Signature Burger
The burger the chain launched with in 2003: a seasoned Angus patty, 4 or 6 oz, with relish, tomato, onion, Canadian cheddar and Hero sauce on a sesame bun. The relish gives it a sweet-sour backyard taste, and the cheddar is sharper than fast-food American cheese. A good, honest cheeseburger and the place to start.
What’s inside
- seasoned Angus beef patty
- relish
- tomato
- onion
- Canadian cheddar
- Hero sauce
- sesame bun
Make it at home
There is no copycat of the Signature Burger yet. Until there is, these recipes on the site come closest to it, judged by what goes into the bun.
- Shares beef and cheese
TOP 2McDonald's Quarter Pounder with Cheese (Copycat) - Shares beef and cheese
McDonald's Quarter Pounder with Cheese Deluxe (Copycat) - Shares beef and cheese
Whopper (Copycat) - Shares beef and cheese
McDonald's McFeast (Copycat)
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About Hero Certified Burgers
John Lettieri, who also runs the Lettieri café chain, opened the first Hero Certified Burgers on 8 November 2003 in Hazelton Lanes, a shopping centre in Toronto’s Yorkville, launching it with a citywide party for the Signature Burger. The idea was a quick-service burger franchise built on sourcing: Angus beef the company calls “certified”, from grain-fed cattle raised without added hormones, antibiotics or animal by-products in their feed. It was one of the first Canadian burger franchises to sell itself that way.
Dozens of restaurants, mostly in Toronto and southern Ontario, some of them delivery-only virtual kitchens.
Not affiliated with Hero Certified Burgers. Trademarks belong to their owners.