“They used to call it a drive-in because you would literally drive in, order your food and go eat in the car,” says Justin. In those days, Golden Star was a four-table diner. “This place came up for sale, there was an opportunity, and 52 years later, here we are at Yonge and Doncaster!” “My grandfather, my father and my uncle decided to go into the restaurant business,” Justin explains. That’s when Justin Doria’s grandfather, Frank, made the move from employee at a popular hot dog chain to restaurant owner. They also offer beer and wine.Flash back to 1964. Overall, Golden Star is a great place for a burger, but perhaps not so much for other stuff.

The shake is cold and thick and provides a nice cap to what was otherwise an uneven meal. Since no meal at a classic burger joint like this is complete without a shake, we debate for a second about splitting the most interesting sounding one on the menu (the Blue Goo-Cotton Candy) before playing it conservative with the always reliable strawberry ($3.75). The accompanying fries ($3.25) are average at best. Definitely nothing to compare to Duff's, All Star or these other spots, the wings are unfortunately delivered half-burnt and devoid of much flavour. Since Golden Star has plenty of non-burger items on the menu as well, we decide to take a flier at the Buffalo Style Chicken Wings ($7.25). The barbeque sauce provides a nice added zip and the sesame bun is warm and toasty. Cooked to perfection it's juicy in the middle and full of delicious char flavour.

fresh beef burger, topped with the usual lettuce, tomatoes and Golden Star's special barbeque sauce.

Today we're here for the house special Homemade All Star Burger ($6.70), a 6 oz.

Golden star burger menu