A Burger Review
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Tonight I went to the Burger Shoppe on Queen Street East. I have been on the lookout for a really good burger in Toronto as I posted on my blog here, so a friend suggested we go and check out the Burger Shoppe.
It is just a little joint, four tables for two and a few stools along the windows. The burger toppings range from the your typical lettuce, tomato and onion to goat cheese, grilled pineapple rings, blue cheese and caramelized onions. I tried the goat cheese burger and the poutine. The burgers are served on soft egg buns, and mine was cooked excellently. Just the slightest hint of pink the burger was juicy and that great beefy taste that you usually only get from a freshly homemade patty. The grass fed fresh beef makes a difference. I would have prefered a little more goat cheese. The poutine was good. The cheese curds melty and gooey, the fries still crispy and the gravy is a rich brown colour that brings to mind Sunday roast beef dinners. My friend had the sweet potato fries and these are a personal favourite of mine. I have made fries with sweet potatoes for a while now and I love seeing them pop up on menus.
Burger Shoppe is a casual place to get a really good hamburger, the prices seem to be about the same for the higher end burger joints in the city. The two of us had a burger, order of fries and a bottled water each, and with taxes the bill was $28. It’s more expensive than the golden arches, but you really do get what you paid for. I will go back to the Burger Shoppe for sure, and I will try out the Ossington location as well.
