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| - No apologies for the blasphemy I am about to commit here, but I have a very fucking difficult time understanding how Burger's Priest is "the BEST burger joint in Toronto ever." I just fail to see it as such, and the continued flow of hyperbolic overhype and appearances in top burger places in town (often at #1) lists bewilders me. There's seems to be no end to people deifying (if not literally) The Burger's Priest and claiming it is the #1 burger in Toronto, which quite frankly is getting annoying. (I'm convinced there's literally a cult behind this; foodies who go around screaming "Believe the hype!," like that Yonge-Dundas street preacher who famously freaks people out with "BELIEVE THE LORD!") A second visit has failed to change my impressions. Maybe I am due for an epiphany.
I ordered "The Priest," with everything, which basically looks like a glorified Big Mac. The collision of cheese, mushrooms, and other things turned out to be a rather boring greasy sad mess of flat flavours. All I tasted was some meat, fat, and melted cheese, that was barely enough to register a drool. It was boring and unimpressive. I expected a much bigger and mindblowing burger for the price paid, for what's the hype's worth.
My friend ordered "The Vatican", which apparently comes out of their "Secret Menu" (http://www.theburgerspriest.com/secret-menu/) (oooh, spooky... what a load of pretentious crap; like is this a cult thing for special people in the know?). It is basically a bigger version of whatever the hell I got, with not a lot of difference in taste. And he continues to insist that it is the best shit in town.
Well, I ain't converted!
This particular location at Queen and Coxwell is incredibly tiny--they discourage you from eating here, especially if it is busy. Best to grab and run--run like hell! There's no washroom either--thank goodness for the KFC nearby. The staff are about as enthusiastic as a typical McDonald's. Severely overrated much; I sure won't worship this hipster-hungry superlative overhyped-to-death booger joint.
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