Retro Burger

This is a great junk food place! I go cause its nearby but they have some pretty good poutine, burgers and hot dogs. Don’t get the milkshakes! They are very friendly at this place, I always tip them just from their kindness. Their gravy is also nice and thick with actual cheese curds. It’s a fast food place, I think if you like Harveys than you will like this. But it’s better cause it’s 50’s themed and they have heart.

I was hoping to find a better cheap burger place than Harry’s Drive In, so I came here today to check this place out, as Retro Burger has cheap burgers as well.
The place wasn’t busy in the late afternoon. It is a small place, a few seats, but most of their customers are take-​out customers.
We tried their 5 oz burger with fries combo, and had a beef hotdog as well. Total came up to approx $ 13.
The burger was good. It tasted better than the Real McCoy burger. It did not have that frozen patty taste, the size was good. It is a good portion, as the patty was 5oz. Burger was cheap and it tasted good.
Hotdog was good too, quite tasty, and it only cost about $ 3.50. I just wish the bun was smaller, but just a-​ok.
Fries could have used a bit more salt. Their gravy was a bit bland too.
Over-​all not too bad to go for a quick bite. Food was ready in only 5 mins.
Review 53 of 100

Had the burger with cheese and a hot dog. Burger was good, service was good but the hotdog wasnt to great. i would go here again, definitely a better alternative to a fast food joint like Harvey’s etc…

Tasty burger, overflowing with toppings, o yah! This was waiting for me in Scarboro when I visited. And these guys are fast, wow. In just a few minutes I was asked what I wanted for toppings, all the usual which were fresh and good. Nice thick patty and soft white bun accompanied by thick chunky fries overflowing in their cardboard tray. I went for the standard 5 oz cheeseburger combo but some of their other items looked interesting like the Philly steak sandwich, and the $ 3.99 milkshake, mmmmmm, maybe next time. I’m not sure of a stand-​out favourite akin to the legendary voluptuous onion rings served up at what we used to affectionately call ‘Harry’s Lube’ up on Lawrence and Kennedy, but there could be, only a matter of time to figure it out. I’ll be back!

Not a bad place if you wanna keep it simple. The Greek burger and the Greek salad with chicken are all good choices. Just not great.

For old school burger and fries, this place rocks.
They claim the burger was 5oz. but it seemed much larger than that.
Well prepared burger all the toppings were fresh cook was very friendly.
And the fries, so many so well cooked. Excellent fries. Also had the gravy and they do a mighty fine gravy.
I’ll definitely be back to Retro, they are among the top old school burger places I been and I’ve been to plenty.

Small but cozy. Really has that retro feel with décor but I like it, something you see from 50’s burger shop. I went with a 5oz burger, filling thou 8oz would been nice option.
Still have to come back for the Philly cheese

I stopped in last week for lunch. I got the 5oz bacon cheese burger, fries, and a Pop.
First up the fries, fresh cut, and they could not have fit more fries in the box. They were already falling out onto the tray, The burger was quite tasty, lots of bacon and it was juicy and hot. The pop, cans of pepsi products. I will go back, they have wings, and I’m always looking to try new wings, and I also want to try the Poutine. They have a few tables and chairs, but seating is limited to about 4 tables that can seat about 8, as well as a counter with 4 seats.

Very nice and inviting atmosphere. Got the Philly steak, and it was amazing. They also have deep fried Mars bars! Didn’t try it, but will definitely go back.

Philly cheese steak is the item someone told me to try from here and I’ve never looked back. Love this sandwich especially spicy. It’s the best. One of my coworkers suggested the Greek fries but I’ve yet to try it cause when you add that with the sandwich it adds up. That’s the only thing I have to criticize about this place. The prices are high.

Location is a little out of the way and the parking is hard but the place itself is very friendly and the food is great.
I wandered in and ordered the Philly and it was great. Sauce was very interesting. A little more pricey for burgers and fries but I would say that it is worth it.

I ate here before when it was the previous owner and this place rocked.
Saw the new sign go up a couple years ago and figured they just cleaned up their act. Traveling into Scarborough with my Redneck steak eating finicky Felix buddy. Figured this would be a good place to chow down and not have to hear about it for weeks about how i forced him to eat somewhere again.
Gotta say he never had his mouth empty to complain.
He had their signature Steak & Cheese with fries and couldn’t finish it. He was a very happy camper.
I decided to check out their burger with cheese and bacon with onion rings. Substituted for Swiss. Pretty tasty stuff. Lots of topping choices. Chewy bun, fresh ingredients. Really filling burger. The onion rings were out of this world. Fairly sizable crispy chewy batter with good sized onion in them. A huge helping to boot.
Top notch
Service fast, friendly, helpful.
Place really nice and clean unlike the previous establishment.
Definitely gonna hit this joint again soon.

I’ve eaten here a few times while working in the area and I can say I am a real fan. The staff have always been friendly and patient while we make up our minds about what to order and get distracted chatting with each other. The fact alone that the cashier will engage in conversation with you sets the service miles ahead of Burger King. I usually get the veggie burger (which is so delicious that I can almost guarantee it’s cross contaminated with real meat juice). It’s a large burger and pretty juicy for a fake patty. The real star, though, is the poutine. As much as I tell myself every time I am not going to get it I always do. It is the only place in Toronto I have had squeaky curds. And not just once. Every time. I’ve been to the two major poutine chains and neither have ever served me squeaky curds. Retro totally wins. Minus one star because it costs a little more than I like to pay for a burger and fries but hey nobody is perfect. If you’re into beef burgers, though, there seems to be a special every day for 2.99 or something like that.