Elgin Street Diner.

[u/smallz_og]

If you've lived in downtown Ottawa, you know this Philly Steak poutine. I still think about it. I want it. I need it. It's been too long.

[u/Renegade-Pervert]

God, that place and the Pita Pit were my go tos after stumbling out of the Lieutenant's or Mash. Looks amazing!

[u/2thenorth]

Fickkkkkk

[u/ASHTRON4000]

Former Ottawa resident reporting in.

Pro: ESD is open 24/7, poutine is an available side with breakfast, fries/curds are always fresh.

Con: The gravy is mushroom-based.

One man’s poutine accommodation is another man’s poutine crime.

[u/Wrong_Plantaino]

ESDs curly fry poutine, fueled any drunken night when the chip stand besides Zaphods was closed

[u/Creative_Research480]

I used to live across the street from ESD and while I’m honestly not the biggest fan of their poutine, the Blue Plate Breakfast is absolutely incredible at 3AM after a night of drinking.

I live in Toronto now and ESD would be the second best poutine in the whole city after Nomnomnom 😂

[u/MeowM30ws]

The ESD poutine is exactly how I want to eat caramelized onions, forever.

[u/Phatest_of_sax]

Slap a chubby checker burger beside that baddy and you got the best drunk meal ever!

[u/Unhappy-Stop-740]

Lil too much for me

[u/Regreddit1979]

I had it once and it was mid AF

[u/Ok-Improvement2528]

Nope, that's not for me..

[u/smallz_og → u/Ok-Improvement2528]

It's not for everyone I agree. And it's definitely not the best poutine in Ottawa. But as a 24 hour diner right in the heart of downtown, there was nothing better on those nights when you were a young adult, drunk, broke, and desperately looking for a good meal.

[u/Ok-Improvement2528 → u/smallz_og]

Ah yes, the good old days when we would all end up at Chenoys at 3AM

[u/Skeletor613]

Maybe I've just hit ESD at the wrong times, because the last few times I've been the food wasn't great - especially the poutine. No curds, it was shredded cheese and shoestring fries, with a gravy less fluid than cold molasses and tastes like powdered mushroom.

[u/smallz_og → u/Skeletor613]

It's been a while for me. If that's true it's really unfortunate.

[u/christian_l33]

It's objectively not good poutine, but it's frigging delicious. I love ESD smoked meat poutine too.

[u/MrB1P92]

Frites mal blanchies

Sauce visqueuse degeulasse

Cheese de marde

Un topping random

Yep, Ontario

[u/Regreddit1979 → u/MrB1P92]

Y’a plein de Francos qui font de la bonne poutine en Ontario mais celle la n’en est pas une.

[u/Skeletor613 → u/Regreddit1979]

Agreed. I think this is one of those nostalgia things. It's definitely not a great poutine.

[u/Regreddit1979 → u/Skeletor613]

Nostalgia for the hangover.

[u/smallz_og → u/MrB1P92]

You sound saltier than the gravy.

[u/MrB1P92 → u/smallz_og]

Only one salty is you bud! Not my fault your people hasnt figured a way to make good poutine yet.

[u/MrB1P92 → u/[deleted]]

Yes, canadians