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| - I don't know what it is about this place, but I'm kind of obsessed with it. I'm not even a huge burger eater, and I guess I can be pretty picky about burgers in general (i.e. people rave about Holy Chuck, but I'm not really a fan.) A lot of times my problem is that I dislike burgers that are super oily and greasy - Bareburger gets it just right though, with burgers that are thick and juicy and delicious, but NOT dripping in oil and grease and fat.
The restaurant isn't huge, and being close to Yonge-Dundas square/the Eaton Centre/Ryerson, it gets pretty busy. I came around 12:30 PM on a Friday for lunch, and had to wait about 15 minutes for a table for two. I love the interior/decor/concept though; a little bit hipster-y, cabin-looking, with lots of wood furniture and detailing on the walls.
They have about 14 burger options on the menu, and you can also make your own customized burger by choosing your own patty, bun, bacon, veggies, sauce and spread. I kept it simple for my first visit and picked the Wiki Wiki ($13.25), which is a wild boar patty (!!!), with gouda, duck bacon, chickpea onions, pineapple relish and a brioche bun. The biggest downside to this restaurant is that the burgers don't come with sides, so you have to pay extra for them, and it can get pretty pricey in the end. I ended up getting sweet potato fries ($4.85).
Once again, the burger was absolutely delicious. A thick, juicy, patty, and the toppings really hit the spot for me - I LOVED that it was a little bit sweet with the pineapple relish, although my co-worker who got the same thing thought it was a little weird. The wild boar just tasted like regular beef to me though. The sweet potato fries were also great, they were a slightly thicker cut and lightly salted, and just soooo good. Bareburger also has this really unique ketchup they use, I think it's all-natural, because it definitely tasted more tomato-y and less sweet than regular ketchup, and I loved it. I tried one of my co-worker's onion rings because they looked amazing, they were HUGE with breading that looked like it had herbs or seasoning on it. Wasn't a huge fan though - they tasted kind of like fish sticks to me, which is not really what I'm looking for when I'm eating onion rings.
Staff was great, friendly, very amicable. Again, if I could take issue with one thing, it would be the price - $20+ for lunch (with no drinks) is a little steep. Also to note that everything is organic, all-natural, and the meats are free-range, pasture raised, humanely raised, antibiotic, gluten and hormone free, which perhaps explains the higher prices. Plenty of gluten-free and vegan options too! I definitely want to come back!
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