Fancy burgers and rolls: Lobster Burger Bar

 

Lobster Burger Bar

For Summerlicious last year, we went to Lobster Burger Bar over at King St. The fam had a mix of lobster bisque and shrimp cocktail for appetizer, Crispy Shrimp and Lobster roll and Black Truffle Lobster Roll for mains and Chocolate lava cake for dessert.

The chilled jumbo shrimp was clean tasting, with no fishy scent, and delicious dipped in the cocktail sauce. The lobster bisque was topped with whipped cream and chives and had bits of lobster. It definitely hit the spot.

chilled jumbo shrimp and lobster bisque @Lobster Burger Bar

For the mains, apart from the Summerlicious offering, we got some items from the regular menu. I got a Lobster Burger upgraded with Lobster Fries Supreme while DD#2 got a Lobster meets Beef Burger.

The Lobster Burger had a whole lobster for the patty and was dressed with pickles, tomato, tartar sauce and cheese. Delicious. But what brought it over the top was the Lobster Fries Supreme. This was absolutely scrumptious! The fries were topped with cheese curds, fire roasted spicy peppers then I poured over lobster cheese gravy. Move over, poutine, you got some serious competition!

Lobster burger with Lobster fries supreme @Lobster Burger Bar

 

DD#2’s Lobster meets Beef Burger was similar to the Lobster Burger but had an added beef patty. This came with shoestring fries.

Things get better for me (yes, I know, like how else can this be better?!) with the Black Truffle Lobster Roll. This Lobster Roll was made fancy with sauteed onions, celery, aioli and black truffle, of course. A decent serving of lobster and the toppings were a great complement. 

Black Truffle Lobster Roll @Lobster Burger Bar

Did I already say that the meals were getting better? Well, my favourite was the Crispy Shrimp and Lobster Roll. It was not a whole lobster and there was shrimp, but we all liked how crunchy and tasty it was! The lobster and shrimp were dusted then tossed in a cajun chipotle aioli. There was a slight kick as we bit into the crunchy shrimp and lobster pieces. You just had to eat another bite and keep going.

Crispy Shrimp and Lobster Roll @Lobster Burger Bar

 The servings were good and definitely filling but we did have some space to share Chocolate Lava Cake. While it was good, there was hardly any “lava.” 

Chocolate Lava Cake @Lobster Burger Bar

Overall, we had a very enjoyable meal with good service. A bit on the pricey side but if you want to up your burger or lobster roll game, this is the place to go.

p.s. For fur parents, they have a patio area where you can dine with your beloved fur babies. They have a fresh food dog menu available.

 

Punjabi-Canadian dinner at Rick’s Good Eats

 

The Big Crunch @Rick's Good Eats

Meeting up with some friends from out of town, I searched up good Indian food in the Mississauga area. Rick’s Good Eats had great reviews so we decided to go here. We weren’t really expecting this to be a fast-food dining experience where you order in a counter. We were hoping for a more casual dining so we can catch up. However, the celebrity photos at the entrance and the availability of merch and frozen, ready to heat meals made us decide to stay. And boy was I glad we did.

Hubby got The Big Crunch (Tandoori Chicken was the month’s special) which was a double battered, crunchy chicken thigh. It was juicy and loaded with flavour, dressed with pickles, coleslaw, Tandoori Mayo and served on a potato bun.

I got the uber yummy Butter Chicken Rice. Chef Rick’s Butter Chicken won the “Recipe to Riches” competition. And it deserves to win! The Butter Chicken was tangy with a little heat, a decent serving of chicken and a good amount of hearty sauce. It was served on rice with Kachumber Salad and was perfect with mango lassi! It was so good, I had to bring home some Butter Chicken lasagna and Butter Chicken mac and cheese for the girls! They absolutely loved this fusion!

Butter Chicken Rice Bowl @Rick's Good Eats

Some of us had Tandoori Fried Chicken Roti-Tacos. The roti-taco shells are made in-house!

Roti-tacos @Rick's Good Eats

We also got some dessert samosas, Rasmalai Cheesecake Samosas. The samosa pastry was light and flakey and was stuffed with whipped cardamom cheesecake (inspired by Ras Malai, a  popular Indian dessert). The samosas were deep-fried and tossed in cinnamon sugar. It was melt in your mouth good!

Rasmalai Cheesecake Samosas @Rick's Good Eats

Reviews claim that the Dosa Burger and Samosas were very good too! We have to try those when we come back!

Rick’s Good Eats is a masterpiece of fusion cuisine. This is a must-try, even if you don’t particularly like Indian food.