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Mr. Tasty Fries
Categories: Restaurants Food Stands Restaurants Fast Food Food Stands, Fast Food [Edit]
110 Queen St WNathan Phillips Square
Toronto, ON M5H
Neighbourhood: Downtown Core
- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- No
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- No
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Alcohol:
- No
- Drive-Thru:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Has TV:
- No
- Caters:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
9 reviews for Mr. Tasty Fries
9 reviews in English
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Review from Eric S.
North York, ON
12/4/2010
For poutine, this is my favourite place. Easily beats Smoke's aromatic offering. I don't know about the hotdog or burgers as I think it's insane not to order the large poutine.
Poutini's is pretty decent.
The fries are nice, chunky, and satisfies my body's need for grease. The gravy is thick, tasty, and well spread on the fries. The cheese is nice and creamy.
For seating, anywhere in Nathan Philips Square. Just be sure to kick the pigeons and seagulls out of the way first. Whatever you do, don't drop any fries or else they will all fly over to your area.
Would I drag a friend to this place?
Yes, I've done it before and will do it again. During the winter, I just be a man about the weather and tough it out while greedily munching my fries. I'll endure anything to get more of this delicious poutine inside my body. -
Review from Moritz H.
1/7/2012 1 Check-in Here
I walked by that truck for nearly a year and I always wanted to try something. So on New Years Eve I finally did. The line up was huge but after the fireworks I managed to get something without waiting half an hour.
We had a large (really large) poutine and a veggie burger. The poutine was ok, the fries were pretty good. The veggie burger was, how do I say that: poor. A small veggie patty, one slice of tomato and a small piece of lettuce. But at least the food came fast and didn't cost a fortune. Maybe I'll try it again another day... -
Review from susan c.
9/4/2009 2 photos
This "chip truck" * was the 3rd stop on the Yelp French Fry Crawl - Part I.
The 1st stop was Jamie Kennedy Wine Bar.
The 2nd stop was Beer Bistro.
That's some big fry shoes to fill.
Luckily, Mr. Tasty Fries has huge feet. (And you know what THAT means.) The fries are the long, thin variety but thick enough so the crisp exterior yields to the hot tater creaminess that lies within. They're sprinkled with some kind of orange crack seasoning that makes them impossible to stop shoving into your maw.
Small = $2.50 Medium = $3.00 Large = $4.00
We sampled the goods from the other trucks on the block and they should just throw in the towel and call themselves, "Mr. Non-Tasty Fries I" and "Mr. Non-Tasty Fries II". Their spuds were bland, fat, globules of potato mush. **
Oh, and I'm still waiting for my colonic coupon.
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* Why do people call it a "chip truck" when it's serving up skinny fries and it's called "Mr. Tasty FRIES?" I thought chips were those thick-cut potatoes you get in fish 'n chips.
** We ended up giving them to the "broke & hungry" panhandlers that hang out in Nathan Philips Square. Hey, beggars can't be choosers. -
Review from Connie T.
Toronto, ON
11/20/2008 1 photo
This truck, which locals refer to as the blue chip truck on the street-side of Nathan Phillips Square, used to pump out the poutine that would frame my rating system for life: "Yeah, but the gravy's not as good." "Yeah, but the curds aren't as large." "Yeah, but the fries aren't as chunky."
Even Montreal poutineries, with their legit sweet gravies, didn't cut it. I wanted my Ontario substitute: salty gravy, big curds, with skin-on fries. Nom nom nom.
Unfortunately, with the presence of newer food trucks in the area, including the marketed 24-hour truck beside it, Mr. Blue has become a hit-and-miss affair, with sometimes very greasy and brown fries and the "I think I'll pass" burgers.
I still have a soft spot for the place, though; I just make sure I monitor the quality of the fry orders in front before I commit.Listed in: Toronto: Meals under $10! (And…
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Review from Phillip Jessie j.
Toronto, ON
3/4/2010
I would rather roll around in diarrhea then eat here, that doesen't even make sense as a substitute for eating food but I would rather do that then eat here.
my fries had.. bone in them or something.
Now I understand why I see people vomiting so much in Nathan Phillips Square.
If you're really hungry try eating one of the pigeons walking around near the truck, I think I've noticed that even they have enough taste to mostly avoid the food from this truck.
this goes for all the chip trucks on this little strip -
Review from N.J. G.
Toronto, ON
9/14/2009
I think this place might only be good for its poutine cuz' the fries sucked.
I went to this placed based off of Susan C's review and was let down. These fries were very mushy and greasy. Plain and simple. Would never recommend this unless you .... nope can't think of a reason to recommend this place. Sorry!Listed in: French (Freedom) Fries
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Review from Kim B.
ON
1/15/2009 1 photo
There isn't really a "Canadian cuisine", not like French cuisine or Italian cuisine....so I think poutine is the closest thing we've got (the American spell check on this website doesn't even recognize it as a word, that's how Canadian it is).
For the visitors (non-Canadians), poutine is thick cut fries topped with cheese curds (they MUST be curds, any other cheese type is unacceptable) and covered in dark brown gravy that is so salty, it will have you waking up at 3 AM feeling like you've spent 46 hours without a single drop of liquid in your mouth.
But oh how it is worth it.
The poutine at this particular truck is the best. Which, as Connie mentioned already, is located near Nathan Phillips Square....so you can skate around the rink at NPS and then go grab so poutine claiming that "you've earned it". -
Review from Andrew B.
4/1/2009
Oh, poutine, I wish I could quit you. It's a bad habit, though with the price of cigarettes these days, dare I say cheaper (and more delicious) than smoking.
This is the "blue chip truck" in front of Nathan Phillips Square. I had been told by several people that this may well be the best poutine in Toronto. They weren't kidding.
Curds. Lots of 'em. And the gravy was a little salty, but not unbearable. I'd use the word 'delish.' One of the guys working in the truck the day I sampled the deliciousness was speaking French, and at a poutinerie (of sorts) that's a good sign.
I wish they'd make a road trip so I don't have to come all the way to Ontario for it.Listed in: om nom nom - greasy spoons
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Review from Alan G.
London, ON
5/2/2010
I am a poutine purist. I don't like fancy crap on top - just crispy, tasty fries, flavourful gravy, and genuine cheese curds with texture (bonus points if they squeak a little bit when you bite them).
This fry truck serves the best poutine I've had west of Ottawa. I've tried poutine all over the city, from Smokes to Bier Market to fancy pants places like the Drake. All of them try to do too much with what is supposed to be a simple, post-clubbing type of food that should hit the spot (the greasy spot). This poutine comes closest so far to the benchmark poutine in Sherbrooke.
