Brado's Pizza + the Lebanese place beside it (The place is actually like a mini food court).
I've been doing a bit of research on the various food forums and it seems that Brado's is supposed to have the best poutine in the city, so I had to hunt it down and give it a shot.
I got a thin crust meat lover's pizza. The pizza was just meh, nothing special, I wouldn't even call it good. Sure the crust was thin, but not nearly enough gluten content and wasn't even crispy.
The poutine was hyped up quite a bit, supposedly well balanced, the fries were supposed to be very solid and the gravy was supposed to be the same stuff they use in montreal. As the poutine was the purpose of my visit I had high expectation. I was totally disappointed though, the fries were over cooked, no longer crispy, they were on they were crunchy. The insides weren't soft and potatoey, but rather verging on dry and powdery, they were noticeably grainy. Although the gravy would have what I would call the perfect consistency, the flavor profile just wasn't there. There was no meaty richness and it seemed like it had almost no salt content. Let me put it this way, as salty as the costco gravy is, this is on the total opposite end of the spectrum. I can make better beef gravy in my sleep.
The lebanese place was okish. The owners seemed kind of pushy, kind of like at a cheap food court. I got the combo plate, the schawarma chicken came out just a touch dry (I don't think they have very good turnover). The hummous lacked the punch I expected, not nearly enough garlic or lemon juice. The sausage that came with it was just dry.
5/10 for both places.
