Chenoy's has been a part of Montreal culture since 1936, and, like most deli's in the area, has a reputation for smoked meat. Needless to say, we asked the front desk at our hotel what they recommended and they said the Italian poutine, with tomatoe sauce, beef and cheese curds was to die for. So, I thought based on their recommendation, I would give it a shot. My friend, on the other hand, went with the smoked meat poutine with gravy and cheese curds. Needless to say, I had poutine envy. Although mine was good, Steven's came out pilled high with smoked meat which complimented the poutine perfectly.. I had tried Italian poutine in the past and thought we would try to go to another deli downtown to have a full smoked meat sandwich (which didn't happen), so I would go with the tomato sauce and beef variety.
All in all, not a bad experience, but I'm pretty sure you could pick up better quality poutines and different varieties closer to downtown (hey we were in the wealthy burbs, give me a break).. I would have to say, the decor is fairly outdated. This is a family restaurant, first and foremost, so please don't expect the Jack Astors or Moxies style waitress and atmosphere. Anyways, was a nice little treat and experience (my first official Quebec poutine), but a little underwhelming and I'm pretty sure there's more out there to offer!For your smoked meat poutine success and italian poutine failure, I award you 2.5 iron rings out of 5.
Happy Living!
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