TwelveEighty: 4.5/5 

For the record, we did not give TwelveEighty the best review because it is also operated by the MSU. To be completely honest, we unanimously agree that most of the food served there is pretty shitty (especially the shawarma, don’t ever order the shawarma). But somehow, beneath all that pseudo ethnic food and genetically modified chicken, they produce a stellar poutine that doesn’t even use cheese curds! I don’t know how they do it.

 

The Phoenix: 3.5/5

Their recent change to less burnt potatoes really made a difference, and their poutine is exceptionally better than it was last year. Their pulled pork poutine still resembles excrements, but their gravy is bountiful and tasty.

 

La Piazza: 3/5

A reasonable option for meal card users, but take note: for some weird reason their cheese curds never melt…

 

Basilique: 3.5/5

Overall, not a bad choice. Not really what you would expect to order when walking into a Mediterranean restaurant, but their fries are fresh, their gravy homemade, and their portions generous.

 

Snooty Fox 4/5

Really generous with the curd and the gravy, this poutine hosts a nice balance of the dish’s three main elements. It is also HUGE (both a good and bad thing).

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West End 3/5

Sort of soggy, but mostly because they’re kind of slow with moving food from the kitchen to the table. A little skimpy with the curd, but definitely not a bad order.

 

Emerson Pub 2/5 

Emerson Pub needs to follow in the footsteps of The Phoenix and ditch the weirdly burnt, day-old fry style they’ve got going on. Grimy fries is not helping to improve your cold and damp atmosphere.

 

Wimpy’s 3/5

Their dish is lacking in the gravy department, but their thick cut fries are still super filling. They also deliver in the wee hours of the morn’, so bonus points for that. Just remember, they only take cash.

 

Charred 3/5 

Adding a hint of unique flavor, Charred serves their poutine with a douse of piri piri sauce. Not recommended for those who favour a more classic version of the pub fare, but definitely something unique to try.

 

The West Town 3.5/5

A really well-sized portion, West Town’s poutine is served with near wedge-like fries and a hearty dose of gravy and curd. An all-around favoruite.

 

Smoke’s 2.5/5

You have to be drunkenly stumbling through Hess to crave this poutine, especially seeing as their gravy is super salty and overloaded with peppercorns. Not everyone likes peppercorns, Smokes, make those a separate topping.

Smoke’s Poutinerie is bringing the World of Major League Eating to university campuses across Canada, and one McMaster club is at the forefront of partnering with Smokes on this event.

The Hamilton leg of the World Poutine-Eating Championship: Campus Edition kicks off at McMaster’s own Homecoming on Oct. 13. DECA U Executives are currently speaking with MSU representatives to ascertain if this event can be part of the official Homecoming schedule.

The DECA U club first found out they were selected as one of the national semi-finalists of the Smoke’s Competition on Sept 19. The campaign to gain support for their club and promote Smoke’s World Poutine Eating Championship started immediately.

During the first ten days of the campaign, DECA U has been trying to gain support through social media channels. The next ten days of the campaign will focus on promoting the specific poutine-eating event on Oct. 13.

The franchise first hosted and organized the World Poutine-Eating Championship in 2010 in Toronto. This will be the first-ever World Poutine-Eating Championship: Campus Edition. Students will race to eat poutine as fast as they can in competition to win sponsorship in funding for McMaster’s own DECA U Club.

DECA U is ramping up to choose four McMaster students to compete in the contest. All of the Canadian university teams are competing with each other for the best times. The teams with the most amount of support accumulated on social media platforms and the best team eating times will then secure the first prize of $2,500.

The McMaster DECA U Chapter was formed at Mac in 2007. The club seeks to provide professional development for its members through entering in business case study competitions with universities across Canada. Case study competitions typically examine industry issues in marketing, finance, services and business administration.

DECA U’s initiative this year is to provide the enhanced value for its members, academically and socially. They hope to further redevelop their training modules and run their own case competitions as well as broaden their membership body if they receive the Smokes sponsorship.

Palika Kohli, VP Marketing for DECA U stated her desire to build the club’s brand on campus and specifically attract a higher diversity of members from a variety of faculties.

“The sponsorship is for DECA U…but it’s really about Mac winning this [nationally],” said Kohli


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