Burger Review: Giggling Tomatoes

Giggling Tomatoes.

The Brampton only eating establishment that could very well fit in on an episode of Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. You certainly don’t come here for the service, you come for the food and the breakfast specials. Order at a counter, grab you own cutlery and condiments and wait for your order to be brought to you.  Feel like pasta? No problem.  Steak? Got that covered too.  All day breakfast, shawarma, sandwiches and seafood, they have all the bases covered.

First, the extras. Walked in to a pretty empty restaurant. A slight wait at the counter as the server/order taker was in the kitchen doing something. Ordered up and took a seat, waiting for my burger to arrive. Ketchup, mustard, relish, mayo, lettuce and tomato went on the burger, and I went with onion rings (which were very tasty) to round out the plate. And sorry for the picture quality, and little blurry I know.

Appearance

The burger was brought to my table with the lid off, letting me see the toppings and the patty. Some of the thicker, coarser bits of a head of lettuce on the sandwich and not just the choice leafy parts. The patty was interesting looking, but we’ll get to that later.

Bun To Meat Ratio

The burger was served on a very slightly toasted white sesame seeded bun. The bun itself was firm enough to hold everything in place, yet airy enough to not be too chewy.

Meat Taste

OK, back to the burger patty. One thing you can tell for sure is that it was made out of fresh ground beef. It looked like a chunk of ground beef was taken, smushed down and cooked up. It was not a typical round patty shape. It was more like a bear claw shape and had several crevices around its edge.  The taste also told you it was fresh ground beef. Juicy. This is how a burger should be made. Meat flavour definitely took the forefront, and the only complaint I would make is that it could have used a little salt and pepper to help accentuate the flavour.

Overall Taste

Everything worked well together on this burger. The meat held its ground and blended well with the other toppings.  The bits of lettuce that probably should not have been used, but didn’t really detract from the burger, and the abundant quantity of the ketchup, mustard, relish and mayo, which made a nice mess on the plate, would be my only complaints.

Fresh ground beef gets me every time. A for sure, soon to visit again rating. Congrats Giggling Tomatoes!