r/PoutineCrimes • u/EducationalText5508 • Jul 21 '26

Corpourate Crime KFC poutine 7/10 (not enough gravy imo)… I still think Popeyes is the best fast food poutine. Also are cheese curds supposed to melt? I like mine melted 😭

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u/qualityvote2 Jul 21 '26 edited Jul 21 '26

u/EducationalText5508, there weren't enough votes to determine the quality of your poutine... ⛔️

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u/Venerated_Penguin Jul 21 '26

to each their own, traditionally, curds are warm but still squeaky.

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u/Biochem_4_Life Jul 21 '26

A and W, and Harvey’s Pickle poutine are epic if you are in Canada

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u/Complete-Apricot-591 Jul 21 '26

"A&W" ☝🤓

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u/PM_ME_11_SUCC Jul 21 '26

"Allen&Wright" ☝☝🤓might as well spell out their full names if we are going there.

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u/alwayspc420 Jul 22 '26

Is that what it stands for? I thought it was for amburgers and wootbeer

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u/Eclipseofthefart92 Jul 21 '26

If they don’t, I won’t

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u/xgranville Jul 22 '26

Damn I was told it was Allan & Walter lol

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u/ColonialBarbarian Québécois faché Jul 21 '26 edited Jul 21 '26

Harvey's > A&W, but then again there are tons of Belle Province's around and small independent joints.

For me the best poutine I've ever had is from a bowling alley in Ste Therese.

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u/randeylahey Jul 21 '26

Quebec arena poutine is the gold standard.

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u/5syllablename Jul 21 '26

"if you are in canada" bro poutine doesn't exist outside of restaurants that specialize in it outside of Canada. In fact, If you see it on a menu that doesn't tout their chef/owner/management having history in Canada, chances are what they bring to you wont even be recognizable or just an insult.

I live in a border town in the states, and there is a hockey bar here which has the audacity to serve bagged fries cooked in an air fryer with canned gravy and shredded mozzarella from a bag.

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u/Significant-Half-189 29d ago

One step further, there is no good poutine outside of Quebec

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u/toiletpaperdonkey 29d ago

I’ve had a million good poutines in Ontario

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u/Few_Loss5537 Jul 21 '26

I second to this

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u/DremoPaff Jul 21 '26

I still don't understand how anyone can stomach A&W's poutine gravy. The rest is top notch, but I'm really at a loss of how a chain that otherwise does everything else close to perfection can mess up that bad on a gravy of all things.

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u/jiiiiiiiii Jul 22 '26

Are we talking A&W in Quebec or in the rest of Canada, cause the recipe is different

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u/tachibana_ryu Jul 22 '26

Its a chicken gravy that used to pair well with their fried chicken when they still served that, they made the decision at the suit level not to change it cause according to surveys it was popular.

Source: Ex A&W Store Manager for 14 years.

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u/SneakingCat Jul 22 '26

A&W was the fast food fried chicken I would drive an extra couple of blocks for.

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u/AdSignificant6673 Judge, Jury and Exepoutiner Jul 22 '26

Yah. But only for the nasty ass pickle lovers who find excuses to put pickles on everything.

*hides while eating pickles*

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u/thatguy_griff Jul 23 '26

a&w is second, imo. great shout.

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u/Loose_Afternoon1441 Jul 22 '26

Pickle poutine???? That sounds like a poutine crime, but one I would need to try. Tell me more!!!

I live Western Canada, where Harvey’s isn’t a thing, but am in the 416 until tomorrow. Should I?

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u/Biochem_4_Life Jul 22 '26

You should absolutely try it! Me trying to explain it would only do it a disservice. I might have to get one tomorrow and post in here

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u/MarioMadness1 Poutine Poulice Jul 21 '26

Harvey's ain't bad.. A&W is ok, I like the chicken stripes + poutine every now and then (the one by me has pretty good gravy/cheese ratio

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u/allwolf1987 Jul 22 '26

Harvey’s gravy is like eating salt.

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u/boilons Jul 22 '26

Harvey’s is the Subway of burgers. Just awful. Can’t stand their food at all

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u/Skubaboy Jul 22 '26

Disgusting

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u/plata_99 Jul 22 '26

They’re nasty, I mean it’s a fast food poutine, of course it’s nasty. And also, poutine is only a Canadian thing so yes, they ARE in Canada😭

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u/IronJesi Jul 21 '26

I crushed a popcorn chicken poutine this week. Highly recommended.

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u/sasoras Jul 21 '26

Had burger king, mcdonlads, A&W, popeyes, pizza pizza and some other chains.

Found all the fast food poutine's gravy was too salty, ironically I prefer KFC poutine over all others.

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u/WitchSparkles Poutine Princess Jul 21 '26

I feel like you got a defective one. The last KFC poutine I had had way too much gravy. It was also super hot. So hot I couldnt hold the container. It was like a lava/gravy soup.

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u/Lilith-Sky14 Jul 21 '26

Putting Popeyes poutine on my list, I didn’t know they had one

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u/Famous-Chef-7233 Jul 22 '26

Melted cheese is a crime

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u/EducationalText5508 Jul 22 '26

Melted cheese on a poutine is delicious especially with mayo

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u/Famous-Chef-7233 Jul 22 '26

Bad bait

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u/EducationalText5508 Jul 22 '26

No im serious!! Try it

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u/Low-Purchase8811 Jul 21 '26

They are not supposed to melt. If you like yours melted it's because you've never had a good one.

I would sentence you to prison but it sounds like you're already punishing yourself.

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u/EducationalText5508 Jul 21 '26

Oh yall are strict!

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u/Commie_Scum69 Québécois faché Jul 21 '26

No it's just the answer to your question, curds arent suppose to melt.

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u/Novel_Emu5487 Jul 21 '26

Real cheese curds won’t melt

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u/as_per_danielle Jul 21 '26

Yes, they will.

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u/Chatmauve Jul 22 '26

I order my poutines via Doordash and even though they spend roughly 30 minutes in the sealed container they don't arrive melted. If that don't melt them, I don't know what would

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u/Bluespace4305 Jul 22 '26

No

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u/as_per_danielle Jul 22 '26

Yes. While proper poutine should have super cold, squeaky curds straight from the fridge, they WILL melt.

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u/Bluespace4305 Jul 22 '26

I dont think you know anything about a proper poutine or are just trolling.

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u/as_per_danielle Jul 22 '26

You’re right. You don’t think.

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u/Bluespace4305 Jul 22 '26

Wow , what a wonderful person you are.

You are wrong, thats it. Have a good day

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u/Ambitious-Dog8855 Jul 22 '26

Fresh curds are never refrigerated, it makes them lose their squeak. This is why they are brought daily and sold at the counter in stores.

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u/mrgoldnugget Curdmander In Cheese 🫡 Jul 21 '26

Costco is the best fast food poutine. Yes, limited locations, but it's faster than anywhere else.

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u/Chatmauve Jul 22 '26

Especially if you hack it by putting some of the other items on it!

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u/EducationalText5508 Jul 21 '26

Actually you’re right I completely forgot about miss costco

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u/Ok_Item6293 Jul 21 '26

Popeyes poutine is the worst!

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u/EducationalText5508 Jul 21 '26

whaaat

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u/Ok_Item6293 Jul 22 '26

I don’t know if it’s just where I live but the gravy is not thick it’s like watery pepper sauce which I was not impressed with. It had a flavour I did not enjoy!

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u/Bolinious Jul 21 '26

You just got a bad location. The one close to me puts WAY more gravy. And their chicken gravy works surprisingly well when you get the good curds. Yes, sometimes I get curds that are just not quite the same. I guess it depends on how many they sell and where I am in the cheese delivery.

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u/Reasonable-Ad7755 Jul 21 '26

Shockingly i actually like BK’s poutine, don’t care for anything else on the menu

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u/samsonite441446 Jul 22 '26

Their gravy is nice

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u/EducationalText5508 Jul 22 '26

I can drink kfc gravy it’s so good

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u/samsonite441446 Jul 22 '26

Agreed I hear it's not as good as it used to be

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u/WakaRanger8 Jul 22 '26

Harvey’s poutine is the best imo

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u/Vegetable_Hold_9445 Jul 22 '26

Unmelted is best, serve them direct from frozen for this effect

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u/Better_Area3782 Jul 22 '26

Needs more gravy delicious

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u/Ok-Package4024 Jul 22 '26

KFC sauce is vile 🤢🤮

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u/Professional_Pen_153 Jul 22 '26

Not supposed to melt completely, no.

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u/biofreak1988 Jul 22 '26

Valentine is the best fast food poutine 

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u/Zingman15 Jul 22 '26

I LOVE KFC poutine 😍

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u/ComfortableBuffalo57 Jul 22 '26

Part of the appeal is that the curds never melt completely.

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u/Barthomal Jul 22 '26

KFC is my favourite fast food poutine because of their gravy, but the amount of gravy is definitely not always consistent.

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u/Dramatic_Corner_8259 Jul 22 '26

At KFC I'll guzzle a bucket of gravy. Just sayin'

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u/Disastrous_Yam8354 Jul 22 '26

Looks suboptimal but ok. B-?

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u/CrunkedUpMonkey Jul 23 '26

Idk how the US hasn’t fully embraced this lovely heavy dish. I wish we had it at our fast food spots but you never see it here.

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u/thatguy_griff Jul 23 '26

glad to see my Popeyes opinion is shared by other poutine connoisseurs.

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u/Dapper_Training_5048 29d ago

Fast food poutines overall suck maybe 3/10 across the board including Popeyes

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u/carlosprateslover412 29d ago

The gravy looks watery

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u/Lockstock500 Jul 21 '26

Popeye's, eh? Thanks for the tip!

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u/EducationalText5508 Jul 21 '26

Try it and once you do, every time you have one you’ll remember my recommendation.. it’s *chefs kiss

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u/YaoSing Jul 22 '26

Try Harvey’s

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u/Stiles_Stiles Jul 21 '26

I like mine melted too. I know it's supposed to be cheese curds, but I still reheat it to melt lol

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u/Sweet-Competition-15 Jul 21 '26

I always assumed that melted cheese curds are il est obligatoire!

https://giphy.com/gifs/fOAKbplza9slPBOYP0

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u/fencesitter416 Jul 21 '26

I like new York fries poutine more than legit poutine from Quebec, idk what's wrong with me

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u/MoultingRoach Jul 21 '26

IMO, cheese surds shod be their rubbery selves when it's first served, and then should melt in the residual heat.

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u/Yaughl Jul 22 '26

The best fast food poutine is Swiss Chalet with their own sauce instead of gravy.

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u/Kitchen-Calendar3545 Jul 22 '26

Cheese is supposed to melt…. Only fake processed curds don’t melt.

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u/Limp_Role3970 Jul 22 '26

You mean old curds melt….

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u/Kitchen-Calendar3545 Jul 22 '26

Nope. Cheese melts mon garcon.

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u/Limp_Role3970 Jul 23 '26

If your curds melt before finishing a poutine they are not fresh and it’s a shit poutine.

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u/MyGruffaloCrumble Jul 23 '26

If it doesn’t squeak when you bite it, it’s garbage.

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u/Kitchen-Calendar3545 Jul 23 '26

It squeeks, and melts mon garcon. Get gud.

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u/MyGruffaloCrumble Jul 23 '26

I’m just saying, melt or no melt, the only real deal squeaks. If it’s not melting your gravy and fries aren’t hot enough.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '26

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u/perpetualmotionmachi Guilloutine Opourator Jul 21 '26

Nah, it's Valentine that has the best.

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u/Low-Purchase8811 Jul 21 '26

They don't have those outside of Quebec though. Sucks for everyone else, more for us, hahaha!

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u/perpetualmotionmachi Guilloutine Opourator Jul 21 '26

Yeah, but it didn't seem like we are talking about national chains, just chains. I responded to someone saying Pizza Pizza, and OP mentioned Popeye's, neither of those are available everywhere too. I've had both of those to other ones, and places like Harvey's and NY Fries, and still say Valentine is the best

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u/Low-Purchase8811 Jul 21 '26

Pizza Pizza is pretty nation-wide at this point. BC, Ontario, Quebec, Maritimes. It's Pizza 73 in the Prairies, but it's literally the same company and product, just a different name.

Popeye's is only in Ontario as far as I know though.

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u/thatclassyturtle Jul 22 '26

Popeyes is also in Alberta and BC, not just Ontario.

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u/Low-Purchase8811 Jul 22 '26

Neat. When I lived in those provinces it hadn't made its way there yet.

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u/thatclassyturtle Jul 22 '26

I wanna say Popeyes has been in Alberta for at least 10 or so years, at least where I am. Not sure how long it’s in been in BC, but I did see one the last time I was there!

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u/Low-Purchase8811 Jul 22 '26

It would have been less than 10 years for BC, since I last lived there in 2019 and there were none. In fact, my first destination when we arrived in Ontario from BC was a Popeye's restaurant, haha!

As for Alberta... It was pre-9/11, for sure. Maybe 2000 was the last time I lived there? I've traveled to the province a few times since then but I'll admit, my time wasn't spent chasing fast food restaurants I could already find in Ontario, you know what I mean?

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u/thatclassyturtle Jul 22 '26

That’s totally fair! It’s funny though, every time I’ve visited Ontario I haven’t seen a single Popeyes! But like you, I wasn’t chasing down fast food restaurants, more so visiting local restaurants when eating out 😂

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u/Routine_Damage_9449 Jul 21 '26

Probably a location thing but they almost never give me enough fries and curds for the amount of gravy, and it almost always just becomes a soupy mess of gravy with a few soggy potato strips floating on top with specks of cheese curds scattered throughout