As for sandwiches and entrees, there's an impressive selection. In lieu of the border to the north reopening, this was the next best thing. It was so tasty, and the sauce was on point. Clearly, the cook at The Alley isn't thwarted in the least: last night I had the closest approximation of the dish ever consumed on American soil.
The precise cheese n'existe pas ici and the gravy isn't the kind you'd put on your turkey on thanksgiving. The challenge is, restaurants here in the US generally struggle to replicate it. For those who've never been drunk in La Belle Provence (that's Quebec) at 3:00 AM, poutine is french fries, gravy, and cheese curds. The app menu has some great standards, but most impressive was the poutine. One thing is clear, they aren't just going through the halfhearted motions of serving food to stay open, they are really going for it by serving good food at a reasonable price. I have to say, I was really impressed by the quality of the food at the Alley. But hope came in the form of a bistro menu. A tradition Miss Rona snatched from our embattled community. The clientele was understandably dubious, they were more used to battling the bar's strong pours on an empty stomach before dinner, rather than actually consuming a meal on the premises. Ng food, and it just happened to be ready during the pandemic.