The Burgernator

We did a take out here through door dash. I don’t recommend that. They might be a better location to visit.
All an all the burgers were delish and the customer service made up for it all!
Thank you Amer and family

Went there again this weekend, the owner is still as cheerful as ever, and welcoming.
Needless to say that this is still my favourite bruger joint, yes «After all this time».
Juicy-​fresh-​meat patties, innovative topping, nicely stacked buns, all contributes to a perfect burger experience.
They have different flavours catering to different taste buds, if you like your burgers sweet — try captain jerk, for spicy try drop-​down and give me spicy.
My favourite is big-​bang, because nothing can top chicken strips with beef patty!
If you are starving, you can go for the big one — the burgernator. You can finish it, don’t let your diet hold you down from this meat goodness.
Fries have improved significantly since the last time i came, now they are pretty good, crispy and soft, non-​greasy.
service is pretty fast, they are happy to give you more sauce if you need.
Go burgernate!

It seem like «The Bugernator» has lost its touch. The beef patties were over salted and falling apart. The poutine was not even done right (cheese curds not even melted by the gravy). Also I found an onion ring in my fries. Over priced burgers for a mediocre presentation and taste. The selection for combos aren’t available anymore or the menu option has changed. It felt overpriced because the meal and the presentation was poor. Mind you, my first and second time there were a blast. Hence, the two star rating.

Let’s just get this out of the way here — T. O’s burger scene is finally delivering some damn fine options, and it’s about time we catch up to the rest the world.
With all this happening, Burgernator sure does know how to throw down a burger. Soooooo good! Burgers are very personal thing though, and I can see why some of the reviews are less glowing as this one.
Had the Lieutenant, with a side of Chili fries. Patties were clearly made in-​house, fat and juicy. Was it greasy? Hell yes! Yes folks, don’t be scared. Fat=Juicy. The meat/​fat ratio was spot on, and very well seasoned. Needless to say, I devoured it.
Chili fries were ok, but nothing to write about — I’d skip this next time. I do want to note though that I had some of my friends poutine, and it’s amazeeeeballs! I’m not even a poutine guy, but the real cheese curds and gravy were top notch!
Might need to crank out a few sit-​ups before I come back, but Burgernator, we will meet again.

Pretty great!
Food is tasty, and has really nice presentation. Would recommend the plain burger with jalapeños ($ 6) instead of trying to wrestle with the complicated names and associated laundry list of ingredients.

Burgernator is still a personal favourite halal burger joint but recently the service there has been a hit-​and-​miss experience. Sometimes when the order is taken, it is taken down to the precise kind of meat (medium rare or well done etc) along with spice level to make it as personalised as possible, while sometimes it is taken in a rush and the specifics ignored.
My most recent experience there was unpleasant because I had specified the burger to be spicy and for no tomatoes (for health issues). Despite my constant repetition of the specification, the burger was dry, bland, and there were tomatoes. I was lucky enough to happen to open my burger to add sauce and notice the tomatoes.
My experience before this was amazing because they had provided extra chipotle aioli sauce in case we wanted to add more spices on top of the sauce in the burger.
I still love this place but I’m kind of scared whether my next experience will regain my love for this place or put me off completely.
My suggestion to the lovely owners is to make sure that those who take orders, especially for take-​away, respect any special requests with regards to the orders made.

I stopped in and got the Lieutenant today with a side of onion rings. I am a huge burger fan and had been holding out to try a specific burger place, but didn’t feel like travelling all the way there in crumby weather. I decided to drop in close to home at The Burgernator. I would definitely recommend to stay in vs. take-​out. This way you can ensure that the bun is fully in tact — Wishful thinking had the best of me, I realize, as this is a potential reality when taking any burger to-​go. The beef patties were good though, tasty, and flavourful which is important.
The onion rings were yummy, they had good flavour and crunch; I would consider the onion to batter ratio favourable as well. All in all there was much left to be desired for me… and if I am getting a burger to stay and eat I prefer a bit of a different atmosphere for sit and stay eating. I would recommend this place post-​bar or, if you are with friends and not too concerned with ambiance. The burger hunt continues for me.

Located in the corner of Kensington market. Not dry, not too moist, soft, perfectly cooked — these are all I can say about the Patty. I went on a wet afternoon with my cousins. Captain Jerk was what I ordered, loved the jerk sauce on it. I wasn’t sure if I would like the friend pineapple on a burger. but it blended in pretty well!
One of my cousins took the fully loaded, and one took the one with Lamb Patty, both of them were delicious and they loved it. I just wish, the burgers were a bit bigger!
The person who was taking the order had a really great attitude. He explained in details about the menu.
Only drawback of the place is their washrooms wasn’t clean.

Food — 5
Price — 4
Service — 4
Atmosphere — 2
The Burgernator is a small off the hook burger place located in the Kensington Market neighborhood. We usually stay in the Downtown Core as everything is within a mile or 2 from the core. And did I metion, that omg the burgers are amazing. They are handmade. This is either the best or 2^nd best burger in TO to me. We had the Fully Loaded and the Bazooka Jr and they were spectacular. The Burgernator sauce oozed off and was delicious. They definitely excel at burgers as the poutine was just okay.
Their only downfall was the lack of ventilation. I don’t want to smell like the food I’m eating, i just want to taste it. Its so smokey. Fix that and then theres really nothing to complain about.

PREPARE FOR THE BURGERNATOR. Two buns wrapped around a deliciously hand chopped meat filling with a slice of fresh crunchy lettuce a fat juicy tomato slice, pickles and other fillings of your choice. PEW PEW PEW wicked mayo sauces and extremely greasy oil all attacked this delicious burger. Mmmm, what a fattening day.
Okay, so we came here as a last minute decision. Entering in, it was extremely spacious. You order in the front and decide where you sit while they bring you your order, but you clean up your trays at the end.
If you’re as blind as me, the menu is on the right side on the wall. I literally kept staring into the kitchen for a good minute thinking I was sherlock holmes deciphering where the secret menu was. They have massive burgers, or they have tiny 4 oz burgers for people like me who like the plain old bun with minimal fillings and small in size. Of course, you can make it a combo for an extra $ 3! In addition, you can add a selection of sides!
The bun was toasted lightly, though I would prefer it more if it was toasted SLIGHTLY more. In addition, the meat was DELIGHTFUL, delightfully greasy. Hey, all greasy things are what makes it delicious right? My burger wasn’t dripping too much, but my friend’s burgers made it look like a waterfall when they ate. Minus a little bit of grease and HOLA FIVE STAR BURGER.

I had the Big Bang Burger which comes with 2 patties, cheddar cheese, fried egg, mushrooms and caramelized onions. It says it came with some Burgernator sauces but I didn’t really taste that.
I really liked the authenticity and the freshness of the patty, it seems like it was made fresh right there on the spot. I didn’t like how greasy and oily it was, there was literally a puddle of oil and the buns at the end were drenched with oil. The patty also fell apart multiple times and it was just a mess. Besides that it was not bad and I found the burger alright.
Also had some onion rings and they were average, but the sauce for it was pretty good. I think it was some mayo mix.
Maybe, I just had a bad experience … but I’d like to come back and try a different burger and it may be a better experience next time.

Like most fast food services you order at the front and wait until your food is made. The only difference here is that they will deliver the burgers when they are ready. Napkins and other stuff can be found in the middle of the restaurant. I know tipping is always a big debate in the online communities, but like I personally wouldn’t tip more than 15% here unless you do a huge take-​out order.
[Food]
Milkshake
Definitely not horrible. Average at best. I really can’t comment too much on it because it was just okay (easy to slurp but the taste wasn’t long-​lasting).
[Burgers]
To start off, everything is made on the spot so supposedly it’s fresh. The burgers are definitely warm when they are served and unlike other restaurants, they will fit into your mouth (no surgeries required to overly widen that jaw). The atomic burger I ordered was quite good, especially the fried crusted cheese — I would say it is to die for. The bun itself did not surprise me as it was not SUPER soft. My boyfriend’s burger was just regular lols, we don’t even remember the name (damn).
Overall this place is pretty nice, given that it’s located in Kensington Market I’m surprised there’s room for bathrooms downstairs. Unfortunately they were renovating or something so the entire floor was covered in wet paint (referring to the basement) and I did not know how to walk around it. Quite a chill environment. I do like it, but no WOW factor.

Best burger joint I’ve tried in Toronto so far.
There are a wide variety of options and flavours in terms of the burger offerings. This isn’t really a «build your own burger» type of place from what I can see, though they probably do allow for some minor customization of their preconfigured burgers. Rest assured that if you find an offering on the menu that sounds like it will suit your taste buds, it’ll be good. Have some confidence in the people who came up with the menu!
The sides were on point — we tried both the fries and the sweet potato fries. Very good. I look forward to trying some of their more special sides next time. We also tried their deep fried Mars bar dessert served with some local vanilla ice cream. The Mars bar was nothing unique, you may have had something like it before, but the ice cream was amazing for a burger joint.
You might wonder how this compares to the Priest. I’d say this place beats them, hands down Quality of food is just as good if not better, but there are a lot more creative and varied flavours to choose from here. You get all this without the bizarre religious undertones, overwhelming lineup, gimmicky secret menu, AND with much better sides (the fries at the Priest have always been a weak link to me).
Service was friendly at the cash, no complaints there. There was ample seating for a weekday lunch but there was a point when there was a lineup in the restaurant and seating was fully taken. I can imagine during dinner and weekends this place could get pretty packed — but that’s pretty much life in Toronto when it comes to any half-​decent food joint.

Located in heart of Kensington. Burgernator is a medium-​sized place with an open kitchen. The gentleman at cash who seem to be the owner was a nice friendly guy. Good service.
I had the Lieutenant which is double patty burger 4 oz each. Pretty good from the sauce to patty. Not a fan of cheese but it as a minor thing
Also got rocket fries which was a garlic, chill cheese fries and they were the start of my meal I would go back just for them.
Where it fell flat was the milkshake, it was Just chocolate milk. No thickness or creaminess to it.
Definitely a good burger spot

As soon as we settled down at our hostel, we were so hungry so we decided to try this place out. We were walking around the market and this place looked nice since we passed by it.
It reminded me much of Farmburger in Atlanta, GA. The place is small and cozy. The man at the cash register was really sweet.
They do have vegetarian options if you are a vegetarian. My friend and I both got the veggie burger called the AK Veggie 7 with a side of fries. It came out at a very reasonable time. We didn’t wait long. It smelled delicious. They fries were really good. On point. And the burger was huge. It was flavorful, but it got messy! So get ready to use a lot of napkins! But the messier the burger, the better. Hah!
The bathroom by the way was a little sketchy downstairs… I would take a friend.

I really wish I could give this place 4 or 5 stars. I just couldn’t get over how filthy this place was. The floors were sticky and the tables dirty. Tables weren’t even wiped down. This might have been due to the fact that the person taking orders/​cashier was also serving people and bussing tables. It appeared to me that they needed at least one additional person on hand.
The ambiance is very casual. Couples and groups of friends hanging out, enjoying the food and company. One or two folks coming in and out for take out.
I felt the service we received was quite poor. Initially my order was entered incorrectly and I had to repeat it three time for them to get it right. No big deal. So we finally get our burgers and boy are they delicious. They forgot two of our food items (fries and milkshake) and needed to be reminded twice before it finally came. By that time, we had already finished our burgers. It would have been lovely to get all the food together. Unfortunately that became quite the low point of our meal. Getting everything together helps to enhance the experience. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case for us! We really liked the burgers. The milk shake was sloppy and the jerk fries were just ok.
I would love to go back and have their burgers again but if I’m ever in the neighbourhood I would approach with caution. I’ll definitely stop in to see if the cleanliness had improved– that might determine if I stay or turn around and leave.

Nice spot for a delish burger and fries in Kensington market
However, its way too hot inside the restaurant in the middle of the summer. It’s unbearable to sit inside to enjoy a burger on a hot sumer day. Burgers are not cheap here so I would expect some electric fans or AC to make it a more enjoyable dining experience. And I agree with another yeller, tables are dirty and don’t get cleaned on a timely manner.
Would definitely give it another star if the inside restaurant was more tidy and properly temperature.

With so many burger joints in the city, how do you make a memorable burger? Five magical words — Deep… Fried. Herb… Crusted… Cheese. NOM! That’s the atomic burger. Got my burger medium rare and it was cooked perfectly and served fast. Had to get rid of the top bun to bite it and thank goodness I did otherwise I wouldn’t be able to finish this beefy piece of heaven. The drop down and give me spicy was another menu item I got the pleasure of trying. Loved the chipotle bbq sauce, sauteed jalapenos and onion rings.
My not so favourite thing was the poutine.
When I return (and I definitely will return) I will try another burger and ask for the deep fried cheese on top — YOLO!

One word: juicy.
I think I’ll let my picture do the talking.
I don’t live near so have only been here once, but will happily come back.

Everything here is HALAL including the cheese!!!
I usually don’t take statements like this lightly but, this is possibly one of the best burgers that I’ve ever had!
There’s a lot of seating in this place and the menu is conveniently right across the wall so you can figure out what you want to order as you wait in line.
This is honestly the best burger I have ever had. I ordered the «Drop down and give me spicy’. All the flavors included made for a mouthwatering combination.
The seasoning and the salt was perfect and the burger. The beef burger is ground beef melded together as it is freshly cooked. Therefore you can eat it with a fork at times as it slightly breaks apart in your burger. Yes, the burger patty is good enough to have on its own. It was crispy and soft at the same time. Beautiful. I enjoyed it.
Based on the pictures of other people’s burgers, I asked for it well done. It was well done and not overcooked at all. It was still very juicy and tasty.
Cost me like twelve dollars with tax but it was worth it for a treat.
Have I convinced you yet? Try this place!!!

Best Burger in town. Wow, was für ein ccoler Laden und was für ein klasse Burger. Dazu noch die Pommes. Sehr empfehlenswert. Der Preis ist auch noch top. Also ab zum Kensington Market.