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| - Giving 5 stars in the "burger" category is one of the most difficult things to do on yelp given the number of competitors, but i think the quality (though not the value) of BP merits the "as good as it gets" rating.
Yes, there is a secret menu, but you can find a picture of it in the yelp pictures, so don't stress. I went at an off-hour (3pm), which I'd recommend, especially if you need help navigating the menu and for help on the secret menu. I think you'd do fine with regular menu items too (since the burger i most enjoyed was a regular menu one).
I'd recommend the "priest" burger (cheeseburger with "the option"). I think if you had "the option" alone, it wouldn't be enough. But for almost double the price of a basic cheeseburger, the option is a very expensive "topping" to add.
I also tried the "high priest" - BP's take on the Big Mac. Very good, but very meaty (for some people that's not a bad thing, but i preferred "the priest" over this "secret menu" burger - i need a lower "meat-to-everything else" ratio).
While I did not try a cheeseburger "Vatican style" (with grilled cheese sandwiches as the "bun"), it was pretty cool looking and declared "the best" by my dining companion.
There are no shortage of "cons": it's a small place; the "secret" menu may be a little annoying; they sell cans of drinks, but have no recycling container (VERY un-Toronto-like; there is recycling on the street, but i hope BP will read this review and do the right thing); and it is not a value: (priest + high priest + Vatican style burger + 3 pops was $40! Each burger was pretty much $10). Still, it's the best burger I've had, even compared with $28 burgers at bourbon steak in Miami or the $40+ one at Daniel Boulud. But like those burgers, this is not an "everyday" burger place - more like a few times a year. I'd also rate it higher than Shake Shack, which is a lower-cost competitor, but not if you need to pay for airfare to NYC or Miami.
2015 post script: now on-site recycling is available (thanks!), but still cash only (wah).
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