The 11th edition of La Poutine Week presented by Sysco and delivered by Doordash ended on February 14th and throughout the festival, the public had the chance to indulge & vote for their favorite poutine across Canada!
Please note: all winning poutines are in order.
Best Poutines Nationwide as Voted by the Public
1. La Gaspésienne 51
Poutine Name: La poutine Crise d’identité
Description: Lasagna, consisting of northern shrimp, scallops, lobster, snow crab, salmon, and their confit leek sauce, Le Gaspésien cheese curds, lobster meat from Anticosti Island, northern shrimp, homemade fries and the creamy bisque sauce that coats it all.
2. La Belle Tonki
Poutine Name: Poutine Tonkiyaki
Description: Sake based gravy, octopus cooked in a mirin bath, bonito, french fries, cheese curds, kewpie, okonomikayi sauce, furikake, green onions.
3. Le Gras Dur
Poutine Name: Poutine au boeuf birria de Jalisco
Description: Braised beef, tomato poutine sauce, fries, cheese, cilantro, sour cream, tortillas with birria sauce, green onions and pickled onions
4. Maamm Bolduc
Poutine Name: Beef Poutine from M’Lasse Faubourgs
Description: Braised beef, mushroom gravy, fries, cheese, carrots, green onions and pickled onions
5. Chez Simon Cantine Urbaine
Poutine Name: La Polpettine
Description: Fresh cheese curds, spaghetti sauce, polpettes, homemade fries sprinkled with parmigiano reggiano and fried prosciutto.
Best Poutines Delivered by DoorDash
1. Le Gras Dur
Poutine Name: Poutine au boeuf birria de Jalisco
Description: Braised beef, tomato poutine sauce, fries, cheese, cilantro, sour cream, tortillas with birria sauce, green onions and pickled onions
2. Maamm Bolduc
Poutine Name: Beef Poutine from M’Lasse Faubourgs
Description: Braised beef, mushroom gravy, fries, cheese, carrots, green onions and pickled onions
3. Paulo et Suzanne
Poutine Name: Poutine Pop “N” Hot
Description: Bacon, popcorn chicken, hot peppers, cheese curds, Southwestern sauce and BBQ sauce.
Best Poutines Made with Sysco
1. Brazen Hall Kitchen
Poutine Name: Our Prickly Dill-emma
Description: Fresh daily House punched fries, diced pickles and chives, and their original Brazen candied bacon bits for a little peppery sweet…. layered with cheese curds melted in their crafted chipotle hollandaise gravy, topped with chili lime aioli, & jacked up honey dill sauce & Cajun tempura battered frickles!
2. B Burger
Poutine Name: Poutine 140
Description: Homemade french fries with cheese curds and a topping of fried chicken glazed in a honey garlic sauce, covered with our gravy and special chipotle sauce.
3. Donair Bros
Poutine Name: Donair Poutine
Description: Made with crinkle cut fries, thinly sliced donair meat, shredded mozzarella and topped with both their sweet sauce and gravy!
Judges Choice National
1. Stanley’s Bar and Grill
Poutine Name: Double Duck Poutine
Description: Crispy golden fries topped with duck confit, pickled garlic scape, cheese curds, salted duck yolk and duck gravy.
2. La Belle Tonki
Poutine Name: Poutine Tonkiyaki
Description: Sake based gravy, octopus cooked in a mirin bath, bonito, french fries, cheese curds, kewpie, okonomikayi sauce, furikake, green onions.
3. The Bruce Craft House
Poutine Name: The Big Newf-owski Lobster Poutine
Description: Butter Poached Canadian East Coast Lobster, Crispy Fries, St. Alberts Cheese Curds, Halibut Lobster Jus, Shallot Tarragon Hollandaise.
4. Fromagerie Victoria
Poutine Name: La Rétro
Description: Fresh crispy fries, fresh cheese curds of the day, mild sauce, smoked meat, coleslaw, topped with a breaded pickle.
5. Le Gras Dur
Poutine Name: Poutine au boeuf birria de Jalisco
Description: Braised beef, tomato poutine sauce, fries, cheese, cilantro, sour cream, tortillas with birria sauce, green onions and pickled onions
Best 3 Poutines in Calgary
1. Southland Yard
Poutine Name: Spicy Cheeseburger Poutine
Description: Alberta Beef, Valentina secret burger sauce, cheese sauce, pan gravy, shredded lettuce, onions, tomatoes, dill pickles
2. Blowers & Grafton
Poutine Name: Fried Chicken & Waffle Poutine
Description: Deep fried Belgium waffle glazed with spicy maple syrup, fried chicken fingers, house cut fries, cheese curds, topped with a house made chicken gravy and green onion.
3. Fox on 6th
Poutine Name: Butter chicken Poutine
Description: Hand cut fries, smothered in our house made butter chicken, cheese curds and green onion.
Best 3 Poutines in Edmonton
1. Donairs Bros
Poutine Name: Donair Poutine
Description: Made with crinkle cut fries, thinly sliced donair meat, shredded mozzarella and topped with both our sweet sauce and gravy!
2. Nak’s Bistro & Catering
Poutine Name: Argentinian Asado Steak Poutine
Description: Crispy fries tossed with their in-house made Argentinian chimichurri sauce, real cheese curds, in-house gravy, Malbec marinated steak strips and topped off with a lime crema.
3. Lion’s Head Pub
Poutine Name: Lions Yorkshire Pudding Poutine
Description: Two fluffy golden brown Yorkshire Puddings, generously stuffed with Tender Shaved Prime Rib, Crispy Golden French Fries, Traditional Cheese Curds, Hot Beef Gravy, Fresh Green Peas and Horseradish Cream.
Best 3 Poutines in Montreal
1. La Belle Tonki
Poutine Name: Poutine Tonkiyaki
Description: Sake based gravy, octopus cooked in a mirin bath, bonito, french fries, cheese curds, kewpie, okonomikayi sauce, furikake, green onions.
2. Le Gras Dur
Poutine Name: Poutine au boeuf birria de Jalisco
Description: Braised beef, tomato poutine sauce, fries, cheese, cilantro, sour cream, tortillas with birria sauce, green onions and pickled onions
3. Maamm Bolduc
Poutine Name: Beef Poutine from M’Lasse Faubourgs
Description: Braised beef, mushroom gravy, fries, cheese, carrots, green onions and pickled onions
Best 3 Poutines Québec
1. La Gaspesiénne 51
Poutine Name: La poutine Crise d’identité
Description: Lasagna, consisting of northern shrimp, scallops, lobster, snow crab, salmon and their confit leek sauce, Le Gaspésien cheese curds, lobster meat from Anticosti Island, northern shrimp, homemade fries and the creamy bisque sauce that coats it all.
2. Holy Burgers
Poutine Name: La Marto Nap’Holy
Description: Smashed meatball. Marto’s powerdog sausage Cheese sauce, creamy topping and Marto’s Firebarns bourbon bacon and green onions. All served on their famous classic poutine.
3. Miyagi Bistro Thai & Sushi
Poutine Name: K-Pop
Description: Korean all beef sausage kogo, mozzarella, ramen rub topped with BBQ emulsion, wafu and teriyaki. Served on poutine: red potato fries, St-Laurent cheese, classic gravy and house BBQ. Onion confit pearled with mirin and Japanese whisky, red cabbage with maple smoked bacon.
Best 3 Poutines Toronto
1. The Bruce Craft House
Poutine Name: The Big Newf-owski Lobster Poutine
Description: Butter Poached Canadian East Coast Lobster, Crispy Fries, St. Alberts Cheese Curds, Halibut Lobster Jus, Shallot Tarragon Hollandaise.
2. Johnny Rocco’s St. Catharines
Poutine Name: Meatballs Gone Wild Poutine
Description: Their famous fries covered in Beef Gravy and White Cheddar Cheese Curds topped off with a meatball.
3. Fancy Franks
Poutine Name: Ultimate Poutine
Description: Chopped chuck burger, cheddar cheese, gravy, grilled onions and Fancy sauce. Served with fresh cut fries.
Best 3 Poutines Vancouver
1. Stanley’s Bar and Grill
Poutine Name: Double Duck Poutine
Description: Crispy golden fries topped with duck confit, pickled garlic scape, cheese curds, salted duck yolk and duck gravy.
2. The Ridge Roadhouse
Poutine Name: Dill pickle poutine
Description: A poutine topped with pickle rounds, ranch, a deep fried pickle spear, ranch and green onions.
3. Fable Bar
Poutine Name: Holiday Poutine
Description: French fries, shredded turkey, cheese curds, stuffing, dried cranberries, turkey gravy.
Best 3 Poutines Winnipeg
1. Brazen Hall Kitchen
Poutine Name: Our Prickly Dill-emma
Description: Fresh daily House punched fries, diced pickles and chives, and their original Brazen candied bacon bits for a little peppery sweet…. layered with cheese curds melted in their crafted chipotle hollandaise gravy, topped with chili lime aioli, & jacked up honey dill sauce & Cajun tempura battered frickles!
2. Lee’s Restaurant
Poutine Name: Don’t Go Bacon My Heart
Description: Candied Maple Leaf smoked bacon, homemade french fries, seven cheese blend and horseradish beef gravy. A creamy chive aioli is drizzled on top and covered with cheese crisps, vine ripened tomatoes, green onion and candied smoked bacon.
3. Smitty’s Restaurant & Lounge- Pembina South
Poutine Name: The Honey Dillicious Wing Poutine
Description: Fresh crispy fries, mozzarella cheese curds and gravy, topped with tender boneless chicken wings, finished off with a honey dill drizzle and green onions.
Best 3 Poutines International
1. Ô CARIBOU Poutinerie
Poutine Name: La Bucheronne
Description: Maple bacon, high protein beef from Béarn with Montreal spices, a touch of maple marinated button mushrooms, a few touches of grilled peppers, fried onions, peeled home fries, cheese curds warmed up with their home made brown sauce.
2. The Rooster Cook
Poutine Name: La Cathare
Description: Homemade fries, fresh cheddar that has traveled from Canada to us, vegetarian sauce, oak-smoked Toulouse sausage with homemade Chimichuri sauce, roasted peppers in maple syrup, matured cheddar tuile.
3. La Biererie
Poutine Name: La Wapiti
Description: Fresh fries, fresh cheddar cheese from Quebec, st berthevet sauce, carbonnade of deer with end of the world beer, caramelized carrots with a spell, new and spicy onions from Montreal, fried onions.