Leslieville Pumps - Toronto, Ontario

Friends brought us a treat from the Leslieville Pumps General Store & Kitchen so I can only rate on the Pumps loaded poutine with beef brisket. Overall, I'd give the poutine a 4/5. The poutine has the signature gravy and cheese curds. The online menu says there's a dark rich gravy ... and jus from their smoker. Was it drenched with gravy like how I like my poutines to be? Honestly, no. Since it seemed to be a bit lacking on the gravy, not all of my cheese curds were covered so I felt it to be a bit dry overall. You can see from the images that quite a few of my fries are a bit naked and dry looking. Others may be okay with this level of gravy. I just happen to like my poutines drenched. The highlight, of course, was the beef brisket. That certainly didn't disappoint. It was soft and flavourful with that classic smoky bbq taste. Overall, a pleasant experience thus ranking it 4/5 stars. Read more

Not from the area, but decided to stop in for lunch with the kids, and we were not disappointed! There’s something for everyone on the menu, and the concept was so fun and well done. Amazing candy selection for the kids, and award winning brisket for the parents!? Count me ... in! The customer service and passion for food was second to none, and something you don’t see often anymore. Fries, baked beans, chicken fingers, Mac and cheese, brisket, all amazing! Thanks to Judson and Greg for the great food and conversation, we will be back! Read more

Just not worth it. $15 for a sandwich with nothing besides some beef and sauce is obscene. Maybe try something else on the menu. It’s good brisket and great sauce. But every bite had way more bun than anything else. Service was slow, which was strange because of how simple it seems ... to throw together something this simple. Read more

This restaurant also serves as a convenience store. Selling Snacks, Tobacco, lighters/papers, and some select grocery items; like Penautbutter. I don't often write reviews, unless a restaurant really wows me, for better, or for worse. This time it was for the better. The fries were perfectly seasoned. They were so good ... that I forgot to even use ketchup, and I usually have my fries with extra ketchup. Perfect light-golden fry on them, still flexible, but not at all soggy; even after walking 350m back to my truck. If you like your fries rigid, more browned, and extra crispy, ask for them well-done, but they are perfect just the way they make them. The Brisket Sandwich was also very good. The whole thing cost me a little over $23 but I eat at a wide variety of restaurants for work, and $23 is pretty standard for a Brisket Sandwich and Fries, and a good deal when the food is this good. I forgot my water, but that's on me being in a rush to get back to work, not on the owner. Looking forward to hopefully ending up here again soon, so I can try the Pulled Pork. Read more

This meal cost $37 …..also while me and my family were eating we had to keep listening to the cashier and cook keep talking in Punjabi to each other and over the phone ….horrible experience and absolutely not worth the price never going again