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This is the truck with the beaver picture on its side, usually parked on Union street across from Division Street. It's very popular and always crowded with many students and staff members. You can find their website here.
Poutine here is more like an à la carte style as poutine is not listed on their menu. There are 3 sizes of fries (small $2.00 , medium $2.75 and large $3.50), gravy is $0.50 Cheese curd is $1.25 extra to the fries. But, you can simple place an order saying “large poutine.” I was hungry enough to order a large, and it was $5.25 ($3.50 + $0.50 + $1.25)
Overall it was a satisfying lunch but perhaps slightly overpriced.
Weekdays: 10am to 6pm (although they often close before 6pm)
Fries: Long and reasonably crunchy. They seem not salted. Although the poutine overall is seasoned pleasantly, it would be nice to have some extra kick of salt with the fries.
Gravy: Dark beef gravy. A LOT OF IT. This gravy has a hint of consommé-esque flavor.
Cheese: Very melty (as opposed to squishy) cheese on top of the fries. An unmelted piece I found was about 1 cm3. Although this is completely a personal preference, I think I prefer the squishy kind. The cheese here has the texture more like that of mozzarella’s.
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I like this truck, and usually buy lunch there about once a week. I don't often get the poutine because I have found it to be a little pricey. Well, they recently raised the price from $4.50 to $5.25 - so I definitely find it too pricey now.
Overall: the poutine was pleasant, verging on bland. There were a few too many overcooked fries for my taste. The gravy and cheese were both fine, but unexceptional.
I think there are lots of better values to be had at the Swedish truck, and unless you're seriously craving poutine, you should skip it.
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It's interesting that a chip truck with 'Canadian, Eh?' printed on the side can exist without having poutine on the menu. This is even more unbelievable when you realize that the truck already has all of the required ingredients. In fact, it is the ingredients that they sell, only as individual extras; Instead of offering poutine as a dish, this truck offers three sizes of fries and separately you have the options of gravy and cheese curd. In spite of this, if you simply ask for a poutine, they know exactly what it is you are asking for.
$5.25 bought me the equivalent of a large poutine. The size was slightly smaller than I’d like for something described as ‘large’. However, I’d say this is only slightly overpriced in comparison with their competitors.
Fries: Just crispy enough. they were well cooked, but a little lacking in flavour.
Gravy: Ever so slightly above average. The flavour was mild and enjoyable.
Cheese: The white-curds melted well which was nice, but there was no squeakiness to them; These definitely could stand to be fresher.
I would order this one again. Although the size to price ratio may be slightly questionable when compared with other offerings, the quality is just above par, which is enough to balance the value equation for me.
The Beaver has recently changed their fries, gravy, and cheese! They've got fresh cut fries.
I went there on Friday and it was fantastic, though it could have used more cheese.
Time for a version 2 review!
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