What is Guk anyway? We got our first Lick's exposure by seeing their sauce on shelves at Dominion's. What's in it? Click here for the nutrition label.
Lick's Homeburgers apparently are not just a Toronto phenomenon but can be seen all the way to north of Barrie and even beyond that. Started as an ice cream place in the Beaches area and we were told that their "homeburgers" took off and the rest is history.
What we don't like: Three points... let's start:
1. There is no clear ordering process for the newbie. There are no directional signs and the one cooking the burgers just stared at us without saying a word or being helpful. A client who came in 5 minutes (yup, we were standing in front of the burger prep lady without being helped) told us to come up to the counter to order (a cashier who was not there but was busy chatting with the ice cream lady so she didn't even care to welcome us properly when we arrived).
2. The marketing (discount to Wonderland on paper used to line the tray) had no clear direction on how to acquire it. We had to ask the cashier who said she would give this to us - again she wouldn't have just done it nor provided an indication that it was in existence if we didn't ask.
3. The guy cooking the burder was also swirling his broom around to clean the place up. Do you really think cleaning and cooking match? That seems to be a health risk issue. Besides no one wore a hair net or a cap to keep their hair or particles thereof from getting to my food. Is there no law in Toronto about this?
What we liked:
1. Guk actually tasted different (we didn't say fabulous, we said different). It's their secret sauce that got their burgers that famous status, says the nice lady next to us while we were munching and taking photos of the place. The fries were non-descript. We should have ordered the poutine, that might have been more exciting (especially for our arteries).
2. The cute names like "Ring-ed-dy Dings" or Taters n' Cream's TNC would have been good if we ordered it. We did read about it though. We do like the personalization portion so we know exactly what goes to our burgers. No onions please.
Suggestion: Don't go to Lick's if you want great (or even mediocre) service. Get the Guk! sauce from the store and grill your own burgers, you're better off that way.
Overall rating: Not world class and definitely Upgrade Something [for reasons indicated above] ~ richard
