Re: poutine
There are fancy types and basic types, and other types somewhere in the middle.
The basic one was invented by a truck driver, and involves commercial beef gravy, fries and curds .
Fancy types might call include demi-glace, twice-fried frites and foie gras.
I would try 2 types. The basic type is often meh for people who have greater expectations.
Le Banquise is often recommended for the basic type. The basic type will also be found on every greasy spoon or bar menu in the city.
For the fancier type, Au Pied de Cochon has a their decadent and heavy type, with foie gras.
