• MTL\\
    • Downtown\\
    • Plateau\\
    • Old Montreal\\
    • Mile End\\
    • Griffintown\\
    • NDG\\
    • St Henri\\
    • West Island\\
    • Westmount\\
    • Laval\\
  • Canada\\
    • Montreal\\
    • Toronto\\
    • Vancouver\\
  • USA\\
    • New York\\
    • Chicago\\
    • San Francisco\\
    • Seattle\\
  • International\\
    • Barcelona\\
    • Hong Kong\\
    • Kyoto\\
    • Nagano\\
    • Madrid\\
    • Marrakech\\
    • Obuse\\
    • Osaka\\
    • Paris\\
    • Singapore\\
    • Taipei\\
    • Tokyo\\
  • Best Of\\
    • Best Ice Cream Montreal\\
    • Best Ramen Montreal\\
    • Best Coffee Toronto\\
  • Snacks & Street Food\\
  • Events\\

iBurger Montreal

Posted By Jennifer Ho Jan 05 2012 · 1 comment · Dining Out

Sushi Burger

iBurger goes for a cool, urban chic vibe with a live DJ spinning chilled out rhythms and laid back grooves, carefully chosen black and white graffiti artwork adorning its walls and staff is dressed in crisp white shirts and black suspenders further highlighting the restaurant’s modern and sophisticated appeal. There is no denying that iBurger has a cool concept: touch screens that feature the menu in HD quality, beautiful photographs with stunning color and detailed descriptions about the food. One can order at one’s leisure and can have questions about the menu items answered almost completely without the help of a waiter. You send in your final order and your server brings it to you. Easy peasy.

We had two glasses of the house red which was pretty good. Not nearly as undrinkable as your usual house wine. We then had the sushi burger which was an interesting idea, that’s for sure. We also got the lamb burger. Right off the bat, looking at the menu, most dishes are extremely pricey, definitely more than your average burger joint. But maybe that’s because they need to pay off all the fancy equipment the place has invested in. I get that. I would be more okay with the prices if the actual taste of the burgers measured up to what they’re advertised to be. Unfortunately, neither the sushi or the lamb burger tasted anything close to worth their $20 or $18 respectively, which was a big disappointment. The sushi burger was presented quite nicely: instead of a bun, there were two flaps of rice that were made to sandwich the salmon tartare in the middle which subbed in for the usual meat patty. The diner I was with complained that the rice pieces were rubbery, almost inedibly so. In fact, she left both pieces on the plate untouched and picked at the tartare which did not taste fresh and was not seasoned well being quite bland. The lamb burger fared much better in comparison though I did expect it to be a bit bigger or more filling or something to tip it over the edge. It did have some juice to it as it actually dripped down my fingers and onto the plate, but there was something missing. The punch of flavor wasn’t there but for an $18 burger, you can’t waste a piece. I finished it off.

While the atmosphere, the decor, the staff and the concept are top notch, the menu needs to be reworked and so do the prices.

IMG_1733
IMG_1734
IMG_1735
IMG_1736
Lamb Burger With Blue Cheese, Lettuce, Tomato, Onion Seed Bun
Lamb Burger With Blue Cheese, Lettuce, Tomato, Onion Seed Bun
Sushi Burger With Mango, Avocado, Lemon, Wasabi
Sushi Burger With Mango, Avocado, Lemon, Wasabi


View Larger Map

iBurger on Urbanspoon

  • Email
  • Tweet

Tags: Burger, Concept, Dinner, iBurger, Metcalfe, Modern, Montreal, Red Wine, Sushi Burger, Touch Screen, Urban.

Related Posts

    • Best Desserts Montreal
      Aug 07 2015 · Dining Out, Snacks & Street Food · 0 comments

      It’s no secret that desserts are the Achilles heel of the general population. Let’s be clear. No one is to...

    • Crawfish, Corn, Potatoes
      B&C Seafood Restaurant New Orleans
      Jul 20 2015 · Dining Out · 0 comments

      We spent the morning in Vacherie, touring the Oak Alley and Whitney plantations for two vastly different experiences. Oak Alley...

    • Whole Roast Chicken, Sticky Rice, SP Sauce
      SP Chicken Chiang Mai
      Apr 12 2015 · Snacks & Street Food · 0 comments

      Chiang Mai is heralded by food critics and top chefs as the holy mecca of Thai food. After watching Anthony...

    • China Poblana Torta
      La Torta Gorda San Francisco
      Nov 30 2014 · Dining Out, Snacks & Street Food · 0 comments

      We recently headed to SF for a short getaway from the city. Not only was the weather perfect in SF,...

    • Sea Urchin
      Swan Oyster Depot San Francisco
      Nov 02 2014 · Dining Out · 0 comments

      Dead and gone to seafood heaven. That’s what happened to us when we visited Swan Oyster Depot in SF a...

    • Pumpkin Tart Vin Papillon
      Vin Papillon Montreal
      Oct 23 2014 · Dining Out, St Henri · 0 comments

      Vin Papillon is the third restaurant from the venerable Montreal chef duo Dave McMillan and Fred Morin. Sitting just a...

1 Comment

  1. Kris Sway

    On: 06:05 January 20th, 2012 · Reply

    Curious about the concept I went there with my GF this summer. We took one look at the prices and bolted. Sad to hear the food was meh. Hope things change as there aren't enough young professionals with money to burn in this town to sustain them.

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

  • Pages

    • Blog Home
  • Categories

    • Best Of (2)
    • Dining Out (235)
    • Downtown (26)
    • Events (14)
    • Get Basted (14)
    • Griffintown (7)
    • Home Cooking (5)
    • International (3)
    • Laval (3)
    • Mile End (8)
    • NDG (3)
    • Old Montreal (21)
    • Plateau (20)
    • Snacks & Street Food (73)
    • St Henri (4)
    • West Island (13)
    • Westmount (3)
  • Meta

    • Log in