Poutine: Smoke's Poutinerie

I'm going to end this year with my favourite food: poutine! I finally got around to trying Smoke's Poutinerie, which is just past Smithe on Granville street in downtown Vancouver. The prices were average (about $8), all poutine was one size and there is a TON of variety!

I opted for the traditional, but some of my friends got a little more adventurous! Hopefully I remember all the names...

Traditional

Chicken Chili

Country Style

Double Pork

That same week I went again and tried the Double Pork, which includes bacon and pulled pork. The menu is quite extensive and though the boxes appear small when you get them, it is definitely a LOT of food!

Now for the breakdown on the traditional... The gravy was pretty good, but nothing special and the cheese was squeaky, though also nothing special. The fries were also average and got soggy pretty fast. The double pork one was considerably better, though that might just be because of bacon... and pulled pork.

As it stands, I think I have to give some bonus points for the variety which puts it right...

1. Dunn's Famous
2. Preston's
3. Brado Pizza
4. Mean Poutine
5. Smoke's Poutinerie
6. Zako's Deli
7. The Kaboom Box
8. Club Ilia
9. The Spud Shack
10. Belgian Fries
11. Frenchies
12. La Poutinerie
13. Fritz
14. La Belle Patate
15. The Cambie
16. The Metropole Community Pub
17. Dougie Dog

I had to think really hard about how it stacked against Mean Poutine, but nothing beats those batter Costco-style fries.

Have you guys been to Smoke's before? Where would you rank it?

(Happy new year by the way! See you next year!)