Best of Toronto
The Best Burger in Toronto
The best burgers in Toronto follow one simple rule. Use the freshest, highest quality ingredients possible, and never, ever overcook them. The fight for burger supremacy in Toronto might be the city's single most competitive culinary battle. The burger is so ubiquitous in our fair city that it's quite possible it's available in more places than it isn't.
Any pub, diner and even many high end restaurants will have their own version of this North American staple, not to mention the dozens of establishments devoted specifically to the sandwich. So what makes the cream rise to the top? In the case of this list it's that aforementioned golden rule of quality.
Every place on this list uses fresh beef, the means it doesn't go anywhere near a freezer and more often than not, it's sourced locally and hormone and anti-biotic free. Add to that a fresh, soft, bakery fresh bun and farm fresh toppings, and well, then you're on to something.
Here are the best burgers in Toronto.
See also:
The Best Cheeseburgers in Toronto
The Best Fries in Toronto
Note: This list was previously published on April 11, 2008. Restaurants that were on the original list but did not make the cut for this one include Burger Shack and Dairy Freeze. Comments below made up until January 5th, 2011 are in reference to the old list. We've purposely kept the archived comments here because we believe they (mostly) add value to this topic. If you don't want to have to wade through all of them, simply hit the "sort by newest first" link at the top of the thread.
Craft Burger
At Craft Burger, they’ve found the recipe for perfection. Take a hand-made, fresh and perfectly seasoned beef patty, grill it till it glistens and sit it on a soft, chewy bun. Then – if you’re me – you add some horseradish mayo, caramelized onions, smoked cheddar cheese, a slice of tomato and some crispy lettuce - perfection. More »
Burger's Priest
This tiny little joint at Queen and Coxwell is making waves in the burger community with its authentic American cheeseburgers. These guys couldn’t care less about the high-end burger revolution; instead they keep things simple with griddle fried fresh ground beef on a bun that’s so soft it feels like lotion. More »
Burger Shoppe/BQM
With three locations scattered around the city, Burger Shoppe is quickly creating a miniature empire based around their hormone free, naturally raised and locally sourced beef. These juicy, flavourful burgers (saddled with some of the best French fries money can buy) would be a welcome addition to any neighbourhood. More »
Apache Burger
Apache has made a name for itself over the years as the reigning king of the west end in Toronto’s suburban burger wars. This institution, decked out in a 50’s diner décor, serves up addictive diner style burgers. That means thin patties with cheese slices and a whack of toppings to your liking. More »
Stampede Bison Grill
Stampede Bison Grill makes a great burger, that’s just a fact. They’re juicy, tender patties served on a quality bun, topped however you want them, nothing more, nothing less. Forget about expensive decor, or marketing magic to draw you in, just burgers - great ones. More »
Dangerous Dan's
Dangerous Dan’s is home to the city’s most infamous hamburger, a 24oz behemoth topped with a quarter pound of cheese, a quarter pound of bacon and two fried eggs. If that weren’t enough it includes a poutine and a milkshake as well. If that sounds like too much for you, then you are a sane and rational human being and you should try the more reasonable – but still large – 8oz variety, they’re delicious. More »
Stockyards Smokehouse & Larder
Everything at the Stockyards is delicious, that’s pretty much a given. So how do these guys transform the burger into something worthy of the Stockyards' stamp of approval? Try griddle smashed patties topped with creamy slices of cheese and all the regular fixin’s. It’s simple, but it works. More »
Great Burger Kitchen
When Great Burger Kitchen opened, it seemed like a little bit of wishful thinking on the owner’s part that a gourmet burger shop would succeed at Gerrard and Jones. But naysayers will bite their tongue after trying one, when you do something this right, the audience finds you. Try to Voodoo burger - salsa, spicy mayo, guacamole and balsamic onions. More »
Utopia Cafe
No list of go-to burger joints would be complete without mentioning Utopia. Burgers are just one of many things Utopia does right, but boy do they do them right. Start with a choice of beef, chicken, lamb, bison or possibly the best veggie patty in the city, then comb through their long list of toppings and you’ll be planning your next visit before you even get your order in. More »
Gourmet Burger Company
GBC is part of the new wave of upscale burger joints catering to Torontonians with hormone free, fresh, never frozen meat and all the gourmet toppings (get the pineapple) one could imagine. But with an emphasis on environmental sustainability as well as amazing hamburgers, this fast food joint sets itself apart. More »
Johnny's Charbroiled Hamburgers
There’s no seating at Johnny’s Charbroiled Hamburgers, so don’t be surprised to find a smattering of people lurking in parked cars around the restaurant chowing down to the sounds of their radio. It’s just the idea of having to wait until you get home to bite into to Scarborough’s crown prince of charbroiled cheap eats is more than most people can bare. More »
Allen's
The hamburgers at Allen’s are made using beef from Henry Trainor’s farm in Blackstock, Ontario, about an hour North East of the city. Every week Allen’s receives a steer from the farm and makes their burgers using that meat. That kind of quality control means that a nice, pink burger from Allen’s is going to be about as close to burger heaven as you can get. More »
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Be sure to nominate and vote for Utopia next year!
1. Hero Burger ("soul" burger)
2. Big Stan's
3. Pulp Kitchen
4. Lick's
5. Swiss Chalet/Harvey's
4,5 not really local to Toronto though...
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Who here doesn't get the slightest cringe of hunger when cramming into the TTC with some lucky schlub who just happened to get their McD's on. The scent will get you!
i WILL vote next time.... and next time Utopia will be on the list.... and Gallery 44 will be #1.. and probably some other stuff that i can't remember right now...
@katiec: that's the spirit!
@sellout
If you cared for your tastebuds, you wouldn't subject them to McD's. :P
Over <i>30</i> different types of burgers, and you can choose between Beef, Bison, Lamb, Chicken, Pork or Vegetarian patties.
NOT TO BE A HIPSTURRR..
but the DRAKE burger is INSANE!
COMMON!
Apache burger is terrible now.
Great ambiance. This is a traditional burger style joint. You sit on old van seats mounted to wooden boxes. The tables look like someone cut up a Parquet Floor and framed it up. Little ledge on the wall holding salt, pepper, and menu's. Place is cluttered up a bit with nick-nacks, but it adds to it's charm. This is the way a burger joint should be in our opinion. Look behind the counter, it's clean, it just has a aged facade.
None of us got the Quad C or anything crazy. We stuck with the traditional 8oz burger, with cheese and bacon, everything on it (no relish for me). All beef burger here, good consistency, good thickness, and very moist and 100% hand made (no pre-formed patties here). Bun was great, held together for the duration of the eating, and wasn't overwhelming. It was cooked well for a thick burger (you always run the risk of people burning the outside when the burger gets thicker). Overall, decent burger, but definitely not the best. Even with all of the positives above, we all agreed that the flavor of the burger was a bit lacking. It was almost bland. There was a hint of Worcestershire or something like that inside but that was it.
For this place, claim to fame would be finishing off the Quad C burger, but I'm not sure it would be a fully enjoyable experience...like finishing off a 64oz medium rare T-Bone/Porterhouse steak :).
So our verdict. Worth going to. Order the Quad C if you dare. We would give it a solid 7/10.
Next up, Steak Queen at Vic Park and Lawrence followed by Golden Star at Yonge near Steels
For everyone reading this forum...Johnny's Charbroiled Hamburgers is no longer. They have closed. I had to drive by to believe it, but it is closed up. Rumour is they sold the property to a Condo Developer... I know it wasn't loved by all, but it was an institution. Sad to see it go.
I promise you its the champion and i been to almost all the burger joints you have listed above
Everything is organic and yummy, even the pop!
West of Avenue Rd by about 3 blocks north side.
- Bryden's (Jane and Bloor)
- Czehoski (Queen West)
- Hero (I can't believe it wasn't on there. Hands down better than Craft)
Now, as much as I hate to say this:
APACHIE HAS GONE DOWN-HILL BIG TIME!!!
Their burgers are NOTHING like they used to be. I have a feeling they are now using cheaper meats. And the buns are horribly saugy and wet!
The staff (the old guy with the mustashe - part owner), has sever mood swings, and I have seen him outlash on customers in the past 2 years.
I think its time that Apachie gets new owner-ship, because the current owners are letting this CornerStone of Toronto Burgers, go down like a sinking ship!
I used to be a once a week customer - I am down to once ever month or two now.
PICK UP YOUR SOCKS APACHIE!!!!
Next time the poll comes around consider BIG BURGER. They even have a one pound burger that's delicious!
The whole concept of the burger was supposed to be a cheap meal that you could finish within a reasonably short period of time. That's one reason why In N Out is so popular - cheap, ready to made stuff with no fuss. Rating the "bargain burgers" (a la Johnny's, Apache, and Dangerous Dans) with the "gourmet burgers" (a la Allen's, Craft, Burger Shoppe) is like comparing apples and oranges.
After having visited all the places on the list, bang for buck, you can't beat Johnny's. Quality-wise, Allen's took the (beef)cake.
Apache is as good as ever!
I decided to visit the Johnny Rockets website to describe my experience. I used the customer service form and a couple of days later, I got a reply from standard webbot email back from Brett Babick, VP Operations. I did a quick websearch and realieze that this response is most likely automatically-generated as other people have received the same one (word for word) when they submit their own complaints. The email had no forwarding address and when I tried to reply, it bounced back.
It looks like Johnny Rockets is not concerned about their customers' feedback. Its too bad because I will never return to this location, not by myself, with friends, nor will future office group lunches/events be held here.
Toronto's Top 5 Burger Joints . . .
1) gourmet burger (parliment)
2) craft (king st w.)
3) south st. burgers (various locations)
4) hero (queen st w.)
5) burger shoppe (ossington)
your review to Dangerous dans was good.
You should post a review on www.Torontoburger.com
I will never go there again, so someone who would actually go there and willingly write about it should do it.
I was just in New York City and tried a few places. Jacksons Hole is amazing!!! Best burg in my life. Also the Meridien hotel has this burger place and its also amazing. I've tried it and my friend just was there a couple weeks before and said the same.
I notice msn's site has this listing of the best burgers in the USA so check it out.
I hate the burgers here in Toronto so I couldn't agree with you more! I did try the Burger Shop on Queen the other day and they probably come the closest since they make it fresh every day not from frozen same with the fries and the meat a little pink.
Not bad at all...the other place I really like in just south of 7 on woodbine called prime ...but more for the fries and onion rings which are great!
Regards.
Burgers in toronto are on the rise and that only means that quality (more importantly customers appreciation of quality) will soon follow.
Midstream places like craft, burger shop, ACME are pretty much all torontonians know (actually most of us don't even recognize these places and still say "McDonalds" as the first burger restaurant that comes to mind)
There are actual 'good' restaurants that will make you a fresh or house-made burger for relative prices from the midstream burger places to the shitty sit down places like Montanas, Kelsey etc.
For instance, I went to the stockyards smokehouse & larder the other night. They are one of few that provide a hand made griddled burger. its pretty awesome.
You can read some reviews of places, and are encouraged to your own on www.Torontoburger.com
There are some review on there of some good places but the list is still limited, if you want to discuss further, just shoot me an email and I'll give some more suggestions.
Regards,
Jamie
TB
Johnny's is a fine burger but--sorry Johnny--it's not a Moderne Burder. Add to that the fact that the fries aren't even close...
I may head to Johnny's again one of these days, but it is no substitute for Vancouver's best.
Sorry Toronto. Epic fail.
If you haven't been to Mccoys its a must!!
$3.85 for a 7 oz burger and soda at W burger... this deal can be found at wagjag.com
It's a new site with amazing deals posted every few days
Well, hopefully one of the 'only super hot waitresses' will.
But that means I'd actually have to go there again... so I guess its not going to happen.
Dangerous Dan's makes a great burger, it is a true experience, but they should consider changing their oil a bit more often. Fries can be a bit nasty.
1/10 in my opinion. Overpriced (6.00) for a small fried burger. Horrible & tasteless with no flavor not to mention one tomato & a pickle. The fish place across the road doesn't help in the summer months either!
how about what style of burgers they do?
how is the beef, where is it sourced from?
How is the bun?
Toppings?
Generally, people have a reason for their conclusions.
So, my suggestions are - Find a better bun, some leaner beef and use a lighter hand in the seasoning. And fries? Don't bother if that's what you're going to hand me. Soggy, mushed together tidbits in a wax envelope. Step it up boys if you want to survive within blocks of Dangerous Dan's and the Burger Shoppe.
This place is, by far, the best burger I've had. I've had the burger shoppe and I've had dangerous dans and neither one are as good as this. Having leaner beef takes away from the flavour. I mean, that's what I'm looking for when I eat a burger. I have conceded that it won't be good for me.
Trust me peeps, this place is the best hands down. Two things I recommend to try are the chilli cheese fries and the veggie burger. Stellar!
This IS the best burger in Toronto, I swear to you on all.
Please do this now! Stop reading... GO NOW! :)
I love burgers.
I am going to try all of the places on this list.
I will let yo you know the best in Toronto as I plan to try them all.
Harry B.
Lick's? Oh heavens, no!
Maybe back in the Eighties, but certainly not now. Bleh!
Finally a new place right beside the Air Canada center called Eleven.
Owned by Maple Leafs sports and Ent.
They grind teir own meat and it's the only place that will cook medium burgs that I know of!
Ate there two weeks ago after a Raptors game and was totally blown away!!!
Home made fresh cut fries also! $18 for it but well worth it!
Email me once you tried it!
I hate MLSE so it's not like I am on their side but hats off to this place!
I even love Realsports rest. which has excellent food also! Eaten there seven times at least but haven't
tried their burg.
I'm the guy who talks about for a good burger you have to go to NYC and eat at JacksonHole hamburgers to understand what a good burger is! Or in the Meridian hotel at Burger Joint or even shake shack. Does anyone hear me?
Tim
Or most New York City restaurants.
Steven Salm, General Manager at 416-815-1111.
Right beside Air Canada Center in the new court just outside the main box office in the court. Let me know once you try their burger! by the way this place is upscale. See website!
If this isn't on that burger list there is something wrong!
Everyone who I have recommended them to is hooked!
Now when I ate at Royal the girl said they were out of their usual fries so why would they use such nasty frozen fries! never again! Lazy owners should learn you get one shot and one shot only when a first timer!
Save your money and skip Royal!
Easy to spot a franchiser that is writing on here! again Yuk!!! and Double Yuk!!!
South Street Frozen everything burger!!!
See -
Burger Shack
Johnny's
Mr. Smiley's (RIP)
Steak Queen (RIP)
Craft is still the best in town.
It's expensive ($17 with a generous helping of fries) but completely worth it. Get a Scotch egg with HP sauce for a starter ($5) and then dive into the burger. Served with thick sliced bacon, old cheddar or Stilton, on a durable bun with perfect consistency, the patty is made from hand-chopped steak laced with marrow and is perfectly seasoned. They will prepare the patty on the rare side of medium as there are no health risks posed by 'ground' meat if it's chopped by hand and not with a press that cannot be properly sterilized. The fries are big, meaty, and crispy--perfect, in other words. Not sure why they bother with a house-made curried ketchup as it's impossible to improve upon the standard Heinz formulation but nice of them to try, I guess. Get it with a cask ale or St. Ambroise stout.
If you have room, they have a sticky toffee pudding that is nothing short of amazing.
So it's not really a burger joint per se, but that shouldn't disqualify its burger offering from making this list. If BQM gets into the top 12 in the city--and it's utter, utter shit--then the Q&B sure as hell ought to.
Toronto is a town known for its vast selection and variety of choices when it comes to quality food. Why are you voting for crap? If you voted Johnny's; I'm sorry to be the one to tell you this, but you don't know what a good burger is. You have crappy taste, and I oppose your general outlook on life. YOU DO NOT DESERVE TO EAT. EVER.
Thank you.
My other favs in no particular order:
Utopia, BQM Diner (great fries too), Cest what (Lamburger), Hero Burger
Decent chioces: Queen & Beaver and Golden Star
Not a fan: O Boy Burger, Craft Burger and Apache
I still have to try Victory cafe and Burger's Priest.
(I have no affiliation with BB whatsoever. I just crave a burrito right now.)
Plus, who nominates Apache Burger & Johnny's that use gross frozen patties and day old buns??? ewwwww
But I agree Craft is the tops for me. All the newly come lately burger joints are all garbage compared to Craft.
The Beaconsfield makes a damn nice burger. BTW
Most of their 'toppings' are just a selection of pre-packaged condiments. Can go to my local Loblaws and grab a couple bottles of BBQ Sauce and different mustards and call my burger place 'gourmet'? No, of course not.
In order to earn that title these extras should really either be homemade or unique. Look up the Works Burger in the Ottawa region if you want to see what a selection of toppings looks like (its just too bad the burgers themselves aren't the best)
Got to go to new york to try...
pizza
wings
shopping
beer
bowling
sandwiches
pastries
bread
If I was interested in trying the best burger in NYC I wouldn't be researching it on BLOGTO I'd be given'er on gothamist.com
http://gothamist.com/2011/01/23/will_we_ever_find_the_citys_best_bu.php
I get a kick out of you people getting all uppity over hamburgers and people's personal opinions.
"They're terrible! Garbage! You're wrong! Explain yourself further!"
Get a life. I've never witnessed so many smarmy blowhards in one place. Like any of you are the authority on anything.
The only place in Canada that I know and I have tried all on this list in Toronto and the only good burger in Canada is at e11even beside the Air Canada Center in a new very hip restaurant $17 and is amazing!!! Grind their own beef!!! Only place I know of in the city! Even their fries are home made and great!!!
Time to say not to frozen garbage(fries and burgs) in Toronto!
Even the Cheesecake factory in Buffalo blows away anything in Toronto minus E11even.
1. Meat needs to have above 20% fat content for flavour and juiciness
2. Meat should be bought whole then ground fresh on premise (a mixture of different cuts)
3. Customer should be able to order a burger medium rare. i don't get it. If it's good quality meat, ground on premise daily and kept at right temperature, what's the hold up?
Sorry, but Craft burgers taste dry to me...
I have never tried the burger but Real sports in MLSE which also owns e11even and that is the best burger I've ever had in Canada. SO the burg must be good are Real if everything else is...well I didn't like their steak...won't get that again!
But everything is changing with the success of this place neighboring places must be suffering with their from frozen slop. I have zero affiliation with MLSE aside from having overpriced season seats for Raptors and Leafs. I can't stand MLSE so I am not endorsing them just a great pair of restuarants they opened recently.
I am sure the food quality will slide eventually like all other places in Toronto!
But who knows since I met the Gm or Real and he is from the States. Hopefully he will keep the food made from "fresh" not frozen!
Get a life! You dont know a thing yourself! Go suck a big Mac! Anyone who includes that in their review should stay at MDonalds and super size something they can suck on! haha!
Maybe Rob Ford will read BlogTo. Get it? It's because he's fat, and burgers contribute to obesity!
Anyway, burgers are lame. The city should put forth a ban on any new burger/poutine joints around here.
but i think the best burger in toronto i ever had is at allens. its a privelege to have ever tasted a burger there. also their wings are insane. anyone who has forgotten about how good this place is was probably clearly knocked unconscious by flavour into amnesia.
also:
because good burgers are sacred. you must keep the masses away from the good spots so good on you blog to for putting allens at 12! (even though its a readers poll i know)
DONT GET IT TWISTED, JUMBO BURGERS BANQUET BURGER DESTROYS ALL
check yo swerve.
I read the bit about Johnny's being closed, then realized the comment was years old.
Anyways, good to see Scarborough represented.
I'll be sure to nominate Real McCoy next time.
Also, I'd expect Five Guys to be on the next list.
and i agree... just wait for five guys to come to downtown toronto. ive had them in the states and theyre up there with the priest. theres one in mississauga and coming soon to woodbridge. you wont be disappointed... just ask obama!
end of story
These lists always end up as nothing more than a flaming publication of popularity and ultimately useless for nothing more than people preaching about not what is best, but what they are familiar with. I'd much rather read the article where one or two people who like burgers goes and tries all these places and compares. At least this way, even if you don't agree with a critic's taste, you at least get a baseline. Otherwise you get people who like burgers, people who think they like burgers, and unfortunately people who haven't the slightest clue.
If burgers are ground in house and not purchased from questionable sources, the meat can be served raw.
Swiss Chalet??
GET OUT!
BQM should of been number one because they buy artisan beef from small ontario farms - craft and priest sell factory farmed beef.
Cheeseburger on a Kaiser with all the toppings and their secret "sauce". Incredible, I have been going their since I was a kid. Make sure you order the "Kaiser", the bun is ok, but the Kaiser makes it all worth it.
Ted you must have never tried a real burger to think Steer inn on Yonge is good.
Has anyone been to E11even yet? I have tried all these other places everyone is going on about but hardly anyone in Toronto knows how to make a burger like they do.Comparing places throughout the U.S. like in NYC. Only one to this point I have found is Elleven beside air canada center. They grind their own beef every day! Who else does this in Toronto. Most places order beef grind and make the patties and freeze them by the hundred. Actually Burger shop for a small patty is really really good also! I almost forgot he does a good job! THats all I know of since you can compare these two places to Johnnys, Burger shack, Steer inn, Golden star Apache, and the rest. Frozen burgs vs fresh! Not the same thing!
Try Elleven and we can talk!
The only exception is when the establishment grinds their own beef.
That is why as far as I know the only place in Toronto that does this is e11even.
I am telling you this burger is so much better than that whole list of place combined!
I really wish more places start to do this since from frozen is a real drag!
I also live in Unionville and making it down to e11even is not at all convenient for me!
But if I am going to a game at the air Canada center then it works great! and this is a really hip place. Just look at their web site. I am curious if the rest of their food is as good as their burg. A burger this good makes me want to try everything else there! I will pay a premium for a burger this good! see their site e11even.ca
Tim
There are several Burger places in Toronto that grind their own beef. The burger scene in Toronto is terrible, and in turn, not many people know how to compare burgers appropriately. I believe one person on here had an excellent post discussing how people devalue their statements on here by not providing reasons to back their statements.
Some places that grind their own burger (off the top of my head):
-The burgers priest
-Allen's
-Earth
-The queen and beaver (they hand chop theirs)
-bymark
-nota bene
The standard platform for higher end places is that they buy a cow and butcher cuts in house, then use the trimmings for their burger beef. (ie: very good beef to grind burgers with)
The standard burger-only place will just buy preground beef from a supplier, a la mass production style, which keeps costs down.
tim, you're a one-man fan-club for e11even and Real Sports grille. Are you a shill?
If you have truly tried every burger on the list, you should know that there is at least one where they grind their own beef. Have another look at those reviews up there - it's right there in black & white.
Good lord, aren't 6 or 7 posts about the same place enough? The spammage makes me lose my appetite.
E11even is the only NYC style burg I have had go try it and if its not as good I will give you $20. courtsidefan@gmail.com Send me your number and I will call you so you can see I have nothing to do with e11even I don't even have a friend that works there.
I hate MLSE with a passion since they have ruined hockey and basketball in Toronto!
I would do nothing to promote anything about that company since I hate them.
But i really love going to REAL SPORTS bar and grille since the food blows away all similar restaurants. And e11even has done the same plus a hip set up.
So email me and we can talk. Ok I admit I havent tried allens! I missed that one on the list but its just that everytime I try each of the places on the list, and I have, I find they are all below average. If you travel to the US you know how much better the food in general is compared to Toronto. Even Montreal is way way better.
The other day I saw Royal Meats on here and I had just tried a burg there in Dec/Late Nov and it was like eating an extra large Harveys hamburger. The fries were the Coscto frozen fries. Aweful! The burg and fries cost me $14. SO I am just tired of the garbage we keep getting in Toronto! When I find a good place I tell everyone and my uncle! SO there. Only people who spend time in NYC know what I am talking about.
A good actually excellent restaurant deserves praise!
Tim
Order the cheeseburger there and tell me if I'm wrong? It's amazing.
As for the rest: I can't stand Craft burger - too dry and flavourless, a burger needs fat to give the flavour of the meat a pathway to your tastebuds. My husband loves them, though. Dangerous Dan's is great for takeaway (their van seats must have been freebie discards from trashed vans - so uncomfortable) but their oil is sometimes exhausted so the fries taste less than perfect. Apache? A far cry from what they used to be, I only order their steak on a bun now, and the bun is a great big dry puff of white. Blech. Not worth the trip to the west end. Harvey's did themselves a huge disservice by taking away their formidable Angus burger, I don't go there anymore. Lick's wasn't always a chain, but it has certainly become ubiquitous. I use Lick's patties at home if I am feeling lazy - they are adequate for a lazy nosh, nothing gourmet but sometimes that's what momma wants.
The Drake, yes, but their Cobb Salad with chicken is what keeps me going back, along with their spicy tuna sushi. And their Dorothy Parker cocktail. But I digress...
BQM is the best of the new beefmeisters cropping up around town, but too pricey for what they offer. Hero burger is a similar operation and a better value for the money, plus you don't have to pretend a burger is a special event - hello, yes, I am looking at you, BQM Ossington Street location. Go to Hero or one of BQM's regular joints and just chomp down.
McD's and Burger King both give me intestinal distress, but I am beginning to think it's the crap they wash their veggies in to keep them 'fresh'. That veggie wash stuff has a certain smell, and there seems to be an aftertaste thing that I'm beginning to notice in addition to the distress it causes me. Supermarket salads have the same thing. So, no, I don't blame the meat. It's just me, being sensitive. Shovel 'em in if they make you happy. Comfort food is what a burger is about. I'll take mine with crunchy toppings, hold the mustard, no mayo. And if it please the TO food gods, NO MORE SWEET POTATO FRIES. Ugh.
I just ate at e11even (right beside REAL SPORTS BAR AND GRILLE) again on Sunday and its the best burg in T.O!
I was at a Raptors meet and greet at Real sports where about 300 season seat holders were treated to a party of a couple drinks and lots of hot hordervs were passed around.
They had these little burger sliders and wow just as top quality beef as e11even!
I actually ate a burg later at e11even and its still amazing! Mind you $17 but even the home made fries are excellent!
are you the owner? I cant even imagine anyone mentioning that as a good burger.
I'd sooner eat at Bking Mcdonalds or even Harveys if I was stranded in Etobicoke.
If you want to pay gourmet prices for a burger, get a gourmet burger. Go to Queen & Beaver for a good $18 burger, and skip the hordes of douche bags in shiny collared shirts and wet-looking hair ogling the waitresses. It's creepy and it's loud and it sucks.
You're shilling for horrible places, tim, but at least you're transparent about it.
Send me yours and we can exchange numbers and talk.
Good is good! I ate at e11even again last night before the Miami Heat game and
my buddy and I were so glad we did. My buddy said that burg was as much a highlite as the game almost.
I don't know why so few on here haven't tried the best burg in the city at elleven but they have a lot of crap on here take you for example....talking about hordes of douche bags....I think that means everyplace in Toronto if you ask me.
I will talk with anyone about burgers although I am about to start a diet soon! haha Burgers are one thing I will be cutting out along with wings and a few others. Hard when you have the hockey and bball playoffs coming up in April!
I am not shilling I just know there are so many aweful restaurants in Toronto comon! The only people that would disagree with me are the ones that dont go to Europe or the States or even Quebec. If you go to the US you see how over weight everyone is there and partly its the supersize me type! Burgs and more junk but the food is great like in NEW YORK CITY or Chicago or even Florida!
its more like one in six is a bad restaurant in the US but here in Toronto is one in twenty is good.
Here are my favs just to show I am not pushing one place only... and this is all types of food....
Hungarian....schnitzel/east european...go to COUNTRY STYLE on Bloor/Bathurst st voted best schnizel many times last 40+ years.
Ribs would be Batton Rouge and Montannas both first in my books followed by Swiss Chalet (price) but still good.
Steak would be Wildfire on Yonge across from Trappers and Mortons. Then the Keg for price yet good along with everything on their menu.
Best smoked meat in Toronto ...Center st Deli in Vaughan.
Asian fusion type Schechuan Schechuan Vaughan mills amazing General Tao( citys best).
Best souvlaki wrap Laterna on Yonge st across from Center point mall. Bayview post said second best I say its the best!
Best high end restaurants by Susur Lee the chef.
French would be Auberge Du Pomier. There are so many categories in know!
You see I am not pushing a place like Real Sports or Elleven for no good reason!
I think most people would agree with my list for TOronto food. And sure there are other categories. Good food is good food.
A great burger is a great burger! Elleven wins hands down with their never frozen house ground beef cooked perfect! How can anyone argue with me once you try it. AND THEY MAKE IT MEDIUM or Medium well or well done! YES Medium(red/bloody).haha Call out the health department! Yes ground on site!
I had a great salad with my burger also at elleven. salads are so tastless these days in most places and the last three times at elleven the salads tasted really good. So add that to your list since us guys often take a wife or girlfriend and great salads help our cause!
At real sports the pulled pork tastes great and excellent wings. I give a tie to Wegz and Real Sports for best wings in toronto. Priced a big better at Real!
So all you nay sayers try the burg at elleven and get back to me at courtsidefan@gmail.com Wow elleven better give me something for this! haha
http://queenandbeaverpub.ca/?page_id=14&;pageName=bodyFood
THAT is what pub food is supposed to consist of. Did you know that people couldn't give away chicken wings, and they were frequently discarded or fed to pigs, until somebody realized that Americans would eat even the disgusting sinewy part of a chicken if it were deep-fried and then drenched in shitty sauce? No accounting for taste.
You're either a shill, Tim, or a deluded fan-boy. There is no good food anywhere near the Air Canada Centre because the people who eat in sports bars in that area would eat an ashtray full of cigarette butts and happily pay $30 for the pleasure if it were served to them by a 19 year old blond woman.
Grow up please! Show some class.
If you had a burger at elleven you would not be saying this so why dont you go and eat there and take a photo of yourself eating there and if you don't like it I will send you $20 to your paypal account.
But email me a photo of you eating there ok! I have been there a few times now and can tell if that's the place...sit in the bar area ok...you shouldn't be too threatened there by all the beautiful servers? OR MAYBE YOU AREN'T THEIR TYPE?
Let see if you will take the bet!
I'm willing to give a perfect stranger $20 and all I can gain is your agreement if I am right!
I have nothing to gain but I have enough class to give you $20 to show you and others I am not a low life!
Actually I bet you wont do it because you are actually the one with a business on the line. Queenandbeaver pub humm that's it...you work there! that is why you are so irrational about Real sports or E11even. Vomiting everything you said before!
You are threatened by a big business that is so successful.
Real sports must be hurting the area (toronto) business since it does seat 1000+ then add 200+ to elleven. Real Sports is almost full 7 days a week! Must be hurting the area type grub/slop pubs like yours!
Lets see... will Matt try it or will he stay at his bar drinking all day! HUMM....
Please, Tim, stay in your shitty douchebag sports bar surrounded by people who know nothing about food and like being surrounded by television screens while they try and enjoy a meal. People who like good restaurants with inventive cuisine would prefer to not have to compete with the likes of you for a table.
Q&B is a gastro-pub. It's not a Jack Astor's or a Gabby's. People don't go there to get drunk (though some do)--they go there to eat inventive Scottish/English cuisine. Do you know what a gastro-pub is? No, of course you don't, because your expense account from MLSE doesn't allow you to spend money in other people's restaurants. Nice of them to give you a PayPal account to bribe people to eat there, but unfortunately for them--and for you--people with discerning palates tend not to be so stupid as to fall for it. It would take a hell of a lot more than $20 to persuade me or any of my friends to rub shoulders with Bay Street jerk-offs in a hell-hole such as Real Sports Bar.
In case whoever is paying Tim to spam message boards with this garbage, you're doing a very bad job of harnessing the power of social media to drive traffic to your gauche, noisy, tacky locations. Consider investing the money in a GroupOn or something to that effect. Tim is just making your organization look terrible by association, and serving to entrench an already palpable distaste for your corporate brand. Fire this clown and be done with it.
And get a real job, Tim.
I'll go to Elleven with you sometime if you're interested. I haven't been there yet, and would like to see what the fuss is about.
Be prepared though, I am very analytical with hamburgers. I analyse various factors and write notes. I used to write reviews, but those days are behind me.
However, I might just write a review on here in order shut you two up for talking about everything except the actual burger.
I'll get in touch soon,
Jamie
AND MATT SAYS>>>>they go there to eat inventive Scottish/English cuisine. Do you know what a gastro-pub is? ....See this guy is the owner over at that pub! WHo also knows real sports is MLSE that owns the ACC LEafs Raptors etc! SO Matt why knock good looking women that work at this place (Real Sports and elleven)...any guy prefers good looking females to non good looking ones don't you think? Even women prefer a server to be presentable yes even good looking vs the opposite. I really don't understand how you can talk if you haven't tried it!
But you have your mind made up with never even having eaten there...well you probably couldn't get a table and that was enough for you. It is hard to get in and get a table in a place that seats 1000+ must be full and why is it full? da I think everyone reading this is getting the picture about you know...IF that is your place you have turned many people off with your remarks alone about "douche bags". Nice use of english! I am sure you frequent real classy places since you speak so eloquently!
I get this creepy picture of you....a guy with a real bone to pick with attractive women working at Real and Elleven since they probably won't notice you at all and thats why you hate any place that potenially has a good hip vibe type of set up and yes people with money that can afford to eat there! I don't think its priced any higher than most of the better pub grub type places and sports bars!
Obviously you have had a hard life! So sorry about how you feel! Wish I could help you but you wouldn't cross those tracks! Maybe you need to hire some more ugly women! Since that is in line with what you are saying!
I work for a market research company, not a restaurant. I'm protesting your incessant shilling, Tim, not because I have some financial stake in my favourite place to buy a burger, but because MLSE is a faceless corporation that couldn't give a shit about what it sells to its customers so long as they keep coming back. (Remind you of a certain hockey franchise?) Go to Bymark, Q&B, Nota Bene, Stockyards, I don't care--just so long as people support entrepreneurs who put their heart and soul (and, often, their life's savings) into their product, rather than some accountant who would be better suited to running a casino than a restaurant.
incessant shilling? I hate MLSE! They ruined Hockey and basketball in Toronto!
I wish a billionaire would come along and buy them out!!!
I wish some other company owned Real Sports and E11even. I hate giving MLSE any success or credit for a successful venture! LIke I have said in other blogs I own a pair of Raptors and Leafs seasons and trust me sports have been terrible in this city because of MLSE! Come on, I can't stand MLSE as much as you and probably more because I still by the seasons in hope of a good year or two for one of these two terrible teams. Yes MLSE over charging for tickets beer and snacks! Everything the
big corporation touches it ruins. BUt a good restuarant is a good restaurant!
These two places are the only thing they have done well! ONLY THING!
When I said hip place I was referring to E11even by the way and no one in their right mind would argue that point once in there. Cool decor and lighting higher end and I have yet to have bad food there!
I have been to Real Sports now over a dozen times to fifteen times and have had terrible steak there and also a salad with no dressing. Can't beat that can you? I have Mac and Cheese for my 5,6 year old and they loved it. The hot dog was also excellent, the same brand used inside the ACC at Burkies! Again probably one of the best tasting hot dogs I ever had at Real the use an actual home made bun for the foot long hot dog and again the kids liked it! I have tried many items there from home made Nachos to pulled pork and appetizer and salads. Only the steak was really bad in my opinion. I haven't had the burger. Next on my list but if I want the burger I have gone to Elleven instead since its next door.
Real is a cool sports bar just to help you here Matt and Eleven is a hip restaurant similar to BYmark but it has good food. I have eaten at Bymark a few times and was so disappointed, that was when they opened. I am not at all a Mark McEwen fan one bit and thing he is by far our most over rated chef in Toronto! I love Susur if you want to know who is the best! I love the Rubino brothers. But for that kind of food I still just go to New York City! Or other major cities in Europe or the States.
I like Daniel, Jean Georges, David Bouley Alain Ducasse just to name some of my favorite chefs. Just to build on what I am trying to tell everyone reading this blog
Toronto restaurants that are good are few! I names some of my fav earlier and when I say Elleven is good its my opinion but I am comparing it to what else I have tried in Toronto and many other places like NEw YOrk City.
NYC has the best of the best! Everyone knows this and you'd be a fool to say otherwise.
For burgers I still think every other place in NYC has very good burgers. About on in five amazing...which is a high ratio and when comparted to Toronto with all of our from frozen type restaurants I have to say there are very few the come close to Elleven for a good burger. I have had a few good ones but so many are from frozen meat. THe few that use fresh meat never frozen don't grind there own.
Now a couple people earlier corrected me on which other places grind meat since I didn't know the others did but Elleven has impressed me so I just want people to know the one I like the best.
I am all for the small guy entrepreneur! I love small establishments that do a great job but in Toronto these days its all about overcharging for terrible quality and small shrinking portions of everything.
I have come to the point that I have going anywhere new!
I am not talking ethnic here just in case anyone is wondering. Ethnic through out Toronto is tops!
I am pointing out how every corner of every suburb has aweful places like Caseys and Boston Pizza just to name a couple. There are fewer and few independent mom and pop shops. Too bad! How many places cook and taste like a home cooked meal? Not many!
So I am not for Real Sports because of it being corporate and actually I hate that and I have heard that they are opening up all over Canada with the same concept.
I wonder when will their quality go the way of so many other places in this city?
I go to places when they first open because they are good for a few months in most case and then do down hill fast.
SO I hope I have cleared up a couple of things for a few of you...If I had any tie in to those companies why would I bash them and trust me I hate them as much as most of you do too.
I am just so impressed and I know when I read some of my previous blogs on here it does sound like I work for them. But I don't. Nor would I want to.
Now that they have two good restaurants maybe they can give us two teams that win for a change!
OVer and out!
oh Matt be careful where you eat since there may be beautiful women working there....get some coaching or something and maybe you can actually get one of them to go out with you!
But you'll have to start smiling and stop being such a grump!
What's that you just said? "I haven't had the burger". You have lost all credibility in this discussion since you were shilling their burger in prior posts.
Also, Susur has been out of town for years. As a matter of interest he has recently returned to Toronto, and as coincides with my experience living in NYC he has stated quite bluntly that Toronto is one of the best food sourced cities in the world. I agree. We have the best of the best here, including government regulated hormone-free beef.
My experience with dining out in NYC is that it is a phenomenal smorgasbord with tightly designed menus and intriguing ingredients served in unique environments, cooked with flair and obvious skill. NYC remains one of my favourite places in the world to eat. But in my not-so-humble opinion, they don't know how to make a good burger. I tried to find one when I was there in an apartment without a grill, I really did, but without exception the burgers I tried at numerous restos in various neighbourhoods were carbon copies of each other - literally and figuratively. The buns and toppings would be good, but the meat itself was invariably charred to the point of being inedible, while the interior would be pink, damp, and flavourless.I gave up. The number of times there have been hamburger recalls in the States left me thinking that with all the other amazing ingredients and culinary treatments available to sample, it would be best to leave the burger experience to this side of the border. No regrets.
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I never said I had a burger at Real Sports other than the slider at a Rapotors meet and greet the other weekend. It was the same beef as E11even. I am sure they share the meet and grind the meet for both rest. That's all. If I was a shill I would say try that burg at REal, but I didn't have one there yet.
You haven't read some of my other blogs and you would have caught that.
Elleven is 60 - 80 feet next to Real in that square.
Elaine I dont think you read my last blog too closely since I knock MLSE up and down and why would I knock MLSE if I was a shill for them? Read what I am saying I hate MLSE and everthing they do. The only thing they have done well is these two restaurants! Silly to talk so much about burgers isn't it but I really like burgers and I can write about burgers and fine dining in the same paragraph!
Yes I know Susur was gone I used eat at the flagship Susur often. Lee was still going while he was gone. I hear he has plans for another restaurant in T O !
I am surprised you'd say that about the burgs in NYC...you didn't try Jackson Hole or BUrger Joint (in MEridien Hotel) or shake shack. Even stage Deli.How about the burgs at most high end places like Club 21 or Peter Leuger. Barts rest if it is still there apart of St Bartholomews episiple next to Waldorf. I can keep going since some years I spend a couple weeks in NYC but at least visit NYC once a year!
Email me at courtsidefan@gmail.com and we can chat further! I'd like to hear your NYC experiences.
I go to the US OPEN almost every year! I find almost every place will do a burg medium in NYC and for me that is a treat! Altough I am good with medium well if a burger is made from really good meat!
Ok most people reading this have tried Cheesecake factory in the US and overall their burger is excellent...so where in Toronto can I find a similar burger to that one?
I will leave the place I am "supposedly" shilling for out of the disc. because I have gone on about it too much!
How did that NOT make the list?
Wimpy's is great because you get a huge burger, good taste, good fries and great service. The best Wimpy's I find is on the border of Pickering and Scarborough, right off of Kinston road/HWY 2, just east of PT. Union. There are a few wimpies around toronto as well and the quality is pretty good.
Harry's on the other hand is not much of a sit down place. It's similar to Johny's in that it's more of a 'drive-in' type place. They've been around forever, the service is great and friendly. The value is also pretty good. You can get a home burger (Banquet) and poutine for around $10.
If you guys have tried these, let me know, I may not be a perfect judge but I do find that for taste and value, these two places are pretty good and should be near the top of the list.
It's a harveys style patty if I have to draw a comparison...but a huge patty about twice the size of harveys. Good value!
Just tried the one at Hwy 7 and Weston rd, right by my office and what an awesome burger and fries!
I am the one that went on about Elleven and finally another great place closer to my home and office.
This place makes all from never frozen beef and fresh cut fries and lots of em!!!
You can see the burgs cooking and you see the meat is raw unfrozen.
Apparently its the fastest growing franchise in the USA ( $650million sales last year alone) and it will be here also!
I saw one in Mississauga pulled into a street to turn around and try it and a call came in and I forgot till I was driving back to my office in Woodbridge and saw this one!
I had tried this place in Florida! Loved it and knew right away this place is good!
The small burger has one patty and the other has two!
I still think this is more of a fast food place style burg but still great....Elleven is more of a thick gourmet burger so these are my two fav in Toronto so far!
Let me know once you have tried Five Guys burgers and fries! courtsidefan@gmail.com Curious what you think.
I can see how there is a burger craze right now and seems like frozen patties is on its way out! Tell any restaurant you go to to make fresh food not from frozen!
Tim
Utopia - Great! Love that place. Lamb burger.
Burger's Priest - Awesome, these are different. If you haven't tried it, do.
Allen's - Fantastic. Want more.
now...
BQM - never should have made the list. I am disappointed every time (I've only been more than once out of sheer laziness - they're across the street from me). They don't even have interesting burger options. I will not go back.
Kraft Burger - no more. They used to be fantastic, but they have fallen to the formula. I used to rave about them, preach even, to anyone and everyone who would or would not listen. But now all I ever get is a dry, hastily thrown together burger that even seems smaller than they used to be.. I'm sad about this I really really did love it there.
Oh Boy Burger - they screwed up basically everything the time I went in. My burger was cold and dry - it was someone else's I figured out later - they gave me one that had been phoned in - anyway bad experience. I will try them again if they will ever pick up their phone.
Too be honest I've been to over half of the places on the list and I must say I'm very disappointed in burgers in Toronto. Craft burger is an absolute joke. That being said I can't judge anything else because I don't think I have the right yet. I'm going to check out the following through the coming months to really make sure the comments are accurate.
Jacob's steakhouse
Marben
Drake
Burger Priest
Allens
E11even
Queen and Beaver Pub
Stockyards
One place I actually enjoyed a burger in Toronto Mildred's Temple Kitchen.(Burger was cooked medium rare and had the balance I like)
Loved this article and been to a couple places in the article: http://www.gq.com/food-travel/alan-richman/200602/hamburger-death-eat
I just tried Dangerous Dans last week!
I have almost lost my appetite by the look of this place by the time the food came!
My uncle and another friend both wanted to leave before the food was brought out since they were so grossed out! Place have seats from a van to sit on which makes you think bed bugs.
I told them I had heard good things about this place.
Well the food came and looked great!
Bit into burgers and all our buns were still frozen. yuk
The fries beefeater type frozen fries looked good also but tasted more freezer burnt and rather artificial. The guy brought out the burgs again and the bun was still cold. I took a couple bites and actually the beef wasn't that bad but after everything I could only eat a couple bites. VERY DISAPPOINTING!
LIke Danny said many places are a big let down! At this moment in the splurge section it is E11even and the fast food its the new Five Guys Burgers from the U.S. opening shop here!
Both places make everything from never frozen!
I will not discuss from frozen places though there are some that can pass as not bad.
have I finally found a community that understand the need not just the desire for great burgers? I think I just may have. I can't say that I agree with all of your comments (clearly we all have differing tastes for the burger) but I have found many comments informative for future outings.
In brief here are a few observations...
Utopia has for many years and still does make the best burger in the city for my money (granted I am still working my way through the list and others' recommendations). The flavor and quality of the burger is unparalleled and their fries are pretty great too.
Craft Burger does not belong on this list. They are nothing more than a mediocre burger joint that have succeeded largely due to their hipster approval. I would take the Gourmet Burger Company any day of the week if I were looking for a comparable spot.
Similarly overrated is Apache Burger. If you want an old school grease pit vibe that's one thing but there are many far better burgers out there (and you won't have to go all the way out West to eat).
One burger that is not surprisingly absent from this list but must, and I really mean must, be brought to your attention is the burger at DeSoto's. DeSoto's, located at St. Clair W at Lauder (halfway between Oakwood and Dufferin Sts) is a family owned and operated bar/resto that mostly caters to locals but is well worth the trip along the streetcar line. DeSoto's offers I believe 5 burger options all of which are great (though the resto's namesake burger with Brie and red pepper is best) and come with an amazing and abundant pile of french fries. Everything is made from scratch in house and arrives rather quickly. Add to this a great selection of micro craft brews on tap and you've got yourself a winner.
I would love to hear back about DeSoto's and see what you thought.
My $0.02
Great burger. don't mind the haters....
some one people on this list just have a different agenda.
Stockyards is amazing and great burger kitchen is hit or miss, but it is definitely better than Burger's priest.
Also, M;BRGR has some unbelievable burgers, I had pulled pork burger (pulled pork on top of the burger) and it was amazing, probably better than all of this list except for stockyards.
I went over many places people are talking about on here and they obviously don't know a good burger.
I have tried several of the places everyone is talking about.
I would have to say the best hamburger I have tried is elleven right near the air canada center.
Elleven is probably one the best I have tried in my life and that includes many American restaurants.
For fast food type burg Johnny rockets at vaughan mills wasn't bad either.
Elleven by the ACC still tops the list!!!
Have to agree with Paul who said Johnny rockets also but they have gone down hill over the last couple years. Used to be better. I just dont like it the johnny rockets charges two or three dollars less for the exact same burger in the USA. Welcome to Canada. Home of from frozen food in many restaurants higher prices than south of the boarder and a kick in the ass! Just give me your money eat it and shut up!
Luckily a few new places have started to kick butt and make never frozen stuff ....
Elleven(By Acc)
Five guys.(three GTA location)
Real sports (beside ACC)
Burger shoppe(queen/dvp)
add to this list if you will
Tim
They have this HUGE burger called the MONSTER SHAM. They have this thing that if you can eat the full burger in one sitting they will give you a $5 Gift Card. I think thats a great deal and sounds like a fun time to have with a few friends. Im gonna challenge some friends here at work and see who can actually do it.
You guys should consider this place for the list. Its amazing.
Just rolled home from finishing off an "aunt millie" burger - nap time! I love my monthly visits when I am in the area on business!
I over heard someone there that the owner is a 5 star chef..from what I ate and saw, it wouldn't surprise me.
Warden & Eglinton...1 block south in industrial area. Don't be fooled by the menu or location! I think they have a facebook page and website.
Their thing is homemade burgers and onion rings so as a side I got the onion rings which were also amazing. The full meal was just intense. I'm definitely going back. Told my fiancee and friends about it and want to go back with them all real soon.
I suggest anyone try this place. Its nothing but good.
After you try Woody's re-do this list and I guarantee you'll Woody's on ranked high on this list.
JUNCTION IN THE HOUSE
They grind their own beef! So you can ask for Medium! They'll do it!!!
I used to go on about these places in New York City like Jackson Hole and Burger Joint at the Meridien hotel. Now Toronto has the best burger Ive ever had and I've tried it about eight times now! E11even is the best in Canada! Hands down!
Only problem is it is about $18. Fresh cut fries also.
Let me know if any of you have tried this place.
This one comes in at $15 which is worth it for the quality and size.
I ate The Mill Cambridge with about ten people and all the meals were really top notch quality and taste. The restaurant is beautiful like the Jolly miller in Toronto but even much nicer! Many tables have a view of the waterfall. The Mill Rivals many of Toronto's high end places. The kids meals were huge and tasted great! Worth a day trip or a stop on your way to St Jacobs market! Cambridge has two other excellent restaurants. 50's (fifties) mid level with huge meals and best breakfast in town and Toasters more diner with again best breakfast in town and huge portions for lunch and dinner. I lived in Markham and hated eating out in the area since there were no good restaurants near by all chain type! Even RichmondHill So in Cambridge I have four about four or five great spots so far! Cambridge probably has the best family restaurants in Ontario....also the most over weight people in the Country. I travel into every little town in Ontario for 20 years now and Cambridge has many of the most obese per capita! Good meals to be had in town and many make the food from fresh not frozen. e.g. fries hand cut in many places.
It's the new burger kiosk in the Air Canada Center. Excellent burger and the fries also! From fresh never frozen beef. also the fries are hand cut. So excellent! I have the double! Little on the pricey side for the Acc but isn't everything in there! Shake Double burg and fries $22. Next time I will just get the burg for $10. $5 too much for fries and same with Shake. Shake wasn't that good...tasted more like cold chocolate milk. Still the Acc with Burkies' dogs is really moving up in the league! I would put the near the top for food when compared to the other NBA NHl arenas!
Try the burg and you will agree! With places like this and five guys burgers and fries, frozen burgers are not the way out in the GTA.
Small place, some tables inside and out.
The condiments are fresh, and all the typical stuff is there. If you want something different on your burger, they have plenty of odd topics like Brie, Guac, all kinds on onions and mustards, etc..
Turkey burger is also the best I have ever tasted. I take my kids once a month, and they actually prefer over every other place for burgers.