The burger crew is making up for lost time and hitting as many joints as possible! Last night we hit the recently opened Burger Stomper is located just west of Chester Station on the Danforth.
In a mouthful: big, messy, tasty and savoury. Overall an 8.
We were fortunate enough to have Triple Bypass along for the tour.
The burgers are huge and messy. Check out the website for details. The menu isn't extensive but totally satisfying.
Amongst the 5 tour-ees, we were able to try the Classic with cheese, Swiss Mushroom Melt, Cheese Please, Sweet Onion D and the Better tha nthe other guy. The 6 oz patty was thick and meaty, and utterly satisfying.
Burgermeister had the Cheese Please, which features a wonderful slab of cheese, culminating in a perfect 'skirt' of grilled cheese around the outside of the burger. Fantastic! He declared it a good burger, and a nice variation on the cheeseburger.
Hamburglar went for the Better Than the Other Guy, which is your basic cheese and bacon burger. For once he did not ooh and ah and blow his stack over the burgery goodness. In fact, he only gave it an 8. Good but not amazing, and a bit dry.
Triple B had the swiss mushroom melt and gave it a 9.5, being a huge mushroom fan. He claims the shrooms were great, the sauce and cheese was so very very good.
I devoured my Sweet Onion D. The onion to meat ratio was a bit off and I was swimming in sweet sticky oniony goodness by the end of it. However, it was tasty and done to juicy perfection. I'm not sure I'd have it again as the meat was a bit overpowered.
Smallfry ordered the Classic with cheese, natch. Although he said it was excellent and scored it a 9, he insisted that the meat was almost too fresh, and, conversely to Hamburglar, had a 'bloody' taste too it.
However, Smallfry adored the fries. They're the shoestring style and amongst the accolades, he said they were "beautiful, perfectly salted, heaven in my mouth", and reminiscent of frites. In contrast, Hamburglar said he preferred thick beefy fries, but honestly there's no pleasing him.
The remains of the day.
The sweet potato fries were also very good - made fresh, and we all gave kudos to the tangy dipping sauce.
The onion rings only scored a 5 overall, due to thick greasy batter, similar to fish and chip batter. It's difficult to get a good onion ring.
The bun selection is non-existent except for a gluten-free option. It was a plain, small white bun, like Burgerpriest uses (and which I find similar to a Wonderbread bun). There was way too much meat and topping for this wee bun to handle.
But the other special item is the milk shake; classic vanilla, decadent chocolate, cookies & cream or Nutella chocolate peanut butter heaven. They were out of the basic chocolate, but the C&C got a 9 from Hamburglar and I, and the Nutella-PBH evoked strong emotions from Triple B, stating that he is now addicted and would "kill" to just live on this shake for some time. Strong words. Burgermeister was a little less impressed but only slightly, giving it an 8.
Some other bits to keep in mind, this place is new. The debit machine was down when we went, sending some of the Crew scrambling for cash. Seating is extremely limited, probably for less than 30 people. Order at the counter and they bring it to you, like the old Craft Burger did. Burgers are made to order so it's a bit of a wait. I suggest calling in or taking it to go.
All in all the experience was a good one. Was it burger-awesome? No. Nothing can compare to Burgers on the Edge in Hawaii, and Toronto's Burger Cellar still does a dance of heavenly perfection in your mouth, while this merely satisfied nicely. However, it's a good addition to the Danforth eateries and the menu had some nice options. They also have a daily 'surprise' option that promises to be delicious. I would return to try this.
Keep on beefin'....
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