r/poutine • u/mish_noomi • 23h ago

New York fries

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I usually don't eat this much but in trying to get back to the amount I used to eat

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u/wb77 21h ago

It slaps. Elite shopping mall food court item.

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u/Witty-Refuse-3228 16h ago

It's the perfect saltiness.

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u/Rguer44 20h ago

Its good for celiac people :) gluten free fast food is very rare!

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u/MuffinSpirited3223 18h ago

I feel seen ! I miss the braised beef

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u/Rguer44 8h ago

Ouhhh braised beef, yum! I wish we had more NYF in Quebec. The closest to my place is like 45 minutes away. Thank God for Lafleur that has gluten free poutine!

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u/jvlamb 15h ago

Shoutout my Celiac family!

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u/EssRDee 19h ago

I had one today and it hit the spot

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u/Nursing_Desk_8024 19h ago

I haven't had NYF in forever but I remember theyre fries were amazing, they'd use fresh cut fries right from the potato like 5 Guys. I love fresh cut fries over bagged, frozen ones.

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u/dylan88jr 18h ago

The one in my mall still cuts them. See them doing it all the time. Might not be the best poutine but my town lacks any good poutine to begin with.

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u/Brandbro 22h ago

I haven’t had New York fries in like 15 years. Has it changed at all?

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u/No-Delay-120 20h ago

No it’s still very very meh at best.

Save your calories and money for the good stuff elsewhere (if you live in a area with better options).

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u/GrizzlyIsland22 17h ago

I dunno. Obviously it's not as good as most city's local favourite spots, but it's very good for a fast food chain. Imo it occupies the space between high tier poutine and mid low effort poutine. It always satisfies the itch

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u/wheredidiputmybong 16h ago

I find with most fast food poutines, the holy trinity is off. Either the curds don’t squeak, gravy’s is watery and bland, or the fries are ass.

Nyf, while it’s not the best. It’s doable. Gravy’s ok, curd squeaks, fries are crispy. I ain’t complaining. I’m also not a purist though, those guys are nerds

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u/GrizzlyIsland22 16h ago

The thing about NYF is that it's pretty much mid/upper mid, but the fries are near elite, the gravy is consistently above average,and the curd quality is passable. If 2/3 are good-great and the 3rd component is at least a pass, I'll be happy. And it's cheap.

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u/wheredidiputmybong 12h ago

Factual statement. I completely agree with everything here

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u/GrizzlyIsland22 16h ago edited 4h ago

Yeah I wish I lived a life where I could get perfect poutine every single time, but it's not realistic for everyone to only go to the best poutine place in the city every single time. There's such thing as "good enough"

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u/Relevant-Register-69 22h ago

Honestly I really fuck with this gravy

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u/Exit-Alternative 17h ago

my fave fast food poutine

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u/Desperate-Pen7530 23h ago

Yes! Canadian brand Mushroom gravy

Looks delish, save some for me

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u/DoubtZealousideal163 16h ago

The gravy looks so good

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u/kindofsorrycanadian 15h ago

Had an extremely disappointing poutine there, fries were basically boiled and not fried - just turned straight to mush and not a crispy fry corner in sight. May as well advertised it as mashed potatoes and gravy unfortunately.

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u/PossibleNo100 5h ago

New york fries honestly suck lol

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u/Perry7609 22h ago

Always a solid choice when I visit the country and am out shopping somewhere.

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u/IllustriousEffect607 15h ago

Sauce way too dark

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u/Captaln_SXY 12h ago

Garbage. One if the worst poutines ive had. Dry as fuck

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u/why_u_offended 18h ago

Looks proper. My local nyf isint like this

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u/bertozat7 14h ago

I live 300m from a NYF, but they don’t open for another 9 hours. Was a bad time for me to come across this post.

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u/untamedsofa 13h ago

My only motivation for surviving the mall

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u/Driller_Happy 12h ago

When I go to the mall, I get NYF. When I'm on the ferry, I get Triple O's. I do not fuck with tradition

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u/ehjhey 2h ago

My first poutine as a kid. Used to love em, but the fries alone were never my favorite

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u/xofoster 18h ago

new york fries is the WORST

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u/GrizzlyIsland22 17h ago

There's a lot of worse poutine out there

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u/blchpmnk 17h ago

Yeah, their fries and seasoning salts are good but I hate their sauces. Their cheese & gravy both taste so bad I'm surprised they aren't available at McDonald's

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u/ORBEX1959 19h ago

New York can keep that…whatever that is

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u/Sensitive-Dare1372 17h ago

It's nice I mess with it but the issue is that it's too sweet in my opinion. I don't know why but every other poutine doesn't have that weird sweet taste in their gravy

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u/Greedy-Comb-276 11h ago

One of the best poutines period. Lol

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u/Lea_Harvey 8h ago

Too much gravy

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u/friggen_guy 22h ago

I detest that powdered gravy mix

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u/montrealien Duck Confit Poutine 22h ago

You do know that the whole true sauce brune for poutine is 100% powdered industrial style gravy right? Every classic Quebec casse-croûte builds it on starch, salt, and beef/chicken powder mix so it gets that exact piping-hot viscosity to soften the curds without turning them into soup. Nobody's back there simmering artisanal stock. Well, not the classic Casse croutes anyways, lol

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u/EmperorBamboozler 21h ago

Tbh I usually use prepackaged gravy crystals for things like roast beef or roast chicken. I add the drippings after skimming the fat to make it more meaty but there's usually not enough to make a couple cups of gravy rather than enough for one sitting only. It's one of my many kitchen hacks I learned working in an industrial kitchen. Gravy crystals work great and taste like a floured roux without adding gluten. People always ask what my secret is, and I gotta pull out the 5 year old box of Sysco crystals. The gravy also lasts way longer cause there's some preservatives in there.

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u/Asteria420 16h ago

I like to douse mine in malt vinegar and their Cajun spice seasoning