Tir Nan Og

Oh Tir Nan Og, I take back almost every bad thing I've said about you. Except maybe the kilts you make your waitresses wear. That's kinda ridiculous.

The Tir Nan Og is located on the ground floor of the very historic Prince George Hotel, which stopped being a hotel sometime after it caught fire. Remarkably, despite its building woes and repeated changes in ownership, the 'Nog has remained where it is and what it is, catering to the tourist crowd in the summer and students attempting to sing karaoke in the winter. (Yes, karaoke. Thursday nights. It's ....interesting...).

The Tir Nan Og is actually part of a chain of pubs, including Darcy McGees and Fionn MacCools, so their menu is dictated to them by higher-ups. Sometimes this leads to interesting and awesome menu items, sometimes it leads to lazy chefs. Here, it led to one fantastic burger.

This is an 8oz prime rib burger. It was well seasoned, well packed, and nicely grilled. The bun was also grilled, was soft, and held together well. The veggies were fresh. The cheese was real. The pickle slices were big and proper briney dill pickes. The onions were seasoned and lightly deep fried making them both sweet and crispy - easily picked off, but really, better left on. And yes, that is a tiny pickle on the top. The fries were big honking chips - crispy and salty outside, fluffy inside. Awesome. The whole thing was just awesome.

This adventure is not about finding the best burger in Kingston, it's about discovering what makes a great burger. This is a great burger. Take note.

$11.49, cheese, bacon, mushroon $1.25 extra. Sweet potato fries $2.99, chowder/caesar salad $1.99. They have a veggie burger too, but who cares.

5 out of 5 pickles.