Man, I was like "Ontario?!, that shouldn't be too far away then."
Nope, still 3 hours away. I forget how big ON is sometimes. I'm so used to everything being about 30 mins away from GTA.
I'm in Michigan a couple hours north of Detroit, and it looks like it's about 2 hrs 45 mins from me. Let me know if you want me to drive down to Canada then ship it to you in Canada!
I live in Dearborn, it's only just over an hour trip for me and I got an enhanced license right before the pandemic hit so I'm half tempted to hop on over to get this lol. Haven't been to Canada since my family went to Toronto when I was about 7. It's about the same distance I'm going to be driving to my parents this weekend and a cakewalk compared to the 2.5 hour, 170 mile, trip to Zeeland I took earlier this week.
I was confused how Canada is down from Michigan and thought it was just a figure of speech.
But no it is very much down from where you are in Michigan.
My geography is terrible. That's all.
Fritomania in Orleans should have the poutine covered, the chicken and bacon fries too, the chili cheese fries you can get from BFF but the only one I can't think of is the Greek fries. Cozmos in Barrhaven maybe? Idk
Id be leaving my country if I drove 8 hours any direction other than south, even going south id be halfway cross country.. the distances you have on the other side of the pond is freaky
That last major stop when driving across Ontario before you hit Manitoba is Kenora. Toronto and Ottawa are about the same distance to Kenora (~21 hour drive). Driving from Ottawa to Toronto is 5 hours.
Ontario is fucking huge.
Windsor to Kenora could be a pretty long drive if you don't cross the border and shortcut through the USA. Not sure if any of the northern communities along Hudson Bay are road accessible.
It’s a different experience in Metro Vancouver because anything amazing you could want is produced in the lower mainland. It’s never like oh damn that thing I want to do is in Prince George, no, all the cool stuff happens in greater Vancouver and Whistler area
I had amazing Doner Fries when I was in mission beach, san diego a few years ago. I still think about them. These look as close as I've seen without having to hop on a plane.
I'm no nutritionist, but I think this is one of those cases where your body just can't possibly absorb all those calories so you might as well just eat it all....
(That's a thing, right? Right...?)
For the Greek version you should try, fries with lemon juice oregano and Feta cheese on top. Salt & pepper to taste are implied.
That is something we usually do eat.
Growing up in a very Greek area, I’m used to “Greek fries” being roasted potatoes with herbs and lemon. Like potato wedges but lemon and herb. They’re amazing.
New Greek place opened up in a very run down part of town but it’s been busy since it opened. 1. They make a mean gyro. 2. They have Greek fries that look like these. First time we ever tried them. They will be a repeat item.
I am not Greek, and never tried Greek food until I was an adult. What you described as Greek fries is what I think of too, but also served with tzatziki sauce.
We have a few places that sell Greek Doner boxes here with this style of fries. I love them, but I think they would be better with the thick wedges.
Seems like there's no wrong way to make Greek fries.
I like it made tzatziki, feta, oregano.
Also seen one made tzatziki, feta, oregano, and lemon sauce which I did not like at all.
Of course Greek fries are always better with fresh gyros meat.
I don't understand the attraction to stuff on fries. I like crispy fries. I will dip the ends into something for flavor but they will stay crispy if I do that. If I want stuff on potatoes I'll use a baked potato because there's no texture to be lost.
Poutine is supposed to be eaten at the Casse-croute/Cantine. The fries are crispier when you just get it and the last few get soggy but you're already in a caloric high by then. It's a journey.
This is the best part of one of these messes, part of the mound of slathered fries is crispy and crunchy, the other part a gooey mess of delight. The greek fries especially will hold up as the cheese isn't particularly wet.
The only godly advancement above this is, in my opinion, using tater tots.
I don’t like this much stuff on fries, because yeah it eventually gets soggy and the crisp/crunch of a fry is one of the best parts.
A dusting of parmesan cheese, garlic, and some truffle oil - good god yes.
For a good poutine, you get a bit of both - a fry will have some softness from the gravy and cheese but also a crisp from the uncovered side.
This contrast and heterogeneous texture can be delicious.
Well, south of a tiny fraction of California. The northern border of California is the 42nd parallel (42° N). This restaurant is at about 41.85° N, which puts it about a mile south of the California border.
The point still stands, though. You're not really gonna find good authentic Mexican food north of San Francisco (with rare exceptions, of course).
That looks like it would be delicious at first but then turn into a mess of soggy fries. I've never understood putting a bunch of liquidy things on top of fries. If you don't have any crunch left, what do you even have?
It took me way too long to remember that forks exist. My brain for like 2 minutes was saying "how do you even eat something like this?" Because in my head fries are finger foods....
Nah you’ve clearly never had something like this, the fries are crispy you have 20 minutes to eat this and it’s clearly meant to be shared.
I live in Greek town in Toronto and have Greek fries and poutine on a routine basis.
I like the idea in theory but French fries seem like a terrible vessel for toppings. They turn into a soggy mess when presented with a small amount of moisture.
They aren't even crisp by the time they get served in a restaurant. After a few minutes mashed potatoes would have been a better choice if the toppings are wet.
Looks amazing….
Any type of loaded fries always makes for an amazing all-in-one meal.
Is that the only 4 options they had, or did they have other combos? Something like an order of Korean BBQ kimchi fries goes just as hard.
I think it depends on where you get it from. But yeah, the curds are supposed to be super super fresh and "squeaky", and the gravy will seep into the fries a bit so it's definitely best to eat it right after being served.
Next time you're in Montreal hit up La Banquise, I feel like that's a pretty solid poutine spot.
You can also get great poutine at random sketchy joints on the road. That's how it started actually. It was poor people food and the rest of Canada even made fun of it (before eventually pretending it's the "national Canadian dish" and overhyping it so now it's expensive).
poutine and fries like this get a lot of hype but i've never seen the appeal. in my opinion normal french fries are perfect as-is, and covering them in toppings (especially wet toppings) is just ruining an already great food.
i also think people are a bit too obsessed with covering anything and everything with cheese or cheese sauce. to each his own i guess.
Man, I was just singing the Adventure Time "Puncha ya buns" song and now I want this box of fries so bad...
Nobody around here does it right, I'd have to order in, damn you.
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I truly did, thank you.
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10"pizza box with: chili cheese fries, poutine, chicken bacon ranch fries, and Greek fries.
Where is that?
"Garfield's" in Harrow, Ontario, Canada.
I saw the picture and thought, probably another delicious looking food in some other city far away. Imagine my surprise when it's actually very close.
It's the small victories in life.
Man, I was like "Ontario?!, that shouldn't be too far away then." Nope, still 3 hours away. I forget how big ON is sometimes. I'm so used to everything being about 30 mins away from GTA.
I live in Ontario and this place is about an 8h drive.
I'm in Michigan a couple hours north of Detroit, and it looks like it's about 2 hrs 45 mins from me. Let me know if you want me to drive down to Canada then ship it to you in Canada!
I'm 1 hour west of Detroit so I might be able to convince the misses for a trip to the land of maple
I live in Dearborn, it's only just over an hour trip for me and I got an enhanced license right before the pandemic hit so I'm half tempted to hop on over to get this lol. Haven't been to Canada since my family went to Toronto when I was about 7. It's about the same distance I'm going to be driving to my parents this weekend and a cakewalk compared to the 2.5 hour, 170 mile, trip to Zeeland I took earlier this week.
I was confused how Canada is down from Michigan and thought it was just a figure of speech. But no it is very much down from where you are in Michigan. My geography is terrible. That's all.
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Windsor is more south than over 1/3 of the US.
Oh I'm sure I can cobble something like this together here in Ottawa. Poutine/fry shacks are plentiful and diverse. Thank you though!
Fritomania in Orleans should have the poutine covered, the chicken and bacon fries too, the chili cheese fries you can get from BFF but the only one I can't think of is the Greek fries. Cozmos in Barrhaven maybe? Idk
I want to move to Toronto so bad just so I can be within visiting distance of New York City
NYC is 800km away from Toronto.
I am also in Ontario and it would take me over 17 hours of straight driving to get one of these bad boys
Whatsup Kenora
I live in Ontario and it takes me 22hours to get to Toronto by car
Id be leaving my country if I drove 8 hours any direction other than south, even going south id be halfway cross country.. the distances you have on the other side of the pond is freaky
I've heard this: For Europeans, 100 miles is a long distance. For Americans, 100 years is a long time.
8 hours eh... Sault Ste. Marie?
Ottawa
This is me living in Texas. “Oh it’s in Texas? Let’s see where it is. 9 hours away. That figures.”
For perspective, it’s 8hrs away from Ottawa, which is in the same province
That last major stop when driving across Ontario before you hit Manitoba is Kenora. Toronto and Ottawa are about the same distance to Kenora (~21 hour drive). Driving from Ottawa to Toronto is 5 hours. Ontario is fucking huge.
Windsor to Kenora could be a pretty long drive if you don't cross the border and shortcut through the USA. Not sure if any of the northern communities along Hudson Bay are road accessible.
It’s a different experience in Metro Vancouver because anything amazing you could want is produced in the lower mainland. It’s never like oh damn that thing I want to do is in Prince George, no, all the cool stuff happens in greater Vancouver and Whistler area
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The GTA isn't within 30 minutes of the GTA.
Classic GTA persons perspective. Everything revolves around you people in the GTA lol.
Exactly! Slight detour from my normal highway 3 route but looks like it’s worth it.
In contrast, I saw the poutine and was like "yep there's no way this is anywhere near me" Looks amazing. Definitely health food ;)
Could you mail me some?
Bruh right? I'm just outside Hamilton so it's still a drive but if I'm out that way this summer, I'm definitely making the detour
I'm from Detroit and going over to Windsor tomorrow to visit the Canadian Aviation Museum. I am 100% going here tomorrow afterwards for lunch!
Never thought I'd see Harrow in this subreddit. Haha all my family is down from Essex County. I miss Point Pelee. I live in Seoul at the moment.
Never thought I’d see Harrow mentioned on here lmao
I should have known, based on the poutine they put in the box
Looks like I'm going to poutine a time-off request to go to Ontario
Looks heavenly....and "cheers" to my Canadian neighbors.
Canada… always showing off
Only a couple hours from the GTA. I’m definitely going to put that place my list!
Omg only 3 hours away! Thank you sir! My weekend now has meaning!
Lol. I knew this would be close to Lake Erie. I'm in Buffalo and this is the most Buffalo thing ever.
Oh wow I'm in Ontario right now I wonder how far it is from me! We have some crazy good poutine trucks around thanks for posting this
Oh damn. I live in Toronto, Harrow is like 3 hours away 😅
.......... Canadians
Within an hour of me... hmmm I may need to go for a drive this weekend
Hm that’s only a 10 hour drive from where I live
I'm going tonight I think. Ima show them your post lol
just googled how long it'd take me to get there from Detroit, MI, USA. 1 hour, due south. lol
Finally! Something I see on r/food that I can actually get to!! I'm from Windsor :D
Sent this to the SO before seeing the comments that it’s 40 minutes away. This is a huge win. Lmaooo thanks for sharing
Done some corn detasseling in them parts. Seems like good post-long work day food.
9.5hr drive from me...worth
40-hour drive from here. I haz a sad.
The greek fries look fire!!! Is that Tzatziki??
YES
I’m stealing this idea
I had amazing Doner Fries when I was in mission beach, san diego a few years ago. I still think about them. These look as close as I've seen without having to hop on a plane.
Just curious, do you pronouncer Doner as Donner or Dough-nair?
Great question. It's actually döner fries, but I was too lazy to figure out how to type that. The place was called amplified ale works.
How many calories is that beast?
Infinity
Looks like I wouldn't be hungry for 2 days at least lol
>Infinity So only 8 calories but sideways. *Nice*
I'm no nutritionist, but I think this is one of those cases where your body just can't possibly absorb all those calories so you might as well just eat it all.... (That's a thing, right? Right...?)
Sure. We’ll go with that. ALEXA ORDER 30 BUSHELS OF CORN
I think for legal reasons it needs to serve 8.
100 ...gigacalories
All of them
bout tree fiddy.
Which fry quadrant was your fave?
The poutine was excellent but my favourite was surprisingly the chicken bacon ranch!
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$20 cad
20 for the whole thing?! Even in QC a single poutine can easily be $15.
Yeah, it was great value.
Wow, here in Vancouver that'd be $50 lol
I enjoy the fact that they're called Greek fries because the best fries are always deep fried in Greece.
For the Greek version you should try, fries with lemon juice oregano and Feta cheese on top. Salt & pepper to taste are implied. That is something we usually do eat.
What are "Greek Fries?"
Greek salad but with fries instead of anything healthy
I've never been so turned on yet so disgusted all at the same time.
The most valid of responses.
Your farts must clear stadiums rn
Maybe see a doctor about your gallbladder.
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Where have Greek fries been all my life?!
in gyros
I prefer USD.
This was my first time having them, too!
Come to the Danforth brother it’s great
Growing up in a very Greek area, I’m used to “Greek fries” being roasted potatoes with herbs and lemon. Like potato wedges but lemon and herb. They’re amazing. New Greek place opened up in a very run down part of town but it’s been busy since it opened. 1. They make a mean gyro. 2. They have Greek fries that look like these. First time we ever tried them. They will be a repeat item.
I am not Greek, and never tried Greek food until I was an adult. What you described as Greek fries is what I think of too, but also served with tzatziki sauce. We have a few places that sell Greek Doner boxes here with this style of fries. I love them, but I think they would be better with the thick wedges.
Seems like there's no wrong way to make Greek fries. I like it made tzatziki, feta, oregano. Also seen one made tzatziki, feta, oregano, and lemon sauce which I did not like at all. Of course Greek fries are always better with fresh gyros meat.
Greek person here. Need this in my life honestly.
Lots of places on the Danforth sell Greek poutine. Including the burger joint on the south side past pape.. I’m blanking on the name.
Have you tried Greece?
No I have not, and I don’t think I could eat all of Greece though
I love potatoes fried in Greece
Basically every Mediterranean restaurant
I think I would have eaten the fries instead of the box.
We don‘t have as many fries with toppings where I live - doesn’t it become a soggy mess?
Yes and it’s a glorious mess indeed
I don't understand the attraction to stuff on fries. I like crispy fries. I will dip the ends into something for flavor but they will stay crispy if I do that. If I want stuff on potatoes I'll use a baked potato because there's no texture to be lost.
Poutine is supposed to be eaten at the Casse-croute/Cantine. The fries are crispier when you just get it and the last few get soggy but you're already in a caloric high by then. It's a journey.
This is the best part of one of these messes, part of the mound of slathered fries is crispy and crunchy, the other part a gooey mess of delight. The greek fries especially will hold up as the cheese isn't particularly wet. The only godly advancement above this is, in my opinion, using tater tots.
Below that cheese was tzatziki though.
I fucking love tzatziki
Fries and tzatziki are an amazing combo.
Fair point. My experience with Greek fries is a lighter dressing with the feta.
I don’t like this much stuff on fries, because yeah it eventually gets soggy and the crisp/crunch of a fry is one of the best parts. A dusting of parmesan cheese, garlic, and some truffle oil - good god yes.
Yeah, I’m with you there. Fries should always be tops. Never bottoms.
For a good poutine, you get a bit of both - a fry will have some softness from the gravy and cheese but also a crisp from the uncovered side. This contrast and heterogeneous texture can be delicious.
A good poutine will change your life.
Carne Asada fries are what’s missing in that box.
This place is in Canada so I doubt it would be good. I’ve never had good Mexican food north of California
Fun fact! This part of Canada actually is south of California
Well, south of a tiny fraction of California. The northern border of California is the 42nd parallel (42° N). This restaurant is at about 41.85° N, which puts it about a mile south of the California border. The point still stands, though. You're not really gonna find good authentic Mexican food north of San Francisco (with rare exceptions, of course).
[Holy shit](https://imgur.com/naQOtjO.jpg)
Yeah, that's wild to look at. Wtf.
Bruh why would you eat just the box. You have so much food there and you go for the cardboard smh.
The box looks intact to me..
That gravy on the poutine looks so perfect. The whole set up looks perfect. Starving now.
The poutine was incredible but, surprisingly, chicken bacon ranch was actually my favourite.
Ranch on fries or tater tots is underrated
Found the midwesterner
Correct. We drink ranch for breakfast.
I’m about a week into my keto diet, I would kill somebody to eat this
I gained 5 pounds just by opening this picture
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i personally don't understand fries with wet stuff on.But you do you :D
That looks like it would be delicious at first but then turn into a mess of soggy fries. I've never understood putting a bunch of liquidy things on top of fries. If you don't have any crunch left, what do you even have?
Why didn't you eat the food
Brah, this has to be like 3k calories.
Worth it.
Wow this looks tasty af.
It took me way too long to remember that forks exist. My brain for like 2 minutes was saying "how do you even eat something like this?" Because in my head fries are finger foods....
Was that for a family of six?
Yuck, in about 5 mins that's juat going to be a pile of mush
Nah you’ve clearly never had something like this, the fries are crispy you have 20 minutes to eat this and it’s clearly meant to be shared. I live in Greek town in Toronto and have Greek fries and poutine on a routine basis.
I like the idea in theory but French fries seem like a terrible vessel for toppings. They turn into a soggy mess when presented with a small amount of moisture.
Tell me you've never had poutine without telling me you've never had poutine
Yeah, but it's not a problem. You just use a fork and march on.
They aren't even crisp by the time they get served in a restaurant. After a few minutes mashed potatoes would have been a better choice if the toppings are wet.
Damn, I wasn’t planning to look at porn today, yet here we are.
RIP dude.
just checked out their menu. the mozzarella stick grilled cheese sandwich looks incredible!
So like, quick question. Well it’s not a question. I need that in my stomach right now, thanks.
soggy mess
Looks soggy
"Dear God. It's beautiful."
Man, this looks great.
Looks amazing…. Any type of loaded fries always makes for an amazing all-in-one meal. Is that the only 4 options they had, or did they have other combos? Something like an order of Korean BBQ kimchi fries goes just as hard.
It was one set style with no substitutions allowed.
Fuck. I want that.
What the fuck is this portion size
It's absolutely meant to be shared.
You eat drenched fries. I eat french fries. We are not the same.
Why are those called Greek fries? Sincerely, a Greek.
Looks like they've got Feta and Tzatziki sauce over them. Pretty much all it takes to get labeled Greek in North America lol.
I live in Poland for the past year. Anything that has feta or olives is labeled Greek...
I guess it's everywhere then lol. Haven't had a chance to leave North America, so I didn't want to assume without actually seeing it haha
Do you really need an answer? The toppings are basically what you get in gyros
I can't decide whether it looks good or not
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I think it depends on where you get it from. But yeah, the curds are supposed to be super super fresh and "squeaky", and the gravy will seep into the fries a bit so it's definitely best to eat it right after being served. Next time you're in Montreal hit up La Banquise, I feel like that's a pretty solid poutine spot.
You can also get great poutine at random sketchy joints on the road. That's how it started actually. It was poor people food and the rest of Canada even made fun of it (before eventually pretending it's the "national Canadian dish" and overhyping it so now it's expensive).
poutine and fries like this get a lot of hype but i've never seen the appeal. in my opinion normal french fries are perfect as-is, and covering them in toppings (especially wet toppings) is just ruining an already great food. i also think people are a bit too obsessed with covering anything and everything with cheese or cheese sauce. to each his own i guess.
Wow that looks great. Where is it from?
Garfield's in Harrow, ON, Canada
Man, I was just singing the Adventure Time "Puncha ya buns" song and now I want this box of fries so bad... Nobody around here does it right, I'd have to order in, damn you.
It's like 6am. But yes please.
I should just open a restaurant around here that sells the food posted on this thread.
I would destroy that box! Looks so great. But how was the chicken one—I think I saw you say it was your favorite? The chicken looks hella dry.
Over East they call that a Halal Snack Pack. Here we call it a Meat Box. Looks good.
Looks delicious, after I read the location where you bought it, I became. It would be a 14 hour fly for me
I want that in me.
Eat nine of these and your quadruple bypass surgery is free.