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An awful lot of burger joints have popped up in Toronto over the last several months and some, through either good marketing or great word of mouth, have gained name-brand status in the city.
On the other hand, Craft Burger had name brand status by virtue of incumbency, and merely opened up a new location (Yonge Street, just North of Bloor) in the height of Toronto's Burger Bonanza. Still, I was excited to sink my teeth into one of Decemburger's big players and find out exactly how it stood up to the competition.
I wasn't delighted.
I don't have much to say about this place, largely because I was frustrated by the time my food arrived in front of me. The person "greeting" me at the cash didn't exactly seem happy to see me and I felt lost in this place. Craft's ordering and serving process could use some help for sure; as a new customer I had no idea what was going on, how my food would show up of what to do about condiments, napkins, etc.
I stopped in for a burger, but wanted to try the onion rings and a milkshake. I could get a combo, I was told, but it comes with a soft drink (read: can of Coke, can of Sprite of bottle of water) or I could pay full pop for both the onion rings and the shake. I said screw it, might as well go for a soda.*
The burger was tasty, but not that filling. I had the Craft Blue, which came topped with gorgonzola, avocado, lettuce, tomato and rosemary garlic mayo. For $7, it's good value. I quickly disposed of the lettuce and tomato so I could enjoy the rest of my toppings. On the whole, the burger was delicious, but I don't think the patty contributed to the experience nearly so much as the creamy gorgonzola and avocado combination. I never would have thought of that one on my own, that's for sure.
It's the onion rings I remember most, because they sucked. My portion was small, and the rings were thick and lumpy. Some of them had two layers of onion in them and I ended up pulling most of the onions out of their breading because I just couldn't seem to chew through them. I was left with a pile of onion on my plate, sans ring.
This place is good for a decent burger in a hurry, but I don't think much more.
* Obligatory CanCon reference
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