The Burnt Tongue is a cozy restaurant with a few locations in Hamilton, Ontario.

The focus is on comfort food consisting of soups, burgers, salads, fries, and sandwiches.

Hamilton is a sui generis city, called the Hammer by locals and Steel Town by outsiders. Hamilton is the waterfall capital of the world with more than 100 waterfalls. Hamilton has a rich past, vibrant culture, and nature surrounding it. The urban feel is unique, the arts scene is pulsating and authentic with a vibrant downtown.

The City that gave us Tim Horton’s has a bustling food scene with incredible restaurants.

The founders of The Burnt Tongue wanted to create a chain of restaurants in Hamilton known for delicious soups and burgers. Everything about the restaurant is to create a casual and comfortable environment. The focus is on bringing food and hospitality together by providing healthy and delicious food.

The Burnt Tongue that we visited is located at 10 Cannon Street East.

We order at the counter. A single classic burger, a single deluxe burger, fries, and a Coke. The service is friendly and they bring the food to your table. I do sense an extra serving of warmth that is ingrained in the culture.

The burgers are delicious and outstanding. This is comfort food at its best. The ingredients are fresh and all the ingredients are locally sourced.

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The Acoustic Grill is a cozy, rustic-looking tavern offering a pub-grub menu and live acoustic music. The ‘music is acoustic and the burgers rock’ is their motto. The Acoustic Grill is located on a quaint street at 172 Picton Main St in Downtown Picton behind the historic Master Feeds Building.

Steve Purtelle and Jenny Leigh have been serving the best burger in Canada since 2006. The small stage in the restaurant showcases talented local and traveling musicians.

Steve always wanted to open a restaurant and talked a lot about it. He loves food, beer, and serving people. He finally opened The Acoustic Grill. The aim of the restaurant is to provide simple-great food, prepared fresh with a beer, or a glass of wine and served with a smile.

We decide to eat inside the restaurant. The interior of the restaurant showcases the illustrious past of the old feed mill.

We sit at the bar and are greeted by the friendly bartender. I have a glass of Rosehall Run, Chardonnay, and Debbie the house special cocktail.

The Acoustic Jam Burger is the house specialty. The Burger is made in-house and consists of 7 oz. hand-pressed Angus beef patty on a pastry house bun. The garnishes are fresh tomato, green onions, horseradish mayo, roasted corn salsa, and caramelized onions on a grilled bakery bun. It comes with a huge portion of fries.

A burger needs to be celebrated if it remains simple, well made and with the right amount of ingredients. The Acoustic Jam Burger fuses texture and taste and throws this salty, sour, and sweet with the right amount of crunch at you. The meat melts in your mouth and every ingredient is in the right amount. The burger is stable and matches the bun in size and nothing is pushed out to the end. Coke is the perfect drink with the burger.

The burger at Acoustic Grill is the best in Canada. The service and the atmosphere are great and I highly recommend this place when you visit Prince Edward County.

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Resto Bar, Montreal Poutine has the best Poutine in Montreal. The chill spot for Quebecois pub grub & local beer is located at 181 Rue Saint-Paul E, Montreal.

Poutine emerged in Quebec in the late 1950s and is a dish consisting of French fries, cheese curds topped with brown gravy. Restaurateur Fernand Lachance of Le Cafe Ideal put it on the menu in 1957 consisting of French fries, cheese curds, and gravy to keep it warm. Jean-Paul Roy the owner of Le Roy Jucep has the copyright registration certificate as the inventor.

La Banquise and Burger King started serving Poutine in the 70s and 80s. In the restaurant industry, chefs would make it to feed their staff.

Poutine took off with Walhburgers, Arby’s, Mary Brown’s, Harvey, and a whole bunch of fast-food restaurants offering it. In the US,  they were called disco fries in New Jersey as a late-night dinner after going to the disco and became popular in New Orleans. In Japan, Korea, Russian, and the UK it is called Raspoutine. Poutine is celebrated in various festivals in Quebec.

At the hotel and various restaurants, I asked the staff what is the best place to have poutine. Everyone said try Montreal Poutine in Old Montreal. Montreal is famous for bagels and smoked meat sandwiches.

Along with Debbie, Jean, and local Chloe, we head to the Gastro Bar.

Up the stairs and to this nice quaint room.  It has a laid back cool vibe.

We are given menus.

We order the regular, smoked meat, fried onions, and chicken. We all split it evenly and it is tasty. The fries are crisp. The cheese is from a different world. The gravy is delicious and not made from powder. The flavors are there.

The food is tasty. The portions are healthy. Chloe who is a local agrees the poutine is amazing. As the dishes show the girls liked it and that is what matters. I strongly recommend visiting this restaurant in Old Montreal to taste its offerings.

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