Gold Winner Darrell’s Restaurant Silver Winner Cheese Curds Gourmet Burgers + Poutinerie, Woodside Bronze Winner Battery Park Beerbar & Eatery There are plenty of burgers in Halifax with peanut butter on them, but there’s only one Peanut Butter Burger. “It’s my little hero, I don’t know what else to say. I never thought the burger […]
Darrell’s Restaurant
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Best Milkshake
Gold Winner and Hall of Fame Inductee Darrell’s Restaurant Silver Winner The Chickenburger Bronze Winner Ardmore Tea Room There are a lot of milkshakes coming out of the Darrell’s kitchen—we’re talking upwards of 35,000 a year, on average. So, while owner Dan Joseph was tickled to hear of yet another gold win—and this Hall of […]
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Best Milkshake
Gold Winner Darrell’s Restaurant Silver Winner The Chickenburger Bronze Winner Ardmore Tea Room Your love is better than ice cream, according to Darrell’s boss man Dan Joseph, who’s been perfecting those thicker-than-all-get-out shakes for a quarter century and change. He says hearing positive feedback from customers is what he works for even 26 years in. […]
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Best Burger
Gold Winner Darrell’s Restaurant Silver Winner Ace Burger Co. at Battery Park Beerbar & Eatery Bronze Winner Cheese Curds Gourmet Burgers and Poutinerie This year, Dan Joseph and his staff at Darrell’s conducted a sort of experiment: They didn’t ask their customers and loved ones to vote for them. “Normally, we really put a push […]
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Best Burger
Gold Winner Darrell’s Restaurant Silver Winner Ace Burger Co. (now part of Battery Park Beerbar & Eatery) Bronze Winner Cheese Curds Gourmet Burgers + Poutinerie, Woodside “What’s the big deal? Can’t you just make a hamburger at home and spread peanut butter on the bun?” asks your unenlightened friend. “No! It’s not the same,” you […]
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Best Milkshake
Gold Winner Darrell’s Restaurant Silver Winner The Chickenburger Bronze Winner Ardmore Tea Room Darrell’s milkshake brings all the gold to the yard, and it’s easy to see why. They’re great with a burger, but since they’re so thick the straw stands up in the glass, they’re basically a meal on their own. That’s acceptable, right? […]
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Best Milkshake
Gold Winner Darrell’s Restaurant Silver Winner The Chickenburger, Bedford Bronze Winner Krave Burger “It doesn’t surprise me that it happened, and I’m really happy that it’s happened,” says Darrell’s owner Dan Joseph, as his burger reclaims its gold status after four years of silver and bronze awards. Even better is that the win comes just […]
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Best Burger
Gold Winner Darrell’s Restaurant Silver Winner Ace Burger Co. Bronze Winner Krave Burger “It doesn’t surprise me that it happened, and I’m really happy that it’s happened,” says Darrell’s owner Dan Joseph, as his burger reclaims its gold status after four years of silver and bronze awards. Even better is that the win comes just […]
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Gobblefest: 11 Thanksgiving dinners to try
Cousin’s Restaurant Every dinner at Cousin’s feels like a family dinner, and Thanksgiving takes it to a new level. The Kanellakos family serves up a tasty turkey dinner with all the fixings, served with a soup appetizer and either pumpkin pie or rice pudding for dessert. 3545 Robie Street, $14.95 The Esquire Restaurant You don’t […]
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Best Burger
Gold Winner Ace Burger Co. Silver Winner Darrell’s Bronze Winner Krave Burger For the third year in a row, Ace’s non-pretentious patty has laid the smack down in the burger department. The younger sibling of Brooklyn Warehouse got its start as a pop-up burger shop in Gus’ back in 2012 and has since established itself […]
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Best Milkshake
Gold Winner Darrell’s Silver Winner Sugar Shok Bronze Winner The Chickenburger This south-end shake shack had been bringing all the boys and girls to its yard with the city’s favourite milkshake for the last seven years. It’s a frosted treat that’s lact-oh-so-good. Sure, the unadventurous can suck back a traditional chocolate or strawberry, but the real […]
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Best Burger
Gold Winner Ace Burger Company, Gus’ Pub Silver Winner Darrell’s Restaurant Bronze Winner Cheese Curds Gourmet Burgers + Poutinerie All hail Ace Burger. And hail Halifax did, giving Ace Best Burger for the second year in a row. Co-owner George Christakos attributes Ace’s juicy success to what he calls “guilt-free fast food”—but no one’s counting […]