Holy Chuck, Toronto, ON

In November 2011 I checked out Holy Chuck which had just opened in the 'hood where I work (Yonge/St. Clair).  I didn't have a great experience.

In January 2013, "Anonymous" left a couple comments on that post (1) ranting about how Holy Chuck makes the best burgers and (2) calling me a "dumbass" (I deleted that one).

Time to go back and check it out again ... maybe I had a bad meal.  I was in the office today (a rare occurrence lately) so had lunch at Holy Chuck.

They have a huge selection of burgers.

Johnny was at the cash and was very friendly.  While I was eating, he checked on me (and others) a few times to make sure everything was okay.  Excellent customer service!

I ordered a single burger (with mustard, ketchup, pickles and tomatoes), fries and a Coke Zero ($11.29). 

The burger and fries were okay, not great.  The burger was a bit bland and greasy.  It was smaller than burgers at other places but you are paying for quality not quantity.  I've had worse burgers, I've had better burgers.  There were lots of fries (too many to eat) and they had a different taste .. almost lemony?

So I gave it another try and wasn't sold on rushing back.

Holy Chuck, Toronto, ON

I had read that Retro Burger, which was in the neighbourhood where I work (Yonge/St. Clair), was gone and Holy Chuck had taken its place. I'd only been to Retro Burger once (they weren't in the 'hood all that long) and I didn't think it was too bad.

I thought I'd check Holy Chuck out for lunch today.

What they emphasize is that they grind their burger in-house and it's never frozen ... sounded good to me!

I ordered a single burger, fries and a Diet Coke ... it came to just over $11.

I'd asked for mustard, ketchup, tomatoes and pickles on my burger. They forgot the tomatoes and pickles so I had to go back for them.

The burger was $5.49 ... not cheap for a single burger with no cheese or bacon. Here it is:

Considering the cost, it was small. The bun reminded me of a cheap generic grocery store bun. The burger was kind of tasteless and really greasy. The fries were a mixture of hot and cold fries, alas mostly cold ones.

Needless to say, I won't be back.

They have a challenge if you are up to it. If you can eat this monstrous burger (The Go Chuck Yourself - six patties, six cheese, triple bacon, caramelized onions and stacked between three grilled cheese sandwiches) and drink a milkshake within six minutes, you get it for free and go up on the hall of fame wall. The best time right now is three minutes. Ewwww!