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| - Riding off the business success since appearing in and winning a Burger Wars episode, Parkdale's Parts and Labour diner opened this Queen West burger-focused takeout satellite location. Great, because Dangerous Dan's got attitude issues but no tissue, and my first date with the severely overrated Burger's Preist left me unimpressed. (You are free to read my other reviews for the lack of regard harboured for those two losers, but lest I digress.)
Opening up in the Queen/Spadina area means they already have some stiff saturated competition to contend wih from established burger names on the block, like McDonald's, Hero, and yes bloody hell, the new Queen West offshoot of BP. But one first bite of the signature P&L burger tells me they can hold their own here.
Holy burger-flippin mooseball crapcakes, that's one mad grease bomb I ingested. And I loved every bite of this giant greasy juicy mess. The Castor is also good, but the Philly is my favourite. If you love having a spicy kick to your patty, then the Philly's concoction of mushrooms and jalapeƱos ought to shut you up and make you stop worshiping those other burger guys down the street.
A doodle wall should keep you occupied while you wait. Orders are picked up at the very back when your number is called. All burgers are $8-9, and throw in some fries and a soda for $3 more, not so bad on the gourmet burgers scale. (Though apparently they cannot add extra toppings, but no problem with subtraction.) Seating in this narrow space is limited to a small handful along two bar tables.
Having been on a search for the best greasy burger in Toronto that doesn't leave me fuming, P&L is definitely a strong contender in my books to recommend others to.
{TTC: the 501er to Augusta Ave. P&L arguably got the brightest sign on the block.}
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