Shepherds In Tosa

I fully agree with Mike P.  Although the sister restaurant has excellent Quebecois fare, the Tosa location fell a bit short...in more ways than one.  I was so looking forward to a handsome poutine filled with crispy fries (that should be double fried with duck fat and tossed with fleur de sel, in my humble opinion, for real-deal poutine), duck fat gravy (from the preparation of duck confit), and some down-home squeaky cheese curds.  I think that all of the above was not used in the making of Sherbrooke's poutine dish.  I think that be the case, only because two of our party ordered dishes with duck, and they were out.  How can you make fresh poutine, if you are out of duck.  Unless, of course, you made batches of confit, and saved the pan drippings.  Besides the poutine failure, service received an "F" as well.  Now, we are looking at a restaurant that recently opened.  I understand there are growing pains in the beginning stages, but these are veterans.  The owners know what it takes to have staying power.  I will make another go at the poutine, and check out the service (with upgrades, hopefully) in the next few months.  I am hoping they will make the necessary changes needed to receive consistent 4- and 5-stars from Yelpers and to stick around in Tosa.

The remodel and new ownership has done a great job! Just reopened and the food is very good. Kid friendly as well which is a plus. Not just a corner bar anymore. Now it is a great family friendly place. They just need to work out the kinks of just opening

The poutine was made with canned gravy poured over soggy fries. The fish fry was salty and rubbery with a burnt on the outside and mushy and oily on the inside potato pancake.   Wait a few weeks so they can figure out what they are doing.