Burgers Priest to open West End Location

[Davwud]

Announcement on FB page.

"West Side HERE WE COME!!!!!!!! don't ask for details....just know that pen has met paper. Dec. 2012."
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Bu...

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[duckdown]

I remember reading an article with the guy who owns it, who lived in Mississauga at one point and said that a Mississauga location is definitely coming in the future...

Might not be this new location mentioned in this thread but I'm still hoping it holds true for Mississauga soon!

edit: http://www.torontolife.com/daily/dail...

this isn't the article i had in mind, the other one was alot more specific on his appreciation of Mississauga but still cool to see

[Bobby Wham]

west end starts at ossington and ends at the humber river, st. clair is the cut off to the north, this burger priest will be a downtown location, not west end

[damonster]

Agreed Bobby, was really hoping for something closer to the High Park area.

[bringonthelbs]

Looks like it's official - Queen and Spadina in May.

http://www.torontolife.com/daily/dail...

[Davwud]

They tweeted it earlier

DT

[ylsf]

Any updates on the location or hints to where it will be yet?

[Davwud]

Looks like King and Spadina.

DT

[sdicroce]

My prayers have been answered; the burger priest has arrived

[damonster]

Crap, if that's the vicinity of the location. Was really hoping for something a touch more west(like my street). Frankly I don't even consider that west, although i suppose geographically it is, i'd just lump into downtown.

[kwong]

Yeah, I got excited for nothing. I was hoping they'd put one near Kipling subway station. I'd also be okay with one near Fairview Mall (although not related to the "west" story).

As far as what counts as west? You shouldn't be allowed to say something is "west side" unless you're at least at Parkdale or Downsview Airport.

[JennaBean]

West of Yonge is west IMO and isn't that how the city is divided?

[Davwud]

I would think that for a city this large simply dividing it into east and west is far, far too vague. Really, is the Eaton Centre on the city's west side?? By your definition is it.

DT

[baabaablacksheep]

I think JennaBean is referring to Yonge St being the dividing line for E and W streets (like Queen East and Queen West), which it is.

I think the whole thing was just meaning they were coming west of the river, and I think the term "west end" has confused everyone.

[5andman]

I gues BP considers that "west" since they are from the east-side ... but sounds like "central" to me

[Miss Cassandra]

I was hoping for Kipling too! Although there's already some heavy burger competition there with Apache Burger, Gourmet Burger Co and Royal Meats all within 5 minutes of each other.

[kwong]

Sure, except that none of those places is even remotely close to being as good as BP. I bet if BP opened up around Kipling station, the burger places in the area could expect a sharp drop in sales. :)

[5andman]

The Apache banquet burger w/fires and gravy are pretty damn good (and yes, I've been to BP many of times) ... it's an institution in the westend (deservedly so)

[justxpete]

I went to Apache a few months ago and was completely disappointed. I'm not certain what I used to like about them.

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[Bobby Wham]

ya Apache is one of the worst spots, along with Johnny's in scarborough

[fryerlover]

Don't forget about Woody's Burgers. Only a few extra minutes from those places.

[blueandyellow]

Great news! I was just thinking last week that BP is a place that really needs another location.

[num nums]

This Postcity article is suggesting "King and Spadina area". It seems to jibe with the FB post about the Wellington location as being "not true but close".

I haven't tried BP yet so having them (potentially) close by is exciting.

http://bit.ly/MDV6kS

[ylsf]

So according to the link that num nums posted, the place they are going to take over isn't an existing restaurant and they need to check permit/zoning issues first.

[metalmicky]

I just floated this rumour by them on FB and their answer was "Not true. But close."

[ylsf]

My bet is the old Grindhouse location then :)

[metalmicky]

He also confirmed it's not that - said i was "getting colder."

[CarNut]

It's definitely not the old Grindhouse location and they are not tearing down this building for a condo.

[justxpete]

He'd be wise to take a spot on the strip in Liberty Village.

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[Pantz]

Parkdale!

[Main334]

i believe the location is on wellington beside le select

[baabaablacksheep]

Is it really? This would be amazing as I live within walking distance!

[fryerlover]

Hmmmm.......maybe I'm not up on Toronto areas/mapping, however as someone who grew up in southwest Etobicoke, I find the West End reference so not west end. Is West End a certain area? Or a reference to West Toronto? For me, west Toronto is west of the EX. Keep in mind I grew up there, although have lived in the burbs for over four years now.

[Jacquilynne]

It's not something I find to be clearly defined -- could be just about anything west of Yonge St. and East of Oakville, depending on who you're talking to.

[fryerlover]

Ahhh, okay. Got it now...lol. Thanks. Need to be up on these area names so I know which areas to search for on the boards if I'm ever in them.

[Davwud]

I took it to mean west of Dufferin at least.
When I read it I was thinking Bloor West Village.
DT

[piccola]

I've never heard of anyone using "west end" to describe an area just west of Yonge. Usually it has to be at least west of Bathurst (and often as far as the 427). But it's true that the term is vague.

[justsayn]

I agree piccola, but it turns out that they didn't say West End, they said West Side. They were quoted incorrectly by the OP.

[Davwud]

Well not really. I quoted them directly in the subject field. Just (I guess) took some liberties in the title.

As I said, when I read it I immediately thought BWV. So I just had it in my head that it meant west end.

Sorry for any inconvenience. You may now go back to your daily routines.

DT

[piccola]

Aaaaah OK. Understood.

[ylsf]

Seems like a weird location if that is indeed the location. Not much foot traffic, etc.
Grindhouse location at King/Peter is now available but I think they are tearing down the building to build a condo at some point soon.

[bytepusher]

Reality is that neighborhood is chock-a-block with advertizing, PR, web development and design firms in all those old garment factory buildings. Combine that with all the people moving into condos on the south side of the train tracks and others and there's plenty enough to sustain a place like that. As soon as you go east of Spadina you're in a whole different universe, especially rentwise.

[Michael N]

As someone who lives on the west end, this excites me greatly -- though I have to admit, I would have been more excited about this a few months ago. My last couple of visits have been a little bit disappointing. It's still good, but the rich, smacks-you-in-the-face beefy flavour that BP used to have has been greatly diminished. I don't know if they've changed their beef supplier or what, but it's definitely not as good as it used to be (it's still pretty delicious, don't get me wrong).

[dannyboy]

praise the lord

[ThoughtForFood]

Nice. This west end snob is stoked! Thanks for the update.