My Quest to Find the Best Burgers, Pizzas, and Poutines in the Ottawa-Gatineau Region
Review:
The crust was probably the weakest part of the pizza. It was of medium thickness, but had little flavour and a cardboard texture. The sauce was light with a hint of sweetness. There was a very nice amount of cheese and I actually really enjoyed the pepperoni.
Rating:
5.8/10
Review:
Considering this is a chain, I was pleasantly surprised to find real fries in this poutine. They were well cooked which drew out some sweetness from the potatoes. The curds were actually consistently large which was really nice. The brown gravy was fairly strong. There was a little bit too much of it.
Rating:
6.7/10
Review:
This was called a flammekueches, but I’m rating it because it was basically a flat-bread pizza. The crust was a crispy flat bread (essentially a white pita). It had a few char marks. The sauce was pretty standard pizza sauce, though it seemed to have a little extra oregano. It had both mozzarella and cheddar cheeses in moderate amounts, which I actually think was the right move. Caramelized onion provided a little bit of sweetness to counter the salt from the smoked bacon and pepperoni. The highlight was a good quality sausage crumble.
Rating:
7.3/10
Review:
This came with a pretty dense patty that I believe was about 1/4 lb. It was cooked very well done and strangely, did not have much flavour at all. It was topped with smoked gouda, which was a nice change. It also had some crispy bacon slices. The vegetables were fresh, including the thinly sliced tomato, which is my preferred way to have it. Iceberg lettuce would have been a better option than the leaf lettuce. The burger came with a sweet maple beer sauce and was served on a somewhat crusty bun.
Rating:
6.6/10
Review:
This came with what appeared to be skin-on frozen fries. There was a reasonable amount of cheese curds. The gravy was a pretty good poutine gravy.
Rating:
6.5/10
Review:
The fries seemed like large skin-on frozen fries. They were a little bit pasty. There was a decent amount of cheese curds. The gravy was a pretty standard brown gravy.
Rating:
6.3/10
Review:
The burger came with a fairly large patty cooked well-done. It was topped with aged cheddar which added a little bit of bite. There was a sweet BBQ sauce that paired well with the cheddar. I appreciated that the outside of the bun was also toasted.
Rating:
7.3/10
Review:
This burger came with 2 patties smashed into some thin onions. The patties were nicely crispy and the onions added a nice bit of sweetness. Each patty was topped with a slice of cheddar. I got spicy mayo which worked really well with the sweetness of the onions. The shaved iceberg lettuce was great for cutting all of the fat. The bun was a fairly standard burger bun. This was really good.
Rating:
8.3/10
Review:
The poutine came with fresh cut fries. They were a little bigger than what I think of as “standard”. They seemed to be double-fried because they were pretty crispy despite not being very brown. There was a decent amount of cheese curds. I really enjoyed the thickness of the gravy, though I still needed to add some salt to it.
Rating:
7.3/10
Review:
The poutine came with really crispy, skin-on fries. There was a very generous amount of cheese curds. The gravy was of a really nice consistency and had a good beefy flavour.
Rating:
8.3/10