I went once. It's not convenient for me so don't read anything into the single visit.
Here's my notes:
The Cuban Corn is fantastic. Grilled, buttered and garnished with lime juice, feta and paprika it was very corny with a nice hit from the citrus, cheese and seasoning. All that said I still think could be better. It wasn't a taste thing but a texture thing. I like my corn kernels to burst with juiciness. These were a bit soft. Perhaps a little over cooked or perhaps local corn will make it better. Don't get me wrong, if this is a good as it gets, it's fine with me.
The Smoked Barque Burger with aged cheddar, pickles, candied smoked bacon & chipotle mayo (I omitted the tomato and lettuce) was quite tasty. I find myself steering more and more towards the smashed burgers that have caught on in TO lately and less and less the "Meatloaf" or "Greek" style with fillers and seasonings mixed in. Not that there's anything wrong with them, it's just not my preference. That being said, my real preference is for good. And good is good no matter how it's done. Let me tell you, this is done very well. The chiabata bun was a good consistency and didn't dominate in terms of size and taste. The smoke from the burger and the bacon was very pleasant without being too strong while the cheese added some depth as did the pickle. I think I'll add onion in future. My only complain with it is it's slightly dry. It almost has to be as it can't be cooked to order or it'll take and hour to get your burger out. I suspect it's smoked and then held to be put on a grill.
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