy took the order and made the poutine right away… How can you mess up like this… Specially, when you have just finished assembling the poutine, and are calling out ‘One cochonnaille’… You would think he would realized that he messed up then.
Call them when I got home and he says, ‘sorry… don’t know how it happened, do you want to come back so I can fix it ?’ Yeah right, I am going to get back in my car, drive for 10 minutes, to get what I ordered. I think they might be doing this on purpose to take out orders, because they can charge more and most people won’t come back to get it right, and this way, more profit in their pockets
I email head office, and they never even bothered answering… Not a very good customer service!

Smoke’s offers the advantage of being right downtown but their poutine leaves a lot to be desired. I ordered the regular size pulled pork poutine. The pulled pork was quite good and would have actually been tasty in a sandwich. The gravy and curds though were lacking in flavour. I also found that there weren’t very many curds which is something I like in my poutine. The service was quite slow even though the restaurant was rather quiet at the time. Overall there are much better poutine places in Montréal worth visiting.

Situated across the street from Concordia University this small poutine specialized joint is conveniently placed to serve the horde of students looking for a quick meal.
The esthetics of the place is nothing special and the service is nothing to write home about.
What really stays with you is the way the poutine is served to you… in a box. My first reaction was apprehension and confusion then quickly understood the genius of it all.
I ordered their Philly steak poutine and got a big helping of it in a box. The sauce and fries were just about right and the toppings tasty. It’s was good, sadly not excellent. I’m unsure if they stepped up their game compared to previous reviewers but ultimately I was satisfied.
Extra points for offering sodas in bottles. I opted for the «Root Beer Pop Shoppe» and it was really good.
The sole gripe I have is the price tag, the poutine and soda came up to about 14 $. I guess rent is expensive but if they are to cater to the students more, it’s a bit expensive for an average student to come such a place regularly.

Really good poutine for downtown. I got the traditional around $ 6 not bad for the amount you get. I will stop by again for sure.

I’m glad I ran into this place by accident. This is one of the only places that clearly state that they have a vegetarian option for the gravy. I found the gravy, and cheese flavorful. The fries were good too. On my first day I had the veggie deluxe w/​caramelized onions, peas, and mushrooms, and the next day a regular veggie. I was really happy, and surprised with the non-​rubberized cheese curds they use. I don’t get why people want cheese curds so rubbery that they can bounce right off the floor, that squeaky feeling doesn’t do it for me. And people that like the rubbery feel is because they probably grew up eating it like that and not because they actually love it. I really hope they don’t replace to cheese with that rubbery madness some people want. I’m glad I left Montréal already because I could have their poutine every single day. The guy behind the counter was really cordial, and even allowed me to bring my road bike in. I hope this place does well, and if I had the money I would open a franchise in Florida right away. Whoever came up with their «mascot» concept was a genius, very iconic face. So yes, check out the place. Flavorful, vegetarian friendly, and best of all non-​rubberized/​non-​squeaky cheese.

Qualité, et quantité sont au rendez vous rue Bishop! La montée met en appétit, la descente est facilitée par l’impressionnante quantité qu’ils font rentrer dans leur boîtes!
C’est con mais devant un tel choix, je n’ai même pas testé la classique! Mention spéciale pour la sauce au poivre et la recette avec les poivrons (pas radins dessus!)

Smoke’s Poutinerie, une nouvelle découverte pour manger une poutine! J’ y suis allée avec plusieurs amis et il y a un vaste choix, y en a pour tous les goûts! Je prends toujours la traditionnelle, c’était bon mais pour moi, ce n’est pas la meilleure poutine que j’ai mangé à Montréal et ça manquait un peu de fromage vers la fin!
Le décor est sympathique, et l’endroit est assez propre pour un fast food!
Par contre, le service fut assez médiocre ce soir là, la serveuse était nonchalante, pas un petit sourire, rien!
Bref, si je suis dans le coin et qu’une envie de poutine me vient, j’y repasserai sûrement! Surtout qu’ ils sont ouverts jusque 4h du mat’ le vendredi et samedi, donc après une bonne soirée, une poutine ça passé toujours bien!

Talking about Smoke’s in a Montréal context is weird.
Everywhere else in Canada, Smoke’s is more or less the only game in town when it comes to poutine. What they mostly offer is a kind of stunt poutine that you can also find in the wilder sections of La Banquise’s menu, but in massive, ‘roided-​out form. Theirs are nothing like the poutines you get at chipstands and most other greasy spoons in Quebec, which are a lot more minimalistic in their construction; fries, cheese curds, gravy, period. Almost every item on Smoke’s menu will challenge your stomach to an epic wrestling match with the sheer volume of stuff they put in it.
Obviously, there’s trad poutine on the menu, but there are literally hundreds of other places you can get decent-​to-​transcendent trad poutine in the city. Smoke’s is not one of them. However, if you’re in the mood for some laugh-​in-​the-​face-​of-​death hot-​rodded stunt poutine, go nuts. Their triple pork poutine is artery-​clogging goodness at it’s finest.
So get a tenner and laugh in the face of God for a spell while an awesome soundtrack of 80s detritus plays on the PA. Good times.

This is a Toronto based restaurant… for poutine… with a location in Montréal. I’m trying hard to be polite here. I didn’t know this fact until I started this review but it explains a lot and didn’t change my view at all.
First of all there’s just something odd about the taste, the gravy, ehhhh… Secondly and most importantly the fries sucked. I think it’s the type of potato they use, not sure. At first I thought the cardboard box was cute, but the novelty soon wore off. Looks like someone took a tight dump in a small box!
I wish them good luck in Red Dear, Regina, and Moncton, but I just don’t see a long future for them in Mtl. That rent can’t be cheap.
Other things I don’t want from Toronto in a Montréal restaurant:
–Smoke meat
–Bagels
–Steamed hotdogs
–Subs

Great not many choice on the menu but i can tell you for sure which ever you choose when you visit it will sure leave you asking for more. The staff are pleasant and very welcoming and the poutines are just great. Been more then 5 times and planning the next trip with some friends from the UK this summer!

OMG so good!!! Once again I went there for poutine week and it was super yummy! THe service was great too. Because their online menu was the one based in Toronto, some of the poutines were not available at the one here but the chef was nice enough to come see and ask me what was in the poutine and he would make it for me… Super tasky. I enjoyed it quite a bit!

Poutine competition is more fierce than ever and I don’t think they are aware that average won’t cut it in Montréal… Oh that’s right… This chain’s founder is from BC– so wouldn’t know about that. Went twice. Friendly staff, good use of the compact location but average poutine. The more toppings you get the scarier it becomes. When was that pulled pork made? How much filler is in that wannabe Italian sausage? I guess just avoid the disgusting sausage and you’ll be okay for this place. Just Plain bacon is your safest bet. Otherwise the poutine alone isn’t worth going out of ur way.

My brother was visiting from California and has never had poutine so we came here after a night out on crescent street. Had the original & pulled pork, a little procey but the servings are huge & of course delicious after a few drinks, my brother is now on a mission to make his own poutine in CA!

I walked in and asked about the gravy. «Is it vegan?» The woman behind the counter wasn’t sure. She kindly offered to show me the ingredients on the bag of powder they use to make the gravy, and sure enough, there were modified milk ingredients in that ol’ bag. However, she was nothing but polite and gracious about this certainly unexpected barrage of questions from a vegan detective.
I ordered fries, plain, to go. It came out to a little under $ 5. There were more fries than I could eat. I ate a few and they were crisp and fresh and good. Pretty well seasoned, but not too much. I got the chance to dig into them about a half hour later; I was disappointed to find that the fries had already become pretty soggy. While in a poutine that might be acceptable, I was a little bummed out about it.
I’m Québécois and cheap as hell so I ate them anyway of course. I long for a day where an establishment will cease to use modified milk ingredients in peppercorn gravy powder. Please, I beg of you — do this one thing. Then take my money and make me fat.
Anyway. Not bad. Staff are nice.

Not bad, not bad.
Although the myriad of options and add-​ons sounded delicious, it was too much for me to absorb. There was no consistency or order in terms of their menu layout so I just felt overwhelmed with words and decided to go with the good ol’ traditional poutine.
It didn’t take too long for me to receive my order, and for 7 $ I can say I enjoyed it. I am no connoisseur, but one thing I do know is that cheese curds should have a lil’ squeak to them, and these melted all over. Moreover, a really good gravy should have some umph to it and does not just taste like a salty brown sauce. Lastly, the packaging is different, you get a fold out box with your poutine in it, it’s cool and different than most places that serve up styrofoam or tin boxes. My only issue with it is that perhaps the box may leak? But, mine didn’t. Phew!
Like I said… not bad.

All around disappointment.
Main issues: Fries sauce and cheese were nothing to write home about. When that is what your whole menu is based upon you got a big problem IMO. It was all pretty bland.
There was one thing that really made me want to go back and complain about. If I don’t like the food then I just don’t go back, that part is simple, but if I ask out right if the containers are fine for take out and get these flimsy paper take outs and wind up with gravy all over my things I am a little peed off, especially after spending so much on fries and gravy.
I don’t think it will last long there.

Smoke’s offre la meilleure poutine de Montréal, selon mon humble avis. La qualité de leurs ingrédients est hallucinante et le service est très bon. Le concept de la boîte pour la poutine est excellent puisqu’il propose une solution de transport incomparable tout en concervant la saveur. La vingtaine de variété de poutines sauront plaire à tous.