It's kitschy, and ridiculous, and the kind of place that you can imagine would be featured on a Food Network special (theme: places that use car seats for indoor seating? Restos with amusingly gruff customer service? Joints where the vast majority of things touch the fryer? Spots honouring the noble cheese curd?). Definitely worth a visit, but my time at Dangerous Dan's hasn't motivated me to seek out 'regular' status yet.
What Dangerous Dan's is famous for is their burgers. They are massive, and very affordably priced, and walking up to order at the counter I always feel this false sense of bravado: like I *should* be ordering the Collosal Colon Clogger Combo (affectionately named the Quadruple C). Instead, here's what I have had:
Veggie burger with peameal bacon
Poutine (with extra cheese curds)
The Big Kevorkian burger, which comes complete with a deep fried pickle
and
Fried Mars bars
Heading home after happy hour? This is a great bet for sopping up some of the stuff heading t'wards your liver. The burger patties themselves aren't that memorable, but the whole quirky experience of excess (at a good price) makes Dangerous Dan's a place to visit.
Yelp note: DDD also does delivery around the immediate Queen/Broadview neighbourhood.