Mckellar Confectionery in Thunder Bay

241 McKellar St S, Thunder Bay, ON P7E 1H6, Canada

★★★★★
(231 reviews)
Categories: Hamburger restaurant American restaurant Fast food restaurant
Website
mckellarconfectionery.ca
Address
241 McKellar St S, Thunder Bay, ON P7E 1H6, Canada
Plus Code
9PJX+9W Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Time Zone
America/Toronto

Business Hours

Monday
10 AM–7 PM
Tuesday
10 AM–7 PM
Wednesday
10 AM–7 PM
Thursday
10 AM–7 PM
Friday
10 AM–7 PM
Saturday
10 AM–7 PM
Sunday
Closed

Services

Service options
Delivery Takeaway Dine-in
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible entrance Wheelchair-accessible seating
Offerings
Coffee
Dining options
Lunch Dinner
Amenities
Toilets
Atmosphere
Casual
Crowd
Groups
Planning
Accepts reservations
Payments
Debit cards NFC mobile payments Credit cards
Children
Good for kids
Parking
Free of charge street parking Free parking lot Parking

Photos

Reviews

4.6
★★★★★
231 reviews

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★★★★★
December 14, 2024

I've been coming here for years, the coney sauce is undeniably unmatched. I could sit here and eat cheeseburgers all day and still crave them. I live out in Alberta but as soon as I'm in town I come and see Maria and pig out on the burgers lol. The staff is amazing, so friendly. I love the fact that the menu and the recipes remain unchanged for decades. Love coming here! I always will return here

★★★★★
October 31, 2024

The staff is friendly and efficient. The place well maintained and the food is delicious.

★★★★★
September 14, 2024

Truly the best lunch in thunder bay. We a massive quantity of burgers here in July and it was excellent

★★★★★
September 3, 2024

McKellar's is a MUST even if you are popping into Thunder Bay or driving through. This little hole in the wall has been around forever! The ladies are so nice and the food is amazing!!

★★★★★
August 28, 2024

My husband grew up in Thunder Bay and insists we visit this place everything we come from Edmonton..we duplicate the sauce..but haven't come close..so good..highly recommended 👌

★★★★★
July 10, 2024

For such an old relic they have their product, system and service down to a science. I can’t believe how much food they get out with as little equipment as they have. Super nice people and great service. If you’re looking for value, old school burgers and dogs, this is the place. Bravo!

★★★★★
February 21, 2024

Always worth a stop ..... Always get the same thing (hamburger with sauce and onions) 😋

★★★★★
August 29, 2023

I had to try this burger when a local friend recommended the place and was pleasantly surprised! I had no idea what coney sauce was, and I don't think we have it anywhere back in Winnipeg, but it was delicious and also reasonably priced! Whenever I come through Thunder Bay in the future I will be making sure to drop in again.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 9, 2024

Best value in thunder bay

★★★★★
Local Guide
November 23, 2024

Great food always go there every time I get back to thunder Bay Dietary restrictions: They wash their hands after handling cheese if you tell them Kid-friendliness: Very friendly

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 23, 2024

Great food, great service! Loved it.

★★★★★
August 23, 2024

Always my first and last stop when I m in town.

★★★★★
Local Guide
July 23, 2024

Very good place. The lady is very nice. Delicious fried fries and milkshake. Great.

★★★★★
June 23, 2024

The best coney burgers and service.

★★★★★
Local Guide
June 23, 2024

Always a go to for some good coney dogs.

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

Awesome! Great burgers. Walking in the aroma made me feel 18 again, and that was a long time ago. Thanks Mckellar Confectionery. Great job. Food

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

We grew up eating mckellar hotdogs so its nostalgic and they havent changed the recipe which is awesome because even though its kind of out of the way (were in the country) its worth the drive and having lunch in the booth with my family is totally worth it

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

Why are you wasting time reading reviews for this place instead of putting in an order?

★★★★★
Local Guide
April 23, 2024

I love that McKellar has started the same. Same great burgers and dogs and shakes. Same great service. And same friendly and inviting atmosphere. Its a favorite lunch spot when I am out with my mother.

★★★★
Local Guide
April 23, 2024

Food is great. Service is much better now that the mean old lady doesnt work there anymore.

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 23, 2024

Good ole diner atmosphere

★★★★★
March 23, 2024

Great experience at McKinley confectionary.Friendly people.Great service.Nice atmosphere and Ill tell you what the great best old-fashioned.Hot dogs you can get in thunday bay. Parking: Theres about 6 spots for parking, but most people come there and grab and go. So its not too bad to find a spot. 9 times out of 10, youll have a spot.

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 23, 2024

This is BY Far the best Coney in town. it has a spice/flavor to it that isnt over powerfully yelling onion. Also they seem to be using a 5 star bun that doesnt get hard after they cool down from the steaming. Fries are great hot. Highly recommended stop in. Dont bother with the parking lot though always hard to get in and out of. Just park on McKellar St.

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 23, 2024

All good all the time

★★★★★
January 23, 2024

This place is the best.we go there everything we are home in thunderbay

★★★★★
January 23, 2024

Ive been coming here for 60 yrs. Every time Im back in town I stop in. Same place, same smell, same family and same burger. So glad it hasn t changed. Love it!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Hot dog with everything on it Yum Food

★★★
December 23, 2023

Parking: New

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Best coney dog in town hands down! George and his staff are fantastic always a great experience always fresh food and iconic taste with over 50 years of service this small and comfy restaurant is a Thunder Bay classic ! Coney cheese dogs are my personal favourite with a milkshake to wash it down.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

This is the only Coney sauce that matters in this town, hands down. A favourite lunch stop during the week.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Coney dog. What else is there. Been going to this place for over 35 yrs. Not much on the menu but what they have they have perfected it.

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

This is a Thunder Bay institution and must be experienced. It is nothing fancy but the history and nostalgia. It was great fun to visit on a trip back.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Always a great place to stop for a dog or burger. An excellent family run business and staple in Thunder Bay Cuisine focusing on the best Coney Sauce in the history of the world! Deeeeeeeeeelicious!

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Delicious. Setup like a very cool old fashioned diner. The staff is amazing. Best coney dogs in town. I ve been going back here for over 25 years.

★★
December 23, 2023

Love going here for the slider burgers unfortuantely their ATM is down and they only accept cash

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

BEST coney sauce in town, and amazing prices. Definitely recommend

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

I went there as a kid for years. I still wish I lived closer I would go more often. My family and I do go when we visit relatives in Thunder Bay. When we come back to Alberta we bring back 3 dozen burgers and 36 Persians always and if relatives do go for a visit they bring us back home the same. We will never forget about our favorite food places. We also liked Mama alfas for the extra large pizzas which in Alberta is unheard of. Their extra large is a joke.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

The best Coney dogs and burgers

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Best coney dogs around

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Been the place to be since my childhood Parking: Needs more parking Food : 5/5 |

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Best Coney Dogs And Burgers

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Incredible Coney dogs

★★
December 23, 2023

I love eating here. But its died down in the last while the service. I went in there ordered food two name knowned people walked in and got an order first gave what i ordered an prepared for me to them asap. Then 10 minutes later had the audacity to ask me if i still wanted fries. AND update your hours I was there this morning at 1030 and it was closed. i seen a guy sitting there laughing.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Love this spot for lunch! Their fries are my favourite!

December 23, 2023

This place Was highly recommended as a Thunder Bay staple place to go , however when we went yesterday for the first time , the hype is far from reality. Zero taste , coney sauce was bland bland bland. Coffee tasted like water and they had to make a fresh pot just for us.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Must go please for hamburgers and hot dogs! Very friendly team and great food!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Ordered lunch here today, decent prices for a cheeseburger and fresh french fries. Will come back for lunch again :)

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Very good burgers and,reasonable price

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Really nice owners and a great place to support local They also let me buy some ice cream for my dog even though it wasnt on the menue 10/10

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Amazing place to come if you want to shout your order for an overpriced tiny hamburger from behind a giant plexiglass shield.

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

I always stop in for burghers there when Im in town.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

15 years and never miss the mark. Always hot and fresh and made to order. Fast food doesn t have to be bad food and McKellar always delivers.

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

Fantastic as always, and great to be able to dine in again

★★★★
December 23, 2022

Good food, seating available. Staff is awesome

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

Respect for this lovely place. People work here are so kind and the food is delicious!! Great place to get food, I recommend.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Coney burger is a must try

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Been going here as long as I can remember and it never disappoints. My favourite local coney spot.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

This is a Thunder Bay hangout that has been popular with the locals back to the 1940s. A great hot dog or hamburger.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Went to HS @ FWCI in the early to mid nineties.... This place was a lunchtime staple and all these years later it never disappoints.. this is the only place i go for Coney in TBay... Its perfection

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

McKellar Confectionary is apparently a Thunder Bay staple. Ive never been - so I had to try this as soon as I found out about it. 2x Coney Island style hot dogs, onion rings and a pop. D-lishus.

★★★
December 23, 2022

Always loved the Cony dogs but something has changed recently and they are not as good as before. We will try a few more times to see if they improve...but still it is a great place

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

Great service. I have been going there since my childhood.

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

Still the same like going home even though the son runs it now nice to see it still going

December 23, 2021

I dont find this place to be clean, using a dishcloth handling cash and food at the same time. Gross, why do they only accept CASH? no debit no cc. Zero flavor, soggy fries. I dont understand how this place makes money. well lol CASH ONLY

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Basic hot dog. Basic fries. Basic burger Im sure its been a long time gem in this city. Just didnt make my taste buds get excited.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Love the Comey dogs and burgers!! The staff always makes your day better, always smiling and happy!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Excellent hot dogs.

★★★★★
December 23, 2021

Always great.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

McKellar is a local legend serving Thunder Bays best sliders. Its a simple menu, cause theyve got it right! Grab 2 dogs and cheeseburger and enjoy!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

This place is nostalgic. I walked here at lunch daily in high-school. The food & service are awesome The have debit now too!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Have lived in Tbay for a year now but this is my first time trying a Coney and was surprised with how much I liked it. Also ordered their onion rings and how they cooked it resulted in one of the best ones I ve had here. So crunchy. I loved it.

★★★★★
December 23, 2021

Fantastic.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Must stop in Thunder Bay for Coney dogs.

★★★★★
December 23, 2021

Ive been going there for over 50 years. I dont live in Thunder Bay anymore but it is a must everything I visit. Best burgers ever.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

A thunder bay staple, whenever Im in thunder bay this is a must visit. Just as iconic as the thunder bay Persian. Great service and are treated like a long time friend whenever you stop in.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Always love coming here. Great service and food.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Old school local food beloved by many locals. Not 100% my food but I still enjoy it everytime. Its Thunder Bay history. Soft bun hot dogs and burgers. If your here in Tbay must try.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Such a classic!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Amazing food and friendly fast service. The Coney sauce here blows Coney Island out of the water.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Always amazing, a true Thunder Bay classic.

★★★★★
December 23, 2020

Great food

★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

The only thing worth having here is their coney sauce. A hot dog is a hot dog, their burgers are lack lustre, and don t even get me started on their store bought, from a bag cavendish is better then French fries. Buy a thing of their coney sauce and make your own burgers and dogs. It s over priced and under delivers.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Good sliders. Tasty. Reasonable prices. Great milkshakes.

★★★★★
December 23, 2020

best Milk shakes, must try banana choco milkshakes, super friendly atmosphere

★★★★★
December 23, 2020

I ve been going to this place since before I was born; and have taken my kids there since before they were born too. It has the GREATEST coney sauce I have ever tasted in the world - be it on the dogs or the cheeseburgers, there has never been a better sauce. It s a family establishment, with kind service. Same great taste, found nowhere else in the world! Try to get a double, double two fully loaded dogs and two fully loaded cheeseburgers.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Great service, delicious food, a true Thinder Bay Classic

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Simple and tasty

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Not the same as it once was. You used to be able to get a quick and affordable Coney burger or hotdog, now it is quite a bit more expensive. The quality of the food is good, and the staff is always quick.

★★★★★
December 23, 2020

Went there for the first time and it was delicious! My grandpa always talked about Mckellar Confection and how it was one of his top choices for coney sauce. I have to say, absolutely delicious little gems. We got two coney burgers and some fries. Everything tasted so fresh and fair prices. Much rather spend my money here then at some burger chain.

★★★★
December 23, 2019

Food is still great 35 years later.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

So so so so so so good! Burger that melts in your mouth and the best Coney sause!

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

I have to get it every time I come home to visit.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Best Coney in thunder Bay

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

The staff is always super friendly and the food never disappoints. I make a point of going there whenever Im in town.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Best tasting coney sauce in the world

★★★★
December 23, 2019

Staff always nice to me and burgers are delicious!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Best Coney burgers!

★★★★
December 23, 2019

Awsome coney burgers. My son baught me lunch

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

Best coney dogs in Thunder Bay. Miss the old man. Arm burgers just dont taste the same ; ) Lol!

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

Best coney!!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Had four hotdogs with everything on it, so delicious, with a bottle of snapple. It felt nice to go back and enjoy that little place.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Good old time in a good old hangout. At the request of my grandson.

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Food is a bit small

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Awesome food

★★★★
December 23, 2019

Great food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

That sweaty Westfort dive has nothing on McKellar. Best burgers and dogs in town!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Awesome food and staff.

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

Love the burgers and fries

★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Burgers, hotdogs and now fries but the coney sauce has way too much bread crumb in it now and is very watered down. I used to love the coney sauce

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

The burgers and hotdogs are beyond delicious

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

Classic cony burgers. Like a step into the past.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Always great food, and terrific service.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Excellent Coney dogs and burgers. I am a frequent visitor

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Kudos to George for keeping the family business going, best burgers & dogs in the city

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Im biased. I love their food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Love the hot dogs there ate them as a kid still eat them at 31! Very friendly staff even gave me a hot dog on them when I had my son, I recommend this place to everybody

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Amazing food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Best Coney bugers in the world!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

A local favourite.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Fairly quick ànd Ive had còffee and their calm cool and collected

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

I am almost 70 years old. I have had an innumerable amount of Coney Hamburgers throughout my life. As of late, I find the Coney sauce is absolutely the best . I don t know what made the difference, but please don t change it!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

I love the feel of this place. Its like your grandmas kitchen. My bf had grown up here, but it was my first time visiting Thunder bay. I can see why this a staple when you visit. The food was pure home cooked comfort food goodness. Price was good to boot. Check the hours of operation before going because the first time we went they were closed, but it was worth a second trip.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Go to spot for lunch for over 25 years.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Legendary.

★★★★★
December 23, 2018

Always a treat

★★
December 23, 2018

Customer service is lacking, and food was not the greatest only a few items to choose from and evey thing is pre cooked and not fresh just sitting in a bucket and re heated

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Best burgers and dogs in town. Milkshakes like the olden days.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Good food and friendly staff.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Every single person my family has been going here since they were a child my dad used to come here after high school during High School and four years me and my sister still make this place apart of our ritual for going out and having lunch love that they finally added fries with gravy and their milkshakes are top-notch everything is still 100% family made I cant wait until my next visit

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

One of my favourite restaurants. Delicious food! The staff made me feel so very welcomed.

★★★★★
December 23, 2018

It will take you back to older and more simpler times.. it is a landmark that has not let what is happening around it force it to change.. Great people and great food..

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Restaurant needs more space

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Excellent home made cony sauce for dogs and burgers. Fast service. Take out. Eat in.

★★★★
December 23, 2018

Its always a stop for me when Im in town

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Awesome. Nobody beats Georges family recipe!!!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Best Coney burgers and hotdogs in thunder Bay in my opinion and has been for years.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Loved it!

★★★★★
December 23, 2018

Best slider dogs and burgers in town.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Great friendly place for a quick bite.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Been coming here with my Dad since I was kid.. Just smelling the Coney Dogs walking up brought me back.. Thank You!!!

★★★★★
December 23, 2018

Fantastic .The same great taste I remember as a kid over 40 years ago

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2017

We love this place ! The owner/staff are very friendly. The food is great.

★★★★★
December 23, 2017

Delicious !!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2017

First time ever eating there and the food is amazing staff is great

★★★★★
December 23, 2017

Great tasting food, freindly staff. Nowhere else in town like it. Hotdogs, burgers and shakes are legendary in Thunder Bay.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2017

This place stands on its own, a great little treat

★★★★★
December 23, 2017

Great food but not wheelchair accessible

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2017

If you havent been here in a while, its time to go back! Still the same great food you remember from 40 years ago.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2016

This place is a staple in town, they make probably the best Coney burgers and the staff are great. It was owned by Gus who passed recently and is now run by his son and family.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2016

Always the same great service over the years

★★★★★
December 23, 2015

Awesome burgers an milkshakes

★★
December 23, 2013

Openly discriminates handicapped people in wheelchairs.

★★★★★
December 23, 2012

Awesome place to eat. Daughter think shes in heaven when we there.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2011

Probably the best coney burgers in town.