Although I'm not one to eat burgers often, I do have cravings for them every once in a while. Picking up on my craving, Nathan brought me to Goody's Diner hidden away in the middle of an industrial area near Eglington and Warden. I was quite surprised to find the Toronto East Detention Centre just down the road from this little 50's themed diner. But I figured if a detained person were to escape, they would probably try to get as far away from the detention centre as possible - so we were safe.
Anyway, back to the burger.
on the menu
highway man with sweet potato fries
rhinelander with salad
a glass bottle of coke
My burger was a massive piece of work: cheddar and swiss cheese, a sunny side up egg, triple stacked onion rings stuffed with pastrami with Jack Daniel's barbecue sauce on top of a beef patty. My burger definitely had the wow factor, but Nathan's burger choice was actually the tastier one with caramelized onions, peameal bacon, havarti, and pommery beer mustard served on a pretzel bun. I haven't been to many gourmet burger places, but I think my taste buds know a good burger when it tastes one.
The specialty burgers were $14 a piece and came with fries or a side salad. Although some may consider this to be a bit pricey for a burger, I think it was definitely worth the money seeing as how a chain restaurant will sell their burgers anywhere from $10 - $15. What made Goody's stand out wasn't their creative burgers, their weekly special, or the quaint decor. It was the way they treated every customer who came into the little diner. Fantastic little local business that I will definitely be revisiting in the future!
