Craft Burger
Location:
573 King Street West, Toronto (this review)
Other location:
830 Yonge Street, Toronto
Cost: $10 burger combo (includes can of pop or water & fries or onion rings)
www.craftburger.com
It used to be El Penco. *Sniff sniff* how I loved El Penco...the chimichangas were so cheap and so good. And the sandwiches were always made with love.
Craft Burger's burgers are made with...hands.
As much as I still do miss El Penco, I have to say Craft Burger is sloooowly winning me over. I still dislike the interior cramped-ness; eating in makes me feel claustophobic (somehow it always looked way bigger when it was El Penco..*sigh*).
Oh, I'm also not a fan of the fries; do they have sweet potato fries?
The Classic Burger is $5.65 or you can do the combo for $10 and get a can of pop or water and fries or onion rings. I've yet to try anything BUT the classic burger though...old habits die hard (I've only been to CB twice). I hear the cookies are some of the best in the city?! Is this true? Somebody tell me. I also hear the veg burger is amazing....again, will have to test out this theory...someday only though 'cause lookit how delish this is:
It's a tasty burger. I wouldn't say it's the BEST burger in town 'cause I wouldn't know. You'd have to tell me which is the best. Down the street at Banknote you can get a pretty decent burger combo that's mighty good, too.
But how about the size of the onion rings:
At those sizes, I think there were only a couple of onion rings in the bag.
So is it open late for dinner? (A friend of mine responded with: "Then it should be called Craft Dinner"...haha, she is so witty, that one.) And the answer is yes, they're open till 10pm (Mon-Thurs) 11pm (Fri-Sat) and 9pm (Sun) and it's much tastier than Kraft Dinner (some may disagree).
8 Comments | Share Article | tagged Beef, Burgers, Craft, Craft Burger, Toronto | in Burgers, Toronto | Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 6:32AM
Reader Comments (8)
We too were suitably impressed when the heart-attack-on-a-platter was done and we realized that the cash register was down. In some cases, this could cause the service to grind to a screeching halt. Not here...full points for going old school with a paper and a pen!
Great photos, by the way...
Hahaha, that's pretty awesome! Thanks for your comment T&D!
i used to travel to toronto for work at a company on king street... good thing this place didn't exist when i was there. i might have become a regular! thanks for scoping me out btw. :)
Hey birthday girl! Thanks for stopping by ; I love your blog! :) Mmm...yes Craft Burger is quite addictive!
I am a food fanatic and I'm always searching the internet for food ideas. I love my hamburgers the most of course . Can anybody suggest some variations of burgers?
http://www.originalmotorcycleburgers.com
Hi Kate, thanks for your comment ! Is Original Motorcycle Burgers your restaurant? Will have to try it sometime.
That veggie burger was dry and tasteless. Normally, I never go for a veggie burger, if I have a choice but I had it during Lent, when I was off meat and it was a terrible; particularly after hearing how GOOD the organic beef burgers were there. A friend tried the lamb burger there and was quite impressed. In my opinion, both the veggie burger and fries are not worth returning for, but when I do, I'll try the organic beef and onion rings ... and THAT COOKIE to discover what it's about. I can't imagine it's better than LE GOURMAND though ...
Hahaha, thanks for the comment A! I've yet to come across a really amazing veggie burger myself; so I'll def take your word on that one. MMM.....I could use a Craft Burger today! I know, I'm wondering about that cookie too; I highly doubt it's better than Le G's!