Retro Burger

I had lunch this afternoon at Retro Burger.
I ordered the 5oz burger combo with a side of gravy. The fries are freshly cut. The gravy was hot and flavourful. The burger was good (I had mustard, ketchup, tomatoes and pickles on it). I like that the bun was soft and lightly toasted. There are free refills on the pop. It’s a big meal and, though they were delicious, I didn’t finish most of my fries.
I’d stop in again if I was in that ‘hood and craving a burger and fries.

The cheeseburger was ok but really thin & obviously a frozen patty. The fries were ok, but the gravy had no flavour. It tasted exactly like fast food, it was meh.

Walked in ordered «The Big Chicken Souvlaki» it’s smaller then every other restaurant on the Danforth! Chicken was moist not dry but that’s all I can really say! Chicken needed to be marinaded in some sort of seasoning, trying to add that oil last min doesn’t really help in the flavor of the Souvlaki. I also up sized to the Greek fries! Yep they added Feta and oil and vinegar and called it Greek! I don’t think I will be back.

First let me say the food actually isnt bad, very overpriced but still that alone would not stop me from going back. Issue was just as mentioned before, food safety. Im no expert but you cant go from a grill dealing with raw meats and then shove your hands into toppings without so much as washing hands or putting on gloves. Its just so unnecessary, how hard is it to toss on gloves. Again quite a shame as the food, despite being super pricey, is actually pretty tasty.

This place is still the sickest!!! Great people, good food, clean & thats the perfect combo for success!!! If u dont try this place your crazy!!! Never mind those other negative comments about this place, its a good place to go!!! So what if its pricey, to eat good quality food? You gotta pay for it!!!

I was craving a cheese burger and ordered one with fries and gravy. Was satisfied after the first bite but the amount of grease and processed old frozen meat plus kraft cheese. it gave me bad news. Not the freshest!

After a long Friday at work, was looking for a cheap place to get food from on the Danforth and I entered Retro Burger! I had a poutine, was cheap and good! The fries were a bit overcooked to my taste but i still ate the whole thing.
Staff was friendly and smiling!

Great tasty burgers. But to mention their poutine! The Philly steak poutine is fulfilling and will make you confer back.

Funny how through all the waiting, the fry guy can’t seem to get with the program and time your Onion rings so they’re hot when you get your burger.
Over all it’s a small place with limited seating with too many people waiting. Doesn’t seem to be as good as the other Retro Burger’s so i guess it boils down to the staff.
Most of the time it’s dirty since obviously they haven’t assigned one of the many staff behind the counter to clean.
Best bet is to go elsewhere

It took ½ hour for me to get a simple burger and onion rings and by the time I did, the rings were cold. I asked for fresh, hot onion rings and they tossed the ones I had back into the oil, so I ended up with overcooked, greasy onion rings. So, no. I won’t be back.

Sooooo, I finished my workout and needed some sustenance yeah, yeah, I know not the healthiest option… but I really wanted to try Retro Burger.
I was greeted by a short rotund man, very nice. I actually asked him what the most popular items were… he answered «the philly cheese steak» I was down for that and a cheeseburger! Yes I was hungry.
So, much like the other reviews everybody mentions the frozen patties… the burger was decent much like you would find at a typical Greek owned «cheeseburger, cheeseburger, cheeseburger» joint. I kinda expected the burger to be exactly that.
The philly cheesesteak was again nothing crazy, but it was good.
You can’t walk into this place expecting the be all and end all of burgers… like the sign says «charbroiled» and that’s what you get. It still kills Mcdonalds!

As the currently reigning duke of Retro Burger, I implore you:
DO NOT EAT HERE!!! RAW MEAT CONTAMINATION
I have always been sketched out by the fact that they prepared my veggie burger on the same grill as the beef burgers. Additionally, I was mildly annoyed that they offer a deal on beef burgers in the afternoons, but there is no similar deal on veggie burgers. Nonetheless, they are conveniently located close to me, so I have eaten here several times.
However, on my most recent visit I observed one of the staff touching raw meat and then touching both my bun and veggie patty. When I (tactfully) confronted him on this behaviour he told me that he had wiped his hands on a cloth.
Now, I didn’t observe him doing this, but it doesn’t even matter whether he did or not. Having taken several food handling courses I can assure you that wiping one’s hands on a cloth is not sufficient to prevent cross-​contamination. He should have changed his gloves and washed his hands.
I decided not to eat this burger. I also decided that I really didn’t want to have them make me another one. So I left. I think that the least they could have done was offer me a refund, but they didn’t.
I’m aware that this sort of thing goes on all the time, often behind the closed doors of the kitchen. But nonetheless I find it repulsive, and I do not intend to return to Retro Burger. I’d urge you to avoid them as well.

I wanted to like retro burger but alas this is a fast food burger place disguised as something better. I knew once that sign went up on the side of the building that started listing things like fish and chips and deep fried Mars bars that it was not going to be what I expected.
The burgers are frozen patties, the fries are frozen, the gravy packaged and the toppings of processed cheese and the usual suspects are not all that interesting. Really for the combo which is fountain pop, burger and fries the price is $ 8. You can get the exact same burger fries and pop at square boys down the street for $ 4.25.
The cheese curds on the poutine are fresh so I will give them a star for that, and the service is quick & polite another star. Other than that won’t be back.
This used to be Mr. Subs should have stayed with that format.

Was really excited when I discovered a new burger place was opening in the area. With The Burger Priest and The Great Burger Kitchen already establishing a strong foothold, I was expecting a strong contender.
Instead, I found a highly disappointing establishment.
Food: Whether they are or not, patties and fries taste frozen. Cheese is processed; once I saw that happening, my spirits sunk… there is really not much else to say. There is a Greek spin to the food, you can get poutine, but really, I don’t have the heart to write about the food.
Atmosphere: This is decidedly a fast food joint. No attempt at design or comfort, this is a get in and get out quick kind of place.
Service: The service was really great. Nice friendly, helpful people. I wish they would go somewhere that deserved them.
Finally, both my partner and I experienced a bout of gastric distress after the meal that we agreed was the nail in the coffin – never going back. EVER.