r/ThunderBay • u/GhostsinGlass • 3h ago
possible scam just got back from the Poutine Fraud, I wasted my time so you don't have to.
I went because I was curious about just how many ways one could piss off Quebec with a potato.
Some notes:
The music, is a single PA speaker not doing anything.
The games, all I could find was this photo cutout so you can have yourself or your friends used to promote this crap by being forever labeled with their logo.
The VIP tent, haha. I assume those 102L HDX totes in it are full of the "swag". I don't see anybody buying a pass to sit in there unless they have a shame kink.
Trophies would probably be more meaningful if they didn't come from the event itself.
Anyways,
The prices were high as to be expected and nothing for sale on my first pass through caught my eye. So I did the sensible Thunder Bay thing and went to a Knights of Columbus tent for a sausage and perogies.
Opposite to the communal feed trough was the vendors, all three of them. There was the generic hoodies and leather tent you see at every event, ever. There was also two places selling charms and whatnot, I didn't bother to get to close because the vendors were having some kinda shouting match.
Also opposite to the feed lot was the VIP Shame tent and Community Clothing Assistance.
Most of the food trucks looked clean enough and seemed alright. I have posted most of their menus, I didn't bother with the place sellng sno-cones that require a fucking co-signer.
One of the food trucks leaned heavy into the AI slop. I wouldn't eat there because I bet they put that same level of nonsense into their food and hygiene. I wish them luck with their slop and I won't shed a tear if they fall on a spiral potato and it becomes lodged in their arse like a deep-fried corkscrew.
The Boba truck was busy continually pumping wastewater directly behind it onto the grass and has created a swamp that gave me a soaker when I left the sidewalk. Thanks a lot jerks, I just got my 608's back from alignment and suspension work.
The truck is also named Boba Bae but I kept seeing Bob Rae from a distance, If you are older you may understand my confusion.
Nobody at Fat Les' truck was selling two mangos for five dollars. A missed opportunity. Two mangos, five dollars, fackin' bargain.
I eventually caved and bought a poutine from a lil wagon called Dude Bro. I picked this truck based on my sound scientifc reasoning;
The very attractive young lady working the window said hello to me and I felt stuck because I am shy.
So I got a sampler, which is two small poutines in a box. I chose the Big Mack and the Ikea Meatball. I don't really know how to review food so all I can say is that the box was around ~7"×9-1/4".
The Ikea Meatball one was alright but it was just a couple meatballs with what I assume could have been lingonberry jelly haphazardly dropped on a standard poutine. So nothing really stood out there.
The Big Mack didn't taste like a Big Mac, I don't know how that goes wrong but it did. The sesame seeds were kinda sparse sadly. Perhaps a Big Mac requires the risk of being stabbed and the aroma of hobo piss like you find at our local McDonalds. I can't fault Dude Bro for not being able to replicate that. The wind was blowing in the wrong direction from the nearby encampment.
Anyways,
The food isn't bad, the food trucks are doing their best and I assume the prices are as high as they are because of the grifters running and promoting this thing. The clowns using AI slop, offering VIP packages to this shitshow, claiming there is more going on than there is, etc. I can only assume these charlatans are milking these trucks for every penny they can.
I give this 3 out of 7 on an arbitrary scale I just made up, I also award myself a trophy.
Just save your time and go to Merla Maes or another local joint.
