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La Banquise, Montreal

La Banquise
Rating: πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ
πŸ“994 Rue Rachel E
MontrΓ©al, QC H2J 2J3
Canada
πŸ“ž (514) 525-2415
Visit: May 6, 2018

Poutine is pretty much anywhere and everywhere in Montreal. Sometimes when you have too many options, it becomes difficult to make decisions (at least that's how it works with me). We chose this place because of the amount of reviews on Yelp.. and it was only A-OK. However, that may be our fault for ordering the "plainer" option. The grand size of "Taquise" seemed like the perfect choice for us. It was topped with tomatoes, guacamole, and sour cream. We probably should have ordered something with lots of meat and gravy, something packed with flavor. But then, I can also argue that anything with guacamole should be amazing. So I give this place a 3/5 rating, but it is worth going back to, especially since they're open 24/7!
Make sure you use your google translate and get in the correct line: dine in or take out. There's a line of people outside, but they're just waiting for their take out orders. We got lucky and arrived before a line formed for dining in. For beer, the Belle Gueule went well with the poutine. Lastly, unimportant but strange, we heard the same 3 songs repeat in less than an hour at the restaurant. Create a new playlist maybe?

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