Menu from a Canadian Memphis restaurant (restaurants, price, food)

[Mouldy Old Schmo]

How "favourably" does this menu from the Kooky Canuck compare with what is offered "up there" in price?

Kooky Canuck Menu Memphis TN | Gayot

[Acajack]

There are only a few things on there that you can't basically find in any similar American restaurant. I am thinking mostly of poutine and perogies. It also odd that they would not have Montreal-style smoked meat on the menu.

[Mouldy Old Schmo]

Originally Posted by Acajack

There are only a few things on there that you can't basically find in any similar American restaurant. I am thinking mostly of poutine and perogies. It also odd that they would not have Montreal-style smoked meat on the menu.

Is Kooky Canuck's menu much different from that of many French Canadian restaurants?

[UrbanLuis]

I like the name and they have Halifax style donairs on there, So i'm impressed. Donairs are hard to find outside of the Maritimes with original Halifax donair sauce.

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by Mouldy Old Schmo

Is Kooky Canuck's menu much different from that of many French Canadian restaurants?

Not that different.

Here is the menu in French from a greasy spoon chain:

Menu*- Restaurants La Belle Province

Viande fumée = smoked meat

Of course snack food does not sum up Quebec cuisine, but it gives you an idea of the junk food staples.

[Acajack]

Here is the menu from mid-range restaurant near my place:

http://restorumeur.ca/images/menu/Menu_souper_EN.pdf

And from the classic Québécois family restaurant chain:

Dining room

[Average Fruit]

The majorty of that menu is not unique to Canada or even Canadian. Fried green tomatoes? Catfish? come on. Yes I know there aren't that many food dishes that are unique to Canada compared to other countries but they could make something up like a BC salmon burger topped with a crispy Canadian bacon pieces smothered in an apple maple syrup jam. That sounds more Canadian than buffalo tenders.

And $5.99 for an nanaimo bar? Geez Louise

[Mouldy Old Schmo]

I like looking at old menus. Here is from from a Toronto restaurant. Certainly nothing unfamiliar to an American.

The Old Mill Restaurant Menu Toronto Canada 1950's - bidStart (item 17031874 in Collectibles & Ephemera... Menus)

Before Quebec began enforcing use of the French language, were there some restaurants that did not offer a French-language menu?

[Natnasci]

Originally Posted by Mouldy Old Schmo

How "favourably" does this menu from the Kooky Canuck compare with what is offered "up there" in price?

Kooky Canuck Menu Memphis TN | Gayot

It is definitely not a typical Canadian diner menu. You could probably find similar things across the country, but I think if I was handed this menu in Canada, I would probably think something was up.
The " challenges " is something I've never seen here in B.C. not to say there isn't probably a few places across Canada that may offer that, but I've never seen it.

Catfish…no. Maybe in a specialty restaurant ? The Kooky Tenders with BBQ ranch? Ranch is mainly a salad dressing and I've never heard of BBQ ranch.

Fried Green Tomatoes. Again a few places may serve it in specialty places since the book and movie was quite well known. However it is not common.

I laughed when they referenced Poutine as being from the " backwoods of Quebec "

You also wouldn't see Canadian Bacon on a menu, it would simply be back bacon. ( of course now someone will produce a Canadian diner menu where they do call it Canadian bacon, but that would be an oddity in Canada, at least in B.C. )

Butter tart in a skillet? Yikes that is one big butter tart…and no nuts or raisins…hmmmm.

[Mouldy Old Schmo]

Originally Posted by Acajack

Here is the menu from mid-range restaurant near my place:

http://restorumeur.ca/images/menu/Menu_souper_EN.pdf

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Is it unusual to find a bilingual menu in Quebec?