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| - The outstanding fresh cut fries are one of the key reasons why I keep going back to the real McCoy, a family run, low-brow, neighborhood burger joint.
PLUS the homemade burgers, and especially the Steak on a Kaiser, are among of the best in the city, especially if you remember to ask them not to cook it too well done, which they sometimes do, like many Ontario burger joints, for fear of the food safety police..
Also worth noting, their fish on a bun and onion rings are both hand-battered in-house, so if you like old-school thick-batter style onion rings, as opposed to the standard frozen ones that 90% use, these will suit you just fine.
Tips:
- Only get the homemade burgers, otherwise you get a basic frozen patty similar to Johnny's and Harry's (yuck),
- poutine is not authentic, with shredded cheese instead of curds, but the fries are outstanding and the yummy gravy makes them delicious, if not quebecois-style :-)
- onion rings are old-school, huge, greasy beasts thickly coated with batter - fish&Chip style - you either love 'em or hate 'em.
- Pizza is hand-tossed, stone-baked real-deal old-school pizza - I always ask for mine with extra sauce and well-done for maximum flavour.
- The place is a dump, the area is sketchy, there's no seating, only a stand-up counter, but the food is worth it.
5 stars James? Really?
No, it's not that the place could not do more nor improve anywhere, but simply that in a sea of Johnny's and Harry's and Harvey's style joints, this place is definitely a cut above the norm, and very worthy of your burger dollars.
Bottom-line, great joint, great food, great owners... just go, you'll thank me. :)
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