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Smoke's Poutinerie
Categories: Restaurants Fast Food Restaurants Diners Restaurants French Fast Food, Diners, French [Edit]
131 Albert StBy Market Square
Winnipeg, MB R3B 1G2
(204) 253-2873
- Hours:
Mon-Wed 11 am - 11 pm
Thu 11 am - 3 am
Fri-Sat 11 am - 4 am
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Price Range:
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$
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- No
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Alcohol:
- No
- Drive-Thru:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Loud
- Has TV:
- No
- Caters:
- No
11 reviews for Smoke's Poutinerie
11 reviews in English
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Review from Hung N.
5/16/2012 1 photo
When in Rome...You eat poutine...and Smoke's is the mecca of Poutine...I bow down to his greatness.
It's small and casual...with bags of potatoes stacked up in the room...Noticed a customer wrote "cowboy butt's drives me nuts" and "I love poo" on the chalkboard...sweet, I like this place already...Kind of overwhelmed at first when I saw there was 20 different kinds of poutine (and that's all they sell)...I chose Philly cheese steak, and they recommended the Bacon Cheeseburger poutine. Pulled up a stool and dug in...The philly cheese steak was just ok...the steak meat wasn't great and as a whole, kind of bland...
However the Bacon Cheeseburger was the BEST POUTINE I EVER ATE...ground beef, crispy bacon and cheese sauce...on top of the fries, cheese curds, and gravy...Holy...It was like winning the lottery while having an orgasm. Just good recognizable rich flavors and combined into one goulash of epicness...It is the unhealthiest food you'll ever eat...and that's a compliment.
If you really need crispy fries, go to New York Fries. But if you want variety and the best poutine combinations...this is the spot. I will be back for the Nacho Grande poutine. -
Review from Nicole J.
12/1/2011
How can you go wrong with french fries, cheese, and a whole menu of other artery-clogging goody toppings?
Now a disclaimer -- as a foreigner from the US, I had no idea what the hell "poutine" was until I came here. But I felt like I couldn't spend a week in Canada without trying it.
We ordered the Pulled Pork poutine after a few beers at Kings Head.
It was...good. A tasty treat, but not something I would crave. The fries were actually a little soggy, again, not sure if that's how it's supposed to be, but I think the whole texture of the dish would be better if the fries had a little crisp to them.
Definitely worth trying, though, and I'm glad I did! -
Review from R D.
8/3/2011
Poutine (French Fries with melted cheese curds) is a (French) Canadian tradition. And they are getting more popular in Anglo Western canada. This is a small busy hip little joint in the Exchange District.
The regular poutine and chicken curry poutine was very good. I was told the pulled pork poutine was good as well. Definitely worth visiting at least once while in town. -
Review from Alexander T.
Winnipeg, MB
7/17/2011
I was really excited to try Smoke's and went there opening day.
I would be upset about the fact that they're always so busy, excep that the poutine is not much to get excited about.
Nobody I know who has gone there has actually enjoyed it as much as they could for a place that specializes in only one dish.
Prices are outrageous, $4 of poutine for $8+, you're hungry after and have wasted your lunch hour in line.
The only thing Smokes has going for them is that "Smoke" looks like Dancing Gabe. Go to Burger King, their poutine is better. -
Review from Pauline D.
Winnipeg, MB
9/10/2011 1 Check-in Here
I've read an article about this place so I decided to check it out. It was really hot when I finally busted my butt to get there.
At arrival it was really hot and I was sweating up a storm. I guess air conditioning doesn't seem to exist since more and more people kept coming in and sooner or later there was a line up outside the door.
Finally I get my dang poutine and I have to says it wasn't too bad. It was a bit salty but I love salty things so I wasn't too bothered.
Overall it was an okay experience. Only thing that bothered me is the space and no air conditioning, otherwise a good poutine place to get your poutine fix -
Review from Katrina C.
Winnipeg, MB
3/19/2012
First I wait in a line that moves ridiculously slow for roughly 25 minutes. Then I have a grubby looking person take my order. Then I wait another 15 minutes for someone to make my food that looks like they just finished squeegeeing my windshield on Osborne. When I finally get my food there is no where to sit, so I go outside, where I pick at my soggy poutine before realizing that I've lost my appetite and throw it away.
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Review from Nancy S.
Dryden, ON
11/2/2011
Fantastic O' Canada poutine!!! Service was fast inspite of long line ups. Definitely recommend for a slice of Canadiana.
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Review from DineoutGal A.
Winnipeg, MB
6/4/2011 4 photos
I've been dying to try this place ever since I saw their sign saying opening soon back in the winter. Well, they finally opened on May 31 after some delays. I am in the area a lot and every time I pass by, the line is constantly lined out the door! I've never seen Winnipeggers line up for food like this...I think it's pretty cool that everyone's all excited for this place. And I love that people are hanging out in Old Market Square. The line deterred me for the first few days but after an evening of drinks on a patio, we decided to get our poutine on! Plus, it was a super nice night to do such a silly thing. But I definitely recommend that you line up with a book, iPod or take someone who will amuse you for an hour because that's how long the wait was around 9 pm Friday. Well, more like 1 hour 10 mins from the time we walked up to the line and the time we left with our poutine. There were easily 50 people ahead of us as we were lined up straight out the door on the pavement, almost up to the grassy part of Old Market Square. It was a late 20s crowd and everyone was pretty easy going.
They changed up the old Glass Onion as the counter and kitchen is in the back now and the front section has mostly bar style tables and 2 regular tables that can seat about 4 each. It's definitely catered to the take out crowd. Music was blasting a lot of rock when we were there. It's a simple menu of poutine ranging from traditional poutine with real Quebec cheese curds and gravy to beef peppercorn poutine to veggie deluxe poutine. So there is a poutine for anyone who is willing to indulge. They sell pic a pop too for all the old school kids out there! The sizes come in regular and large. I think regular is a pretty good size for an average appetite. The large is probably best to share depending on what kind of toppings you get.
If you've read anything of mine, you probably know that I really enjoy a good poutine. So after waiting for an hour, I can say that the place lived up to the hype. The traditional ($5.49 reg) is ultra classic and pretty good. Was it the best I've had? Probably not, but it was very good. Fries were cooked right, the gravy had good flavour without being too salty and there were a surprising amount of cheese curds. And as a side note - cheese curds does not = mozzarella hence it does NOT melt! Cheese curds do not have the same consistency of other cheeses so while it will become more soft with heat, it won't act like mozzarella so don't expect that. It's more of a squeaky cheese if you've ever tried the Bothwell cheese curds. I was impressed that everything was more subtle in flavour. If you think the Burger King poutine is good....than this place probably isn't for you.
The double pork ($7.99 reg) has chipotle pulled pork, double-smoked bacon and peppercorn gravy. I liked sampling this one but I could not eat a whole order of this. The chipotle pulled pork is quite delicious, well-seasoned and moist.
The chili poutine ($6.49 reg) has chili of course (beef and beans) and cheese curds. This is my fav so far. The chili has a nice flavour with good spices in it. You can't go wrong with chili and cheese!
Overall, I like this place and I think it'll still do well after all the hype dies down. Service was pretty fast once you place your order and the staff were pretty friendly. They have very late night hours on the weekends so it's a great place to grab congregate at after the bar closes.
Note: it's cash or debit only!!!!Listed in: The best in the Exchange
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Review from John R.
Winnipeg, MB
Updated - 7/15/2011 2 photos
OK we made it by while running around here during a local festival tried the simple straight up Poutine and it was good the gravy and cheese where right on, and even with the people all over the place their service was OK. If they keep this up they will deserve a 5 star rating. I do not need to add we will be back.
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6/24/2011
I enjoyed sharing the veg-taco poutine, and what can I say what a way to go enjoy the sun listen to… Read more »
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Review from Katya M.
Winnipeg, MB
7/17/2011
I have been a few times and the poutine is amazing! Cash and debit only fyi
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Review from Patrick K.
Winnipeg, MB
7/6/2011
Ho-hum. I don't know if this chain has reached Montreal but if it has, you can bet it's where the Anglophones would go to get poutine (traditionally just fries and cheese curds smothered in gravy). Not that I have ever been much of a poutine-lover, but the range of selections with different toppings (i.e. Bacon, ground beef, whatever) make it all a heartburn-inducing gimmick that isn't worth the money
