Raging Bull Chop House

The Raging Bull Chop House is a brand new establishment down on Ontario Street, located on half of the former Stoney's premises (the other half is now the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery bar). The Raging Bull, as you may have guessed, is a steak house, and will be going head to head with The Keg, although I don't have high hopes. Ontario street is a tough gig (as Johnny Macs, Juice, Mexicali Rosas, Cocamo, Joy Supper Club, Stoneys, and countless others will attest to) so the Raging Bull will need to pull up its socks in a hurry if it wants to be around next summer.

But, sticking to the subject at hand, I present the Kitchen Sink Burger, touted as a prime sirloin burger, smothered in cheddar, bacon, grilled onions & mushrooms, for $12.95.


The Raging Bull seems to be having a tough time deciding whether its going to be classy or not - linen napkins, but little plastic packets of condiments. Expensive cuts of beef, crappy hamburger buns that disintegrate while eating. These may just be growing pains, or they may stem from lack of attention to detail.

The burger itself was flavourful and moist, but between the patty, the onions, and the soggy bacon, it was too much for the cheap flimsy bun to take and it all came apart before I finished. The cheese, however, was a lovely old sharp cheddar, and the bacon was nonetheless tasty.

The fries were the same 'dark style' that are offered at Fanatics and the Brew Pub, and once again, tasted faintly of burnt.

Overall, a rather underwhelming experience. 2 pickles out of 5