Poutine, French Fries topped with cheese curds and brown gravy, originated in Quebec in the late 1950s. As a passionate lover of all things French Fries and Cheese, separately and together, I love the concept and have to say: what the heck took so long for it to blow up here? Though Poutine dishes have popped up here and there, T-Poutine 168 Ludlow Street, New York, NY 10002 is the first to specialize in poutine in New York. They serve the classic, and seven other variations (based on classic with extra toppings).
I met Amy Cao (of Amy Blogs Chow) for lunch. She’s that adorable girl taking photos, who I met through the twitterverse. She is as sweet as she looks and we had a great time eating together. I preferred the Classic while Amy liked the addition of pastrami in the Montreal Meatlover (type of meat changes daily). Part of it was just that the Classic was served hotter and the other closer to luke-warm. All in all, it’s hard to be bad with French Fries, cheese curds, and gravy, but it’s not exactly impressive either. In the first few bites, the fries are crispy, but soon after, they get soggy. I would recommend asking for gravy on the side so you can pour over a little bit at a time. Also, it’s not all that different from what diners here serve as “disco fries” for a lot less money. Despite loving the ( about 8″) pans the serve in, $7.25 to $9.50 per order doesn’t seem worth it.
Something about T-Poutine makes me think this whole place was conceptualized by a Québécois that watches a lot of MTV (and I don’t know anything about who owns it). It’s the music which grew louder, the little tables meant for noshing and not meals, the “Pimp Your Fries” slogan, and the young guy that possibly skateboards to work. I don’t mean that any of this is bad, but I’m probably not their target market.
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soggy Fries seem weird. I would rather have fries and the dip separately
Another episode of “This is why you’re fat”. 😛 I think I prefer Pomme Frites than these, maybe because I grew up with McDonald’s fries. Hmm…
i’ve never had poutine, but i’ll be darned if i don’t want to pig out on a hearty helping of it right now!
our first poutine was at Animal in LA with oxtail..definitely like your suggestions!
Kalyan, I’m with you.
Kim, I like McDonald’s fries too. Amy told me Pomme Frites has a Poutine also, though I think gravy is most likely a meat gravy.
Ravenouscouple, I’ve read about Animal on My Last Bite so I’m sure it was good!
Glad Ravenouscouple said Animal has poutine. Great thing to know! This is one of those fun at-home dishes you can make if you want a twist on fries.
My national dish! Haha you just can’t beat it!