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I went there on Sat night, never been there before and my lady friend is always ranting and raving about this place so we finally went. The restaurant was a cozy, only a few in-house seating available, so I guess most take to go. I had a double bacon cheese burger with an egg on it, poutine with beef gravy, My friend had a single with fries with gravy on the side. And a couple drinks. $57.xx for the bill. There wasn't an abundance of patronage, just the normal flow of skip/uber/doordash, and some preorder customers and a couple come in to orders. Our meal took almost 30min to prepare and make ready for us. That to me is a smidge too long and based on traffic/customer flow it really shouldn't have. We Recieved our food, at first look it looks yummy, burger is hearty, seemed well dressed and put together, the poutine was in a clamshell on its own. I ordered crispy fries and they were indeed how I requested them. My friends burger was made well to order aswell. After the first bit I tasted something a little off putting, I couldn't place it but I know I didn't like it. I asked the ladies behind the counter if this is "Maple Bacon"? They did confirm that it was indeed maple bacon. I unfortunately hate the taste of maple, I hate everything to do with maple, and especially bacon. My opinion, my tastebuds, my choice. That right there ruined the burger for me. My poutine was a full container, crispy fries as requested, but the poutine was WAAAAY TOO SALTY. I don't know if it was the gravy or just the bare fries. The gravy was a little too thick so it didn't flow to the rest of the fries it just kind of sat on top and wasn't hot at all so my cheese did not melt. But the salt was too much, I could not eat it, I tried but just threw out 3/4 of my poutine. I wish they would have told me it was maple bacon, and I was disappointed with the poutine. All in all I probably wouldn't return to this establishment, just based on these experiences.

Posted 10/27/2025

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