Burger Inn

We arrived 10 minutes before closing, the owner welcomed us in, took our orders and then served them with a smile.
The staff appeared friendly and the burgers were quite good.
I wouldn’t go as far to say best burger I town, but I will return to try the other selections.
Its worth a try. As others have said, not the most nicest looking burger joint. Its clean at least, and you’r there for the food.

My name is Joey Mann and I have been eating at burger inn for many years. Great burgers, fries, and milkshakes. Accept I had a very awful experience at the MacLeod Location.
The people that run the location were very nasty to me. In the summer of 2010, after I’ve eaten there, I couldn’t find Ice Cream Truck keys. So I looked around my ice cream truck and inside the place many times. The employee told me to shove my head in the garbage box, instead of unlocking the garbage box to look inside the bags. I’m sure as heck wasn’t going to do that. After I looked inside the place a few times, the manager told me to leave, just because she was tired of me looking. I was shocked. I tried to reason with her politely, being like a can’t drive without my keys, and she just kicked me out. I called my dad to see if he could talk to her, and I went back inside to the manager to pass her my phone and she grab it from me and hung up on him. They were so hostile to me. I was so appalled. I ignored them after and keep looking for my keys. The manager called the police on me, but I didn’t care. All I cared about was retracing my keys and getting out of there as quickly as possible. My dad came as well. Suddenly the Police came and asked me and my dad a bunch of questions outside. Then they came to a realization. So the Police ask the manager to take out the garbage out of the box and let me look inside the bags and they were there this entire time. An hour and a half of my time was wasted, even when I had to sell Ice Cream just for a pair of my driving keys.
It was very unethical and unprofessional to not accommodate for me to look for my keys. They wouldn’t even help me find it. I am so not impressed with there customer service. Ever since I had that incident, I have not set foot inside the MacLeod location. Perhaps one day I will come back, if they call me and offer me a free meal to repay for the predicament, and inconvenience they have caused to me. They can reach me at 587−889−9700.

I’ve been on this burger kick as of recent and thought we’d check this place out. It’s been around for a while and the décor is not the most updated but it works for the location.
The burgers were cooked to order which was a short wait. I had the regular burger with cheese and my boyfriend had the Elk Burger. The flavours of the burger were done well. They also put the toppings on the burger so make sure you modify if you need to while giving your order.
My only disappointment were the fries … I had asked for extra crispy fries but were told that it wasn’t possible with the fries they served. I was oddly confused by this. The fries were a bit soggy and I’m sure would taste great with gravy or in a poutine but we are big fans of crispy fries. I also ordered onion rings which were quite tasty!
Overall a decent selection of burgers and food that’s quite tasty.

This was a regular lunch-​time destination when I worked at Southland Business Park. You can keep your Peter’s Drive-​In (which only takes cash and has no indoor seating). Places like this one, and Boogie’s Burgers, are the best little hamburger places in town. Generous portions and for those so inclined, exotic menu items, make this place hard to beat. If one really wanted to complain, it might be about the off-​brand ketchup, but a little variety is nice too. They don’t serve it with an eye-​dropper; the big burly dude behind the counter just puts both mitts into the box of packets, dumps a hundred of them on the counter, and says «take what you need.» Very down to earth. And out of character with the classical music they play on the radio — I suspect at his wife’s insistence. A nice change from most fast-​food places that blare the latest pop monstrosities over the in-​house sound system so that the staff can keep themselves awake, despite the fact you just came in for a nice quiet lunch on your lunch hour from work, to get away from the noise of the office. Too bad.
Good quality meat, cooked fresh, meaning, you have to wait a bit. Restaurant is a bit rough — not dirty, just beat up — but the food is worth it. No-​nonsense meal at a fair price, nothing microwaved (sorry — Dairy Queen thinks they are fooling people by calling them ‘warming ovens” but we all know what they really are), just good food.

On first glance, Burger Inn doesn’t appear to be vegetarian-​friendly with its proudly advertised «exotic» meats. However, I assure you that it is. In fact, their veggie burger (the «Harvest» burger on their menu) is actually one of the best meatless patties I have ever had. It is completely soy-​free which is awesome for people with intolerances. The bulk is made of grains and mushrooms but you really can’t tell. It really tastes like a classic fast-​food burger.
Definitely make sure you order the fries when you go here. They’re fantastic. I’m a sucker for home-​style potato fries that still have the skins left on. Yum! The portions are pretty big so if you aren’t a huge eater, the regular-​size should be enough to share between two people.
Also as others have mentioned, yes the décor is outdated but I honestly think it adds to the charm of the Burger Inn. It isn’t about flash; it’s about serving delicious comfort food.

Cute little hole in the wall on MacLeod Tr. Has 90s interior, but don’t let the appearance detract from the great burgers.
There are so many choices of meats, and you can get your burger on a whole wheat bun. The prices are reasonable and the toppings are quite tasty.

We walked in and smelled bleach or chlorine. It literally smelled like the local pool, but after a few minutes it wasn’t as noticeable. My hubby ordered the prime rib burger and I had the poutine… I asked and they said the fries are cut there. It certainly seemed like this was true. I was elated to see they used cheese curds. The man loved his burger and I have to agree it’s one of the best I’ve tasted in this city.
I’ll be back!

Ended up here when we tried to go to Tommy Burger — only to find that it was closed! Burger Inn to the rescue!
I just had a regular single beef burger with cheese and the works on it. This thing was big and satisfying! We had rings and poutine as well –we loved the rings. Neither of us were feeling it when it came to trying any of the unusual meat patties so I can’t comment on those BUT I think it’s nice to have the option for those adventurous souls out there!
Not really the best burger I’ve ever had — but heck, they do have a decent burger going for them and that you can’t mess with.

I have been to the Burger Inn a few times in the last couple of years. My most recent visit a few weeks back will be my last. When I walked in I noticed that the only people in the restaurant were the staff. I placed my order and watched the man who took my cash head to the grill to prepare my food without washing his hands. Gross! More red flags went up when I decided to wash my own hands in the washroom. Usually I avoid restaurants with filthy bathrooms. I should have canceled my order at this point.
My ¼ pound hamburger was prepared and brought to the table fairly quickly. There wasn’t anything remarkable or special about it. The fries were ok, but again, nothing exciting. Didn’t feel all that great after eating. Probably psychological after seeing dirty hands touch my food. It was pretty disappointing. I remembered the Burger Inn as being quite good the first time I visited.
There are far better burger places in the area…

Where do you get the anti-​chicken burger? Why, at the Burger Inn of course. Anti-​chicken was the name the gentleman behind the counter had for the ostrich burger I decided to try. I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect from an ostrich. I hadn’t ever eaten one before. I wondered if it would be tough and gamey? Or soft and succulent? In reality, it turned out to be neither, or rather somewhere in between the two. It had some juice to it, but it seemed more lean than ground beef or lamb.
If ostrich isn’t your cup of tea, you could always try a pork, lamb, buffalo, wild boar, turkey, Harvest Gold (meatless), salmon, or chicken burger.
I stopped in around 2 pm, and wasn’t going for a full meal, but I hadn’t yet had lunch and figured a burger would tide me over until dinner. When I was asked if I wanted fries on the side, I hesitated long enough for the man taking my order to slide in «not even a half order?» «Alright… just a half order.»
The half order turned out to be what I would consider a full order of fries in most other places. My burger and my fries were ready in a matter of minutes, just like he said they would be. All in all, a burger, ½ fries and a can of pop all came out to under $ 8. Not too shabby!
The décor reminded me of the old school fast food joints when blues and pinks were in style (say back in the early 90s). But this didn’t diminish the taste of that anti-​chicken.

Always a good burger to be had here. And it’s one of te original place in Calgary to get a choice of meat other than beef. You wan bison, or ostrich, or fish then this is your place.