Bubba's Pizzeria (King St E & Princess)

After a huge disappointment at Bubba's in the hub, I needed to try the original Bubba's poutine. This is where I have been told to get poutine from, so my expectations were high.

I have to admit that I did have a beer beforehand but I don't think it did anything funny to my evaluation. I am a professional poutine critique at this point. I only had a small poutine and right after I placed an order, I thought I should have gone for a large one but then I watched the guy fix my poutine.... he put some fries in a cup almost halfway then press down with cheese... then a ladle of gravy... then he repeated the whole process. Thus, there was a layer of cheese curds! What a deal... mmmmmm

Location: 349 King St E, Kingston, ON

Small: $5.95 (shown above)
Large: $6.95

They also have chicken and italian poutine, which I will have to try at some point.

Overall: this was a good poutine and I liked it. This is definitely one of the best poutines (in Kingston) but I think there is still room for improvement.

Fries: They were fried very well but not overcooked. This makes the fries to stay nice and crunchy and prevents them from becoming soggy with gravy. They were seasoned pleasantly. Fries alone were very good. My favorite.

Gravy: Dark thick meat gravy and A LOT AND LOT, yet not overwhelming. The flavor is pleasantly strong. Salty enough to have a satisfying punch but not too salty like the other Bubba's. Because the poutine here is served in a cup, gravy slowly drips down in the cup, coating fries with its deliciousness.

Cheese: A hidden layer of cheese (well, I saw him fix it so it wasn't hidden to me), so there was a lot of cheese altogether, which is a good deal. Although it wasn't the squeaky kind and very melty. I really like the hidden layer and the sheer quantity of it, and melty cheese is nice but i would have preferred the squeaky kind. Had it been the real squeaky curds, this would have been the ultimate poutine in Kingston.

**** digg it! ****


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Bubba's Pizzeria (at Princess and Division)

I didn't update the blog for a while as I was not feeling too well and I didn't want to bias my evaluation (stuffed up sinuses affect taste and smell eh!). But now I am back. After evaluating the chip wagons around campus, I thought this was the time to test other places around downtown Kingston.

Bubba's Pizzeria , or simply Bubba's is famous for its poutine (ironically, I have not heard anything about their pizza. But for a longtime NY resident, any non-NY pizza sucks anyway). I've been told by many people "Oh, you have to try Bubba's poutine." There are two branches, one in lower downtown and the other is in the hub. The one I tried is the one in the hub, near the corner of Princess and Division streets

Small: $5.31 ($4.00 from 11am to 11pm)
Large: $6.64 ($5.26 from 11am to 11pm)


**by the way, I forgot to take pictures... I was too thrilled to get "Bubba's poutine"**


Overall, despite its reputation for a good poutine, I didn't like it much. First of all, for the amount of money you pay, the serving size wasn't too satisfying. Second, I found the fries and gravy to be sub-par. However, I'm sure the experience is much better when stumbling around drunk at 2 am.

Fries: VERY soggy. They weren't fried well. It's mysterious because the fries were fried right after my order was placed, yet they came out so soggy. They didn't have the nice crispy edges. I was completely turned off by it.

Gravy: Traditional dark meat gravy and it's very thick, and A LOT, which I really liked. However this gravy was sickeningly salty. After finishing the entire poutine, I almost felt that the back of my throat was salt-burned.

Cheese: Squishy yet melty at the same time. Not overpowering but good amount on top of the fries. It was well balanced. about 1.5 cm3


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