REVIEW - The Burger's Priest

The Burger's Priest is something that I have wanted to try for a long time, I have heard nothing but good things from Toronto people, even that dork John Catuchi went there on "You Gotta Eat Here."  I went to a matinee Blue Jays game a couple of days ago (which they lost in quite disappointing fashion), and there is a location within walking distance of SkyDome Rogers Centre.  So I braved the insanity that is downtown Toronto (seriously with all the construction going on it looks like fucking Dresden circa 1945) to check it out.  At first when I heard the name "The Burger's Priest" I thought these guys were big Judas Priest fans, but no, they are owned by Jesus freaks.  There is what I think are Bible quotes on the wall, and there is a bunch of hour long Jesus videos on their website, the place is even closed on Sunday.  Religion isn't really my cup of tea, but to each their own, as long as you aren't cramming it down peoples throats or are part of the evangelical religious right then you're OK with me!

Speaking of their website, when I was checking it out, they have a "secret menu" that you needed to answer a friggin Bible question to access (the answer is 370 days btw) so I felt kind of important ordering from this secret menu at the store... obviously everyone and their uncle knows about this secret menu and I am not important at all.  I did some crowd sourcing on Twitter, and two people I trust very much with fast food decisions told me to try the "Vatican City" (again with the bloody religious shit) off the secret menu.  Which was a double cheeseburger but had two grilled cheese sandwiches instead of a bun. 

Sorry for the blurriness of the picture, I always feel like a massive d-bag taking a picture of my food so I snapped it pretty quickly.  What a mess of delicious Kraft Single processed cheese goodness this was.  I love me some cheeseburgers and this was as cheesy as most of my jokes.  The beef was fresh, and it was cooked on a flat-top griddle as opposed to BBQ, I like this method better as you get a nice crust on the burger and the juices don't escape into the grille.  As for the toppings it was all traditional stuff - lettuce, tomato, onion, ketchup and mustard.  I am all for fancy burgers with crazy toppings like you get at The Works or Chuck's (local place here in Hamilton), but simple ingredients done right always goes over well, it's hard to fuck up what has worked for decades in the cheeseburger game.  I would compare The Burger's Priest to Five Guys, both are pretty much the same idea with the burgers cooked the same way and similar toppings... Five Guys has no grilled cheese buns though!  As for the price... I think Jesus himself would agree that they should lower their prices.  I was warned about the price before hand and told to skip getting fries - the Vatican City burger and a can of Dr. Pepper was a whopping $15, without fries I was expecting to pay around $10, but $15 is a little steep.  The burger was very filling, so I didn't need the fries, I would have felt sorry for my fellow GO Bus passengers for destroying the bathroom on the way back to Hamilton if I ate anymore  Despite the price, I would most definitely return the next time I am in Toronto, or if they ever decide to expand to The Hammer.