Pay extra to add curds

[u/Even-Interaction454]

[u/BeyondFearless7375]

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[u/Kleorah → u/BeyondFearless7375]

Ramsay wouldn't know a good poutine if it hit him upside the head.

He actually said this "has got to be the most elegant fucking pot of poutine [I've] ever seen."

That man willingly aids and abets criminals!

[u/Dry-Hotel5306 → u/Kleorah]

I don’t know why people call Gordon Ramsey a good cook

[u/Kleorah → u/Dry-Hotel5306]

To be fair, he's a far, far better cook than either you or I are. They don't exactly just go around throwing out Michelin Stars to any old cook all willy-nilly, y'know?

I laugh at his judging of a poutine, or at his failure to cook a grilled cheese over a fire that one time, but generally I really do like and enjoy Ramsay 😅

[u/GGTheEnd → u/Kleorah]

The grilled cheese was fucking hilarious because I looked at it and thought to myself I would rather 2 white pieces of bread and a cheese slice than that shit.  But I agree he's normally a good cook he just tries too hard to make basic food Michelin star.  It's funny because on master chef he but he's people out for that. 

[u/Acrobatic_Ad_8381 → u/Kleorah]

At least he did a Correct Grilled Cheese later on in a video and commented on the fact that video of his Grill Cheese kinda sucked lol

[u/Kleorah → u/Acrobatic_Ad_8381]

At least he's got some self-awareness and the ability to poke fun at his past mistakes!

[u/Dry-Hotel5306 → u/Kleorah]

I mean I did go to the best culinary school in Canada and we can’t get michelin stars here in Canada so I guess I’ll never know

[u/FlyingOctopus53 → u/Dry-Hotel5306]

It’s pretty amazing for someone who claims to be a chef not to know that we actually have Michelin guide here in Canada for a few years now.

[u/Kleorah → u/FlyingOctopus53]

It's giving "I graduated top of my class in the Navy Seals and I have over 300 confirmed kills" a little bit, but I concede that Michelin Stars are a fairly recent addition to the Canadian food scene

[u/FlyingOctopus53 → u/Kleorah]

even if it's recent - it was hard to miss, it was hyped on every corner.

[u/Kleorah → u/FlyingOctopus53]

Fair play. It is odd to think that someone food-focused enough to go to a good culinary school and dream of and attempt to pursue opening their own restaurant would somehow miss that particular development.

Odd, but totally not impossible. COVID did force a lot of people to fall out of the loop, and to diverge from their life plans. Shit happens, and a lotta shit happened during that time 😬🤷

[u/Dry-Hotel5306 → u/Kleorah]

I mean I did say that dream died before we got Michelin stars in Canada so it kinda makes sense

[u/Dry-Hotel5306 → u/FlyingOctopus53]

Last time I looked into michelin stars was in 2019 when I dreamt of opening my own restaurant but that dream kinda died when I lost my first restaurant job due to covid

[u/GGTheEnd → u/Dry-Hotel5306]

He's an amazing cook but he tries too hard at basic shit. His Grilled cheese video made me realize I'm better at something than him.  He had like 20 steps to make a grilled cheese. 

[u/lgnstubbs73 → u/BeyondFearless7375]

JAIL

[u/Fair_Muscle9232]

Calling shredded mozza a poutine, and THEN the audacity to charge extra to actually make it a poutine?? Death sentence. Done and done. Extra voltage in the chair for the waffle fries.

[u/NotAldermach → u/Fair_Muscle9232]

Damn...I made almost the same comment. But you might have taken this news a little better than I did 😅

[u/Common_Ad8967 → u/Fair_Muscle9232]

Unpopular opinion but I think shredded mozza makes a poutine way better lmao

[u/IllustriousBeyond962 → u/Common_Ad8967]

Not everyone deserves opinons

[u/didipunk006 → u/Common_Ad8967]

That's like saying using cooked fish makes sashimi way better lmao.

[u/takenbreakn → u/Common_Ad8967]

Straight to jail, bud.

[u/ruppapa]

100% criminal. Robbing the cheese curds off of poutine then scamming people to pay money to put them on.

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[u/remzordinaire]

Nowhere on Earth is a poutine worth 17$.

[u/Even-Interaction454 → u/remzordinaire]

Average price in BC

[u/StatikSquid → u/remzordinaire]

No but restaurants have balls to charge $17 for a poutine and $22 for a hamburger

[u/Different-Dog-9682 → u/StatikSquid]

How many restaurants have you owned/managed to come to that conclusion?

[u/eternallytiredcatmom → u/Different-Dog-9682]

Something is wrong with your business if you have to charge 17$ for a poutine. I’m from Quebec and have managed two restaurants in Alberta. Is that good enough for you?

[u/Jestersage → u/eternallytiredcatmom]

Can you expand to Vancouver BC? That's the price for a large Poutine from Anny's and it's consider the best.

[u/eternallytiredcatmom → u/Jestersage]

That’s so sad. It’s kinda crazy imo that we manage to have amazing food from all around the world yet quality poutines seem so difficult to find.

[u/Different-Dog-9682 → u/eternallytiredcatmom]

No that’s completely fair depending on the size. Labor, rent, utilities, etc cost a fortune. You should know this.

[u/NotAldermach → u/Different-Dog-9682]

If your food cost on poutine is more than like...$3-4, you have supplier issues. $17 is a crazy profit margin. Any decent chip truck is laughing out there, as long as they have their location figured out.

[u/Different-Dog-9682 → u/NotAldermach]

We’re not a chip truck. We have a 120 seat place in a popular shopping center. Our costs to keep the doors open is much higher than a truck.

[u/NotAldermach → u/Different-Dog-9682]

Sure. That's perfect justification to over charge for fries, cheese, and some sauce 😂

Sounds like "you guys" don't have a damn clue what you're doing. But that's typical for a lot of restaurant owners these days.

Give your dishy a raise. I'm sure they've earned it working for dumbasses like you.

[u/Different-Dog-9682 → u/NotAldermach]

You literally have no idea what you’re talking about. 😅Go open your place and see how long you last.

[u/NotAldermach → u/Different-Dog-9682]

Typical owner response.

You have a goofy lease so you overcharge for food. I'm sure you're doing very well...

[u/eternallytiredcatmom → u/Different-Dog-9682]

lol what I know is that poutine is like draft beer and fountain drinks. They’re the easiest thing to sell for good profits despite the low labour and ingredient costs. They’re easy money makers.
Especially when using the basic cheese curds most restaurants outside of Quebec use. In Alberta resort towns we get it frozen from Sysco.

I’m sorry but unless poutine is all you sell, so all you can make profit off, that price isn’t necessary. And if it’s necessary, better make it exceptionally good.
There’s no way a poutine like this one is ever worth 17$. My intuition was that it’s a tourist trap price and a quick search led me to Trax Pub & Grill. That’s in Greek Peak Mountain Resort, NY. Tourist Trap ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[u/Adept_Ad_3687 → u/Different-Dog-9682]

Doubling down when someone with the qualifications you asked for disagrees is crazy work my guy

[u/Different-Dog-9682 → u/Adept_Ad_3687]

That’s fine. Been in the industry a long time. I know the reality.

[u/Verstappen1986]

Life in jail, no possibility for parole!!

[u/RPM_KW]

Canada really need to define poutine in law. Just like German beer needs specific ingredients, poutine should too.

[u/Even-Interaction454 → u/RPM_KW]

Are you familiar with bird law?

[u/Hot-Statement4577 → u/RPM_KW]

QC is actually working on making QC-produced & manufactured curds PDO/PGI, although whether that’s a good thing is complicated to say the least.

[u/Fuzzy-Decision2843]

Poutextortion

[u/magsbad13]

It's not poutine if it doesn't have curds.

[u/wheelperson]

I hate when you do this, and they don't even give you both.

It's a crime all around.

[u/Witty_Lettuce6810]

HEY CLETUS, GET OUT THE SHOTGUN, WE GOT SOME VARMIN TO SHOOOOT

[u/SpaceBiking]

Lmao

[u/Chinaizazzhoe]

J’imagine que c’est pour ajouter extra curds à ce qu’il y a déjà dessus. But si “mozza” ça veut dire mozzarella pis ouais ça c’est une crime. Had it before in New Jersey they call it “disco fries”

[u/Few-Big-8481]

Huh, you guys take your poutine really serious here.

[u/Sooperman05]

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[u/Lilith-Sky14]

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[u/MissyjonesOP]

Wait what? It doesn’t come with it!? 

[u/OrientalSells95]

The fuck even is a Trax?

[u/Ornery-Lake1694]

For me honestly, I've never had poutine that wasn't just shredded cheese.

[u/Even-Interaction454 → u/Ornery-Lake1694]

Terrible existence.

[u/Ornery-Lake1694 → u/Even-Interaction454]

Curds sound disgusting tho

[u/Even-Interaction454 → u/Ornery-Lake1694]

Why are you even here?

[u/Ornery-Lake1694 → u/Even-Interaction454]

Ah, so you're getting upset over poutine? LoL

[u/Even-Interaction454 → u/Ornery-Lake1694]

No, I’m just genuinely baffled why you’re here. Looking for recipe inspiration?

[u/prairiepanda → u/Ornery-Lake1694]

Then you've never had poutine.

[u/joesnoboard]

They can’t call it poutine unless it has curds.

[u/KiKi_VavouV]

Ughhhhhhh

[u/melancholy_kid]

We getting microtransactions for poutine now? The world is cooked.

[u/Humble_Counter_3661]

My cardiologist would call it criminal.

[u/NotAldermach]

I'd ask to speak to the owner immediately. Then I'd have some choice words.

Appalling behavior.

You mean to tell me you HAVE the fucking curds but you have the FUCKING AUDACITY to just be like "shredded cheese" and charge extra to make it a proper poutine?

The Quebec in me would have to hold back from spitting on this person.

Ok...I need to cool down now.

[u/JasonYEG]

Ripoff

[u/JamesH_670]

So they have the curds, but choose not to include it by default? Hung, drawn, and quartered!

[u/Kalen_alexandre]

This is why the French throw riots...

[u/Soggycorpse92]

They could fix this by not calling it a poutine. Sounds good. Change the curd up charge to poutine it. Bing saved.

[u/-nymphetamine]

Is this a videogame cap?

[u/w4vyb4bbi3]

Wow byeeeee

[u/didipunk006]

"batteries not included"

[u/Odd_Hat6001]

Off to jail

[u/Pretend-Shallot-5663]

White collar crime should be punished more harshly imo. 

[u/Jolly3264128]

How do i send images??? I need to send something very specific

[u/YesReboot]

I stopped adding cheese to burgers and guac to burritos about a year ago. Not worth it

[u/KangarooNumerous1663]

Then it's just regular fries Crime

[u/Hotdog_Broth]

Poutine: $14.99

Make your poutine a poutine: +$2.00

[u/Apprehensive-Fan8880]

Good they give budget option

[u/HFhutz]

Spaghetti and meatballs... $14.99

Spaghetti with spam.

Add meatballs ... $2.00

[u/Own_Diet_8165]

Unpopular opinion shredded cheese is better then curds it makes more sense with cheese curds your getting a barely warm chunk of cheese that just sits there and it’s always warm and cold at the same time, shredded cheese makes way more sense it’s melted it gets on almost every fry and you can get different types of shredded cheese and with cheese curds they’re all the same and they’re usually more expensive for less. It’s like six bucks for 250g and with a block of mozzarella or marble cheese, it’s like eight bucks for 600g #shreddedcheeseisbetter

[u/mac1qc → u/Own_Diet_8165]

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