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Mile End in Brooklyn – New York

I know it’s been a long time since we’ve posted.  Schoolwork and other extracurricular activities have gotten in the way of our blog postings!  For those of you who have been worried that we are starving, NEVER FEAR!  We are still eating!!

Today, Karsen travelled to Brooklyn, NYC where Ms. JBJ and Eric jojo live.  They were busy working but gave us a great suggestion for a quick snack when we arrived.  At Eric jojo’s recommenation (remember, he’s the one who recommended Tommy’s which we hated), we headed to a place called Mile End.  This is the website: http://www.mileendbrooklyn.com/

Keep in mind, we hadn’t really eaten all day and this would be our first real meal. It was nearly 4pm and Mile End closes between 4 and 5:30pm.  Luckily, we checked out the menu ahead of time and called to order their Smoked Meat Poutine.  The walk was much further than we had anticipated but we eventually got there a little after 4pm.  A nice man, named Ari, had our poutine waiting – even though we were 5 minutes late!  This is a picture of Ari and Karsen:

We ate it immediately, sitting outside on their seats.  We were starving and a little worried that the poutine might be soggy.  We were pleasantly surprised.  They had packed the gravy separately.  Here is a picture of the food:

And then, we poured the gravy:

And here is a picture of Karsen enjoying his poutine:

The poutine was absolutely delicious.  We were debating which taste we liked best:  the fries, the cheese, the gravy, or the smoked meat.  We decided it was the combination of all of the flavors.  So we tried to have all of the four major ingredients with every large bite.  The gravy was so buttery and delicious.  Ari told us that it was made with mushrooms – no meat!  The beef brisket was perfectly smoked and the cheese were chunks of cheese curds – just the way the Canadiens have their poutine. This place is the perfect fusion of Canadian poutine and Jewish deli! The result is AMAZING!!!

We are not sure if it was because we were starving, but the poutine really hit the spot.  We suspect that it is TRULY delicious though because several passersby commented on how good our food smelled!  Arie was even nice enough to give us two cookies –  a coconut macaroon and an almond cookie!

Since Anya was not here for this event, this smiley face rating (out of five possible) is based on Karsen’s evaluations alone:

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16 Replies to “Mile End in Brooklyn – New York”

  1. You are in Brooklyn for 15 minutes and you go to Mile End. I’ve been there for 2+ years and I’ve never been there (the wait is always too long).

    I am glad you enjoyed it. Ms. JBJ really likes it also.

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  2. that poutine looks great, it’s making me very hungry right now! I missed the blog during the short break, and I was very glad to see the new post!

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  5. Great post! There’s a diner in Redondo Beach (pretty close to your Popo’s house) that has poutine with smoked meat. It’s an odd place bc they have American food, Greek food and Montreal food (owners are from there). Maybe more of a 3 1/2 happy face place but one of the few LA places to get authentic poutine and a smoked meat sandwich.

    Might I suggest setting up an email notification to your regular readers when a new post goes up? We are excited to read your posts!

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  6. wow. i love poutine. and i love smoked meat. this is another reason for us to go visit Eric Jojo and JBJ Joma. you’re a lucky kid, Karsen

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