Ontario's Best Burger Joints Ranked

This is it!! Southern Ontario’s best burger joints ranked!! 

These joints are ranked based on everything they have to offer:

• Burger taste,
• Fries,
• Overall menu,
• Atmosphere,
• Price.

Try them all if you can.

Starting with the best!

#1.  The Works

Set up like a restaurant, has a great atmosphere, and has the overall best menu at any burger joint I’ve ever been to.  Top off all of that with locations across Ontario and we’ve got gem of a joint that is accessible to almost everyone.

#2.  Little Louie’sBurger Joint and Soupery

This place just does so many things right, that its flaws are easily overlooked.  It offers the second best menu of all the joints, and their limited hours of operation make it something you want even more, just because you can’t always have it.

#3.  Holy Chuck

Holy Chuck has the juiciest and most delicious burger by far on this list.  Somewhat limited menu and not so great atmosphere keep it from topping out list, but the burger is a must-try for everyone.

#4.  Five Guys Burgers and Fries

The U.S. chain proves it can compete with Ontario’s best.  Although the atmosphere is hospital-like and the menu is one of the leanest, great tasting burgers keep Five Guys out of the bottom of the list.

#5.  Royal Meats BBQ

Not so much a burger joint as it is a butcher shop; Royal Meats serves the freshest burgers you will find anywhere.  If they dedicated their business to burgers only, they could easily top our list.

#6.  Woody’s BurgerBar & Grill

This Etobicoke joint is the best in what I would call an upscale burger joint.  Great atmosphere, but long wait times and a break-apart bun stopped this place from making it out of the bottom half of the list.  I said in my review that I wouldn’t crave the burger again, but the atmosphere definitely makes me want to go back.

#7.  The Burger’sPriest

Considered one of Toronto’s best, they may need to step it up a bit in an ever more competitive market.  Too much cheese and overdone meat keeps this joint from fulfilling its destiny of having the best burger around.

#8.  Big Smoke Burger

Another disappointment from what is considered one of Toronto’s best.  Big Smoke Burger has great potential, but possibly the smallest burger on the list hold it back.  People will still talk about this joint as one of the best, but great atmosphere is clouding their judgment of the actual burger.

#9.  Magoo’s GourmetHamburgers

Magoo’s takes on a family atmosphere but keeps their image and overall quality targeted more towards children than adults.  Great fries keep this joint a rank above another that is eerily similar…

#10.  Lick’sHomeburgers and Fries

Lick’s is a sad story, a once great gourmet burger chain being outdone by new independent joints that are substantially raising the bar.  This may be on the bottom of our list, but it’s still a great joint.  Competition is fierce and it takes more than just good burgers to be the best.

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The Works Review

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So I found myself in London Ontario where I was going to review Relish burgers.  I saw it on “You Gotta Eat Here” and have been there twice.  The first time was great but the second visit was completely disappointing.  I decided I wanted a change and after googling “Best burgers in London Ontario” I found The Works to be overwhelmingly popular, and Relish to have unanimously gone downhill. 

Luckily after visiting The Works I can see why it’s London’s choice, and fortunately for the rest of you, there are locations all over Ontario.

The Works is set up more like a restaurant than a fast-food joint.   Although the speed of service was excellent, a restaurant set up is not the most convenient thing when you’re ordering burgers.

The menu has a build-your-own burger setup where you pick your bun, meat, toppings, and side.

There is a large selection of burgers and you can choose from such as beef, chicken, turkey, elk, or a mushroom cap.  Instead of listing toppings to choose from, they just list a ton of topping combinations each with its own theme.  It is very time consuming to pick as there is over 50 selections, but there’s definitely something for everyone. 

I ordered a beef burger covered in peppercorn, with goat cheese, and bacon ($13.95).  The bun was the perfect density and never slid or broke apart.  The bacon wasn’t too greasy, and the goat cheese was amazing, as goat cheese always is.  My only complaint would be the seasoning as there was way too much peppercorn that it overpowered everything else.  Luckily I had a nice cold beer to wash it down.  Yes, another joint that serves beer!  Portion was average (I could’ve destroyed another). 

The Good:

·         Great selection.

·         Good service.

·         Nice atmosphere.

The Bad;

·         A bit pricey for just burgers and fries.

·         Restaurant style is inconvenient.

·         Over-seasoned meat (probably just for burgers with peppercorn)

I actually wanted to go back to The Works within hours of leaving.  I will definitely go again and try another of their great choices.  You definitely must try it, and I’m sure there’s a location near you.

9/10!