Casa Domenico

Casa is the first of the 'Posh' restaurants on the list. The Posh designation is relatively arbitrary, but it's usually going to apply to places that only have burgers on their lunch menus, have cloth napkins, and you feel a bit self conscious wearing jeans to.

Casa Domenico may be the finest restaurant in Kingston and is certainly one of my favourite places to eat. I was therefore delighted to find they had a burger on their lunch menu, and got to try it one gorgeous sunny Saturday afternoon on their patio.


The burger can be found under the 'Panini' section on the menu, which raised some rather philosophical questions about the difference between a burger and a sandwich. This burger definitely blurs the line between the two, and, in my opinion, actually edges a little bit towards the sandwich side. Really, the only difference between this 'panini', and the other two on the menu, was that this was made with a ground beef patty, instead of a chicken breast or assorted italian cold cuts. (As an aside, all three paninis are delicious). There was nothing distinctly hamburger-y about this, but that doesn't take away from how good it was.

The Casa Burger is made from Angus beef, topped with caramelized onions, roasted tomatoes, aged cheddar, truffled chevril mayonnaise, and comes with pecorino fries. It was every bit as delicious and fancy-pants as its sounds. The patty was moist without being greasy, the tomatoes were incredibly flavourful, and the onions, cheese, and mayonnaise all melted together into a saucy deliciousness that got all over the place. The bun - grilled but not crunchy - was a square ciabatta which once again left superfluous bread corners outside of the patty. But, the aforementioned melty-sauce helped with that issue.

The fries were very skinny 'frites' style, well seasoned with herbs and cheese. Also delicious.

At $15, this may be the most expensive burger in town, but it totally earns the price tag. 4.5 out of 5 Pickles.