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Failing to Make Canada Proud: Canadian Waffle Poutine

Let’s see if Texas can do you proud, Canada. Canadian Waffle Poutine at Franks.

While hanging out in Downtown Austin yesterday evening, I needed to find some place to grab a bite to eat. As you can guess, finding food on the cheap isn’t an easy task in a downtown setting. After walking around a bit, I came across Frank’s.

From what the Internet tells me (and the Internet never lies), Frank’s is best known for their hot dogs. But that just wouldn’t do for me. Oh no. Because when I saw Poutine on the menu, I just had to give it a try. So, how did it compare to what I had in Canada?

Compared to the usual method of poutine (which is fries topped in a brown gravy and cheese curds), Frank’s uses waffle fries instead. Outside of that, it’s your usually setup. The brown gravy definitely had the brown gravy flavor to it but it was really salty. I wanted to like the gravy but the salt ruined it for me. As for the fries, they could have been better. They had a really dry taste to them. Even soaking in the gravy couldn’t help them. The only redeeming factor were the cheese curds. They definitely fit the cheesy texture you’d expect from melting cheese.

Needless to say, it just couldn’t hold up to the poutine I had in Canada. In fairness to Frank’s, they’re a hot dog place. I’m not going to judge the quality of the place just on this one meal. But when it comes to poutine down south, I’ll have to keep looking.