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| - My wife and I went to Shamrock Burger last night for dinner, and I felt the need to write a review today. This was our second trip to Shamrock, and both were enjoyable.
The place itself is bright and clean and fairly new and modern. The staff were all quite friendly and helpful, and the cashier was very pleasant, explaining all of our options and choices. She also pointed out that the burgers are now all homemade (I didn't know that they weren't before) which is nice.
Now, the food... I ordered the big 10oz burger because I was starving, and got an order of onion rings with it. The burger patty was lightly seasoned, and did look hand made. The big one (there are 3 choices... I think 4oz, 6oz, and 10oz, all of which can be ordered double-stacked) was a thick oval patty, which stuck two half moons out each side of the bun. It was cooked well, and was juicy without being sloppy, and held together well. The seasoning isn't my favourite, but it certainly wasn't bad at all (I can't say it reminded me of Lick's, but I haven't been there in a long time). The cheese and toppings were what you'd expect - I ordered a pretty standard lettuce, tomato, ketchup, onion with cheese (+$0.79 I think) and loved my burger. It was a monster, too. 10oz is a big burger, but it was really good so I had no problem stuffing the last few bites in. Oh, good fresh bun, too. No problems at all with mine holding together.
The onion rings were a standout for me. A good amount of really tasty batter, fried puffy and crispy golden brown, there wasn't a single soggy, floppy ring in my batch. They weren't all-onion either, which some places like to do, starting with massive double-thick onion chunks. These were the right size that an onion ring should be, at least in my mind. And the container is large too, none of this "put an order of onion rings in a small fries container" business that I see in lots of places. It was a good sized portion, which is good because they were delicious.
My wife got the small burger, which she was very happy with, and an order of poutine, which she liked a lot the last time we were there. It was a hit again this time, and I dipped in for a few bites despite feeling ready to burst. The gravy is good, not the tasteless generic stuff you get sometimes, and the cheese curds are large and plentiful. The fries themselves might be a small weakness for me, but only because they weren't anything special. They were still decent, just not as standout as the rings, and those will always be my go-to side here.
I wish I could give it 4.5 stars, but in any case this is a great local burger joint for us, and I would rank them up there with the usual Toronto favourites like Apache. It will probably come down to personal preference as to which one is your top burger, but Shamrock should at least be tried especially if you're in the east end of the city.
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