Jack Astor's

Chicken BLT Poutine (J) Very good, but I found all the extra toppings unnecessary. (S) I liked all the extra toppings! All the flavours went nicely together, and the cheese curds were so delightfully squeaky.


Topless Steak Sandwich: with side Garden salad and Sassafrazz drink (fruit juices mixed with Sprite). (J) Side salad was big. I really liked the onion strings. Drink wasn't as fizzy as I thought it would be. (S) Yes, salad was big for a SIDE salad, but I'm not complaining. Steak and mushrooms go really well together and the onion rings topped it off with a crunch.

Señor Jack's Jalapeño Burger: with side of vegetables and Diet Coke. (J) Opted for a healthy veggie side. Burger was not very spicy, but satisfying. (S) I only had a tiny bit of this burger. It was spicy but not the spiciest I've tasted.

Location:1060 Don Mills Road, Toronto ON M3C 0H8
Phone:(416) 331-9238
Website: http://www.jackastors.com


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Hero Certified Burgers

Signature Burger Combos: burgers came standard with cheese, tomato and Hero sauce. Upgraded one fries to poutine.

(J) WagJag coupons gave us 50% off signature combos. I liked that they had unlimited fountain drinks. Burger bun had a nice chew to it, and the environmentally friendly wrapper was neat. (S) I was so hungry so I scarfed down the burger. I didn't really get to taste it because I ate it so quickly. It was that good...but no, really. I liked the buns and the sauce was good.

Location: 1480 Major Mackenzie Drive, Richmond Hill, ON L4S 0A1
Phone: (905) 770-9909
Website: http://www.heroburgers.com

Poutine Plus

Poutine: large "Tree hugger": caramelized onions, mushrooms and roasted garlic oil, with vegetarian gravy. (J) The sweet onions with the poutine confused my taste buds. The gravy left a vegetable soup powder aftertaste that wasn't bad. (S) I liked the sweet onions in the poutine, not confusing at all. Squeeky cheese is the best!

Hot Dog: Nathan's hot dog. (J) Juicy and meaty. (S) Pretty darn good.

Location: 657 Queen St. West, Toronto, ON M6J 1E6
Phone: (416) 800-1687

Luminato: 1000 Tastes of Toronto

Grilled Chicken & Rice: from Mis Amigos. (J) There was no option for plantains like last year. Chicken was tasty, except for the charred bits. (S) A bit of it burnt through the plate. I liked the sauce and the rice was yummy!












Free Samples: from President's Choice; smoked meat sandwich, carbonated drinks (mango-peach and pomegranate-cherry?), mini ice cream cones (marshmallow chocolate swirl and rainbow). (J) I tried rainbow ice cream, which was cotton candy plus a berry flavour. It was very artificial tasting, but not bad. (S) I liked the marshmallow chocolate! The berries with the drinks were very good too! Good thing for me, Dri doesn't like condiments.

Poutine: with beef gravy from Poutini's. (J) The fries were fresh out of the fryer. We had a big chunk of cheese curd. (S) This was pretty good, I liked real cheese curds.

Fish: with plantains and salad, from Les Amazones. (J) A good amount of food. The plantains were thick like wedges, and had a good chewy texture. Not sure what kind of fish it was. I heard salmon, but the colour was wrong. (S) I didn't like that the fish had bones, but owell. It didn't taste bad. The plantains hit the spot; soooo good.

Tarts: berry and butter, from Dufflet. (J) We couldn't decide what to get with our last ticket, so we ended up with dessert. They were big and sweet. I liked the berry tart better; not too sweet and had a crumble on top. (S) I liked the butter tart better; it was super sweet! Haha.

Location: Queen's Park North, Toronto ON M7A 1A2
Website: http://www.luminato.com/2010/events/155

Jetsun's Juicy Burger

Location: 1900 Eglinton Avenue East, Toronto ON
Phone: (416) 751-5387‎
Website: http://www.jetsunsjuicyburger.com

Herbie Burger: (J) Tasted like a veggie burger. They include a whole wheat bun to complete the healthy choice. (S) Tasted too healthy. The "meat" was crumbly, wasn't a big fan of that crumbly texture.

JuicyBurger: (J) Burger was moist, but once broken down it became chewy. (S) Not as good as other places, but not horrible.

Poutine: with root beer. (J) I haven't had poutine in a long time. This was really good, and it had real cheese curds too. (S) This was the highlight of the meal, too bad we ate it so quickly.

South St. Burger Co.

Location: 7355 Woodbine Avenue, Markham ON
Phone: (905) 415-1505
Website: http://www.southstburger.com

Hamburger Combo: hamburger on a whole wheat bun with lettuce, tomatoes, wasabi mayo and spicy ketchup; onion rings, diet Pepsi. (J) I couldn't taste the spicy ketchup at all. I got the wasabi aftertaste after a while. Onions rings were very good and crispy. (S) The onion rings were really good with the curry mayo. Yumm. The burger was pretty good too!

Veggie Burger Combo: veggie burger on a whole wheat bun with lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, guacamole and curry mayo on the side; poutine, root beer. (J) Dry. You could taste that it was a veggie burger, unlike at Casey's. Poutine was good but salty. (S) Mmm...NYF poutine. I didn't mind the veggie burger, it wasn't bad!

Chicago Pizza Kitchen

Location: 1-2338 Major MacKenzie Drive, Maple ON L6A 3Y7
Phone: (905) 303-4030
Website: http://www.chicagopizzakitchen.ca‎

Montreal Style Poutine: (J) Not on their menu, but a special on the chalkboard. I'd like to know where in Montreal they serve poutine with potato slices and no cheese curds. Potatoes were peppery and still a bit hard. (S) So true...I was disappointed with the lack of cheese curds.

Greek Salad: with house dressing. (J) Standard salad. (S) Yup, standard greek salad that took a while to get to us...

The Classic: stuffed Chicago style house combination pizza; house made Italian sausage, green peppers, onions and mushrooms. (J) I liked the real tomato chunks on top, and the crust part with cheese inside. (S) I liked that the sauce and other ingredients were separated by crust.

Swiss Chalet

Location: 2555 Victoria Park Ave., Scarborough, ON, M1T1A3
Phone: (416) 494-9693
Website: http://www.swisschalet.ca

Chargrilled Hamburger: (J) Patty was overcooked and kinda hard, or maybe it was the Kaiser bun that was hard. (S) I didn't mind it, just add ketchup!

Rotisserie 1/4 Chicken & 1/3 Rack BBQ Ribs: with multigrain roll and fries "poutine-ized". (J) Ribs were the star of this plate; fall off the bone and tasty sauce. S was influenced by the poutine ad on the table. (S) I was bad, but the poutine was good! Yea, chicken was pretty good, but the ribs were fall-off-the-bone awesome!

Pecan Pie: (J) Good like last time. Sweet and chewy. (S) I want to make this at home...*drools

Burger Palace

Location: 2900 Warden Ave. Scarborough, ON M1W 2S8
Phone: (416) 496-2092
Website: Bridlewood Mall

Texas Burger Combo: with fries upgraded to a poutine, and Diet Coke. (S) We felt like we didn't get enough poutine in Montreal, so we settled on some Burger Palace poutine. No cheese curds :s The burger was juicy though! (J) Yeah no curds, but the portion was big. It tasted like truck fries. The burger was quite satisfying.

Patati Patata

Location: 4177 Boul Saint-Laurent, Montreal, QC H2W 1Y7
Phone: (514) 844-0216

Tofu Bourgeois & Poutine: (S) I really liked the tofu bourgeois so much that I got it again. Unfortunately, this was the only poutine we had this trip. Yumm...cheese curds. (J) I liked the poutine, the black olive actually worked with it. Tofu was nice and firm.

BLT & Salad: (S) The bacon was nice and crispy, and the salad was refreshing. J ordered a Soupe à l'oignon but it never came. This entire post cost $12 total for quality food. (J) Nice crusty bread. Yeah I wonder what happened to my soup.

Swiss Chalet

Location: 801 York Mills Rd, North York ON M3B 1X7
Phone: (416) 449-9194
Website: http://www.swisschalet.ca

Chocolate Milk. (S) Refreshing after a double header in 40 degrees C weather.

Summer Sensations: quarter chicken, spinach salad and fries upgraded to a poutine. (J) Poutine was alright. Chicken was salty. Salad was really good. (S) Poutine was nothing special, the cheese curds were cold. Chicken was really salty, bit into a cluster of salt. Salad was super good though.

Chocolate Sensations Sundae: ice cream, fudge and whipped cream with a cherry, cinnamon powder, and chocolate biscuit roll on top. (J) A good combination, so of course it tasted good. (S) Yumm, so good!!

Poutini's House of Poutine

Location: 1112 Queen Street West, Toronto ON M6J 1H9
Website: http://www.poutini.com

Poutine: traditional. (J) Crispy fries and firm (squeaky?) cheese curds. Gravy was a little salty though. I like the biodegradable container and forks. (S) I was going to mention the same things. This poutine left me super thirsty, but it tasted good!

Smoke's Poutinerie

Address: 218 Adelaide Street West, Toronto, ON M5H 1W7
Phone: (416) 599-2873‎
Website: http://www.smokespoutinerie.com

Traditional Poutine: hand-cut and custom seasoned fries + signature rich gravy + Eastern Township cheese curds. Regular size with pop. (J) They now have a Small size. I'd like to see a heart-clogging Large size next. Fries were crispy and had nice big chunks of cheese. (S) All I can say is that I had trouble walking stairs after this, but it was all worth it.

Smoke's Poutinerie

Address: 218 Adelaide Street West, Toronto, ON M5H 1W7
Phone: (416) 599-2873‎
Website: http://www.smokespoutinerie.com

Montreal Poutine: shaved Montreal smoked meat + Kosher full dill pickle slice + French mustard on the side.

Smoke's Poutinerie

Address: 218 Adelaide Street West, Toronto, ON M5H 1W7
Phone: (416) 599-2873‎
Website: http://www.smokespoutinerie.com

Prime Beef Poutine: ground prime beef + sauteed mushrooms + caramelized onions.