burger 55

probably the worst burger i've ever had. after hearing about this place we decided to try it out. $23.00 for two burgers and one small fries, and i was looking forward to a nice juicy burger.

what a disappointment! the meat patty was thin, very over cooked, and dry, a perfect match for the stale, drybunon which it was served. it had all the flavor and texture of a piece of styrofoam with dash of dijon mustard.

the french fries were a actually good, but the quality of the burgers doesn't come close to justifying the price.

even if this place somehow managed to stay in business, i will never go back.


-----25 may, 2014-----

i have eaten many hamburgers over my 63 years, and this ranks among the worst.

$23.00 for two burgers and one small fries, and mine was awful. the meat patty was thin very over cooked and dry, which matched the stale drybunon which it was served. i ordered cheddar cheese, expecting it to be melted on the meat, but instead found pre - shredded cheese on the bottom of the bun. unfortunately, the meat was not warm enough to melt the cheese.

the french fries were good, but the quality of the burgers doesn't come close to justifying the price.

a very disappointing experience, leaving me with the feeling that i had been'ripped off'.

even if this place manages to somehow stay in business, i will not be back.

turkey burger on a 55bunwith montreal smoked meat, accompanied by burger 55 rootbeer - delicious. best. burger. ever.

i arrived shortly after they opened for the day and the place was empty. i was greeted by blaring music and the yelling of the guy behind the counter stating the menus were on the wall.
after reading through the order sheet and making my selections i went and handed it over. i kept my order pretty basic. the true test of a burger joint is their ability to do the basics. i ordered a bacon cheddar burger on the gluten freebunwith a side of fries and bottle of water. i thought $15.80 was reasonable for a "custom" burger.
i watched as the patty was tossed on the grill and noticed that it was some pretty anemic looking beef. pale, barely pink, bordering on grey. the fries were shaken out of a plastic bag into the fry basket next. i went and had a seat at this point. close to 15 minutes later my name was called and i picked up my burger. i asked for my bottle of water and he barked that it was in the fridge. that was the end of my staff interaction.
i settled in with hopes of a brighter future now that my burger was in hand and i discovered the fries were in fact fresh cut. sadly the future was dull and bland. the fry portion did not warrant the $3.75 charge. it was served in a small takeout container. i bit into the fries, and yes they were fresh and hot, but the had absolutely no seasoning. who serves unsalted fries by default? fries need to be salted immediately out of the fryer to get it to stick. so i went in hunt of salt. there were several different flavoured salts available but i wasn't about to mess with those things.
back to my wobbly table, i unwrapped my burger and lettuce spilled everywhere from it. not fresh, green, leafy lettuce; but pre shredded, pale, borderline rotting, iceberg lettuce... i lifted the thebuntop off to examine the contents and the lettuce was all the same. for one of my 4 toppings i had chosen dill pickles. or dill pickle to be more precise. there was a single slice of pickle on there. next i noticed how firm thebunwas. this can be a good thing in the burger world. form buns tend to stay together better.
well i dove into my burger. i could barely bite through the bun. after i did i was met with the resistance of a very overcooked patty. slowly my hopes of the bright future completely disappeared.... bite of burger, swig of water, and repeat. it was all i could do to get it down. after 4 or 5 bites, thebunbegan to crumble. it reminded me of cornbread, but without the good flavour.
at this point i gave up completely and just moved back to my fries.
this is the place to go to if you want a dry, overpriced burger, in a noisy space, while the staff yells at each other in an attempt to talk. the constantly changing music, thanks to an ipod and staff with nothing better to do, is just an added annoyance.
if i am going to pay for a premium burger, i expect to be served a premium burger. an obvious attempt to mimic vera's in vancouver, this place fails miserably and should be avoided

you don't gotta eat here. you would expect a place that was so highly reviewed on television to actually try and live up to the praise. 5 of us dined there yesterday and all i can say was it was a huge waste of time and money. the staff are juvenile and really don't seem to care about food. the beef on the burgers was so dry and overcooked, thebunfor the kids slider was rock hard, and the fries...well, i can't even really equate them to anything other than chewy cardboard. one person in our party actually got, and was charged for, 2 burgers though his order form clearly only had one marked and the staff offered no explanation or correction for this error. the best part of the whole meal were the kids chicken fingers, a sad statement for a burger joint.

where's the beef. i went to the burger 55 for the first time and was really disappointed. mybunwas a few days old and the burger was tiny and didnt fill the bun.
i was very disappointed.

user reviews. great burger.buna little dry. the fries were fantastic. excellent service. will go back.

not that great... hopefully an off night?. we were really looking forward to eating here after seeing the reviews but were sadly disappointed. the idea is amazing, you pick all of your own toppings right down to the bun. it's a little place with seating outside, we sat filling out our clip board with the burgers we wanted once done we took them inside to place our order and pay. right after us there was a rush of about 15 burger orders and only 2 people working. after a half hour we got our burgers (there were 3 of us) and they were cold. we ordered one side of "hand cut fries", beer battered onion rings and yam fries. the fries were flavourless and soggy not salted at all, the yam fries were burnt and the onion rings were super soggy and there were maybe 6 small onion rings in the box. all 3 of us had the beef burger and they were super dry and burnt. the 55bunwas very good though. it was very overpriced for how much food we received and the quality. it was really too bad because we love little burger places.

underwhelming. i hope the owners of burger 55 read this, because i feel like they have a cool concept, but i wish they would improve a few things.

the joint itself is a little shack, very small, with a few outside tables. when you walk in the door, they have a bunch of clipboards hanging up - you take one, and a pencil, and you fill out what you want to order. the basic beef burger is $5.95, cheese a dollar per slice, bacon is a buck-and-a-half, special sauce is 55 cents... it adds up fast. 2 of us had 2 burgers, one order of fries and 2 pops, and it was over $25. that's way too much for this kind of place.

but, i would be willing to pay that kind of money if the place was outstanding. unfortunately, the burger was dry, despite being a little pink (which i don't mind). there was barely any ketchup, mustard or mayo on it to make up for it. thebunwas also dry, not especially soft, and a bit hard to swallow. it looked as though it may have even been previously frozen, but whatever it was, it certainly was not fresh that morning. the cheese was not melted. seriously. that is just not right. i don't want a pile of grated cheddar on the bottom of my bun, i want cheese melted on top of my burger. and the only bacon available was "canadian" bacon. the fries were close to good, but were underdone, and weren't ready until almost 10 minutes after we got our burgers. not cool.

as it stands now, i would not go back. but a few changes could convince me: juicier meat, melted cheese, real bacon, a good bun. really, a good burger is not rocket science. for now, i will not be going back.