Originally from Australia , the founder decided to hop onto the Gourmet Burger trend by introducing the brand to Canada first. 5 Toronto locations and growing. Each GBC burger is made from Canadian farm-raised beef. They prepare all their own sauces alongside the house sauce (GBC sauce) which is bbq sauce and mayo mix.
After an episode of How I Met Your Mother (ep : The best burger in New York), I started to seriously crave for a burger. Which lead my fantastic man & I, to this little place close by.
We walked up the flight of steps and were greeted by brown and white themed walls with basic chair/table pairs. Alongside one wall there are booths. The opposite wall has the condiments section. Straight to the end is the cashier with the bright menu right up top. Pretty basic stuff right? Nope. The secret is in the details. Beer battered onion rings - seriously?
The girl at the register was very polite and asked if it was our first time. She took us through the menu options and even had a few suggestions. I really appreciated this since there's all these extra little tidbits a consumer should know. Example : you can create your own burger with all the toppings you want. Any sauce on the side is $.50 extra. The combo (3.95) can be paired up with any burger which is cheaper than purchasing a burger alone.
Once you order, you get a table/check number and while you are seated; they bring your food.
I created my own
GBC burger (meat) - I found the patty thinner than the usual gourmet burger but quite delicious. It was really soft and melted with everything else. For a sauce loving foodie - this is a desired burger combination.
Toppings :
Jalapeño Havarti cheese - The slice was so thin I could barely taste it. Sadness.
Roasted garlic & Dijon mustard Mayo sauce - Garlic and Mustard - My go to ingredients. I could never go wrong with either of these 2. This mayo sauce is on the sweet side and carries a lighter body than your average mayo. I couldn't taste much of the mustard but it definitely gave the rest of my toppings a nice covering.
tomato
red onion
caramelized onions - this was a delicious surprise. The onions were wide chunks and again on the sweet side. They are marinated in Balsamic which gives it a hint of sour with the aftertaste.
My bfs order
Spicy Cajun burger Combo. With sweet potato fries and a canned pop drink.
GBC beef burger - The patty was as thin and I noticed how soft the buns were. They look really full but it's super soft which is awesome because I don't like the heavy bread taste too much. Thin crust lovers unite!
Toppings:
Jalapeño Havarti cheese - This burger combination had a more dry ,salty taste. It complimented the cheese.
Cajun spice & Smokey chipotle & honey mayo - I definitely tasted the mustard with this sauce but it went really well with the Jalapenos.
lettuce, tomato,
avocado
jalapeños
Sides:
Sweet potato fries - The container was good for us to share and I could taste how fresh they were. Even though they were closing up soon, I appreciated how fresh they were. The fries weren't as dried out or thin. They were full and sweeter than I normally taste but nothing crazy. There was no side sauce so I just used regular ketchup but I bet it would've tasted damn good with any of the mayo mixes.
For a gourmet burger joint it definitely is much more on the affordable dinner end of things
This go-green, playful set of sauces mixed with Canadian grown meat is the date place winner for me. Did I mention they have beer battered items on the menu? It's like beer ingested food without actually smelling like beer. Give this menu a medal.
for 1 combo and 1 burger it came to $17.65 - Dinner for under $20.00
This place need not worry about startin a fire - cause i'll be the fan they require. -rap skills - gone bad.
Fun fact: All packaging is biodegradable or fully recyclable. They aren't in your face about it but it's nice to know that there's some conscious in the background, while you enjoy a delicious burger.
Save the world and have a burger - should be their motto.
xoxo
M.