Back in 2005 or 6, my friend and I came to Quebec on a roadtrip. I maybe had tried poutine before, but this is the first one I recall ever eating. This started me on a long road of poutine connoisseurship, which has led me across the province and several northern US states trying to find the same or better.
So I returned after 8+ years to see, after so many poutines under my belt, with three poutines already in my belly from this day alone (and two more from last night), how does it hold up? Have I since found better and better, relegating this to mediocre? Or does it stand the test of time?
To find out, I had to get out at a new interchange - it used to be right along the Autoroute - and come back into the same front entrance, sit down at the same lunch counter seats, and order the same poutine. To my surprise, it was the same as I remember - excellent. Despite all the competition, and despite finding the unquestioned best poutine in the world at Chez Ben in Granby, this is still up among the elites, and certainly the top in Becancour. The sauce was dark and rich, the fries were perfectly done, the curds squeaked plenty.
I am so glad my fond memories weren't let down by the revisit. If you're heading between Québec City and Vermont, pull off the highway and give this a try. If you're just heading between Québec City and Montréal on Aut. 20, pull off the highway and give this a try. Open 24 hours, so no excuses. read more
