The Canada Post
We went to three places to fulfill our Canada mission:
1) TPoutine (168 Ludlow Street, Lower East Side, Manhattan 10002) because they specialize in poutine, a Quebecois heart-attack inducing heap of fried potatoes, gravy and cheese curds. At TPoutine you can make your poutine even more cholesterol laden by topping it with things like bacon, eggs, meat, etc. Yum. They also serve burgers, sandwiches, and ice cream, all slightly Canadia-ified. Poutine was great, burgers so-so, didn’t try dessert (read on…).
Classic Poutine
Morning Glory Poutine: Applewood smoked bacon, sunnyside up egg
The Canadian Stacker. Keepin it real.
2) Tim Horton’s Canadian Coffee and Donuts. You can’t go to Canada without seeing one, and more recently they have started taking over NYC. They have various locations around town, but we went to the one on Broadway between 33rd and 34th street. Supereg had two cream filled donuts, Noquar had one cream-filled maple donut and a cup of coffee, I just had one chocolate iced donut. The vertict: good donuts (at least comparable to Dunkin), terrible coffee.
3) Ontario Bar (559 Grand St, Williamsburg, Brooklyn). You know you’ve found it when you see the glow of the neon Molson sign in the window. A warm (literally – they have fireplaces!) Canadian-themed bar with lots of Canadian beers and whiskies, including a few you rarely see around these parts. Cheap. Good. Fun.
Finally, we have had every intention to go to Mile End, the new Montreal-style Jewish smoked meat house in Boreum Hill, Brooklyn since it opened in mid-January, but haven’t made it there yet. When we tried to go one afternoon, they had already run out of food. So get there early. We’ll make it one of these days and give you and update. If it’s as good as the famous Schwartz’s in Montreal, we’ll certainly become regulars.
