Living in Ottawa, you are in poutine capital of
Canada and therefore, the world. Having more poutine shacks and poutineries
than anywhere else you are exposed to this wonderful dish all your life. I
decided to have dinner at Spud's, a poutinerie in Suburbia. Although the restaurant has
literally 30 different poutines to choose from, I chose to just buy a medium
original with beef gravy, at 7.49$+tax it is kind of pricey. The customer service
was good; the people were happy and smiling. Sitting down to eat was very comfortable
it was quiet and cozy, but the colours of the furniture and walls were very
revolting, green and orange. The poutine was nice, fries were crispy on the
outside, soft in the middle and gravy was well seasoned and thick the use of
real St. Albert’s cheese curds topped it all off. I will say though, there
could have been a bit more of the cheese it seemed to be mostly gravy. My
brother decided to get the Italian poutine with Spaghetti sauce instead of
gravy, it was okay, but there too much sauce, it became over whelming and
eventually sickening… So I wouldn’t recommend that variety.
I asked
the girl at the cash if she knew where the potatoes and cheese were coming from
she said, “The potatoes are Canadian from PEI and the cheese is from right in
here in Ottawa, from Casselman where the factory is.”
How many Spud’s are there? “I
don’t know”
Spud’s was a nice restaurant and definitely
worth your money, I would recommend it if there’s one near you. Personally I
just like the classic poutine, but the choice is up to you. One thing that
maybe the restaurant needs to improve on would be the layout of the store,
although having the potato sacks in the front makes a customer know the
potatoes are fresh and cut in store not in a big factory in another country or
province, it looks messy and unorganized. The bathrooms have no sign so it
would be impossible to notice them if you hadn’t asked, perhaps they could
switch these two locations to make it more accessible for people. Speed is big
issue when it comes to food, because the worker had to cut fries due to
shortage it took a little bit longer than usual, in the end though I got what I
wanted.
The
hours of operation- Monday to Sunday: 11am-10pm.
You
can view the online menu with this URL. http://www.spudspotato.com/menu.php
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