Photo: Big Smoke BurgerSmokey Cheddar Bacon
The burger that carries the name. Smoked Canadian cheddar and bacon with a full classic dressing of lettuce, tomato, pickle, onion, ketchup, mustard and mayo. The smoky cheese is the difference: it makes an otherwise familiar bacon cheeseburger taste deeper. Order poutine on the side, as the locals would.
The story
Mustafa Yusuf opened in Toronto in 2007 under the name Craft Burger, could not trademark it, and renamed the business in 2011 after the city’s old nickname, the Big Smoke. Smoked Canadian cheddar then became the thread running through almost the entire menu, which is a neat way of making a forced rebrand look deliberate. An attempt on the United States failed — burgers served with poutine did not translate — and the chain found steadier ground at home and in the United Arab Emirates.
What’s inside
Make it at home
There is no copycat of the Smokey Cheddar Bacon yet. Until there is, these recipes on the site come closest to it, judged by what goes into the bun.
- Shares beef, bacon and cheese
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McDonald's McFeast (Copycat)
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About Big Smoke Burger
Mustafa Yusuf opened his first burger shop in Toronto in November 2007 under the name Craft Burger. When he could not trademark that name, he renamed it in 2011 after Toronto’s old nickname, the Big Smoke. The formula was simple: Canadian beef ground to its own spec, fresh-cut fries and poutine.
A small chain with restaurants in Canada and the United Arab Emirates. Part of MTY Food Group.
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