Prospector Burger Barn in Thunder Bay

Im always satisfied with the burgers at the Prospector Burger Barn. The serving size for the combo is a reasonable amount, too.

Great food at a very reasonable price

Ordered blue collar combo. And did not get a drink?? Am I missing something? Is this not supposed to include 1?? Burger was good though.

One of the best burger joints in TBay! Fast service and good food.

Fabulous food and staff! A delicious menu to partake of We will be back!

Always good food, clean atmosphere and polite staff.

Great bang for the buck and the staff were fantastic.

Great burgers and service and locally owned and operated vs multinational chains.

Love this place. Best bang for your buck when you are craving a burger. Fast friendly service everytime I go.

October 2024, when we returned from our trip to Quebec. Courteous service, clean location and very good burger and fries! Affordable price. Dont hesitate.

Glorious work of food artistry.

Friendly service. Food always amazing. Keep it up Parking: Small but never had issue finding a spot. A bit tight for a big truck but doable Food : 5/5 |

Tipper makes me cringe. Still the best burger stop for a great price Vegetarian options: The Falafel burger is bueno Food : 5/5 |

Best fast food spot in town. If you can call it that, quality is amazing. Spicy chicken burger is the best in town and for 12.99 with a combo is a bargain! Fries are always crispy and they don t skimp. Great spot with very friendly staff and atmosphere.

I love places like these and theyre getting very difficult to find. Very nice one of a kind place, great service, fast ordering and very delicious food . Food : 5/5

Delivery closed less than 45min after the store opens for the day, food has also drastically dropped in quality in the last year

They don t actually do skip the dishes. Every time they re open and advertise that they re on skip the dishes they are too busy to make more money

Changing times Burger Barn use to be one of the best burger places in town. However, the quality has REALLY gone down hill. Order two cheese burgers, poutine, and two drinks. The food was overly salty, the cheese curd was not melty, the grave was cold and the cheese burger was just ok and the pop was not good. Not to mention the wait was CRAZY CRAZY long. Wont be back

The food is really good your burger is large then anything else the fries are awesome everythings good Wheelchair accessibility: My husband uses a power wheelchair and he got through the doors okay

Ive been coming here since early 2018 atleast, 12.42$ for the cheezy bacon burger combo has remained the same price for almost half a decade. Unwavering quality of the buns, patties and ingredients. This is the burger place to come to in thunderbay.

Hard working crew. The place was packed. I ordered a milk shake. No one in our group knew they had milk shakes. The price was good for what you got. The fries were good--everyone gets a large. My burger was not good--it tasted like undercooked meatloaf with too much breading. Parking: The parking was tight. Coming in to the parking lot, you realize that you are in the drive-thru space.

Great service and great food!

Prob the best burger place in town. You must try the chicken mother clucker !!

Go here a lot . Always consistent. Great price , great food. I really hope they see this so I can tell them to bring back the chicken Parm burger BECASUE omg so good. Great service also !

Friendly staff. Nice food.

Love this place for fast-food. The food is delicious, plentiful, and less expensive than other fast-food joints. Little tip, when you tip at the cash, the cashier yells Tipper to the kitchen and the whole kitchen yells Thank you! Parking: During busy times, it can be very difficult to get parking.

Fantastic butter chicken

One of the best sandwich combo deals in Thunder Bay. Prices are great for the quality: hand made burgers, local bakery bread, and hand cut fries. Chicken, beef, and vegetarian options. Perfect for any kind of mood or group. Absolutely love this place and have been coming for years, always recommend it to anyone looking for a good burger in the city. My only gripe is that they ask for tips in the drive-thru, and if you dont leave a tip they completely stop talking to you. They will not even say goodbye or have a nice day after they give you your food, just close the window in your face. No other drive-thru in the city asks for tips at the window, what am I tipping for?

Been sitting in the drive thru for 20 mins and it hasn t moved. I had so much time waiting to place my order that I figured I would leave a review and comment that this is unacceptable.

The burgers were okay, a little small. The buns were cheap. The poutines lacked cheese and the gravy had a strange overpowering seasoning. Probably wont return.

We really enjoyed our food and the service was splendid. We needed a vegetarian burger and the guy named joel really helped us to choose and customize our burgers. Best burger I ever had .

Great quick food with great poutine

( I actually ordered the chicken caesar ) Cheap Tasty Filling Food with Fast service and friendly staff, I cannot recommend Burger Barn enough, one of the best fast food places in ThunderBay

Good food for good price. No reason to go anywhere else in town when theyre open

Great burgers, reasonable prices.

Seriously, the best burgers and fries in Thunder Bay!

Cant beat the price. Great value.

Fresh food every day. Absolutely great food and service.

Always a great flame broiled burger or crispy chicken sandwich ready for your mouth watering delight. Excellent buns and and beef barley soup or other sides like fries and poutine to accompany your burger. Service is top notch, restaurant is nice and clean to eat in. Drive thru and takeout is also an option.

I am impressed. The best.

Food was awesome had a good home made feel to it, price was excellent not very expensive at all, cheaper and faster than any fast food place in thunder bay, employees werent very enthusiastic but were still kind.

Good Service but asking for a tip for a drive thru window, Seriously??? I work and dont get tipped. Stop already, If you dont tip you get an eye roll and they announce if you tip by saying Tipper omg horrible. I stopped going because of this

Fries were good as usual. 2 of the 3 burgers were correct and tasty. The third came out of bag crushed, the patty burnt, hard and dry.

This is my favorite burger joint anywhere. The prices are affordable and the quality of food is amazing. Im always trying to come up with an excuse to come here. My favourite burger is the Cheesy Bacon, and my son comes just for the soup and bun. Im not a big fan of the tipping pressures (I always do), but its odd because its a fast food joint. Anyway, you do you!

Burgers are always amazing and I love their Caesar salad

We ordered the weekly special, BBQ burger. Forgot to take any pictures because we were so craving to try it. The burger was really good juicy, the best I ve ever had even though I m not a huge fan of burgers. Recommend it to everyone M Food

My bf always gets burger barn so I really wanted to try it. The poutine was fine. They werent doing milkshakes because they ran out of syrup. The burger itself didnt have any flavor and just tasted like a hunk of meat. Not enough sauce for the burger to make up for a tasteless patty that was soaked by grease. Unfortunately not a place I want to try out again for the burger but the Poutine was okay though so i might go back for it. personally Neebing has better poutines and beefcakes has great burgers. Overall mostly sad because I wasted a cheat day for this

Love it there.

If you want the best burger ever, head here! Made with fresh Alberta beef and not overloaded with toppings, the meat really shines. Fresh bun and a beautiful Cesar salad with fresh lettuce, homemade croutons and garlicy dressing. Yum Yum. Dont be dissuaded by the interior...the food is great! Only negative was that the poutine gravy was super salty, so Id just opt for the fries next time. Bon appetit! Vegetarian options: Falafel burger and Cesar salad. Cesar salad has all components including bacon bits packaged separately, so can just ask to have that removed.

Tip to hear all of them feel happy! Must try spicy mother clucker bugger! Food

Such a gem of an establishment

Good chezzy bacon burgers ,BUT running out of bans to make it. That is disappointing after driving to learn we are out of bans on last 2 trips....

I only know it s so good! Parking: You can park there free if you are costumer Kid-friendliness: Kid friendly Wheelchair accessibility: They have wheelchair accessibility packing spots

Very basic Good food Parking: Plenty of spots

Met Andrew; one of the guys from here at Superstore when casually having a conversation about cilantro. Had a great conversation with him and when he told me that he works here I decided I d stop by and show some support. Excellent customer service and a super friendly environment. The food here is even better than the service. Got their Deluxe Cheeseburger with an extra patty with a poutine combo and got the Mother Clucker combo for my mom. Would give 10 stars if Google allowed it. Make sure you stop by and show some love. By far one of the best burger spots in Thunder Bay.

Burger is best in town. Service is spot on always nice staff and friendly. Atmosphere is as good as it can be. We didn,t go there for atmosphere we when there for a dam good burger.

Thank you for the delicious order of burgers to the renal nurses for nurses week! Thank you burger barn!

Lunch date with BAE. Burger and fries were top notch as usual. Was busy because of lunch hour but they were quick and delicious.

Food was amazing really worth it for money

Friendly staff and best burgers in Thunder Bay.

2nd time here in two weeks. So good

Their burger made me throw up.

The buger blew my mind!!! The service from Andrea friendliest person in Thunder with a smile to match!! THANK YOU

Always good.

Been a regular for a while. Good food, decent prices and good service always.

Got the cheesy bacon burger combo with poutine. Very good. Wish poutine had cheese curds but overall still 8/10. Burger was absolutely amazing. Smoked meat taste which i love . For the price you definitely should stop here! Staff seemed unhappy I didn t tip but it s a fast food restaurant , coming through the drive thru I didn t think I HAD TO. Other than the mood switch when I didn t tip. Was good.

Great food

Ive been here twice now, and while the drive thru lines always seem to be long and rather slow moving, the food is more than worth the wait! The classic burgers are good, but the chicken caesar sandwich is to die for!

This is a favourite on burger night the bacon cheesy burger is our favourite! The French fries are also awesome. The staff is always friendly and very helpfully . Food

Had brush parm chicken burger combo. Would definitely recommend super tasty and fresh like heaven in my mouth

The staff was really friendly and efficient and the food was great, probably the best burger Ive had in awhile. Definitely will return.

This isnt the first time Ive had issues with Burger Barn. They have forgotten food in our drive thru orders, missed items entirely, once I accidentally tipped 74$ on a 34$ meal and the cashier said nothing. It was of course my error but if I was the server I would have checked there was no mistake. Two days ago I went in with my kids because they wanted to go there and I received my falafel burger with mold holes on the lettuce. Actual black mold eating the lettuce. It wasnt even hidden in the burger - this giant lettuce leaf being decimated by mold and it was hanging clearly out of the bun, hadnt even been bent when they wrapped it. I was so grossed out. Their food prep person actually put this on my sandwich and served it to be eaten like that. I immediately asked for my money back on the sandwich. While the (manager?) Was trying to figure out how to refund my sandwich plus the cheese I ordered for it I had the 3 kitchen staff just staring at me from the kitchen like I had done something wrong. The manager came over, stated he was refunding me a little extra for the inconvenience. What he in fact refunded me was the sandwich, the cheese slice and the tip I gave. Thanks for not making me tip you for this. I appreciate it. The quality here has gone so down hill ive actually told my boys I refuse to take them here any more. The poutines dont have curds any more, the fries are greasy garbage and the service is a joke. What a shame on a place that was once our favorite in town.

I recently had the pleasure of dining at Burger Barn and was thoroughly impressed with the overall quality of the food and service. The burgers were fresh and cooked to perfection, with a variety of toppings available to choose from. The fries were also a standout, with a crispy exterior and a soft, fluffy interior. One of the things that stood out to me about Burger Barn was the consistently delicious food. Every time I have dined at the restaurant, the burgers have been fresh and perfectly cooked, making it a reliable option for a tasty meal. The service was also top-notch, with the waitstaff being friendly and efficient. Overall, I would highly recommend Burger Barn to anyone in search of fresh and delicious food. The restaurant consistently delivers high-quality meals and excellent service, making it a standout dining destination. Another Fab meal

You will always leave satisfied. Best burgers and poutine in town

Very good food, great pricing, simple layout, and great staff, definitely worth a visit

The burgers are amazing. You have to try the cheezy bacon burger it will keep you coming back for more

We have visited Thunder Bay for over 20 years. Our family moved here under 3 years ago. We recently experienced burger barn. The food is wonderful. Prepared well and the flavours go together so well. We could eat any of the meals on the menu. The barley soup was delicious and easy to bring to a neighbour in need. Bravo burger barn, you have us as customers.

Got grunted at for tipping cash.. not sure if that s an improvement from yelling tipper or not.

Burger Barn is outstanding for the price. $12 for a burger, fries and drink is competitive with most fast food joints. The fries are hit or miss, but the burgers will always be amazing. I visit weekly because these burgers are so dang good. Thanks Burger Barn for making the best burgers!

Stop in before heading to the airport for my flight back to Calgary. Had the cheesy bacon burger combo and it will not disappoint you. The burger and fries were great. I will certainly go back if I m in the area again. Food : 5/5

Love this place but they always get my order wrong. Somehow my hamburger only ketchup ends up with cheese (cheese allergy) or it s completely packed with onions. Staff is always great, I just wish my orders were right sometimes

Absolutely amazing food and customer service. Wonderful staff and the portion sizes were unreal! Tasty, & value for your money. Staff was very welcoming, and gave great suggestions. Looking forward to future visits! Parking: Ample parking! Nice to not feel overwhelmed.

Meat awesome but the bun was stone cold French fry s the best ever Food

I am sorry to say, I never got to try the food on this visit. I was served by a man that had large dark sweat stains under his arms and a pungent odour that turned my stomach. I left immediately without ordering. I am hoping my next visit, if any, will go better.

Forgot the gravy in the order fries were not fresh

I asked for 15 ketchup packets for my poutine and they only gave me 8. 8 is definitely not enough for poutine considering there is so little ketchup in a packet. Now my poutine is not going to be as ketchupy as i would like. Beside this inconvenience there food it very good and there employees are very nice.

Loved the spicy Chicken McClucker sandwich and fries! Best chicken sandwich ever. And the burgers are great too. I would just wish for more spices to be added to the meat.

Loved the food and service. I had a basic burger fries and a ice tea. The price was good well worth the visit. Ì would definitely recommend this place.

Great food not bad price

Local gem! Delicious burgers and frys. One of our go-to spots. Nothing beats The Burger Barn for local, fresh fast food. The staff are super friendly and the atmosphere in the restaurant is really cool and casual with nice large windows to watch the action on the street while you eat. Highly recommend!

I have had the pleasure of eating here a number of times since it opened and I am happy to see that this place is aging like a fine wine, just gets better the longer its around! Good portions, great price, great staff and a great and unique workplace culture that shows appreciation to people who tip.

A little bit too greasy and smells like oil. I used to love that place and still will buy from them but this time I found the food was too oily.

Mother Clucker is the king of all clucker! Vegetarian options: Falafel sandwich is yummy! And a good vegetarian option. Food : 5/5 |

This place is the real deal. Finally a fast food restaurant that actually cares about what they are doing. The burgers are fantastic and the service is even better. And by the way, cheaper than McDonalds. Cant wait to go again.

Wow! Wow, wow, wow! We dont go out to eat much, and when we do, were usually pretty disappointed (Im looking at you, Mr. Sub). Yesterday, my partner was craving a burger and didnt want to go to McDonalds (again), so he suggested we give Prospector Burger Barn a try. After being disappointed multiple times with other restaurants in T-Bay, I was hesitant but willing. Im so happy we ate here! Burger Barns menu is pretty simple. They only have something like eight or nine varieties of burger on their menu, a handful of different sides, and (if you order in-house) some of the best milkshakes Ive ever tasted. This is, I think, one of the secrets to Burger Barns success: you dont have to do everything...you only need to do a few things, and do them REALLY WELL. I would like to know whose decision it was that the cashier should call out TIPPER! in response to those who tip (and the rest of the staff call back together with THANK YOU!), because this idea is BRILLIANT. Think about it. Nobody is obligated to tip, but by identifying those who do (and getting a group Thank you! in return) is its own sort of reward/dopamine hit for the tipper. The staff obviously appreciate it (more money for them), and the tipper can appreciate being thanked by a team whos clearly working hard to make some of the best burgers Ive ever had. As I said to my partner as we ate, my only regret was that I only tipped 15%. The burgers themselves are not terribly pretty, however its clear Burger Barn uses quality ingredients (and if Im not mistaken, I think they bake their buns in-house), because they are incredibly flavorful and very filling. One fun observation: they have a big-screen TV in the restaurant that shows pictures of the burgers they make, and these are not glamor shots, folks. These are shots of the burgers as they would be served to you. Its very much a what-you-see-is-what-you-get mentality, and I gotta say, I dig that. I dig that a LOT (plus they serve Pepsi, which is an automatic 150-point bonus from me). The restaurant itself is reasonably clean, which is no easy feat considering were still dealing with winter weather and sand (so much sand...), the staff are all very friendly and helpful, and like I said, the food is incredible. Usually when Im really hungry and I eat out, my blood sugar spikes and I get really cranky for about an hour or two afterward. I say without exaggeration that I was in one of the best moods Ive been in since moving here 18 months ago, and this mood lasted for HOURS after eating (Im still fairly content a day after). Whats in that secret sauce? :D Im so glad we discovered you, Burger Barn! Well definitely be back! And like you thanked me for tipping, I must thank all of you for making our entire experience an overwhelmingly positive one! Parking: The parking lot was pretty empty when we arrived, with lots of spots to choose from. Im not certain if this is the norm (this was our first time eating at Prospector Burger Barn), but we obviously had no complaints about finding a spot.

The food here is pretty good compared to what you think of when you think fast food. The fries are cut fresh which beats out frozen any day. The burgers are tasty and a decent size. I d recommend trying them out next time before hitting the chain drive thru there is an actual drive thru even.

Great value and the mother clucker is phenomenal

Awesome burger and excellent value! Skip the chains and go here for a burger! Dont forget to tip! Its worth it :). Nice surprise.

A damn good burger and really friendly service. Was in town for a short period of time and glad I stumbled across this place. I had the cheesy bacon and it had real CHEESE AND BACON! Cheese that actually resists being pulled apart - isn t the same one on the nachos at the arena. The bun was also so thick and fresh, just a really tasty burger. Parking: Lots of it

Mother clucker is one of the best chicken burgers Ive had in the city. Perfectly crisped and all the flavours compliment each other. Tasty dark gravy with the fries. Very reasonably priced.

One of the best 2 burgers worth eating in town!

Food was great. Service was awful had a large order today and the lady was so mean.

Amazing service, great team, even better food! I come rather regularly and enjoy the food. I had a slight issue on my last order but came back today and had it resolved no problem:) would highly recommend

Food was so over salted we couldnt eat it Was told to ask for no salt next time they didnt even care or said sorry will NOT be going there again anytime soon

everything about the PBB is beyond stellar, almost all the items used to prepare the food is homemade, fresh and local as much as possible, they even make their own lemonade as well. A handsome young man took my order at the till and when I tipped, he said Tipper then the crew all said Thank You!, such a great delight to have exceptional people working for a iconic brand like The Prospector. I had the Classic Burger, Spicy Mother Clucker, fries, gravy, and a lemonade of course no ice in pop please LOL. Thank you for a great experience even close to closing (I came in around 7:40) Wheelchair accessibility: all good for the better part

Great burger and fries. Also very impressed with seeing the staff cleaning everything after the lunch rush. We will be back thanks for a great meal

We have been looking for a good lunch spot with good prices. We have found that place. I have not seen service like that since I was a kid. You order your food at the front and they bring in to your table. The food is made to order and is just excellent. I honestly cant say enough nice things about this amazing restaurant.

Caesar salad was sad

Ordered the Cheeseburger and poutine.. Cheeseburger was sad and thin, the poutine was decent but not enough gravey. Not filling at all for the money!! The wife ordered the chicken ceaser salad and was extremely disappointed because the chicken was spicy and not labeled properly and the ceaser salad dressing was NOT dressing.. it was gross.. we wasted $30 on this meal.

Great restaurant. good service and great food! I would totally go again.

Love love love spicy mother clucker soooo good

Great burgers and good fries! Friendly staff. *floors are slippery when it is raining outside due to the material used so be aware Food

The best in burgers. They are the Thunder Bay exemplar!

Good food good atmosphere, what you would expect!

Food was cold, poutine and drink was half-empty, they didnt give us the caesar salad we paid for. This isnt the first time this happened. I suggest not doing drive-thru or delivery

Awesome!! Cashier was very accommodating. Asked for no fry bits, and she ensured the cooks knew my specifics.

Hard to beat this taste to price experience , gravy flavor is one of my favorites, I often refeed here and am able to get jacked n stay lean cuz its decent beef n large portions of carbs

Good food. Fries are small but you get a decent amount

The burgers are awesome!! Its definitely better than going to McDonalds. Price is good too.

This place cross contaminants everything the burger makes is making all the burgers with bare hands right in front of me ... we ordered falafel viggie burger because we dont eat meat due to religious and cultural values ... but this not the place i will suggest to eat bare hand made burgers

Love it ... like home cooked meals there

Staff was friendly and helpful. however, the burgers were cold and had no flavor, the French fries were also cold, soggy, undercooked and half the size one normally received. Been going here for years but now taking my business elsewhere.

Normally food is good, no complaints. But tonight my husband asked for no spicy peppers, so the chef gets mad(fat dude with hat on) when cashier asks if it doesnt have peppers..the chef touches it with his bare hands and waves like he doesnt care. He was suppose to remake it but he didnt, he just took SOME peppers off...obviously not all of them cuz my husband was sweating from eating the burger. My husband knew halfway through the burger something was off. He had to go to washroom cuz his mouth was on fire. Before we left I complained and asked the front cashier if she seen him actually remake one, she said yes she saw. That fat greasy chef of yours needs manners. The lady in the front of store was amazing though, shes a keeper! ***edit, its now the next day and the washroom confirms there was peppers on his burger. Hes eaten it over 20 times and ever sweated from eating it or got nasty washroom next day*** Were going somewhere else forawhile

Do you still call tipperon every order.wont be back if so. drive thru poutine no tip. no napkins no fork.do they spit on it if no tip too. Food

Always top notch food.

Best experience ever . Loved it

Best burger Ive ever had. Ruins other burger places for me. The Cheesy Bacon Burger and fries combo was perfect. Delicious and great value for money

Tasty food, little bit of a weight but thats fine

AMAZING!!! Delish, great service and the price is fantastic especially considering McDonald s has roughly the same prices. You need to eat here!!

Great food and value.

Love the food and the price

Always fantastic! Me and my cool friend have been coming here every Wednesday for years. He drives me in his car. The staff and food have been consistently fantastic over time and we have only noted improvements. These are good signs of caring workers and effective management.

This place is so so so so so good.

Locally owned with friendly staff and good food

Good burgers and poutines at reasonable prices

Best chicken burgers in town

Food was good, but I hate their gimmick of yelling tipper and thank-you for every single customer. It gets real annoying if you eat in.

Great chicken burgers and fries Yummy ! Some are spicy Food : 5/5

Food was fresh, staff pleasant and on top of everything. Over my 2 years in Thunder Bay this place is consistent. Its always fresh and they are on top of making sure your order is right. I would reccomend this place on value and quality. Its definitely a mist try if your in the area. Vegetarian options: Falafel burger is one of the best options around.

Clean and friendly, but more care needs to be put on the quality of their fries. For some reason they think serving hard, dried sharp potato ends in poutines is ok. Fries should be fresh, full size length and crispy not solid and cold.

The Novemburger was great! I really enjoyed the fries!

Delicious sandwiches

We are regulars at burger barn, and are so disappointed by our experience tonight. Grabbed our usual and got home to crazy salty/off gravy. Called the restaurant and was completly gaslighted. The guy on the phone was passive aggressive and just said sorry about your experience . He said if we brought it back he would make us a new one but we were already home and we weren t able to go back. I was also calling to let them know so that they didn t serve it to others this is when he said there was nothing wrong with the gravy they have, and he doesn t know what happened to the one I ve got. We bring our kids there once a week, and this has totally turned me off of them. Super poor customer service.

When they first opened quality and service was great. Now gravy is very salty, and customer service is bad. Worker was very rude on the phone and said everything tastes great over here...

We have never been disappointed with anything from here. Each visit is beyond our expectations and food is always hot and delicious and service is spot on.

The best burgers you can get via drive thru in town! So delicious, homemade, local, and significantly less than the chain fast food drive thrus

Quick, clean and easy. Delicious

Very good, friendly and helpful service from Andrea running the FOH alone, as well the entire kitchen staff. Well done everyone, delicious food and great country atmosphere :)