Where: The Burger’s Priest, an all-American burger joint that’s evangelical about meat. 1636 Queen St. E., 647-346-0617.
How much: $10.
The meat: Two four-ounce patties made from a custom blend of premium beef, freshly ground in-house every hour and cooked to medium.
The cheese: Each juicy patty is topped with a slice of wonderfully trashy processed cheese.
The bun: Two artery-clogging grilled cheese sandwiches, each made with more processed cheese and a no-fuss white bun.
The fixings: Forget about newfangled toppings. The options are puritanically standard—ketchup, mustard, mayo, lettuce, tomato, pickle and onion. Fried onions are $1 extra.
(Image: Christopher Stevenson)
i freaking love the burger priest and drive across the city to eat it.
October 25, 2011 at 2:26 pm | by Burger Monsterboom. the burger priest is the shit.
October 25, 2011 at 2:28 pm | by Burger Monsterbut i dont eat the menu item pictured because i dont want to end up looking like a two-ton-tammy aka: fat american from ohio
The Priest is the real deal, well worth the 35 minute trek via the TTC for me.
October 25, 2011 at 5:38 pm | by BobI don’t get it, had it once will never have it again. Yes the meat is good, but I could make a burger at home just as good, And I can add Lettuce – a luxury not available on your over priced burger
October 25, 2011 at 8:55 pm | by DanA greasy fatty burger with a soggy wonder bread bun is the best? How many free burgers did the owner give Toronto Life to buy him off? At $10 a pop you’d expect the burger to fill you up. Even with a handful of limp fries we all went across the street to Harvey’s to fill up afterwards.
Head to Five Guys for a similar burger at half the price.
October 25, 2011 at 11:30 pm | by peteyou cannot make a burger at home that good, sorry. well worth the trip. a real toronto hot spot worth the hype. pete/dan are MENTAL. why would you think you cant add lettuce, when there is lettuce in the picture? and Dan you must for 400lbs because if a 2 pattie burger and fries doesnt fill you up at priest and you have to hit harveys after you have problems. out of breath after typing that? hit the gym dude
October 26, 2011 at 4:40 am | by the milky waylol five guys? have fun with your pre-smashed, pre-seasoned SYSCO meat and disgusting chunks of potato they call fries. Priest is the shizzz and the girl at the cash register is a cutie.
October 26, 2011 at 8:00 am | by ebsI never had it, is this a sin?
October 26, 2011 at 8:33 am | by CulinerdI can’t understand what the deal is with this place. I tried their burger a couple of times, and both times the patties were severly underseaoned. Otherwise…meh. And to Milkyway…why would you NOT think people can make this burger at home (in fact, mine would be better because it would at least be seasoned)? The way these guys prepare the patty is pretty basic stuff to anyone with an ounce of cooking skill (just need to buy good quality meat). It’s not like these guys throw in magic dust in the meat or anything.
October 26, 2011 at 12:39 pm | by Big SlickBurger Priest is good, one of the better burgers in the city. However they fail to make their ‘american style’ burgers as good as the style can be made. Shake Shack is 100x better and tastier than Burger’s Priest. And it is sad that Burger’s Priest pays homage to their ‘inspiration’ on the wall, but fail to put up a photo of who they are clearly trying to rip off right down to the ‘option’ and the usage of green leaf lettuce.
October 26, 2011 at 5:31 pm | by LucasBurgers Priest is the shite… I barely eat burgers but something about the meat keeps me coming back – i’ll drive across town for it over any other one in the city, the only one that touches is is the one at queen and beaver…
October 26, 2011 at 5:31 pm | by dannyboyi always ask for mine at BP with smoke, and i prefer the double double, no need to be a total fatty, and yeah that other starving dude should prolly hit the gym lol
I live in the neighbourhood and think the burgers are fine and enjoyable once in a while (and filling), but if I wasn’t already here not trek-across-the-city-on-a-regular-basis amazing! They benefit from having LCBO next door and an empty parking lot on the other side at KFC. I see a lot of people grab some beers, grab some burgers and drive home. The owner/cook seems a bit up himself though. Definitely worth a try for those above who haven’t to date, there’s a cinema across the road so you can make an evening of it.
October 26, 2011 at 6:48 pm | by Foghorn O'Kalashnikovyou are haters are crazy. thats that. and foghorn – its not convenience. its quality. when they expand and succeed and blow up.. you’ll see. best american rip off canadian potential burger chain EVER.
October 26, 2011 at 8:46 pm | by the milky waynothng special
October 27, 2011 at 12:25 am | by MikealBest burger in the city hands down. I also trek across the city all the time to get some. Double cheeseburger served rare for me. Pete, keep going to 5 Guys, means I won’t have to wait so long in line at The Priest.
October 27, 2011 at 8:29 am | by Pawel