Location: 30 Eglinton Avenue West, Mississauga James's Gate, Toronto The Wilcox Gastropub Tags American cheese, burger, Canada, cheeseburger, Etobicoke, food, French fries, fries, grilled, GTA, Havarti, Ontario, St.

Unlike the burger, they’re actually quite a bit better than okay. The other toppings, including the tangy secret sauce, are all about what you’d expect, and the bun - though slightly too toasty and crispy - suits the burger well.Īs for the fries, they’re quite good. It’s inoffensive, and there’s so much other stuff going on here that it doesn’t really stand out as a huge issue. And while there’s nothing particularly noteworthy about the flavour of the beef, it’s fine. They’re slightly too dense and tough, but they’re nice and juicy, which helps to balance things out. It works.Īnother bonus: I’m pretty sure that the patties were grilled, which is a nice change of pace from the griddle-smashed patties that you’d expect to find in a burger like this. But they’re both nice and gooey without being overly assertive.

I will say that the two types of cheese are a nice touch I’ve never seen the Havarti/American combo on a cheeseburger, and I was skeptical. Is it the best burger I’ve ever had? No, absolutely not. The Royale with Cheese, according to the menu: “Twin four ounce brisket burgers stacked with melted American cheese, Havarti, secret sauce and bread and butter pickles.” James’s Gate - good, but not noteworthy in any way - are probably the toughest to review. But burgers like the one they serve at St. I’ve been at this for almost a decade now, so for the most part, these reviews basically write themselves (what’s that? The reviews all feel like I’m writing them on autopilot? Yeah, that’s fair). Location: 5140 Dundas Street West, Etobicoke Tags burger, Canada, dry, food, fries, GTA, hamburger, Ontario, pub, restaurant, review, The Rhino, Toronto St.They were seasoned with big, flaky grains of salt that added more texture and nice pops of flavour. Not enough to save it, of course - but it that element was nice nonetheless.Īnd the fresh brioche bun was quite good (not that it particularly matters).Īs for the fries, they were delicious, with a delicate exterior crispiness and a perfect amount of fluffiness. I will say that the medium well patty is perfectly grilled, which gives it a great amount of smoky flavour. I had to put on copious amounts of mustard (which I typically find to be way too assertive as a burger topping) just to give it some moisture, and to give the bland, personality-free beef some flavour. I normally eat a burger as it comes, but in this case I just couldn’t stomach it. It’s the usual bad burger trifecta: the beef is too finely ground, it’s packed too tightly, and it’s too lean. And it’s not good in such a boring way that I don’t even particularly feel like talking about it. The Rhino burger: “hand-pressed ground beef patty, lettuce, tomato, red onion, pickle, brioche bun.

That absolutely, positively isn’t what happened here, but hey, I can keep dreaming. Who cares? Finding a restaurant that people wouldn’t have heard of otherwise - that’s a service to the world. I mean, anyone can go and review a place that everyone’s talking about. My dream in situations like this is that the burger will turn out to be amazing, and that I can announce a hidden gem to the world. No recommendations, no research, just a random pop-in. My visit to The Rhino was completely unplanned - I was in the area, I wanted to check out a burger, and hey, that place looks like it serves a hamburger. Location: 1249 Queen Street West, Toronto

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