Origin King St East

I am always trying to find good restaurants in the downtown Toronto core. I read very good reviews about Origin on King St East. I asked Donut girl to assist me in reviewing Origin for lunch.

We ordered the devilled eggs and tostones, with guacamole as starters. The tostones were exceptional. I could have ordered them as a main course. I'm not sure why the Colombian born Donut Girl has trouble pronouncing guacamole, but that is a subject for another blog entry.

For the main we both ordered the hamburger, as seen below. This burger is very tasty. I note that is was ranked the 13th best burger in a recent Toronto Life issue. This is not a bad rank, in a subjective poll, as T.O. is teaming with fancy burger joints. The chef highlights the meat, without adding  much in the way of toppings. This may have cost a few ranking points. The salted bun was a nice touch.

I'm not big on dessert, but this was a review and denying Donut Girl dessert would be cruel. Ana ordered Dulce de leche, once again her pronunciation may have been off. I had the hot chocolate cake. The Dulce was apparently excellent. My cake was so so. I don't think desserts are their speciality.

Overall another excellent restaurant in the King East strip, near St. Lawrence Market. This area has several great restaurants, in century old buildings. As a King West resident, this is quite a concession.

I tried to get Donut Girls sister to try it out, but she insisted on the down market Shoeless Joes, on King West no less. No review to follow.