The Burger’s Priest

Burgers Priest is what Unilocal assumes at five stars… in the land of burgers, it’s as good as it gets. First timers are recommended the Bacon Double Cheese. It actually melts in your mouth. Other suggestions: Chicken burger, High Priest (like a Big Mac but I thought the cheese burger was better) and the fries with chilli sauce (you can do 3 people on one order). You can’t eat this too much because it’s sinfully delicious (no pun intended).

Omg. So F*cking good. Made me a Believer! (Bwahah had to. the place is full of religious puns). I never order burgers when I go out. but I saw this place on Unilocal when planning my T. O trip and the pics of cheese melting out of everything made me wanna check it out. It gets busy but the staff keep the line moving pretty efficiently. You get a number and wait. don’t let it fool you though, you may have 16 and buddy beside you has 4 and you end up with your food first (HA, SUCKA). I got the one with the option in a cheeseburger. so basically a cheeseburger and a little sent-​from-​heaven portobello mushroom cheese fried thing in it. Think of a Jalapeño Popper but with portobello mushroom. God DAMN. So so so good. Not too greasy, super juicy. Fries were good, but come on, you go for the burgs. Will be back for sure. Also, please open in OTTAWA.

This place has expanded so much now that I find one everywhere I look.
The burgers here are pretty good. But they’re getting too outrageous for me. When it first opened there was only a few burgers and an extensive secret menu. Seems that most of their secret menu is not that secret anymore and they had to resort to much crazier secret menu items.
This place mimics or pays homage (depending on if you like their burgers or not) to a bunch of different burger places. For example, the High Priest = Big Mac, the Priest (burger with portabella mushroom) = the Shack Stack at Shake Shack. While I think the intent comes from the right place, I always find myself comparing to the original and it never being the same as the original.
Overall their burgers are pretty good and the fries are not bad, but definitely pretty hyped up.

I am a huge fan of The Priest Burgers as I have gone to the Queen location many of times since our place is within 5 minutes of them both. However I don’t know what it is but I don’t find the burgers as good or as fresh as the Queen Street location. Not to mention both times I have ate from this location I got sick, my hubby got sick and my mother. The bun tasted like gasoline or some odd motor flavor. Even though this was a few months back, we haven’t been back to that location since. It’s unfortunate but I think we will stick to our original location along Queen St. West.

Came late Friday night and got our burgers quite quick. Had the California Classic which was delicious… However, I can’t say it’s worth the price since it came out to almost $ 10 without fries. The burger I consider to be tiny and I would rather go to The Works if I’m going to spending that much money on a burger. The burger was good but felt super oily and overall had a fast food vibe. $ 10 for that type of burger is just not worth it to me, especially if there was nothing too special about it. If the prices were lower, I would be more willing to come more often.

So, I like to tell people that I love burgers, and I certainly eat plenty of them when I travel, but I am sure I blushed and flinched when asked what I thought of Burger Priest. Cause yeah, I had never been. Ick! Well, now I can finally cross this chain off my list! I dragged a bunch of my friends to Burger Priest several weeks ago, and believe it or not, but it was not hard to find 6 friends who had never been to Burger Priest either! Yeah, I wondered whether this knowledge warranted more introspection — were we the only weirdos that had never set foot in a Burger Priest joint in all of Toronto? Sad.
Anywho, I had spent a great deal of time studying the menu at home, so I knew that I wanted to get The Priest because I was curious about both the regular beef patty, and The Option (their vegetarian option — a custom blend of cheesy goodness sandwiched between two roasted portabello mushrooms, breaded and deep-​fried). And since I was starving, I decided to make it a combo with a coffee milkshake and fries. The total for this combo was approximately $ 21! Yep, $ 21! WTF?! But in all honesty, I had faith that this was going to be one of the best burgers, if not the best burger, that I have ever had. WRONG! I hated The Option! It was all cheese, which normally I would not have minded cause I LOVE cheese, but the problem however was that cheese had WAY too much garlic powder. All that I could taste was artificial garlic! So much so, that I could not even taste the meat! What a complete flop! The only saving grace were the fries and the shake. The fries were fried to perfection and plentiful, and the shake was thick and not lacking in coffee flavor — in a very good way. My friends were also not impressed, and the only person that was happy with their burger was the friend that got the special burger of the month which was a play on a Thanksgiving meal — fried chicken, gravy and corn.
Overall there was no value for money, small portions, and flavors were not balanced. Of course, we are not burger connoisseurs, but we all left wondering what the hell we missed! Why all the hype?

Gluten-​free review:
This the third Burger’s Priest location I’ve been and it does not do justice to the quality of the rest. The Queen East and Queen West locations are way better. I got a bacon cheeseburger with a gluten-​free bun (this location had a gluten-​free bun while the others have a low-​gluten bun). Unlike the other two locations where my burger is moist, flavourful and dripping with delicious grease, this was dry, bland and just meh. I was thoroughly disappointed and will not return to this location. The fries, which are fully gluten-​free as it’s the only thing cooked in the fryer, were decent.
If you’re in the area I recommend walking 5 minutes to the Queen and Spadina location instead. The burgers are made better there and the wait time isn’t as long during lunchtime.

I love this place the chilli cheese fries and secret Menu is an awesome combo.
Will always we back at this place.
They can use a drink fontain.

Great burgers! Place is clean. Try the cheeseburger with bacon and fried jalapeños. The sautéed onions make the burger way too greasy, but some might argue that a burger is meant to be greasy…
P. s. They have a secret menu. I heard something about a grilled cheese bun instead of regular bun.

Had a double bacon cheeseburger. Very formidable fast food burger. Reminded me of the Habit in the states. Lots of char flavor. Loved the fries. This place will definitely scratch the burger itch.

Came here and ordered the low priest.
Generally i love burgers but I was disappointed by this one. I took it to go and ate it about 5 minutes later… it was already cold. All the ingredients seemed cheap except for the patty. This is something i would expect from McDonalds, not a fast food place that charges 10+ dollars for a burger.
The meat and bread was definitely the highlight which was unfortunate because the rest of it should be so simple
I also got a milkshake which was very think and enjoyable. I would certainly recommend this to any folks who come in there.
Another issue i had was just the overall environment, its kind of a mess with some people being called by number, others by name and a lot of people standing around. In addition if you sit down there is no room for the people next to you to sit. The chairs also have no room to hang your coat…
Overall decent food, excellent shake, bad atmosphere.

Ahhh!
We drove to Toronto from NYC and got in at about 2:30am. I was starving and didn’t feel like pizza, so decided to hit up this joint.
It was Saturday night and the hoards of drunken people were out but this place was pretty clean and didn’t have a lineup out the door, so I decided to get a burger, with two patties and a milkshake (a pretty bad meal before bed but hey, I was on vacation).
The burger was surprisingly really solid! It seemed like it was freshly cooked and was delicious. The milkshake was solid too! Overall, great place to grab a late night snack!

Cames here the other night for some dinner after class. 2^nd time visiting the Burger’s Priest, 1^st time at this location.
Love how spacious this location is, compared to the one at spadina and Queen, it’s gotta be at least 2 times bigger! It has a variety of seating styles to suit anyones preference.
I ordered the option, imo, noootthinng sounds better than a panko battered portobello mishroom stuffed with cheese: D Also added a side of their regular fries.
Service at the cashierwas nice, no problems or rudeness there. Waited a reasonable amount of time to get my order too. Although there was technically nothing wrong with my order; Option and fries were hot, The correct toppings were on it, etc. For whatever reason, I wasn’t as amazed or Impressed as I was during my furat Burger’s Priest experience. But speaking I amanner not comparingto my 1^st time here, it was an awesome dinner.
Little on the pricey side for a burger and fries, but with the quality and care they putinto their food, they’re prices you’d have to expect to pay. I will most definitely come back to this location :)

I’ve been hearing a lot about the popularity of various burger joints popping up all over the downtown core. Among them, The Burger Priest was one of many. Though the reviews were quite positive, I found the burgers for the size to be quite pricier than usual and small. If you’re spending at least $ 10 for a burger you’d expect it to be something along the lines of an ANGUS BURGER, South street, HERO, Dangerous Dans or even Licks.
Taste wise, the burger I ordered was pretty good, it tasted fresh with all the ingredients included but was quite disappointed on how small the burger was overall… looks like they’ll need a REAL PRIEST to forgive this place for ripping it’s clients off lol.
The layout of the place is quite spacious however I can see this location lack seating arrangements if it got busy.
In terms of service, the people were kind and helpful.
I’ve experienced better…

In a nutshell…
Probably the best burger joint in the immediate area. Pricier than average. Massive wait times. Limited seating. Messy order pickup process (they need to display order numbers on a big screen or something because you can’t hear anything). Good shakes. Maybe the best vegetarian burger I’ve ever had (The Option). Mediocre fries — taste is good but not a fan of the texture.

This location could not be better situated for me, personally. Literally a block’s walk away from where I usually hang out, the wholesome patty deity is sinfully convenient.
As far as the food goes, my usual gripe with burger’s priest still exists. It’s pretty pricey for an average-​sized burger. Even though I complained about the cramped, oily space of the original location, at least it had that greasy hole-​in-​the-​wall aesthetic appeal. This new place with the spacious seating, blacklight, and shiny floors makes it just seem like another semi-​fast food place with a good but slightly expensive burger.
I’m adding an extra star because they were playing soulDecision when I came by. Nothing beats a Canadian pop boy band throwback. Fun fact: the lead singer of soulDecision is the guy who sang in Armin van Buuren’s «This is How it Feels». Weird world colliding, huh?

New location! When I went, it had only been open a couple of weeks. Love where it is on Adelaide — close to Roy Thomson Hall and other entertainment centres — this is the perfect location for a burger joint.
At the Burger’s Priest, you can dress your burger any way you like so for our burgers, we tried to load up on the flavour.
We ordered (prices exclude tax):
A single cheeseburger: beef patty with cheese, dressed the way you like… the beef patty is amazing — flavorful, juicy, fresh — and the bun is soft too. For $ 5.79 for just the burger though, it felt too small. Value-​wise, their cheeseburger is a 3 stars. (A double cheeseburger sells for $ 8.49.)
California Classic Single Burger: This was our absolute favorite. It’s their cheeseburger with a ring of sauteed onions, sandwiched between buttered buns, topped with their secret sauce, lettuce, and tomato. It was delicious, hands-​down. One of the best burgers we’ve ever tasted. The buttered buns make a nice difference by adding to the burger’s overall flavour — a more warm and rich taste. Whatever is in their secret sauce should stay in the sauce — great flavours! The single sells for $ 7.39; double for $ 9.99. This burger for me is an automatic recommend. 5 stars!
Jarge shake: Vanilla, chocolate, strawberry shake for $ 4.50, it was creamy and rich but didn’t particularly stand out as a shake. Then again, you come here for the burgers. It was a 3 stars.
Overall, this burger place is great — I recommend going for their special burgers instead of going in for a classic cheeseburger. You won’t regret the extra flavours!

Really delicious juicy and flavourful burgers.
I am not one to order super heart stopping burgers in the first place (aka ones with double patties, added fried things, etc) although I am sure those are tasty! I stuck to the classic and ordered a cheeseburger which was so so so good.
Side note, I am a pickle gal, and their pickles are really good!
Service was friendly and efficient, I would definitely return!

Finally! Got to try Burger’s Priest. It has been on my food list for a while but I never got around to travelling to their other locations. I’m glad they just opened this joint around the corner from me… or am I?
Since they opened, I got to try:
— High Priest, it’s supposed their take on a Big Mac, but it’s been forever since I’ve had McD so I wouldn’t know. The burger was good tho, the beef was flavourful.
— California Style, 2 patties with grilled onions. A simpler version but still good. I’d prefer this over their bigger burgers.
The burgers were filling but they were extra greasy and messy.
— Peter’s Denial, fried chicken with corn and gravy. I’m a sucker for fried chicken. This was one of the more affordable options and it was pretty good! Messy but lots of flavour.
— fries, it’s pretty simple and cooked well. They can get soggy.
— coffee milkshake. I’d go there just for this :)
The space is big with lots of seating plus the aisle is wide to accommodate the people ordering and waiting. Service is quick, depending on when you go… although I haven’t been during the lunch rush.
Overall, Burger’s Priest is a good option if you’re craving some greasy food. I’m glad and also afraid that it’s so close to me — I’ll be fat and broke in no time. I can’t give them the full marks cuz the price can get ridiculous for a burger/​combo.
4 stars

Today was their «trial» opening. «Training exercise», they called it. Officially, they open tomorrow for lunch.
There were several different menus to order from, but you had to stick with the one menu that was given to you.
We had the California Classic and the Pope. Both double patties. Damn that was good.
These are the best burgers I’ve had in the city. The beef is moist and flavourful. It’s loosely packed and it stays so juicy. We are huge fans of the Queen West location, the original location is just too far east for us.
We also had two orders of fries, a pop, and a root beer float. Loved it!!!
Come check out the new location! So much more seating! Open late, giving Burrito Boyz a run for their money!