665531 Sun Nov 08 02:05:34 -0800 2009 10 1 San Francisco Bay Area 0 5164592 Recent thread on Show Dogs drifted into poutine discussion and its infiltration into the Bay Area. Found this link in the right hand column irresistible. http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/665524?tag=tabby;tab_latest_posts http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/638401#5158295 Sun Nov 08 02:05:35 -0800 2009 105235 wolfe 1 5165106 So reportedly they have poutine at Oh My Dawg in Oakland. Anybody tried it? Salt House in SF has something they call poutine on the menu, but it's made with cheddar, not fresh curd. Sun Nov 08 10:15:25 -0800 2009 5164592 11369 Robert Lauriston 2 5165238 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/638401#5158561 Sun Nov 08 11:47:24 -0800 2009 5165106 105235 wolfe 3 5168121 Just had to try the Oh My Dawg version. Their's is a fun rendition with the requisite salt, grease, and calorie overlaod. The owner explained why and how its not a pure pedigree Québécois Poutine - the gravy is sweet, the cheese is jack... to which I say, Poutine should never have a pedigree. it is a mongrel mashup. And this one is delicious. Took me no time to polish it off. Mon Nov 09 14:19:16 -0800 2009 5165238 261092 BernalKC 1 5165382 Going to Flora next week - saw it's on the menu under starters, cheese curds included. If we try it, I'll report back. Sun Nov 08 13:28:38 -0800 2009 5164592 66085 pockyjunkie 1 5168719 OK, I'm obsessing. Since few people here will have any idea what poutine is, I've dug up some links. Feast our eyes on this: http://www.chow.com/photos/380354 Which was posted in this thread: http://www.chow.com/photos/380354 Mon Nov 09 17:47:58 -0800 2009 5164592 261092 BernalKC 2 5168779 Thread http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/650016 Permalink. http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/650016#5012041 Mon Nov 09 18:14:32 -0800 2009 5168719 105235 wolfe 1 5193260 Just went to Salt House today for lunch and they had poutine as an appetizer. It was okay, not necessarily something I'd get again but good to try. Wed Nov 18 21:17:22 -0800 2009 5164592 280762 skwid 2 5193352 Speaking as a Canadian, you really need to be drunk to enjoy your first poutine. It's only then that the combination makes sense, after that initial one though you will crave it no matter what state you're in. So I really want to try some of these bay area one's, but I just don't know if I can set myself up for that kind of disappointment, but the craving is strong. Wed Nov 18 23:01:02 -0800 2009 5193260 71436 Piperdown 3 5194343 I speak as a Canadian and I heartily disagree. I thoroughly enjoyed my first Quebecois poutine absolutely sober. SWS Thu Nov 19 10:39:14 -0800 2009 5193352 50683 Splendid Wine Snob 1 5193932 In the new issue of the New Yorker, Calvin Trillin does a pretty exhaustive "research" piece for anyone who wants to read before they try. Maybe this should be a media post but it seems to fit here for this topic. Thu Nov 19 07:31:39 -0800 2009 5164592 195937 tomatoaday