Stampede Bison Grill
5 Brock Avenue
Phone: 416.534.4999
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Parkdale's Stampede Bison Grill is located just off Queen St West on Brock and specializes in, you guessed it, bison burgers. I stopped in with a friend this past week to get my very own custom Bison Burger and see what else the Stampede has to offer.
The burger menu here offers a nice variety, aside from the bison and roast bison specialties. You can get beef, chicken, club and even veggie, all made the way you like with custom toppings (see the menu posted below for details).
We order up the standard Bison Burger and a Veggie Burger along with a side of Sweet Potato Fries and Onion Rings.
The Bison Burger ($4.75), pictured at the top, is thick and meaty but, thankfully, not as dry as I expected from my last experience with bison elsewhere. Size-wise, I like the patty thickness at Stampede. Thick enough to register with your taste buds (especially as the buns are a little on the huge side) but not so chunky that you need a couple litres of water to wash it down (you know you've been there). A slathering of "stampede mayo" along with pickles, lettuce, onions and tomatoes make this a well-rounded and tasty burger.
The Veggie Burger ($4.50) shows that even this red-meat-loving kitchen knows how to treat its veggie friends. This has got to be one of my favourite vegetable patties in recent memory. Bits of zucchini, beans, carrots, mushrooms, etc are all visible to the naked eye. We topped this burger with roasted red peppers and loved every nutritious morsel.
The Onion Rings ($2.25) are thick-cut and crispy coated -- no weak, stringy rings here. I made the mistake of eating one and then leaving the rest til after I'd polished off the burger, so the majority of the rings had grown a little soft by then. Word to the wise - have 'em while they're hot.
And then there were the Sweet Potato Fries (also $2.25). What I liked about these was that they weren't deep fried to a blackened crisp like so many eateries are doing these days. They were full of flavour and soft with a slight crispiness around the edges.
What didn't work for me was matching them up with a burger. These tend to sit heavier than traditional fries and, as a result, really pushed us over the fullness edge. We couldn't finish them and I, for one, would go with the regular fries next time 'round.
Overall, I dig what the Stampede Bison Grill is cookin' up, especially on this strip of Queen that doesn't usually excite me in terms of lunch options. I'll certainly be back again.
Food photos by Tanja-Tiziana.
Comments (17)
I love all food that comes from Stampede Grill - I've walked in there before and said 'Surprise Me' and I always wolf down whatever comes out on the tray. There is not one thing that I do not enjoy from that place
It's pretty tasty here. I usually stop by when I'm en route to the LCBO next door. A little expensive for what you get, but overall, I think it's a great addition to the hood.
Hmm. If that Veggie burger is Vegan then that would be an awesome spot (I'll stop in and ask). Looks really good for the price, everything looks quality. But seriously, can you go wrong with 2.50 yam fries?
I agree 100%.
I tried and will try again.
But to tell u guys honestly, nobody can beat karine's veggie burger. It's totally vegan and served with all and every requested custom toppings at no extra charge. Capers? My favorites.
I go there at least 3 times a week.
These people rock with their delicious and fit for all tastes dishes, salads and sandwiches.
Top on my list.
It's a great spot. I go there often with my most burger loving friend. The prices are great for the quality. However, I keep meaning to ask if I can get it to a different 'doneness', as opposed to the standard well-done. Does anyone know if they will take requests on that?
I'm not in the neighbourhood often but I've been to Stampede a couple of times and I have to say the veggie burger was delicious. Unlike many places it doesn't try to be meatlike at all - it's a vegetable patty with an Indian flavour that I really enjoyed.
not the best burger i've tasted (Johnny's is way better and much better value), and not the worst either. the meat is dry, and the bun is your local supermarket variety (ugh). the fries are good, but way too oily.
their service is slow, too. i waited 15 min for my order, and they didn't seem that busy.
next time, i'm skipping this place. i can make a better burger at home.
My husband and I stopped by this place after I read a couple of the reviews on this thread. I was curious and wanted to check this burger place out. I was really looking forward to my meal, as was my husband. He ordered the bison burger with sweet potato fries and I had the veggie burger with onion rings. My burger was a bit too charred for my liking but it was a tasty burger nonetheless. The added condiments that are normally served with this veggie burger went very nicely with it....especially the tzatziki sauce. The onion rings were very greasy and huge...there were about 5 or 6 rings in my carton. The bison burger got two thumbs down from my husband. He did not like the game-y taste of the meat. The sweet potato fries on the other hand were exceptionally good and we both devoured them. I ended up tossing half my onion rings in the trash...I seriously felt ill after eating them.
Addendum: Service on Saturday was exceptionally slow. The house-made lemonade is really good and the bill was way too high for burgers and fries/onion rings!!
i gave them another shot. after my disappointment on my first visit (thought the meat was dry), my second one was anything but. on my first visit, i didn't order any of the "free toppings" (thought they would be included like most burger joints), so things were a bit bland. well, my second visit i made sure to order all the toppings, and my burger ended up being great. i'm definitely going back.
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