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| - We are on the hunt for the BEST BURGER in Toronto! Stop #5: Big Jack's Burger Shops
For this stop, I thought that I'd venture a little bit north of Toronto and visit one of Markham's reputable spots. A search for "Markham's best burger" brought me to Big Jack's Burger Shops; a small burger restaurant with some pretty welcoming service.
I strayed from good old fashion beef patties this time, and tried out their Opa Burger. It's a lamb patty, on a sesame seed bun, with onions, lettuce, tomato, tzatziki sauce, and saganaki cheese. As far as I can recall, this is the first lamb burger patty that I've had, and it's pleasantly similar to beef. The Greek influence in this burger was definitely the most enjoyable part of it all, with the light tzatziki and the crisp of the saganaki. I've got to say that I think this burger was a little dry. The tzaziki seemed pretty damn lonely.
I also grabbed a side of sweet potato fries. To their credit, I think that these were the best sweet potato fries that I'd had at that point. They were nice and crispy, and well salted.
So how did Markham do on the burger hunt? As a standalone burger, I'm plenty happy, and I had a good time. As part of the burger hunt, I doubt that Big Jack's is going to put up much competition.
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