Review: The poutine featured real, thin-cut (not quite julienne) fries. They were well cooked, but I almost wish they were over-cooked. They were covered by a decent of cheese curds. The fairly standard brown gravy was a little bit thin and as such, lacked a little flavour. Rating: 7.2/10
Monthly Archives: July 2024
La Belle et La Boeuf – Burger
Review: The burger came with two 5 oz. patties cooked well-done with crispy edges. Each patty was covered by a slice of cheddar. The burger sauce (inspired by a Big Mac) was quite good, though there was a lot of it which made things messy. Thankfully, the bun was able to hold up to the …
Colonnade Pizza – Pizza
Review: The crust was thinner than I expected and had a nice amount of crisp. The toppings (mostly meat) were all kept small so that they would fit under the cheese. I’m sure they were of good quality, but they were difficult to distinguish from each other. The sauce was pretty standard “Ottawa-Pizza” style sauce. …
Five Guys – Poutine
Review: The poutine featured real, standard-cut, skin-on fries. They were cooked perfectly crispy. There was a good amount of cheese curds. The gravy seemed to have a beef base but it also had a little bit of that “bbq gravy” flavour. This was a case were each element was actually better than the sum of …
Five Guys – Burger
Review: The burger had 2 thin hand formed patties cooked on the flat-top. The outside had crispy bits, but they were actually soft and retained a lot of moisture. They were covered with a generous amount of processed cheddar. The bun was very soft, but held up to the rest of the burger. I also …
Dunn’s Famous – Poutine
Review: The poutine came with real, skin-on fries. They were very crispy but the moment they cooled down, they got a little pasty (I wondered if they might have been dredged before being fried). There was a good amount of cheese curds. The gravy was a pretty standard beef gravy. Rating: 7.0/10
Dunn’s Famous – Burger
Review: The patty was a large pre-formed patty cooked well done. It had significant grill flavour. It had a thick slice of cheddar which was really nice. The vegetable toppings were all fresh. The bun was brioche-esque. Rating: 7.2/10
Cafe Chez Tache – Pizza
Review: The most interesting part of this pizza by far was crust which was nice and soft, but the edge was covered with sesame seeds which added some crunch and a bit of a nutty flavour. The pepperoni was that sandwich meat type, of which I’m not a big fan, and it was under the …
Cafe Chez Tache – Poutine
Review: The poutine had real, skin-on, standard cut fries. There were a couple that were just on the edge of being under done, but I didn’t mind (they were definitely not raw). There was a fair amount of cheese. It was covered by just about the right amount of a pretty standard gravy. Rating: 6.7/10
Bite Burger House – Burger
Review: The 8-ish ounce patty had a prevalent charcoal flavour. It was cooked well-done, but remained very moist. It was topped with a generous amount of cheddar cheese. The bun was really nice. It held up really well to the toppings. I tend to praise iceberg lettuce, but I believe this had butter lettuce, which …