Oh Boy Burger Market

I have eaten here a few times. I love their toasted marshmallow ice cream and find myself going back just for that. The burgers are okay, but nothing special. So far everyone has been very friendly.

Maybe an older version of Toronto would have embraced Oh Boy burger — but the face of competition like Burger’s Priest and Holy Chuck and Five Guys, it just doesn’t hold up.
I ordered a burger and added condiments. The burger was more crunchy than juicy. I also ordered the deep friend pickles which were similarly over cooked. I also ordered the curry chips, but the curry sauce was incredibly bland tasting. Also smaller things turned me off, like dirty floors — I realize it may be asking a lot to demand that floors are clean in the winter months and yes, places like the other burger places I mentioned (or even good burrito places in the city or any good fast food place) have clean floors. The table was wildly unbalanced too — probably would not have minded if everything else was great, but there you go.
The guy behind the counter was friendly, and genuinely interested in the customers that came through. Still, good customer service is the expectation, and frankly takes a backseat when the food is not great.
Corktown, and the regent park area does deserve a truly great burger place. This one unfortunately isn’t it.

Omg! The absolute worst service. The guy behind the counter on Sat. Jan. 16 around 6pm was a complete a$&hole! Insulted me, but he was «just joking»! I walked out! Stay clear of this place.

I think that the «Oh Boy» in the name of this place stands for, «Oh Boy I can’t believe that I paid $ 20 for this crappy meal».
I’m going to have to assume that those who have given this place a good rating fall into at least one of the following categories:
1. Employees of Oh Boy Burger
2. Spouses or Partners of Employees of OBB
3. Shareholders/​vendors or others dependent on OBB for business/​their livelihood
4. Those who have had their tastebuds burned off in a horrible kitchen accident and are therefore unable to distinguish good food from say… dog food
5. People who have only ever tasted 1 burger in their life before trying an OBB (and that burger came from McDonald’s)
Where do I start with how bad the food is? The «burger» was the size of a burger that you’d get in a Happy Meal, except that the burger cost $ 10 and didn’t come with a toy. It did however come with an overpowering taste of burnt meat, soggy lettuce, a wafer thin «hamburger» patty and undercooked «fries». I use the term fries loosely as they were indeed shaped like a french fry, but my understanding is that fries are usually cooked before serving.
Worst. Burger. Ever.

At Oh Boy, you will get a good burger. It will not be the best burger you have ever had and it will be far from the worst. The burger itself is always well cooked, well seasoned, and tastes like a good piece of meat. I have been getting peameal bacon on top and it compliments the burger very well. The bun tends to be hit and miss depending on the day; you will sometimes get a nice sesame seed bun and others you will get just a basic, boring, lifeless bun.
The price is a little something to keep in mind when getting a burger here. They are a little on the high side. The burger is quality meat and fresh made so it will cost more, but it is still pricey. For a burger, fries, and a drink you can expect to pay around $ 18 – 20. The way to combat this a little bit is to ask for a loyalty card which will give you a free burger after 10 stamps and will give you 15% off which saves a couple dollars each meal.
Also important to note is that they have a rotating selection of Ed’s ice cream, which is always great. It is standard price for a scoop or two, but where you really get your money’s worth is on the milkshake. Not only is it great being one of the fun flavours, but it ends up being 4 – 5 scoops for the price of two. Using Ed’s they went from just a standard milkshake to something that you will not want to put down until the up is completely empty.
All-​in-​all, one of the better burgers that you can get in the Cabbagetown area.

Burgers and fries were good, but service was dreadful. Basically ignored for 10 minutes while lone employee hid by the grill. They need a greeter/​cashier

I don’t like burgers… ever. My family is always trying to get me to eat a burger but I don’t find them enjoyable… however, I was promised by the owner this would be the best burger I ever had so I decided to try one and find out! Ordered a double bacon cheese burger and «oh boy» he was not lying this burger was DELISH!
The fries are okay… sauce is excellent, they have a homemade garlic mayo and rocket sauce that is to die for, especially if you dip your fries into it. They make a good milk shake as well.
The owner is nice and funny, if you take the time to talk to him you will definitely have a good laugh.
The décor is very nice as well, kind of an old rustic feel to it. Yes its a bit pricey and you have to wait a few minutes but good things take time and cost a bit more. If you want to spend less money go to McDonalds, but then you’re probably eating cow eyeballs and guts and not actual meat…
I would definitely recommend this place to anyone.

Sorry it took so long to update this review
I love this restaurant I enjoy the single classic with cheese and bacon and REALLY like the roasted garlic mayo. Their cook Matt and the manager Marc are a great team and the burgers are always cooked perfect and are very juicy. The hand cut fries remind me of a place I use to go when I was a kid very good fries with the malt vinegar and sea salt. The restaurant is always clean and the employees are always very friendly and polite, if you are in the area and haven’t tried oh boy burger market make sure you stop in it will be worth your time.

Interesting, good sauces and fresh ingredients. Good patty. Bread is thicker and harder to chew than at most other burger places and won’t thus fall apart… but I am not sure this is a good sign…
But slow to serve and expensive for a burger.

Hubby was so excited, he wanted to try this place.
So, ok lets try.
Cashier was on the phone texting, did not say hi until we did. We ordered, brought the burgers they were very nice and super big portion of fries, i got the curried and they were nice just needed a bit more flavir on the sauce.
We ask for 2 coffees, he forgot and i have to ask him again to bring them, he only brought one, when we told him that it was two, he turned around and said «no you just order one». I guess not everybody has customer service background: S. Then he tried to be nice, but you know when u have to be nice but u dont really want to, well that is the case lol.
Food is nice, service whatever. There are some other places to go in cabbadge town :)

Yea! Finally, OH Boy is back! Super Great non greasy burger. Go for the tasty sesame bun and spicy signature hot mayo. The aged cheddar actually adds flavour and not just a gluey slime like most. Pop by the glass bottle is a nice touch and Ed’s Ice cream is the best. I have to go back and try the fries. Good Job!

Super expensive business to be CASH ONLY!!! Had high hopes. Very disappointed. Undercooked fries. Stale bun. Warm coke. No ice. Condiments are like gold dust… Line up to use the 1 salt shaker in the place… burger very average totally overpriced and minuscule in portion size.
I can do a better burger at home.

Happy to have a new place in the neighbourhood. Not much seems to last at this corner.
Burgers are fine, nothing to separate them from others except the bun which is too big and not fresh. It really detracted from the overall burger experience. Ordering the right amount of product is not easy for first while in a new place, so may check in again to see if this has been worked out.
Fries were excellent, onion rings also fantastic.

We live in Cabbagetown and were super excited about a new trendy Burger place opening up in the neighborhood. Unfortunately, we were a bit underwhelmed after our first visit here. The burgers and fries we got were just average — not bad, but nothing to write home about. The buns weren’t toasted and tasted a bit on the dry side. The meat tasted OK, but were definitely under seasoned — just a little salt does wonders! And we could barely taste the cheese. We got the double patty with cheese, so maybe it needed 2 slices of cheese instead of just one? The staff were super nice but they seemed a bit overwhelmed and a little bit confused. Hopefully, this is just growing pains and they will improve over time. Keeping our fingers crossed!

Oh Boy should be called OK Boy.
$ 30 for 2 dbl burgers and 1 fry.
Didn’t taste bad but was very small and grossly over priced. ½ pound of fries is equivalent to McD’s kids portion.
Very indifferent staff. Asked if they had a ’ signature ’ burger and she wasn’t sure.
Still hungry and won’t be going back.
Building looks nicer tho.

Tasty burgers and fries! Ice Cream from Ed’s.
NW corner of Parliament and Gerrard.
Great addition to the neighbourhood.