The Classic
$14Double smash, American cheese, CHAR sauce, dill pickles, white onion. The one that started it all.
Bestseller
Toronto's Smash Burger Spot
Built on
Built on
the griddle.
Two smashed patties. Crispy lace edges. Six housemade sauces. No shortcuts.
3 Toronto Locations
300,000+ Served
Open Daily
Signature burgers
Every burger starts with fresh Ontario beef, smashed hard on a 450° griddle. The crispy, lacey edges aren't optional — they're the whole point.
The Spicy Stack
$18Triple smash, pepper jack, pickled jalapeños, chipotle mayo, housemade coleslaw.
Hot
The Truffle
$17Double smash, aged white cheddar, truffle aioli, baby arugula, crispy shallots.
Chef's Pick
The Method
The smash is everything.
We take a ball of fresh Ontario beef and press it hard against a 450-degree cast iron griddle. The Maillard reaction does the rest — you get a thin, intensely flavoured patty with edges that shatter when you bite them.
No fancy equipment. No secret ingredient. Just temperature, pressure, and timing done right.
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Fresh Ontario beef 80/20 blend, never frozen, ground daily in-house
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450° cast iron griddle The only temperature that creates the crust
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The smash Hard, flat, fast — this is where the magic happens
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Six housemade sauces Mixed and bottled in-house every morning, no exceptions
CHAR by the numbers
- 300,000+ Burgers served
- 3 Toronto locations
- 6 Housemade sauces
- 2021 Founded, Queen West
As Seen In
Press and reviews
"The best smash burger in Toronto. Full stop."
— Toronto Life, Best New Restaurants 2022
"CHAR has figured out what so many burger spots haven't — restraint. Let the beef speak."
— Globe & Mail Food Section
"Those crispy edges. We've been thinking about them for a week."
— BlogTO, Top 10 Burgers
Come hungry.
Leave obsessed.
Three locations across Toronto. Open seven days a week.