Poutine??

[hch_nguyen]

Is there any place in L.A. that does Poutine??? This is a signature Quebecois dish.

[pixiephantom]

Redondo Beach Cafe offers "Traditional Poutine" which is Awesome. They also serve a wonderful "Montreal Smoked Meat" Sandwich. And, you can top it all off with "Saskatoon Berry Pie" when in season. They also serve "American & Greek" fare. I "Highly Recommend" . You can check them out at www.redondobeachcafe.com

[WildSwede]

Nanaimo Bars? LOVE THEM! I am so there! I just had Poutine a few weeks ago when I was in Ontario, Canada. I had the ones at Canadian Cafe that used to be in Monrovia and they were both exactly the same. Thanks!

[POULETTE]

Soleil westwood the best in L.A.

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Soleil
1386 Westwood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90024

[mdpilam]

Do they use real cheese curds? (granted, I've never had poutine, but I grew up in MN and have had alot of cheese curds, and haven't found any good ones in LA).

[GenevieveCa]

Soleil now has a menu of over a dozen different poutines.

And they have a take on apdc's with foie gras and a balsamic reduction.
Guedille with chicken, peas, gravy, curds. Taste like a hot-chicken for my fellow quebecois who know the real deal.

They come in 2 sizes which is great, decent price and it's available all day, all week long.

It is a must try, i am working my way through the menu, slowly but surely!

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Soleil
1386 Westwood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90024

[wutzizname]

I've also never tried the authentic Canadian style, but in addition to Animal's amazing Oxtail ones...I've had them at Larchmont Bungalow which were not as mind blowing but still very good. I also know that the FrySmith truck started offering them at some point, but not sure if they still do (not seeing them on their website) or if they were any good.

http://www.animalrestaurant.com/
http://www.larchmontbungalow.com/
http://www.eatfrysmith.com/

[Das Ubergeek]

I tried Frysmith's poutine. It was a salt lick.

[samtron608]

Animal has oxtail poutine, but i have no idea how it compares to the Canadian style..

[mikester]

I don't have a reference point either - all I know is, it rocks the house !

[samtron608]

agreed..that oxtail poutine was awesome at Animal.

[Steve2 in LA]

I've had poutine at Feenie's in Vancouver and at Animal in L.A.. Seemed pretty similar to me.

[mrhooks]

Animal's oxtail poutine is good, but I preferred the poutine I had in Canada. This might be a weird thing to say considering what kind of dish we're talking about here, but I thought Animal's was a tad too salty. Also, the gravy could have had a little more flavor (aside from salt). Despite what looked like a very miniscule amount of cheese curds, it was enough for the dish, although if the gravy had been better, then the dish might have needed more curds.

[Ashibi]

I have never heard of poutine until I read about it on Chow. So, when I went to Animal I had to try it. I have no frame of reference, but we all liked it. Here is the photo.

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Animal
435 N Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036

[Das Ubergeek]

I don't know what that is but it is not poutine. Poutine is fries (properly frites allumette, or matchsticks) with brown chicken gravy and very fresh cheese curds (not pieces of mozzarella cheese, not bits of goat cheese).

[albatruffles]

I think you are missing the point. Animal's dish is a take on poutine. Just like their Loco Moco is a take on traditional loco moco. Animal's poutine is amazing. The point of their dish is to take the core of poutine (fries, cheese, sauce) and change it up a bit. The braise of the beef includes foie gras and just lends to a rich upgrade to boring gravy. I've heard a few complaints about the salt, but that hasn't been my experience.

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Moco
1426 University Ave, Riverside, CA 92507

[Nehna]

Montreal has tons of varieties of poutine incl the insanely tasty fois gras poutine at au pied de cochon. So no reason to be close-minded about what poutine can be. That looks awesome, and one more reason for me to finally go to animal.

[albatruffles]

Funny you should mention that. I've had the poutine at Au Pied de Cochon. Adore that place. I love Animal, but Martin Picard takes the cake with overindulgence!!!

[wutzizname]

as evidenced by this new poutine slide show on cnn.com
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/ame...

[hrhboo]

Stroh's Gourmet in Venice has it, but I've never tried it.

[will47]

I think there are some other threads about this. Anyway, I think Dusty's in Silver Lake has it (http://www.dustysbistro.com), but while I haven't tried the stuff anywhere, I have heard good things about the Poutine at Canadian Café.

[wilafur]

soleil westwood also has poutine......but only on weekends.

[Ciao Bob]

Just read on eater la that Soleil is expanding their poutine sevice.

"As of tomorrow French eatery Soleil Westwood launches a new poutine menu. A total of 10 "designer" poutines will grace the menu plus one poutine of the day. There will even be a foie gras poutine... "

http://la.eater.com/archives/2010/06/...

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Soleil
1386 Westwood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90024

[wilafur]

awesome! thanks for the heads up.

[GenevieveCa]

Yes Soleil is AWESOME. They are the refined poutine makers here in LA.
Frites allumette, savory sauce and mounds of cheese. Delicious. Owner is an Quebecois like me so i encourage the business.

Animal, love that place, well the food, the place itself irks me a bit. But their "poutine" pissed me off. It should not be called poutine, the gravy is liquid salt with no other taste, the meat was good enough, fries were ok, but the cheese, it's what makes a poutine. Where was it?! Just call it gravy fries with meat and i won't have a problem with it.

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Soleil
1386 Westwood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90024

[Ciao Bob]

I am an animal lover but I TOTALLY agree with you GenevieveCa, about the poutine: way overrated and way over salted. I will have to try Soleil.

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Soleil
1386 Westwood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90024

[mrpullings]

http://www.canadian-cafe.com/index.html

Who knew??

[Will Owen]

Who knew how quickly things go away? That link now takes you to a vague sort of shopping site, and a notice that "This domain may be for sale". I'm guessing there is no more poutine to be had in Monrovia...

[WildSwede]

Yep, unfortunately, it is gone.

[mke2lax]

Really?? there is a Quebecois resto in Monrovia?? Details, please! Merci!

[ChinoWayne]

Had my first taste of poutine there, it actually was opened by a Canadian ex-pat who owns the building running his main business out of part of the building and decided to open the cafe.

[ChinoWayne]

Canadian Cafe, Monrovia. Poutine, Montreal chicken, pea bacon...

[hch_nguyen]

wow, thanks! who knew??? not me...!