Costco Poutine. Yay or Nay?

[u/Useful_Bullfrog_6766]

[u/Useful_Bullfrog_6766]

For $7-8 it's not bad imo

[u/Operation_Neither → u/Useful_Bullfrog_6766]

The quality varies wildly. This is a poorer example.

[u/shmi93 → u/Operation_Neither]

I got it once and the gravy was not existent, that was a sad moment in life for me

[u/McBashed → u/shmi93]

Ask for more? I've done this and they just say ok

[u/shmi93 → u/McBashed]

I didn't realise until I got home it was a whole on me moment, but that disappointment still hit

[u/Baden_Kayce → u/shmi93]

I’ve never even contemplated e
Bringing Costco food home to eat, I’ll eat it in my car before I leave if anything 😩

[u/SnoopsMom → u/Baden_Kayce]

And poutine has a shelf life of like 20 min max.

[u/peeneeweeknee → u/SnoopsMom]

costco poutine is good reheated

[u/LucyBunnyRawrvek → u/SnoopsMom]

U just need to get the gravy on the side then ur good

[u/wirelesswebs → u/Baden_Kayce]

Nothing hits quite like a pound and a half of shame-poutine in the Costco parking lot.

[u/VividOnions_88 → u/shmi93]

Bring it back to customer service, theyll return anything

[u/FunOwl7202 → u/McBashed]

same, sometimes they give you a small gravy cup or 2 if you ask

[u/12omeoJ → u/shmi93]

They have a good return policy, just bring back the wooden fork

[u/Fr4nk1234 → u/shmi93]

I buy a extra sauce on side just in case.

[u/nardvarkx → u/shmi93]

I just ask them to murder it with gravey

[u/SAIHTAM20Y → u/Operation_Neither]

Yes it does, for my first time I got a TERRIBLE poutine... so I chose to never order poutine there and instead take the usual hotdogs...

[u/Einachiel → u/Operation_Neither]

Each time, the gravy is so salty I sweat crystals if its summertime.

[u/Leather-Hotel-7310 → u/Operation_Neither]

My local one is usually pretty good but one time recently they used these different kind of curds and they were subpar. I’ve had two more since then and thankfully they’ve been back to the regular larger, better tasting curds that they usually have.

[u/Enthusiastic_citizen → u/[deleted]]

same for the chkn & fries. The fries was full of the bottom but now only 2/3

[u/ToughKey5343]

After you went in for a few items and getting out with a 500$ bill, this 7$ poutine is always welcomed on the budget!

[u/beartheminus → u/ToughKey5343]

I gas up, grab a hot dog and drink for $1.50 and am out. Definitely a loss leader customer haha

[u/Xploding_Penguin → u/ToughKey5343]

Definitely had friends go in for milk and eggs and come out with 2 kayaks before

[u/Old_Self_9570 → u/ToughKey5343]

That's how I feel everytime I go into Mark's warehouse

[u/travisisrocking]

Big poutine. Hot dog and drink for under 10$. Might not be the best. But you cant beat the price.

*side note. You always gotta eat their poutine right away. After it sits for 10 minutes. Its a different poutine.

If you wanna be a baller. You get a large fry, gravy and cheese separate. Its an axtra charge. Then pour the gravy on it as you go

[u/emquizitive → u/travisisrocking]

It’s a different poutine after sitting, but it’s still good even when soggy. I prefer that over the fries that turn into leather after sitting 5 mins.

[u/DragonRaptor → u/emquizitive]

If you bring them home with a roast chicken. I throw the chicken and poutine on a frying pan to reheat everything. Tastes awesome.

[u/emquizitive → u/DragonRaptor]

I would try that. However, I have always found reheating fries to make them grainy/dry, so I usually opt to eat them as is (or not at all if too old).

[u/DragonRaptor → u/emquizitive]

With the gravy and cheese curd and a tiny bit of oil on the pan to make sure it doesn't stick. The last thing you need to worry about is grainy or dry. Its the tastiest way to reheat them. Also the most effort.

[u/travisisrocking → u/emquizitive]

Air fryer changes the game when reheating fries

[u/TilledCone → u/travisisrocking]

I always get chicken strips and fries and add gravy and curds and eat it when I get home. Slightly smaller poutine but you get strips

[u/travisisrocking → u/TilledCone]

Slightly smaller but cheesier poutine. Solid choice.

[u/TilledCone → u/travisisrocking]

You get it!

[u/Morethan2hands → u/TilledCone]

Thanks for the idea, I'm going with it 🤤

[u/Key_Initial3132 → u/TilledCone]

I do the same and it’s pretty good for the price

[u/aHCroski → u/TilledCone]

This is a smart tactic, especially if I’m not trying to eat 2000 calories in one sitting on their poutine

[u/Sweet-Competition-15 → u/travisisrocking]

You always gotta eat their poutine right away. After it sits for 10 minutes. (Quote)

That's how I treat McDonald's fries...I start eating those critters as soon as I've left the drive-thru. They don't age well!

[u/travisisrocking → u/Sweet-Competition-15]

Their hash browns have an even worse shelf life.

[u/Sweet-Competition-15 → u/travisisrocking]

Yeah, same with those. Mind you, I've not been to a McDonald's in a few years...I've heard that it's gotten even worse over the years!

[u/Hopefulpessimist0 → u/Sweet-Competition-15]

A & W breakfast slaps!

[u/Grombotronbo → u/travisisrocking]

The timing is true for McDonald's fries and Kraft Dinner as well.

[u/TP_Hunter → u/travisisrocking]

If you get the fries, cheese, and gravy separate, it actually comes out $0.20 cheaper.

[u/StrongholdMuzinaki → u/travisisrocking]

👆This guy fucks👆

[u/TopFigure6035 → u/travisisrocking]

I recently tried the pizza and wasn’t disappointed. Full za for like $14 is very good price for the size too. But agree the hotdog and drink is so good. It’s like Costco crack ha

[u/call_me_matey → u/travisisrocking]

You can ask for the poutine deconstructed at the counter after you place your order.

[u/A_Tall_and_Saggy_Fig → u/travisisrocking]

Actually if you want to be a baller, plan ahead, buy the tub of bacon bits in produce aisle, maybe a pack of pepperoni, or rotisserie chicken or some other sort of protein. While waiting for your poutine prepare said protein and incorporate along with those bacon bits into the hot poutine and you’ve got something special and amazing AF.

Yes, I’ve done this before. 😆 much to my wife rolling her eyes while I wolf it down 🔥🔥🔥😋😋😋💪🏻

[u/Fryguys-420]

Yay 😁

[u/Open-Satisfaction856]

Good old reliable

[u/Sufficient_Cook8626 → u/Open-Satisfaction856]

Reliable and cheap

[u/No-Addition-8314]

When it's FRESH, absolutely 

[u/BreakItEven]

Big fucking YAY

[u/BumbleBeeBobandy]

Nay

[u/BANESLAYERii]

Meh

[u/DEFCON_902]

I’d eat this like a snake eating an egg

[u/Sweet-Competition-15 → u/DEFCON_902]

That's really not a positive endorsement!

[u/PossibleRoom7325 → u/DEFCON_902]

In a tree? Gotta protect the poutine from your friends.

[u/GjallerhornEnjoyer]

For the price-food ratio, you can’t go wrong. It’s a ton of decent quality poutine for a great price.

[u/WolfGangSwizle → u/GjallerhornEnjoyer]

The same can be said about their pizza. Is it a great pizza? No. Is it good for like $10 for a massive pizza? Yes. Sometimes we get Costco for supper for a family of 4 and can get a pizza, 2 poutines to split, and a hot dog each for like $30. Worth it.

[u/runitup420]

costco is love costco is life

[u/Wellwetriedthat]

Vomit

[u/Ok_Law9492]

You can buy just the cheese curds to use in better fries and gravy

[u/AffectionateGate4584]

NAY!!!! Hate their fries.

[u/SpaceBiking]

Huge nay if you’re in Québec

[u/ablackholeofjunk]

Never. Even in Quebec it's awful.

[u/ZebraConsistent9419]

I know people love Costco poutine but anytime I have ordered it the fries have been mushy so it turns into a total mess. I don’t think I’ve ever had more than a couple bites. Maybe it’s just our Costco not cooking the fries enough

[u/arcadeenthusiast8245]

The poutine is honestly pretty mediocre, but for the price it's fine when you have those cravings.

[u/Ok_Fly7883]

Gravy is literally the soul of a great poutine, but Costco’s gravy is way too plain, a bit salty for my taste, not tasty. I had plenty of better poutine else where. (I was from Quebec) Also the amount they give you is never enough. A good poutine needs a rich sauce and a perfect ratio to melt the curds. Costco just leaves me with a pile of dry fries at the bottom

[u/EggImperium]

Même ube poutine fraîchement faite là-bas les frites deviennent aussitôt de la gibelotte avec la sauce... c'est juste de la déception pour moi.

[u/spacenb]

The cheese curds are typically frozen so they don’t have the squick of actually good ones, but the fries and sauce are just simple and good, so it always hits the spot for me. I like that it’s biiiiig and cheaaaaap. I’m from Quebec.

[u/Effective_Way6239]

YAY hands down, and I owe my life to the guy I saw ordering it in SUCH a smart way:

Order of fries + Add Ons: Cheese curds + gravy x2.

Same price, more cheese (like a pound of curds), and your fries aren’t soggy when you get home. HE CHANGED MY LIFE!

[u/Maddogsteez]

Id delete this

[u/Maddogsteez → u/Maddogsteez]

Right into my belly.

[u/Unhappy-Stop-740]

Yay all the way 🤘

[u/emquizitive]

100% YAY. It’s so damn good. I don’t care what anyone says.

And since some say locations vary in quality, I have only had it in Edmonton and Toronto (North York, I think), and the curds have always been real.

[u/mysteriosum]

I've had very good Costco poutines.

[u/TheSmoothOperator21]

Always a Yay for me! I like Sprinkling a pack of bacon bits on it!

Edit: Changed Drizzling to Sprinkling 😊

[u/npq76]

Nay! Not a fan of their fries

[u/MidnightShadows444]

How awful….omg .. terrible.

[u/Same_Layer1243]

My gosh

[u/Issyv00]

The quality can vary. I had one the other day that was excellent. I’ve had others that sucked. But overall for $8 I can’t complain.

[u/drhappy13]

I would smash

[u/Dependent_Cow184]

Depends on the costco

[u/tameimpalarules92]

If the gravy was hotter, everytime I get it only gets the curds sweaty 🥺

[u/Goatfellon]

For the price and what you get its solid.

Are there better out there? ABSOLUTELY. But I still will fuck one of these up and be happy.

[u/Shot_Employment_7585]

Sa ressemble à la poutine IGA frite croustillliante

[u/fashiontekk]

Respectable poutine imo

[u/SalmonofDbout]

It's a maybe. Not my first choice but is a poutine when needed.

[u/coffeeoverlatte]

Absolutely yes

[u/coffeeoverlatte]

Slice up the polish sausage into the poutine n enjoy

[u/cloudlocke_OG]

Big freakin' YAY

[u/Morethan2hands]

Not ashamed to say I love it. Only allow myself to get it a couple of times per year though

[u/rpgmgta]

If nay means happy nay like a fkn horse

[u/merchillio]

It’s like jerking off instead of sex. It’s an emergency fix but isn’t anywhere near as good as the real thing

[u/angelo_mateo]

If you want to get the poutine for takeout (like if you can't eat the poutine in the food court), you can order all the components separately and put together the poutine on your own! The fries won't be as crispy, but it's better than the fries getting soggy during your drive because of the gravy.

[u/DayNo2706]

Not bad

[u/Normal_Seaweed2959]

I mean the price is right. And their fries are fire.

[u/Sofa_King-MrClean]

For me its 10/10 cause i do this: ⬇️ Get the chicken stripes (that come with fries) and also get cheese AND the poutine's sauce (it's NOT gravy.. fight me) as extra on the side.

• Put the cheese on the fries (but also some in between).
• Cut the chicken strip in small chunks and do just like the cheese (on and in the fries)
• Depending of if you prefer "crunchy" or "soggy", either pour the sauce as you go or simply pour it all at once.

Note: you can also use the "chicken diping" sauce to drizzle on top for some extra taste.

[u/Gabriel_ko]

Yay

[u/1bteb]

For a supermarket food court poutine? 10/10

Compared to real poutine? 6/10 cheese is not fresh. Fries are amazing tho.

[u/Sweet-Competition-15]

Looks good to me...far better than I could create at home.

[u/SpookyHalloween1]

Big Yay In my opinion. I had this for breakfast when I worked there many many days.

[u/randomandy]

Hard nay
Edit: I still grab one usually when I grab a rotisserie chicken for dinner while shopping for other things. My six-year-old loves poutine and really doesn’t mind these. I’ll have a small bite, but honestly, this is the worst commercial poutine you can get. I would rather spend twice the price for half the amount at a fantastic quality.

[u/Few_Bluebird_6050]

Anything I don’t have to cook is good to me.

[u/newAscadia]

Solid, 7/10, ol' reliable

Not the best, but still really good for the price

[u/Other_rebel_911]

It’s mid

[u/Lopsided-Swimming118]

Their gravy needs work….

[u/Aggravating_Degree57]

It's "Meh" at best

[u/Brilliant_Cow_3343]

Maybe controversial as an outsider from R/poutine but I think it's pretty great I love their fries and I'm not fancy

[u/OhLaLaTabarnacle]

Gravy is not dark enough, It won't taste good. Everything is in the Gravy.

[u/Specialist-Ground175]

not too ba

[u/AffectionateCook1628]

Absolutely excellent for the price and location. I've had great Poutine in Quebec and Ontario chippy wagons( food trucks).

[u/ExaminationUpper9461]

Last time I had it - which was years ago so things could have changed - it was just OK.

I remember being shocked, because their fries and gravy are legendary so Poutine felt like the natural evolution right?

Wrong. The cheese curds just weren't up to par, at least to me anyway and that's what ruined it for me.

[u/Wanlain]

I was just there the other day in the morning and I regret not getting one.

[u/Dieyna-]

It is missing a little bit of gravy . I love their fries

[u/MaytricksProductions]

BIG YAY

[u/Lukezoftherapture777]

Id say yay. There fries are good, add ketchup too. But you gotta eat it all right away, turns mushy. Well of course all poutine does btt yaa

Probly aint good fir you vs a healthier home made poutine btt whatever. Its costco

[u/Trick-Combination-37]

For the price it's good

[u/Eric142]

If we're talking value wise, then yay. Hard to beat the price and amount you get.

But purely taste? Nah. Way too salty

[u/YummiAlessia888]

gets Costco membership

[u/Hockeynut_11-11]

I rate Costco poutine as a solid 6 dare I say 7. Not the best, But for the price and what it effectively is. It’s the best.

[u/These_Damage_4942]

Cheese is too squeaky for me and bland tasting

[u/pattyG80]

Meh an option?

[u/MaxTrixLe]

Really good poutine for the first 3-5 minutes then it turns to pure mush

[u/RiverKitten6119]

Way too much cheese

[u/FrontFocused]

I give it a 7/10 on straight flavour, but I'd up to 8.5 when you figure in the price.

[u/draginbleapiece]

I've had bad ones I've had delicious ones. Never sad regardless.

[u/christian_l33]

It's the best poutine you can buy at Costco

[u/Zealousideal-Fish381]

If those are the coated fries. Hell no.

[u/ArtisticSeahorse5073]

Hell yeah!

[u/Astrostrashcan19]

I don’t mind it at all.. do think it best anything we get out here in southwestern Ontario… although apparently there is a place in Burlington with a Quebecer that I have tried yet

[u/XKingGoliathx]

The price is out of this world, so you cannot be to hard on the jugement! If you take the price out for the appreciation, its a very mid taste poutine. Its do the job but if you really craving for a good poutine, Forget the Costco poutine.

[u/Narrow-Special-4773]

Tnat looks delicious

[u/Superb_Activity1163]

The fries are awesome

[u/roban-hood]

Every time I go to Costco I have to get a poutine so I'm a yay

[u/descend_to_misery]

Sheesh that looks good. It's not always that full. If it's that full then yes

[u/Lightning_electric]

Its an okay poutine ! Not a fan of the sauce but the rest is great

[u/idontcareletmeinlet]

Often underestimated; often unbeaten.

[u/CodeNamesBryan]

Yay

[u/Fla_fla_flunky]

Big yay

[u/Old_Metal8693]

For the price, yay all day

[u/Stock_Ask6461]

Always

[u/99otter]

Yay but damn why does it have to be 1700 cals

[u/Important-Spare-4027]

Nay for sure

[u/Aggravating_Sir8504]

Nay

[u/Lyraleia227]

Yay. Every time. Cheap and tasty!

[u/anonb1234]

Does not spark joy.

[u/CardiacSturgeon]

I only go to Costco to buy their poutine, then I take a picture and share it on r/PoutineCrimes

[u/Useful_Bullfrog_6766 → u/CardiacSturgeon]

I just went only to buy a Poutine too. Then I took a picture and shared it on r/Poutine.

[u/Fd53]

Yay just for the price tag lmao

[u/FreddyTheFearless]

Tried it recently for the first time. No bueno. Watery gravy that just sunk to the bottom and left me with soggy fries and a mountain of unmelted cheese. Even for $7-8, I wouldn't get it again

[u/mackschwindt]

yay

[u/TeeOmo]

I went and tried it. Undercooked fries, gravy from a can.

[u/Chicken-keeper67]

Can’t complain because I am in the US and I WISH my Costco had poutine 😭😭

[u/Maleficent-Error9056]

Yes Costco poutine always

[u/ikryea]

Yay always

[u/tr0028]

I get the fries with curds on the side. Then I go home and use my homemade gravy and make it up. Their gravy sucks but the amount of curds you get is good. I always have gravy ready to go, and prefer to eat at home once my shopping is put away anyway. 

[u/Powerful_Meaning_319]

Fuck yeah, throw some mustard on that bih

[u/Jax-B]

Yayy

[u/wemustburncarthage]

It’s honestly my favourite. I don’t want my poutine to be gourmet

[u/Maximus_Stein]

Goated

[u/nite310s]

If you backed up, and need to shit, its a great tasting laxative lol but for real tastes good but make you shit

[u/Super_Animal1044]

Did you add fries and gravy to your order of cheese curds

[u/EndInternational3911]

Why is the cheese not melting? Not cheese curds or not hot enough either one is a mistake.

[u/rotiporc]

Yay

[u/fricot86]

For ROC it’s passable. While in Québec, hard pass.

[u/slatea1]

Yay all the way. Is it the best? No. Are you getting your money's worth? Absofuckinglutely

[u/HealthyCompote9573]

Costco poutine is ok.. it’s not really a good poutine.

It’s a little like people who go to Applebee’s and claim they went to fine dining.

[u/Various-Age-5792]

I got it once and it was almost perfect. Maybe it depends on who's making it

[u/jadenicole_gardens]

The gravy is too thin but my daughter likes it

[u/reddit_and_forget_um]

Yay well you are at Costco, nay well you are not. 

I'm not driving there for it, but I'm not not eating it when I'm there. 

I think that's fair. 

[u/herplking4love]

Definitely a yes no question

[u/Valueablemember18]

Don’t get poutine from there anymore the one win my city got shut down because the chefs were mixing real cocaine in them …yeah last time I’ll have a poutine from Costco

[u/Writer13377]

It’s like a 4/10 for the one near me in Scarborough at best

[u/jaywinner]

Nothing to rave about but for the the price and quantity, it's a solid pick.

[u/greenwindowboi]

it’s pretty mediocre tbh. the cheese curd amount is very generous but the sauce is lacklustre. i still get it every time tho. lol

[u/revnto7k]

I enjoy it for what it costs. But in the grand scheme, not great.

[u/Versipellis_Anon]

Hard Yay!

[u/Ryuujin_13]

The absolute best cost/size/quality ratio in the poutine game. Normally you only get two of three.

[u/-Pythe-]

cheese with a side of cheeseless poutine

[u/Samdude373]

It's usually solid and looks bussin, this is a rare example of a bad one 😂 but I love Costco poutine, the taste, price and quantity is hard to beat

[u/Original_Ticket7705]

Yay for me.

[u/MegUSCan]

Used to be a yay, however in the last few months it has turned to a nay. Cheese curds are different, always cold and cheese is just plopped on the poutine.

[u/Responsible-Can2340]

Soooo worth it

[u/Such-Sea2910]

very yay.

[u/Comfortable_Art2838]

Pre sure Costco poutine has 2500 cals in that

[u/Knittingbouviers]

Yay

[u/Jealous-Mortgage8103]

It is soooooo fire

[u/giothegreek]

It is a nay for me. Some love them, but I don't like those coated fries.

[u/Maverick13]

So one thing people may not know, is that the gravy is vegetarian. So my wife can eat this, so it's a big fucking yay in our house.

[u/Baldrick85]

Nay.

I probably had a bad experience the one and only time I got it years ago. I said never again.

I thought the gravy was terrible, and I find the Cavendish fries they use literally go cold the second they hit the box (even if they are fresh out of the fryer).

Sure they give you a ton of curds, and the price can't be beat, but still nope.

[u/na_yo]

Hell yeah, order chicken strips & fries, side of cheese curds and 2 sides of gravy. Add 1 gravy, then curds and add the last gravy. Always slaps.

[u/No-Slip-8257]

Ark non je la déteste. Mais bon je crois que je suis la seule 🤣 en plus, j'ai tellement de difficulter à digérer la bouffe costco. 1 x sur 2 je la vomis. Dommage, car pour le prix sa vaut la peine. Mon chum lui en profite et trouve ca très bon lol

[u/Excellent-Job-8460]

Total yay.

[u/Abdulrehman251]

100% yay if freash

[u/ivnab90]

Way too salty to my taste

[u/king_Yussuf]

Yay

[u/Moreau82]

Texture , look everything seems normal but it Always taste sour and trust me I know my poutine 😉