George’s Deli & BBQ

I love this place, been coming here for years, even when it used to be north of Bloor.
You can get a great, juicy burger with a big helping of crisp fries with gravy for under $ 8.
Or you can go to Hero Burger or Burger’s Priest and pay twice as much and wait longer for something not as good or filling, it’s up to you.

I should know her name (?) the lady who runs it is SUPER friendly, polite, genuine. I like her a lot. Similar to the George’s on Dundas it’s been sold and George has moved on (Greece I believe!?). The name remains, cool sign, etc. This location could use some renovation, it looks pretty rundown. Chicken is good; fries, gravy… YUM.

I refuse to go to the Hero Burger or the ACME up the street and support their sassy staff who don’t give rats ass, when there’s this little gem around the corner. This particular George’s chain is far better then the one on the east end by a landslide. This is the cheapest, best greasy spoon in the annex, and they don’t mess around. Chicken, burgers, spaghetti, souvlaki, poutine, salad… whatever you’re in the mood for, Sam will make ya’ something nice, with all the fixings.

We were on our way to a picnic in Christie Pits with some buddies (free baseball on Wednesdays and Sundays… so fun!), and we forgot to bring picnic snacks. What the cluck. The idea of pizza pizza or hero burger made us feel gross, so we popped into George’s. The man behind the counter was super sweet and quickly assembled a stellar picnic basket (plastic bag) for us.
Their chickens are juicy, with perfectly crispy skin. Really stellar bird. However, their sides (fries, rice) are both highly meh… but it’s not called George’s Fries & Rice… and they were cheap, so we didn’t let the extras ruin our super sweet picnic.

I usually came here to buy take out. I find the bbq chicken to be well seasoned with slightly crisp skin. The price here is very reasonable as well. Obvious you’d get better value than buying bbq chicken from let’s say… Metro… I haven’t tried their other items such as burger but I probably will next time. This is very family run business and the service is always warm and courteous. 3.5 out of 5 overall.

I’ve ordered delivery a few times from here via
The smoked meat sandwhiches are okay but make you feel slightly sick afterwards because of the amount of grease.
My problem is with the service. The restaurant always calls asking me to come down for the food when the buzzer number is on the label– buzzing and coming up in the building seems to always cause confusion.
The last 2 times the driver was extremely rude, had long nails and smelled like urine. It makes me question the cleanliness of the restaurant and food.

I have walked past here I don’t know how many times, so last night I decided to give it a try. Right away I knew I was going to like this little place. It has a super friendly family owned atmosphere and the customers were really friendly as well. I ordered the burger and fries due to the fact there were signs everywhere saying it was the best in Toronto SO naturally I was attracted to that. My boyfriend got the chicken leg combo. While we were waiting for our food my boyfriend noticed that the owners were Greek and so he started talking to them and told them he was half greek. They loved that and they began to talk for the entire time while we waited for our food. It was really cute.
The food itself was so worth the money. We paid under 20 $ for both with tip and we were extremely full and satisfied. It really was a great burger!
We might just become regulars here!

Come here pretty much every week. It’s a classic ma and pa restaurant that has great deals and amazing chicken

Sandwich was fine decent fine but not the best smoked meat I’ve had. Potato salad good texture but taste was blah maybe some salt will help. Ribs stewed meat was cooked well but not overly tastey. Just kind if watered down BBQ flavor.

Friendly, very simple burger joint. I got the cheeseburger and it was juicy and tasty, and most importantly, topped with fresh ingredients.

Had a quarter chicken dark combo with fries, gravy and cole slaw. Wasn’t bad but wasn’t great either. Small piece of dry chicken that I had to dunk in gravy to enjoy. Wouldn’t go back

Fast, friendly and consistently good. Love the chicken sandwich and the burger. During the day its super rammed with students from the high school next door. I usually stop by evenings or weekends.

Great value for money. Not the healthiest but great for what it is. A quarter chicken, fries, gravy and salad plus a drink for under 10 bucks. Cant be beaten.

My boyfriend and I love this place. The amazing burgers are homemade like those of childhood. But this time, on the recommendation of the server, I had the chicken and spaghetti. Wonderful tender juicy chicken and great pasta. Great independent ‘hole in the wall’.

Its a friendly Mom and Pops greasy spoon that serves value.
They have old fashion combos that remind me of my days during high school and university.
George’s Deli & BBQ is bot bad.

I absolutely love George’s Deli & BBQ! It has been a place I frequent religiously over the years, always coming back to their delicious homemade food. Ever since I found the place back when I worked in the area, and had a sampling of not only the chicken but the burgers too, I have never looked back! You have to go here, and try the rotisserie chicken, its delightful. Not only are they known for the chicken, but in my opinion the burgers are top-​notch just as well. Personally… I find it a toss up between the burgers here and Burger’s Priest… Such a hard choice. Now I’m just spreading the love, and I seriously think everyone needs to try this place, if not the burgers… then at least the chicken, because I’m sure you will not be disappointed.

I’m hungry just writing this review.
I lived 2 blocks north of George’s.
The first time i went in, i found home.
The place is most memorable for their chicken.
The burgers and everything is good, but the chicken — mwuah, to die for.
The place is owned by a greek family (the father and daughter will often be found working together) and it’s a piece of history. Don’t know why, but they used to have the entire wall covered with their local press coverage, but no more…
But back to food — it’s so good, that i ordered the family meal for myself. I can never have enough left over of george’s, but there’s nothing like it fresh though all the same.
My staple order was the family meal ($ 25) which came with a huge crispy moist rotisserie chicken, a huge salad (not special, but my dog always enjoyed it), a huge plate of white rice with their special tomato sauce, and a huge huge plate of freshly deep fried amazing fries. I always got hot sauce on the side. On other days, it was the double leg dinner (i’m a dark meat kinda guy really).
The point really is, go to George’s for comfort food and a piece of history. If you’re feeling like a pizza night, or a shawarma night, consider George’s first.
George’s is just one of those places that can easily become a staple meal in your home.

Great chicken and fries and good customer service. I have never been disappointed! I hear that the cheesburgers are good too but I’ve never had one myself.

I’d never really thought of George’s BBQ as a dine-​in type of establishment, but what is a girl to do when she’s really hungry and the smell of food circulating in the car just might drive her insane? Have a double-​date with doubles of her and her date apparently!
The mirrored wall at the elevated back seating area of George’s which has only a thin enough counter to fit your tray on allows you to eat your dinner right in front of your reflection. Never fear again that you’ve got a streak of greasy chicken skin across your cheek or ketchup splatters across your chest. You can now check yourself out unabashedly throughout your entire meal.
Tender juicy skin on BBQ’d chicken, too greasy fries that always somehow still manage to hit the spot, curiously square and no-​doubt frozen for too long fried fish filets, and sticky food court trays. Hurray!

I eat here rarely more out of a sense of nostalgia than for any epicurean reasoning. There’s something about their quarter chicken with fries (don’t forget the gravy!) and a pop that harkens back to the «good ‘ol days.» A time where everything was simpler and you figured that the way things were would be the way that they are for the rest of your life.
Above all else, this place is consistent. Those fries taste like fries always did in your childhood. That gravy could very well be the Platonic ideal from which all other generic gravies are produced. And that chicken? Slightly crispy skin with meat that isn’t really dry but isn’t really moist either. Merely a decent rendition of rotisserie style chicken. The comme ci comme ca of chicken, if you will.
I always feel a bit depressed after eating one of these meals. Maybe it’s the feeling that what once was never will be again. Maybe it’s because the chicken I just had was boring and I could have spent the money on better things. Hmm yeah, on second thought, the chicken is just that boring. Sometimes old habits die hard.