Showtime Bistro

The hamburgers are the best! I recommend the Philly and the Po’ Boy. You can see the ingredients are fresh and never from frozen. The chef himself will serve you as there are no dedicated wait staff. This is more of an upscale self serve place that is truly efficient and unique.

I went to show time bistro on a Monday after fasting all day and when I was ready to order I had found out that all their top sellers were out and we only had a limited selection. How are they out completely when the place was deserted? Well I guess I’ll have to call in next time if I decide to go and see if their top sellers are available before going. #stockup

Food was okay. Price is between fast food and what I feel is a «real» restaurant. It’s kind of weird. You get sat down and given a menu, then you have to get up and go to the desk to order, then sit down, then they call out your number and you have to walk across the restaurant to get your food, and walk back to where you sat down. The food is served in plastic baskets with paper in it, you get plastic forks, and the food is okay. I got the god father burger with a poutine, my girlfriend got a hail ceaser wrap and a poutine. Her wrap was DRENCHED with sauce. It filled the bottom of her basket. The chicken was dry and over cooked. My burger was good. The pouting was alright. The tables are dirty. It was a very awkward situation. We asked for glasses of water, but got no response, nor water. May or may not come back.

Totally forgot to take advantage of the 10% off coupon — if you are reading this, remember to use it!
This is kind of a hidden gem and it makes the restaurant stand out within the plaza.
It’s the kind of place you would go to casually catch up and have a tasty meal.
In particular i am giving my review based on the jerk chicken poutine that I enjoyed (yum and has a kick!) and also the waffles in the chicken and waffles.
Service was friendly and efficient, restaurant was clean and welcoming.
The biggest negative was that the caesar salad was drenched in sauce (which we could have done without). Otherwise, the burger was decent and tasted fresh.
It’s more of a 3.5 stars in my books but I am all about supporting small local businesses. The waffles texture and bite is definitely one that you won’t find anywhere else. Give it a try today and let me know how you like it :)

Came here with some friends.
We ordered the jerk chicken poutine, the classic burger, and the showstopper (with only one pattie), and I ordered a smoked meat sandwich to go.
The smoked meat sandwich was very good.
The other two burgers were okay — the pattie was very dry for both.
And the jerk chicken poutine was ok (it had too much mayo for our taste).
If I come back here again, I would probably just order the smoked meat sandwich.
If I didn’t order the smoked meat sandwich, I would have given it two stars, but it was good. so it bumped the rating for me to 3 stars.
The service was good and friendly, and restaurant was clean and nice, but the other food items were okay, not amazing!

When we came in today (Tuesday evening) around 6:30PM, the place was empty.
I found the place is clean, and I like the décor. It is very movie-​themed. They play movie soundtracks and there is an old movie playing as well on their TVs. I feel like this restaurant should be beside a Cineplex.
We chose our table, and you basically just have to come up to the front to place your order and pay. Once your order is ready, they call your order number and you pick it up in front and deliver it to your own table.
The prices are fair for what you get. My fiancé got the short rib poutine ($ 10.99) and I got the sliders ($ 9.99). We requested waters and the server just gave us very tiny cups of water which I finished in one gulp. That wasn’t good. I should have just ordered a bottle of water.
Short rib poutine — a big serving for $ 10.99! The short rib poutine is actually spiced! The sauce and the spice of the meat has overpowered everything else in the poutine, unfortunately. After a while the food gets tiresome, as the fries and cheese curds taste like the sauce, you don’t get to taste the individual tastes of cheese curds /​fries anymore.
Beef sliders — these are awesome and they taste good. This is a much recommended item from their menu. The patties are a good size and they are very flavorful, and I like that their sliders come with many different toppings!
I would definitely come back, as I find their service and ambiance wonderful. I can’t help but name all the songs being played and figure out which movie each song is from, as they play movie soundtracks all day long. Wait time is minimal, I think we only waited about 5 – 6 minutes for our food.
Review 65 of 100

Great food. Huge sizes. Burgers are huge. Jerk chicken poutine is delicious. Also has desserts. Great vibe. Self serve style makes it slightly chaotic at busy times. Overall really good spot for family and friends. And it’s halal.

Food was good. Took a little longer than most burger joints. The staff were friendly and the women at the counter asked if it was our first time (which it was) and she helped us through the menu. I ordered the six sense and upgraded the fries to poutine and my wife ordered the sliders. My wife really liked their hot sauces that they had on the side. Worth coming back again.

I don’t know why this place received such low stars but I think it was very good. Yes it’s a self serve thing… You have to pay before ordering maybe because a lot of people have dined and dashed… But who knows? As long as you have intentions of paying for your food then you’re good!
My brother had the steak which was so yummy!!! Almost as good as the keg
I had the sliders with beef bacon which was very nice as I don’t eat regular bacon…
It was clean
Washroom was clean (Incase it matters)
The owner was nice (I think he was the owner) he did check up on us to see if everything was ok
Water was served in paper cups.
Not much to say
Parking is available
Go try it out!!!
It’s halal!

Went to the restaurant on a weekend. Ofcourse i knew there may be a bit of a wait because its the weekend and there may be lots of people but for a ‘quick style’ bistro the wait was unacceptable. We waited 29 minutes for a burger and a wrap.
It wouldnt have been so bad if when the burgers came they were good but they barely had any thing on it, nothing was like it is in the pics actually. Ofcourse i know pics are always a bit more fancier and polished but we ordered the big show and there was no bacon no onions notning on there and the patty was dry.
I woulnt really go back just because nothing on the menu appealed to me and the food and service was horrible

Horrible food burgers were dry no flavour I cook a better burger on my BBQ. Ordered a sandwich with beef bacon they charged me $ 15 and gave me literally a small shred. I can say the toppings were fresh but that’s where it ends. Would not return.

Great new place serving specialty burgers. Loved their jerk chicken poutine. Lots of movies playing on the TV screens while classic film scores are filling the air. Feels nice to chomp down on a burger with the Superman theme playing in the background.

This is great new place, the food is awesome, my kids and I really enjoyed it. Everything tasted good, except the steak. too expensive and really dry. Very clean and great service.

The jerk chicken poutine wad really good! The chicken burgers are a bit on the dry side which i disliked. My friends had beef burgers and those looked really good. Service is okay!

Located on Markham Rd, minutes away from Islamic Foundation stands SHOWTIME! Not sure why they opted to go with that name, but the place is rather nice inside and outside. With a small town Planet Hollywood feel, you’ll walk in and realize it’s anything but.
For those of you following the Halal restaurant scene this is old A la Crêpe dessert location which closed down not so long ago.
We waited 40 minutes for a table and were finally seated in the back left corner adjacent to the exit.
my kids ordered the Jerk Sandwich, my wife a Grilled Chicken burger and myself a Beef Burger. I had a bite of everyone’s and have to say I’m not overly impressed. Bland beef, dark deep fried Jerk that came out hard and over all missing that lack luster feel. Each meal was about $ 11. Kinda steep for a mediocre burger and fries.
A few observations: No paper towel in the bathroom, nobody asks which dressing you woudl like with the garden salad and when being seated — patrons have 0 clue they need to get up and order, rather than being waited on… who exactly am i tipping? Even the utensils are self serve…
Service at the counters was decent enough. They could have been a bit friendlier but were quite attentive. The prices are higher than normal, but definitely reasonable, especially for the ambiance of the place. There is parking in the strip mall. I’d recommend coming here with a small intimate group.