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| - I was completely ravenous today at lunch, & I was having trouble deciding where I wanted to eat, & what was going to fill me up. After some deep thought, a neon flash went off in my head, & it occurred to me that I hadn't been to Wimpy's in probably over ten years (mostly because my wife doesn't like it there). I remembered that they have a monster burger, & just like that, the decision was made.
I went to the Whitby location on Brock Street, & walked in. For those of you who have never been there before, Wimpy's is a 50's-style diner, with tons of signs & murals on the walls, featuring 50's icons like Elvis, Marilyn, James Dean, etc.
I got there at about 1:30, grabbed a newspaper & sat in a two-seater booth to wait for a server. There wasn't really a wait, as the waitress brought me a menu (that I didn't really need), & took my order right away. It was a foregone conclusion that I would be ordering their Wimpy's Famous Hamburger Combo, which is a monstrous 10 oz burger, with fries & a side of gravy.
She brought me my drink & there was only a brief wait before my meal arrived. Now, when I use the term "burger," it's being used out of convenience, because in actuality, it looked more like a deflated football with grill marks on a bun - only about a million times more appealing. The burger isn't round, but more like a rectangle with rounded ends. It completely dwarfed the bun, & looked almost ridiculous. Beside the burger was a large pile of fries that were so piping hot, I had to eat the burger first.
Since the burger hangs over the bun, you don't really have much choice other than to eat the patty until you get to the bun. The patty was pre-made & formed, which isn't really surprising, since that's how chain restaurants maintain consistency. As a result, I can say definitively that the patty was super juicy, flavourful & cooked just right.
Once I managed to eat my way to where the burger actually met the bun, the burger got even better. The toppings were crisp & fresh, & the burger was so juicy & messy, which was just what I wanted today. The fries were frozen too, but because they were hot & cooked properly, they were great, too. The gravy was your standard packet gravy, but it fit perfectly with everything else. Some people decry frozen food as low-quality or "not real food," but I've been to places that serve "fresh ground beef burgers & fresh-cut fries," but weren't nearly as good as what I got at Wimpy's (cough, cough, STARR BURGER). If a place serves hot, tasty food, who cares if it's frozen?
At any rate, my meal came to thirteen dollars & change, which, considering the huge portions, seems fair. This was the first time in a long time that I couldn't finish everything on my plate, so you know that the portions are ample. Good food, good service & decent prices mean that I'll be back.
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