The Burger's Priest.

burgers!... I recently tried a burger place that has the tastiest burger that I have tried in Toronto.  My friend Peter raved about this burger for weeks before convincing me to go and try it for myself.  We made the drive down to the Queen East where Burger Priest is located and there was already a lineup of about 4-5 people on a Wednesday at 11:35 (5 mins after they open!).  
Aside from the fresh beef they use daily for their patties, what makes the burger really tasty is what they call "The Option." The Option is a deep fried portabello mushroom that is stuffed with cheese.  I tried their signature burger: "The Priest" ($9.99 + tax) which is a cheese burger with all the regular toppings + this giant deep fried cheese stuff portabello mushroom.  Every single bite is delicious and the cheese just melts out of the deep fried mushroom. It's quite expensive at 10 bucks just for a burger, but if you're gonna come here and get a burger, you gotta get "The Priest." They also sell the Option by itself for $7.99 + tax. They are also cash only and closed on Sundays.

The Burger's Priest
1636 Queen Street East
Toronto M4L 1G3
647-346-0617

Sizzlers on Yonge.

late night food... One place that has become my frequent go to spot for late night food is Sizzlers on Yonge. Aside from the fact that it is like 2 seconds away from where I live, this place serves all types of food, from burgers and poutines to gyros and fish & chips. Sizzlers also specializes in late night food as they proudly advertise their place being open until 5 am daily. It would also be no surprise to find the place pretty busy at around 3 or 4 am.
The reason I first tried this place was because the McDonald's at Yonge and College is often super busy especially on weekend nights when everyone is looking for some quick, tasty, cheap food to fill their late night munchies. I usually get their Home Beef Burger ($4.95 + tax), which, at under $5 is an awesome deal to grab a quality open flame grilled burger late at night (or any time of the day). The usual toppings like lettuce and tomatoes are free, but things like bacon and cheese cost a bit more. Another item I often get is the poutine (small- $3.49 + tax, large- $5.99 + tax). I usually get the small, which is the one in the picture, which is more than enough as they fill up one of those aluminum foil containers (I can't even imagine how much more a large one will be lol).
My friend Tony from school also came here and tried the Gyro Pita ($4.99 + tax), which was basically a pita with a bunch of meat, onions, tomatoes and tzatziki sauce. I didn't try this but it looked like there was plenty of meat and my friend Tony was pretty satisfied with this Gyro. Sizzlers also has fish and chips, which comes in 2 sizes: 1/2 fish ($9.99 + tax) and 1/4 fish ($7.49 + tax). This also comes with a salad and a big plate of fries and tartar sauce. They just use frozen fish pieces (1/2 fish= 2 pieces, 1/4 fish= 1 piece), but sometimes that is exactly what you are craving for!
As a late night spot, Sizzlers is great as you can even get other items such as t-bone steaks, salmon steaks, ribs and fajita's up to 5 am! I consider this place to be like a better version of McDonald's. Although it is more expensive than Mickey D's, it is a good alternative, as nothing else is usually late at night (or early in the morning). They are open between 11am- 5am everyday and are located just North of College on Yonge. They also offer delivery between 5pm- 5am. Here is their delivery area.

Sizzlers on Yonge
460 Yonge Street
Toronto, Ontario
416-966-4714

Wimpy's Diner Grand Opening Special.

wimpy's deal... Another food deal that my friend Mo sent me was for the new Wimpy's Diner in downtown Toronto (225 Church Street). They are having a grand opening special on August 4 & 11 where you can take advantage of 2 pretty good deals (only on those days):

• 10oz burger, fries and drink for 5.98
• 6oz burger, fries and drink for 4.98

This Wimpy's location is right at Church and Dundas (close to Eaton Centre and Ryerson). So if you're around the area and craving for some burgers, check it out.

Johnny's Hamburgers.

johnny's... After running into the mobs of people lining up for the free Mandarin Buffet, we decided to skip out on that and headed to Johnny's Hamburgers. Not to be confused with John Anderson Hamburgers, Johnny's is another local burger joint in Scarborough that also serves charcoal broiled hamburgers. We went around 1 pm and it was pretty busy (maybe because it was Canada Day) and there were 4 or 5 employees busy taking orders or grilling up the burgers.

The prices here are decent as a normal single patty hamburger here goes for $2.95 + tax. Clearly a single patty burger is not enough for me(I mean, I ate a freaking 72 oz steakbefore.lol), so I had to get an extra patty for $1.50 extra. I also got some onion rings ($2.05) to go with my double burger. The burger was pretty big and left me satisfied and filled. In terms of taste, I enjoyed the big juicy burger, although it would be better if they grilled it for longer to get more of that charred taste that makes charcoal broiled/ grilled burgers so tasty. The onion rings were pretty standard, but for $2, I probably would pay a little more and just get 2 burgers instead next time. For toppings, they did not have lettuce, which was kind of weird, but they did have cooked onions (in addition to regular onions, tomatoes, pickles, relish, mayo, mustard, ketchup), which tasted awesome on the burger.
Johnny's Hamburgers is a great place to grab some reasonably priced burgers that will definitely fill you up. In terms of taste for a local burger joint, I think John Anderson's is better as they seem to have more of that charcoal grilled taste, but in terms of value and quantity, Johnny's is better. Johnny's Hamburgers is a small stand alone orange building at the corner of Victoria Park and Sheppard (2595 Victoria Park Avenue). They don't offer any seats inside, but if its a nice day, many people eat their burgers outside on park benches right behind their building. They have parking available around the building as well.