Burger's Priest @ 860 York Mills

Nov 6, 2020

Burger's Priest had BOGO on their Single Priest through Ubereats

Single Priest $7.99

I think of this burger like a high quality big Mac with juicy burgers, yummy sauce (similar to Big Mac sauce, but more onion-y) and I had the option to opt out of pickles and this is all on a delicious fluffy bun that didn't taste artificial! 

Pretty good deal! 

Oct 4, 2020

I wonder if they offered $3 cheeseburgers to compete with the A&W burger deal?

Pretty loaded saucy cheeseburger with mustard, lettuce, ketchup, mayo

The burger was seasoned well and pretty tasty, but it was on the dry side. The sauces seemed like a lot, but it helped compensate for the drier patty.  Overall, it had a good combo of condiments to sauce to burger to bun and it didn't make me super parched after = better than A&W mama burger. 

Website: https://theburgerspriest.com/

South St Burger

October 29, 2020 @ Shops at Don Mills

BOGO 5 Oz Burger $8.42 with tax

Yummy as usual! The whole wheat bun and thick quality beef patty here make a huge difference! The toppings are always fresh here too. Definitely one of the better burger chains in Toronto in my opinion.

March 30, 2018

Birthday freebie! Free 5 oz. burger!

Oct 28, 2017

We got some more promotional coupons and came back for burgers at South Street again: 

Another case of the strange bun, I wonder if this is their normal bun - I usually get the whole wheat one. I also wished they melted the cheese. 

Oct 24, 2017

They didn't ask me what kind of bun I wanted - but I didn't like this one. 

The burger was still okay - the meat was good and the lettuce and other ingredients were good - I was just thrown off by the bun. 

Jan 21, 2016 

The Chicken Burger 

Generally, we found their chicken burgers a little drier than the regular beef burgers - sometimes the servers would compensate by putting on more sauce and mayo (which worked out better), but we preferred the beef burgers. 

Mushroom and Swiss Burger - pretty good sauteed mushrooms and melted gooey Swiss cheese and of course the customized toppings!

Dec 26, 2015 (Jan 13, 2016)

We tried their burgers off the regular menu: Hawaiian and the True North and the Mushroom Swiss 

Burger wise - I liked the glazed and grilled pineapple in the Hawaiian, but the Mushroom Swiss was the best of the three.  There's definitely a scientific reason why the mushroom swiss is such a popular burger - it's all about the savoury sauteed mushrooms and melted swiss cheese. 

Nov 30, 2015

We received some South St. Burger Co. coupons in the mail. 

The coupons were BOGO for most of their burgers and some of their specialty off the menu burgers. 

We went to a few locations for our burgers and they were all pretty consistent in their toppings. 

First up: Mac Burgers with Two Patties and Two cheeses

It was like a Big Mac, but with your pick of cheese (Swiss, Cheddar, Brie and Monterrey Jack) and they had customizable toppings such as guacamole and all these fun sauces like garlic mayo and signature sauce. 

Really delicious! and the burgers were super juicy. 

Website: http://www.southstburger.com/

Other Summer 2020 Ice Cream: Earl Grey Lavender London Fog, Ruby Red Cacao, Ontario Peach, Ben & Jerry's

October 2, 2020

Peanut Butter Fudge Core (part 2 from Loblaw's)

It was chocolate and peanut butter ice cream with mini peanut butter cuts and peanut butter fudge throughout the ice cream. It was sweet and salty at the same time from the salty peanut butter. I loved the peanut butter chocolate cups - those were great and my favourite part of the ice cream. The fudge was also pretty interesting and added a chewy thick texture with a heavy peanut butter flavour, but after a while it got more salty rather than sweet and tasted more like peanut butter than chocolate. It's a good ice cream for peanut butter lovers. 

September 27, 2020

Loblaws had a sale on Ben & Jerry's Ice cream for $2.99 (if you were a PC member), so I grabbed two tubs.

I was attracted to the chocolate milk and cookies ice cream since it was 150 calories (probably a good thing so I don't gain too much Covid weight). However, the flavours were also super muted. 

 

The chocolate flavour was really mild and the vanilla flavour was barely there (I guess it makes sense that it's "chocolate milk"). The ice cream texture was okay, but it was on the harder side. The cookie dough was also only okay and didn't have a particularly strong or sweet flavour either. Overall, the ice cream was only okay - I probably wouldn't get this flavour again though since I like strong flavours. 

Aug 26, 2020 

Food Basics and Metro were selling Ontario Peach ice cream on sale for $3.99. The first week of the sale, it was sold out Food Basics and Metro near me, but I finally found it this week at Food Basics. 

Peach Ice cream

It was delicious and tasted exactly like what I expected from peach ice cream - sweet and peachy with chunks of peach as nice little surprises throughout the ice cream. The ice cream was also kind of soft which was nice (as opposed to those really frozen ice creams like Haagen-Dazs). No wonder it was sold out everywhere! This is definitely THE ice cream of the summer. 

Aug 23, 2020

Haagen Dazs Ruby Cacao Ice Cream bars 3 x 72ml

Strawberry ice cream dipped in a sweet and kinda tart/sour/bitter (?) chocolate (ruby cacao) coating. I found it really sweet and the cacao was kind of strangely sour/bitter.

August 21, 2020

After my fill of ube ice cream, I started noticing all the different kinds of ice cream available in Toronto. Like the Righteous Gelato on sale at Longo's for $5.99 - so I got a tub of Earl Grey Lavender London Fog.

It tasted like milky/creamy earl grey tea and lavender flavour, so I could see why they would market it with all the descriptions since it had a subtle milky and diluted flavour, but it was definitely more strongly lavender and earl grey. I'm not too sure I'd get it again, but it was fun and interesting. 

Cactus Club Cafe

With the Doordash June 50% off your first order promotion (code 50JUNCA), I figured there was no time like the present to try out Cactus Club Cafe, a popular chain restaurant from the West Coast with Rob Feenie, of Iron Chef Canada fame, as the corporate chef. I was also pleasantly surprised that they delivered for free all over Toronto (even though their main restaurant is downtown). The Doordash promo basically covered the cost of the 11% service fee, taxes and tip (since it goes up to a maximum of $20)

Cajun Chicken Sandwich $14, trio of mini Crispy Chicken burgers $16

The Cajun chicken sandwich had a really yummy sauce and a large portion of perfectly cooked chicken breast. 

The mini crispy chicken burgers were really good chicken sandwiches as well, but they paled in comparison to the cajun chicken sandwich. 

Feenie Burger with truffle fries ($2.50 upgrade for a total of $22.75)

This burger was the star of the day, I can totally understand the hype around Cactus Club Cafe because this burger was REALLY good! The portion was really large and the burger with all the sauce, toppings and condiments was so tasty - the highlight was definitely whatever secret sauce they put in the burger, because it was SO GOOD. It was worth the money for the burger. Also, the truffle fries were delicious with the aioli sauce (the aioli was REALLY tasty). The fries were a little soggy (due to the long drive uptown) as we expected and the truffle oil flavour was a little light, but when it was paired with the aioli sauce, we just couldn't stop eating. I would highly recommend this!

Website: https://www.cactusclubcafe.com/

Aloette

Aloette has a $25 prix fixe lunch, which is a great deal for downtown Toronto and a lot of people have raved about Alo. 

Cool decor

The bread was really good

Mushroom Salad

A really nice salad with a variety of mushrooms. 

Petite Wedge

When I saw this on the menu, my first thought was: a wedge of lettuce? However, I was pleasantly surprised by this - it was delicious and it was such a great combination of textures and flavours from crunchy sweet lettuce to crispy wild rice to salty parmesan.

Short Ribs

Beautifully braised and cooked and so tender it almost melted in your mouth. The fries were good, but I didn't really like the bloody mary aioli. 

The meal was really good and the whole experience was quite fun! 

Website: https://aloetterestaurant.com/

Beer Bistro

May 27, 2019

Belgian White

Red Thai mussels

Puttanesca

At first I wasn't sure what to think since it had everything I don't like: anchovies (salty fish), olives (salty vegetable), capers (salty plant) and chili (spicy). However, it somehow worked really well with the sweet mussels. 

Duck fat fries - a must have here 

August 27, 2015

Belgian Frites $6
Beer Bistro has some of the best fries in Toronto (and I'm not a big fan of fries - but these are delicious!).  The frites are blanched in beef & duck fat and served in a nice cone with house made mayo and smoked ketchup.  The blanching in fat really helps the flavour since they're pretty strong tasting by themselves. However, with the slight tangy and sweet mayo, they're so much better - the mayo balances the fries somehow.

Provençal mussels with fresh herbs, tomato, lemon zest and spiced ale
I feel like the last time we were here, the food was much better. The one thing that didn't change is the warm sourdough bread and dipping it in the provencal broth to make it tastier!

 
Spicy Red Thai with coconut chili broth, maudite, lemongrass, sweet peppers, lime leaf & cilantro
I've definitely had a better version of this before and this one was rather disappointing - the Spicy Red Thai broth wasn't that great with the sourdough bread either (it was a little too spicy for the doughy bread).  Also the size of the mussels:

We asked the manager about them and he said that these were the sizes provided but that they made sure that they gave us a pound of mussels each.  I thought this was a bit of a rip off and it kinda put a damper on the whole meal. I mean - they were the size of a small lemon! Granted it was probably because they were seasonal, but yikes! So mediocre. 

May 2, 2014

When given the choice between a glass of wine or a pint of beer, I will definitely admit that I"m a beer drinker rather than a wine connoisseur. And while in the past I wasn't a big fan of beer flavoured food, I have a much better appreciation for it now after eating at the Beer Bistro.

Poached Pear Pizza with caramelized leeks, l'ermite blue cheese and parmesan cream sauce
The flatbread pizza crust was thin and crispy with large chunks of softened poached pear on top and a nice cheesy sauce. It worked really well together.

Coq au Biere: Maredsous braised chicken, woodland mushrooms, tarragon, creme fraiche dumpling
I really enjoyed the beer spin on the coq au vin - it's such a classic French dish with a twist. The chicken was tender and delicious and really absorbed the flavours well as did the dumplings from the earthy mushrooms, salty bacon and slightly sour beer.

  
Belgian White Mussels: Blanche de Chambly, garlic, parsley, lemon, cream

You can never go wrong with mussels & beer and the Belgian White mussels are definitely a classic at Beer Bistro. They're succulent, tasty and there's just something about the sweet mussels and sour beer combination that's makes it so delicious. 

Overall: A great beer-centric meal at Beer Bistro. I love the beer selection here and it's classier and nicer than Bier Markt down the street at the Esplanade. 

Website: http://www.beerbistro.com/

Hero Burger

Hero Burger has a Black Friday sale on their burgers - $1.99 for a 4 oz. solo burger

Some restaurants let you customize your toppings and others didn't. However, the basic ingredients were lettuce, tomatoes and onions - if they ran out, then you were out of luck. 

Solo burger

Pretty good for $2. 

Website: https://heroburgers.com/

Osgoode Hall Restaurant

Osgoode Hall

Dining room

A three course meal for $25 is a great deal. 

Soup

Salmon

Fish and Chips

Both of the fish dishes were really good. 

Sorbet and cake

Yum! 

Website: http://osgoodehallrestaurant.com/restaurant/