Smoke’s Poutinerie

When you are drunk (or sober) and craving a delicious mess of hot french fries covered in steamy gravy and cheese curds do yourself a favor and go to Smoke’s. Its all good. Eat meat its healthy. Eat in with all the other drunks it’ll make you feel better about yourself.

My reaction after biting into the Chicken Inferno Pountine: MEH.
Maybe I just ordered the wrong thing, but it was pretty mediocre to me. The fries were standard as well as the gravy & cheese curds. I would’ve been happier with the meal if I had just gone with that. The quality of the chicken was just poor. It appeared to be pre-​cooked cold chicken that is just thrown on the poutine and heated up. I even bit into a piece of cold chicken. Also… I’m a sriracha lover, but it was just too much to be used as a sauce. I also would’ve enjoyed fresh jalapenos instead of pickled ones to add a bit of freshness/​texture.
I ended up just eating the cheese curds and a few pieces of fries after a few bites of the poutine mix as a whole. I’m sure some of their other options may be better, but I’m not too sure if I’m willing to try it out.

Smoke’s never disappoints. Amazing poutine as always. I got the nacho one and it was awesome!!! It was so good I forgot to take a pic for Unilocal oops sorry

The staff are the rudest accusatory people you will ever meet. Do not go here unless you feel like you deserve an unjustified morality lesson from the guy that cooks the fries. Never will I go there again.

Stopped in here on a cold night in early October after leaving a show. Hopped off the street car when we saw the neon glow of the sign. I couldn’t resist the urge to try a new Canadian poutinerie. We were slightly disappointed to find that this location did not have seating available. There were just metal counters lining the windows to stand in and stare out between hot bites while tearing skin from the roof of your mouth (please be careful).
On to the important stuff… the poutine was superb! I got the bacon cheese burger and it was great. Bacon bits on top of well seasoned ground beef smothered in a sharper cheese with gravy. The portion size was more than I actually planned for. They stuff those boxes well.
My friend had the pierogi. It was superb. I loved mine but I wish I went back and ordered hers too. It was that good.
Coupled with a cold night, there’s no better place to be in Toronto than a poutinerie like this. Check out one of the dine locations that they have if you want to feel a little classier.

I must have a weird taste bud cause I don’t get the hype about poutine. Or maybe it was just this place. It was my first time trying poutine and I went with the traditional with no topping. I got the snack size for $ 4.99 ($ 5.65 after the 2 taxes) in case I didn’t like it, which end up being more than enough. It was okay. Not enough cheese which was disappointing. Not sure in taste, but the concept is very similar to New Jersey’s disco fries. Now when I get back home, I’ll get some disco fries to compare. The location itself is sketchy. I wouldn’t want to be there at 2am for poutine. It’s not a dine-​in type of place. There’s a small shelf against the window where you can stand and eat. The service was good. The guy at the register was friendly.

Not the most ideal location but the food is consistent and the staff is friendly.
Only visited because this was the closest from where we were coming from, wouldn’t exactly go out of my way.
Craving for poutine ultimately satisfied.

my first (and thus far only) go at poutine! I got a yummy vegetarian version, improved by sriracha. I know the next time I’m drunk, I’ll be craving this stuff – unfortunately I’ll no longer be in Canada! Poutine may not photograph well, but it tastes good :) I’ll order extra curds next time

Good place for late night poutine. I recommend the nacho grande if you want something similar to sisig fries from Señor Sisig in SF.
Just beware that the food can tear up your stomach if it’s your only meal for the day.

As a vegetarian, delicious. Insanely delicious. Snack size was very filling I couldn’t finish. They have veggie gravy made with mushroom but dozens of options for everyone. Also the fries were perfectly crispy. I would say the cheese was amazing too but that should be obvious.

I have never been greeted with such negativity. I came in on a Thursday night and asked what was good and I was told they had no idea, well okay i can handle that, but I then asked the cook what was good and he told me he hated the food there and recommended me to go Burrito Boyz up the street… Like WTF??? I then said i wouldn’t order anything then and his response i was given was «good, less work for me». Honestly, if you hate your job that much QUIT, don’t go around bringing everyone else around you down to your miserable existence. I was beyond disgusted with the level of customer service i received and I do not plan on ever stepping foot in this location again. I would not doubt that the cook has spit in your food.

Now that I’m no longer feeling unhappy because of the bloat, I can write an unbiased review. The place is located in a sketchy area and was near empty when the boyfriend and I came in for two wow sizes each (don’t do this to yourself btw) sometime late in the afternoon; it’s small and there aren’t any seats which is fine but there’s a counter for you to stand and eat at. I suggest you take out your meal to enjoy elsewhere. We got the bacon cheeseburger and veggie deluxe, the mushrooms in the veggie one started tasting rubbery after a few bites but that might have been the wow size speaking. both delicious nonetheless. A lady working there gave us both some sunglasses to rep as propaganda which was a nice touch This place is a MUST TRY.

As I am writing this review, I have already decided that I will be going here for lunch today, as a proud Canadian should in honour of Canada Day. This is one of my favourite places to go to fulfil my poutine cravings. I have tried a couple of their different poutines in the past and they were just okay. Now I just stick with the Triple Pork because it never fails to satisfy me. It really is the best poutine that they offer so don’t waste your time on the others, unless you don’t eat meat. Also squirt some sriracha over it and it’s even better.

Cool little corner spot in an otherwise less destination worthy neighborhood (I should know… I used to live there!), Smokes showed up and many a drunk customer followed. Situated directly across from the fine establishment of Filmore’s, this particular edition of Smokes stays open late, I believe 2am is the earliest it closes. It’s standard fare, they do have a ton of different kinds of poutine but none as good as the real deal. Still, for what’s available in Toronto it’s not bad. I kind of want one right now, actually… I’ll see you later

So we’re staying at the Hilton right next door to Smoke’s… My friends and i just pulled in from driving from the states and we were starving so I did a quick Unilocal search and figured we would try it out. We headed on over and I ordered the «hogtown» at the meal size (medium).
Man! The poutine was delicious, gravy, sausage, bacon, cheese & shrooms (mushrooms) blended together nicely with the fries. We brought some ketchup packets back but didn’t even use them. Definitely heading there later tonight.

I tried the bacon cheese burger poutine suggested by the staff. Never thought this combination would come together, I was surprise it is really good. Bacon was crispy, ‘Burgers and cheese’ give enough texture and taste, it was loaded with enough hot gravy and cheesebud from top to bottom. After trying this you don’t want to have fries any where else.

When in Canada do as the Canadians do…
Ordered a medium poutine country style (bacon, peas, onions, mushrooms) and Boyfriend ordered the chipotle style. Huge tasty portions!
No place to sit and eat though which was disappointing to my traveling legs.

We couldn’t leave Canada without eating poutine and stumbled upon Smoke’s after walking around Toronto. The boyfriend and I opted for the nacho libre and the Philly cheesesteak poutines, both in the meal size.
The cashier was friendly and the poutine was done within minutes. We dined in and the poutine that we ordered was good, but nothing really «mindblowing.» I did like the cheese curds (you can only get that type of cheese in Canada) and the gravy was tasty. The toppings were a little bit too generous because it took away from the taste of the actual poutine. I had a feeling that I should’ve gotten the traditional but decided to be adventurous.

After hearing my little sister rave about this place I had to come and check it out myself. Came in and scrolled thru the menu until I found what I wanted. The girl working there was really nice and patient. I ordered the meal size double pork poutine which is basically half bacon and half pulled pork.
Moving on the actual poutine itself. I was disappointed that the gravy wasn’t hot enough to melt the cheese curds but the fries were fresh and piping hot. The meat that went on top was superb. Bacon was nice and crispy. The pulled pork was amazing, the sauce was nice and tangy, the meat was soft and melt in your mouth. The gravy wasn’t overwhelming salty unlike most fast food places that offer poutine. Didn’t like that it became a thick blob of gravy jelly when I got to the bottom. Either way I had a good experience and will be back soon.

Well, we didn’t get sick from eating here. That’s a positive right?
I heard Smoke’s was a great place for a first timer by someone who lives in Toronto, but I wished I would have tried a different location. This one is in a sketchy location, only had counter space and was really dirty. It was not busy and the counters were filthy so we had to take our food to go (strike one). My mom got the snack size mushroom and onion. I got the meal size nacho. I was a little grossed out when I saw the guy squirting guac from a plastic bag (strike two), maybe I should have ordered a more traditional poutine.
The guy at the counter was friendly. When he asked if it was to go, I nodded yes. He proceeded to close up the carton and the ingredients oozed out of the top. He joked that at least I was getting my money’s worth. That didn’t bother me, until he started licking his fingers while he was still closing up my box. I wondered if his hands were clean to begin with (strike three).
Honestly, I couldn’t really enjoy the poutine to it’s fullest because I was a little unnerved by the whole thing and my mom and I couldn’t stop laughing about our poutine adventures. I did manage to eat ¾ths of it. It was definitely edible. I definitely need a redo… but not at this location.