Burger Bonanza

The Story
I love burgers. When I go to a restaurant to eat, most of the time, I will order a burger with fries. I stumbled upon a Toronto Life webpage about burgers one day and started an adventure with map and camera in hand.

The Company
Some of you may not be familiar with Toronto Life. I did a research using the most reliable source, Wikipedia. Toronto Life started as a monthly magazine about Toronto's entertainment, politics and life. They launched website called Toronto Life Online in 1996. Google brought me to them and here I am writing about them.

The Link
All-Beef Party: Toronto’s 25 best burgers ranked in order of heart-stopping, messy magnificence

The Goal
My initial stretch goal was to try each place in one month. Due to health concerns, I set a realistic goal of finishing those 25 places by the end of the year.

The Work
The author rated the 25 best burger joints in Toronto (including one in Markham, that's technically York Region). I reorganized the list so it's easier for readers to view each restaurant with one click. It also lists the restaurant name, burger name, price (at date that I ate) and location all on one page.

 

The Joints
(in accordance with Toronto Life's ranking)

1. The Harbord Room
Naturally Raised Beef Burger - $16
89 Harbord St. (Spadina Ave. / Harbord St.)

2. Marben
John's Burger - $18
488 Wellington St W. (Wellington St. W. / Bathurst St.)

3. The Stockyards
Classic Burger - $7
699 St. Clair Ave. W. (St. Clair Ave. W. / Bathurst St.)

4. Nota Bene
Jennifer's Stilton Brisket Burger - $22
180 Queen St. W. (Queen St. W. / University Ave.)

5. Holy Chuck
Cowlorie - $12
1450 Yonge St. (Yonge St. / St. Clair Ave. W.)

6. The Burger Priest
Double Cheeseburger - $8
1636 Queen St. E. (Queen St. E. / Coxwell Ave.) or 3397 Yonge St. (Yonge St. / Lawrence Ave.)

7. Bymark
Grass-Fed Burger - $35!
66 Wellington St. W. (Wellington St. W. / Bay St.)

8. Allen's
Simple Hamburger - $11.25
143 Danforth Ave. (Danforth Ave. / Broadview Ave.)

9. The County General
County Burger - $14
936 Queen St. W. (Queen St. W. / Ossington Ave.)

10. Golden Star
Homemade All-Star - $6.50
7123 Yonge St. (Yonge St. / Meadowview Ave.)

11. E11even
Maple Bacon - $25
15 York St. (York St. / Front St. W.)

12. Union
Elk Slider - $14
72 Ossington Ave. (Ossington Ave. / Queen St. W.)

13. Origin
Origin Burger - $17
107-109 King St. E. (King St. E. / Church St.)

14. Blue Plate
Lamb Burger - $17
392 Roncesvalles Ave. (Roncesvalles Ave. / Dundas St. W.)

15. Parts and Labour
Cheeseburger - $18
1566 Queen St. W. (Queen St. W. / Lansdowne Ave.)

16. The Gabardine
Sirloin Burger - $18
372 Bay St. (Bay St. / Richmond St. W.)

17. Mildred's Temple Kitchen
MTK Burger - $18
85 Hanna Ave. (King St. W. / Dufferin St.)

18. Hrvati
Pljeskavica - $14
690 Euclid Ave. (Bathurst St. / Bloor St. W.)

19. Crush
Strip Loin Burger - $18
455 King St. W. (King St. W. / Spadina Ave.)

20. The Drake
Canadian Burger - $17.95
1150 Queen St. W. (Queen St. W. / Dufferin St.)

21. Bestellen
Dry-Aged Burger - $18
972 College St. (College St. / Ossington Ave.)

22. Apache Burgers
Double Burger - $7.59
5236 Dundas St. W. (Dundas St. W. / Kipling Ave.)

23. The Queen and Beaver
Hand-Chopped Burger - $18
35 Elm St. (Yonge St. / Gerrard St. W.)

24. Drift
Brioche Burger - $10
1063 Bloor St. W. (Bloor St. W. / Dufferin St.)

25. Trevor Kitchen and Bar
Mini Kobe Burgers - $21
38 Wellington St. E (Wellington St. E. / Church St.)