Johnny's Hamburgers - Scarborough

Terrible burgers, greasy, the patties are not homemade, they are textured meat frozen in a box, the bacon floppy undercooked not any crisp, the bun a terrible and flat flavorless, pretty much the most disgusting slimy. The fries warm and mushy again zip in the crisp department the absolute cheapest ingredients. Saw so many positive reviews I imagine just nostalgia for the original owners a couple generations ago, don't let the long line fool you, total waste of time and money. Edit, I am not sure why this place has so many 5 star reviews feels like they shop out reviews via some social media company. Could it be that so many do not understand what quality homemade food tastes and looks like, just look at my pics, disgusting...

It’s been about 25 years since I have visited Johnnys Burgers and this place is still jamming! Cash only and be sure to be ready when you place your order! I see that the owners son has grown and taking over the family business. Reminds me of his old man when placing orders, too funny and great customer experience if you know how it’s goes in there, makes me laugh and brings back great memories coming here. Great atmosphere and remember to pay attention to your number when they call. Some customers get snippy if you hold up the line of your not there to order. The prices are amazing for the amount of food you get for fast food style and no wonder they are busy! It was great passing through and brings back nostalgia for sure. Back to the country I go and glad I was passing through. Good job guys!

One of the cheapest good quality burger joints around. The price had already been increased many many times but it's still way more affordable than the mainstream fastfood joints around. However, the key point is that the patty is very nicely prepared, charred and still juicy. The fries are fried on the spot with the extremely high turnover so even when we were there, the fries were just fried and the burgers hot. The milkshake is a tad sweet but it balances out the taste of the meal. I thought that I might have to order 2 burgers for 2 persons but in the end, 1 burger was more than enough. Do note that you get to choose the toppings on your patty and they spread the sauces evenly throughout the patty and the toppings were enough to cover the patty so you get them on every bite. From what I read, they are a very very old joint and the taste had not changed over the years so kudos to them for keeping the burgers as good as they were. Do note that they were cash only as of the time I was there. P.S. if you have a sweet tooth, definitely order the shake!

Johnny's Hamburgers dates back to 1967 as one of the godfather burger joints in the city. It stays open very late to cater for those who partied late and have the quest of the perfect burger. Sort of like the Harold Kumar go to White Castle movie. Many of the staff had and still have heavy accents and are bossy to control disorderly customers. Like the funny SNL, John Belushi's Olympia restaurant's Cheezburgah no coke pepsi skit. Or the more modern Seinfeld's Soup dinner skit where the cook ordered people to the back-of-the-line if the didn't properly follow instructions. I recently tried Johnny's and was glad to find that their cheeseburgers, chips and shakes all tasted like they did in my memory. The experience was even better when I was ordered by a heavily familiar accent to stand on floor dot number 3 to maintain social distancing and my serving order. Going to Johnny's may no longer be the best burger joint for the taste of their food, but the nostalgic feeling and experience makes the restaurant a part of urban Toronto culture that should never be taken away by modern development. If you like my reviews, photos or video order a cheezburgah, coke no pepsi and chips no fries and press the thumbs up button, next!

Had a real old school feel. Burger was simple but juicy, the bun was nicely toasted and felt like a nice burger grilled in the backyard bbq. Fries and onion rings were sooo good, both very crispy and salted, just right. Decor has the old school feel but not that clean and no seating. Service was a bit rough but very fast and efficient.