By Sherman Chan,
Special to The Post

I had a growling stomach. I quickly sent JuJu a text and we agreed to meet at Anny's Dairy Bar. Anny's serves up authentic poutine and smoked meat sammies in addition to steamies and hamburgers in addition to its desserts.
JuJu ordered the 7-oz Smoked Meat Sandwich with fresh-cut fries. Sandwiched between light rye bread, the thinly shaved smoked meat was buttery and soft with a balanced saltiness. I prefer the meatier one at Dunn's and Estrella's, but this one was decent. The fries were thick and crispy. I had the Big James Deluxe Burger with a home-made patty, cheese and bacon. I enjoyed the moist beef patty, crispy lean bacon and soft bun.
For my side, I upgraded to a Small Poutine complete with authentic packet gravy and large cheese curds. There was enough gravy to coat each fry and plenty of saltiness. The large cheese curds were buttery soft. I also got a Steamie with the works including pickled cabbage, onions and relish. I enjoyed the soft steamed bun, wrapping the juicy wiener and other ingredients.
I couldn't leave without getting one of their famous Maple Twist cones made with Island Farms milk. Yes, believe the hype as the soft serve was creamy, light and surprisingly not too sweet despite the maple syrup. I only wanted to finish half, but I ate the whole thing. This little place in New West served up some decent eats at a reasonable price. Also, I never thought I'd love a maple twist cone so much.

Sherman Chan is the #1 ranked food blogger on the Vancouver portal of Urbanspoon.com. Read more of his reviews at www.shermansfoodadventures.com.

Anny’s Dairy Bar 
722 6th Street, New Westminster, BC

The Good:
• Reasonably-priced
• Decent eats
• Nice people

The Bad:
• Not a whole lot of seating
• Fries were okay, but could've been crispier