I really like their burgers and fries. The counter staff and cooks have always been friendly and…read moreprofessional. But I recently found out the staff don't get the tips! I won't be tipping on the debit machine anymore. Why would I give a tip to the owner after paying for their product? The owner/management should put a tip jar at the cash register so customers can tip them staff.

Food and service was great but it turns out that the tips don't go to the staff- the owner keeps…read morethem so keep that in mind when you visit. Not illegal but unethical for sure. Would go back but won't be leaving a tip with a credit card.

My husband and I had supper at The Burger Mechanic The English Fish and Chips, and it was…read morefantastic!! We were started off with a bowl of their lemon butter chicken soup which was wonderful, followed by two pieces of fish with chips. The portions were very generous and cooked just right two thumbs up from both of us! Very friendly people made us feel very welcome, and we will definitely stop there again!

Super poor service, I waited for over half and hour and then they cancelled my order. Don't order…read morefrom here!

Ambiance / location / parking: My friend Jeff suggested this place yesterday at 11 AM and we went…read moreto beat the crowds. We landed there at 11:15 and got seated right away - NO WAITING if you are early. Bit of a smaller place inside than expected, but they now have outdoor seating and for nice hot days, it's probably where I would request to be seated next time. One cautionary note on the parking if you are using the lot right adjacent to the restaurant. it says you can pay via the PayByPhone App. So we went inside and I tried paying by this app for about 5 minutes. I gave up and went out to use the pay machine. JUST IN TIME - the guy was their taking a picture of my license plate to give me a ticket. I showed him the app issues and told him I was trying to pay by the app and now I was using the machine. He glared at me and said I had 2 minutes to do it and I needed to show him the stub in order to avoid the $75 ticket. So I did this and all was good again. CAUTION: for some reason, this location and app are not good friends and while you are struggling with it, this guy may come by and ticket you. On our way out, we saw a few other cars / trucks that had tickets on their windshields. USE THE MACHINE - it takes credit cards. This is an independent lot not run by Class Clown so they cannot assist. Service: very friendly and efficient. We were seated and served almost immediately and given water while we decided what else we wanted. Everyone was pretty friendly and this place had a great vibe. Food: Amazing smash burgers and doubly amazing crinkle cut fries. I am a crinkle cut fries fan. I have sourced out the four or five burger places that offer these types of fries as these are a definite preference. Couple of other places are Inglewood DI and Rosie's. Anyways, I ordered the McD dupe. No bloody way should this be compared in any way to McD. This burger was basic but so beyond the description I have heard put to it. My description would be a smash burger with a very definite crisp and crunch - very good. Fries, basic and poutine-wise was also A-one. Pictures below, my burger had a bite taken out of it already. Overall: 5/5 it was a great experience and we will def go again. To make my burger 100% perfect, I will ask for mushrooms next time. Otherwise, I would go with the same order. I think Jeff would as well. The poutine was his and his burger was half gone by the time I got to taking pictures, ergo - no picture of his burger.

Fantastic smash burger place! Both their chicken and beef burgers are delicious, just be sure to…read moreplan for their long wait time. The super-duper coney fries drenched in cheese sauce was a bit much for me, personally, because it made the fries soggy and mushy. Rating: Food 3.5/5 Price 4/5 Service 4/5 Atmosphere 5/5 Parking: Street parking Would I return? Yes

My family and I always like a good burger. When I saw a Youtube video of Lil' Empire Burger we just…read morehad to try it. The place is easy to find an near 16th avenue but parking is a challenge as there is limited 2 hour street parking. It's in a residential area so there are lots of permit parking. It's a nice little corner restaurant with lots of seating on patio and also inside. One thing that struck us is the place is super clean and we liked that the restaurant had sustainability practices in place. For example, there is no garbage - only recycling and compost. All their cups and burger boxes are all compostable. They also provided a water dispenser to fill up your water bottles or compostable cup (provided). I even saw outside they had little bowls so even your furry friends can have water. This restaurant, you order at the counter, they give you a buzzer and when food is ready you pick it up. We had 3 Double Empire burgers with cheese, 1 Empire burger with cheese, and order of fries to share, and a chocolate milk share. Also, took advantage of complimentary water and I dispensed waters for the table. Everything was really fresh and tasted great. Burgers had great flavour and didn't fall apart. The fries were nice and crispy with warm soft center. The milkshake was great and not super sweet albeit a bit small. Staff were friendly - they all said bye to us, when we left, like they appreciated us being there. Great food, inviting space, and sustainability practices all make this a 5* review.

Absolutely brilliant! These have got to be the best burgers in the SAIT area. The quality here is…read moreconsistent and great every time. Lil Empire knows how to make a good burger. The order was prepared quickly when I ordered to go. They also price their burgers really well, this makes them a top choice. The environment is great and lots of seating too.

Burgers were wonderful! Chicken tenders were tasty. Onion rings and fries were delicious. Servers…read morewere friendly and helpful. One asked if my husband didn't like his because he left half of his burger. He told her he loved it, just couldn't finish it! Had great vintage decor. Music was old rock which we loved. Had chocolate shake, young Elvis shake, apple pie shake and macaroon shake. All were yummy, nothing left in those cups!!

Decent quality burgers at a tolerable price. Unfortunately not a lot of flavour. The fries are sad…read moreand desperate to end their strongly fry lives. The poutine is a Travesty, an insult to all the proud people of the east who afire poutine as if it was their own child- which means cannibalism but that's weird and I digress. Coke machine was well maintained. Customer service was great. Ambience was A-, and the place was chilly for a 10c day.

Amazing burger! Love this place, beer and a bacon cheeseburger is what I had and now I'll only come…read morehere for my burger fix. It knocked my socks off

Vibey bar! Great space to meet up with a group of friends or coworkers. Burgers are very saucy and…read moreheavy on the mustard. But it's nice they don't have a wait list like some other burger joints do.

Grabbed to go here as we've had a full day visiting Banff and were tired!…read more They have a spicy grilled chicken sandwich and that sounded like it might hit the spot. While Uber Eats prices were higher; they had a bogo on this sandwich so it was less expensive thru uber to pick it up. Two chicken sandwiches, a side of fries and a side of spicy sauce ought to do it $23 USD converted from CAD While he was making my sandwiches, he let me customize what was on each (jalapeños and hot sauce for the hubs). Friendly, efficient service so thank you!! Both sandwiches were tasty and those fries are REALLY good!! The sandwiches are like sloppy messy tho, so definitely get lotsa napkins. We got our order 'to go' to eat back at our hotel, but this is a food court; so that's the environment. It was quite busy at 5p on a Friday.

I've been a regular at this place for a long time. They know me by name, I bring friends and my…read moregirlfriend, and I've spent thousands here over time. Overall, I've always liked the place -- but there's one employee who consistently ruins the experience. The bigger guy working there -- you know exactly who I'm talking about -- has a terrible attitude every single time. No reason for it. This was the last straw. I came in around 9pm with my girlfriend. The place was nearly empty -- maybe three couples total. He immediately told me, "Sorry man, can't help you, we're way too busy. It's going to be an hour and a half." That made zero sense. I pointed out that the place was basically empty, and he doubled down saying they had too many online orders. That just felt like a lazy excuse to not deal with us. When his coworker looked like he was definitely about to take my order. It's frustrating because the rest of the staff has always been great, but this one person consistently treats customers poorly and doesn't seem interested in doing his job. At this point, I'm done. I won't be coming back or spending another dollar here unless something changes. A good business shouldn't let one employee drag down the entire experience like this. Since the old manager left, the place has clearly gone downhill. The only people consistently doing a great job are the ladies in the kitchen -- they're always friendly and actually make a solid burger. That said, the larger male staff member I mentioned should not be representing this business.

Ok so I said in a previous post I don't do 5/5's. But this one is. In every regard. We didn't even…read moreget to experience the dining experience or roof top patio/bar/etc due to covid. We had two things to go and and two things only. Customer service and product. And they nail it out of the park. Nail it. The burgers are cooked how a burger should be. Medium well. (Ideally medium but I'm sure health Canada would have a heart attack). This is the first establishment I have eaten at in Canada that has the balls and the expertise to do so. It was incredible. The ingredients, the artisanship, the customer service from the girls up front. The location is prime for a afternoon/night on the town. We will be customers for life.

Name a better burger spot. I'll wait. Fresh buns and amazing tasting beef from Alberta! So good…read more Love this place. Try the philly spring rolls with the horseradish crema.

You know what goes well with beer? A burger…read more You know what goes even better with beer? A burger and fries. Luckily Annex and Lil Empire have you covered both with food and drinks. Today I want to focus on the burger kitchen they have tucked away right in the brewery, enter Lil' Empire. RATING: 9/10 - Lil' Empire: Cheese Burger Talk about a glorified Big Mac... this burger was loaded to the nines. Double beef patties (nicely charred), cheese, pickles, tons of sauce, what more cause you ask for? I chowed this down in no time! RATING: 8/10 - Lil' Empire: Dirty Fries These really reminded me of your fast food fries, but with a twist. They were smothered in two sauces, one of which was tangy and mustardy. I couldn't stop eating them. My fam also ordered the Korean Fried Chicken Burger. I loved the pickled flavour from the kimchi and the crispness of the chicken fillet. Another great choice! Annex and Lil' Empire got such a great thing going, I'm already itching to get back.

One of the best burgers I've had in a long time. Fries need some work though…read more Burger was juicy and had great flavour with an excellent bun. Fries would have been better if they were a thicker cut. Just my opinion. Any one coming to Calgary should put lil' empire on their list of places to visit!

Came here for my daughter's birthday and she wanted to go to a burger place. We went to a few…read morerestaurants for her birthday. This one came with high reviews so we wanted to try it. It's a bit of a trek from where we leave. The location is in a large strip mall in the deep south. Parking was a little difficult as there are a lot of shops. We managed to find a spot by the bank across from the restaurant. This restaurant layout is quite small with a few tables. You order and then go to your seat. We ordered 2 OG Cheeseburgers, Bacon Double Cheeseburger, High Priest, 2 fries, and a strawberry milkshake. Everything was good. I thought the High Priest could have used more secret sauce. Fries were great. Family ate everything up. While the food was good I'm not sure if we'd be back as it's quite far from where we are and there are lots of burger places in between. But it was worth trying at least once.

I walked in to the restaurant and they have a ding when the door opens but no one must have seen me…read morebecause I had to wait for quite a while before someone came to the counter and served me and I think it was only because I loudly said excuse me but the delicious food made up for the slow service! Delicious burger and fries I had