Great Burger Kitchen: Poutine and Gourmet Burgers in Toronto

Great Burger Kitchen is located in Toronto’s east end at Jones and Gerrard. It’s considered one of Toronto’s best burger restaurants. Located in Toronto’s Leslieville neighbourhood, Great Burger Kitchen specializes in burgers, poutine and onion rings.

Great Burger Kitchen

The owners of Great Burger Kitchen are Ted Koutsogiannopoulos, of Wine Bar, and Jim Grontis, of Johnny G’s on Parliament. The duo dreamed up the popular Toronto burger restaurant and tell Dobbernationloves about the genesis of Great Burger Kitchen:

“One day we were having that – if you were stranded on a desert island conversation; you know the one – if you were stranded on a desert island and could only have one meal, every day, for the rest of your life, what would it be?”

They continued, “Well, turns out to be burgers and fries all round. Yes, we also discussed how unlimited toppings and variations wouldn’t be accessible on a desert island, but in the end, we decided to heck with the logistical problems! We felt hypothetical scenarios are not weighed down by logistics (plus we were hungry). We asked ourselves, if we all ended up on the desert island together, with burgers and fries and unlimited toppings for each, exactly what kind of burger and what type of fries would we want?”

They obviously wanted the best, healthy, fresh, and yummy burger on earth. Like the kind you’d make at home if you had all the time in the world and all the ingredients to make it great.

Great Burger Kitchen Menu

Great Burger Kitchen prepares all of its burgers with naturally raised beef grown in Ontario. All burgers at the restaurant are served on organic buns by Brick Street Bakery. All dishes at the restaurant are served in retro steel trays, lined in red and white checkered wax paper.

While Toronto’s burger world is most certainly reaching its saturation point, Great Burger Kitchen certainly gives us something to get excited about.

Ontario Beef Burgers

Burger lovers can upgrade to hormone and antibiotic free beef patties.

Classic Burger: lettuce, tomato, red onion, ketchup mustard & pickles
Voodoo Burger: tomato salsa, spicy mayo, guacamole, balsamic onion & lettuce
Greek Burger: feta, tomato, lettuce, red onion, & tzatziki
Riverdale Burger: honey mustard, tomato, lettuce, red onion GBK sauce & swiss cheese
Great Burger: double burger, cheddar, bacon, lettuce, tomato mustard, ketchup & GBK sauce
Tasty Burger: topped with pulled bbq pork, swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato, BBQ sauce & pickles

Onion Rings at Great Burger Kitchen in Toronto.

Other Burgers

Great Burger Kitchen is one of the best places in Toronto to enjoy vegetarian and vegan friendly Beyond Meat Burgers.

Chicken Burger: balsamic fried onions, roasted red peppers, lettuce, roasted garlic aioli
Danforth Chicken: feta, tomato, lettuce, red onion & tzatziki
Inferno Veggie Burger: 1/4lb original BEYOND BURGER plus jalapeno, hot banana peppers, chipotle mayo, lettuce, tomato & brie cheese
Ultimate Veggie Burger: 1/4lb original BEYOND BURGER plus guacamole, GBK sauce, tomato, roasted red peppers, sautéed mushroom served on a lettuce bun
Pulled Pork Burger: classic homestyle pulled pork & BBQ sauce

Fries Poutine & Rings

Onion Rings: thick steak-cut golden fried onion rings
Fries: hand cut, double cooked crispy golden fries
Poutine Italienne: sausage, mozzarella, roasted red peppers and parmesan cheese
Ontario Poutine: bacon, onion, cheddar & gravy
Montreal Poutine: cheese curds & gravy
Greek Poutine: feta cheese & GBK house dressing
BBQ Chicken Poutine: crispy chicken, BBQ sauce, bacon, cheddar cheese & gravy
Great Hog Poutine: BBQ pulled pork, bacon, breakfast sausage, chopped pickle, cheese curds & gravy
Extreme Cheese Poutine: Ontario cheese curds, cheddar cheese, Swiss cheese & gravy
Pulled Pork Poutine: BBQ pulled pork, cheese curds & gravy
Mushroom Swiss Poutine: sautéed mushrooms, swiss cheese & gravy
Inferno Poutine: sausage, jalapeno cheese, hot peppers, spicy mayo & gravy

Really excited to eat at Great Burger Kitchen!

Toppings & Sides at Great Burger Kitchen

Extra Toppings ($0.65): guacamole, balsamic fried onions, sautéed mushrooms, tomato salsa, tzatsiki, roasted red peppers, roasted garlic aioli, chipotle mayo, sour cream
Add Cheese ($1.95): brie / blue / aged cheddar / feta / swiss / jalapeno-jack
Add Bacon ($1.95): Canadian strip bacon
Free Standard Toppings: GBK sauce, ketchup, mustard – french’s, dijon, honey mustard, mayo, hot sauce, tomato, lettuce, pickles, red onion, sweet relish, hot peppers, jalapeño