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| - The last time I visited this place it was around 2010 and I was working in the area and my colleagues and I walked over for a burger. At that time I recall the portion sizes to be huge, the meat thick and juicy and the venue, clean and welcoming.
Looking back at reviews from 2009, 2010, and 2011, I can safely say that my experience in 2010 was inline with that of others back then.
Fast forward May of 2014 and a later evening stop in based on fond memories of burgers past, found me pulling in completely famished. Sadly the experience I remembered was not what I received and I as sorely disappointed.
Keeping to the facts, here is what I can tell you:
1. Venue, what was bright and vibrant, clean and polished - now appears to be run down, dingy, and dim. Almost like the entire place has a grey cast to it now.
2. Prices, tended to be higher than I recall. I will award them a star for offering different sandwiches each day at a $5 special. But from a buger shop, they're now serving anything they can on a bun
3. Quality, While they still use fresh not frozen beef (which is what I award their second star for), I found the bacon used to be overdone and the toppings to be on the verge of turning (soft tomato, wilted lettuce, etc)
4. Value, i found my burger to not be the behemoth it once was. My previous visit had me gasping for air by the end of my burger. This time the 6oz burger I ate appeared small-ish and unfulfilling (see my picture). I felt it was mostly bun.
Not sure what's caused the decline of this place or if my memories have given me away? Eitherway, there needs to be some immediate change if they're to survive the flurry of new burger joints and restaurants popping up on the Queensway.
Eatcrest Out
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