Tino's — Restaurant in Medicine Hat

I had high hopes for Tino's, as it came highly recommended by a coworker. Sadly though, everything was pretty average or below average. Nothing great about it. We had burgers, my wife had the cheeseburger and pickle chips (deep fried pickles). I had a double loaded burger and the mushroom chips (fries). My daughter had the mac and cheese bites. The whole thing came to $30 with no drinks or dessert.

The burgers were ok, nothing special at all. Plain beef patties about 1/4 inch thick with a processed cheese slice and your basic condiments. Bun was basic, nothing special, just like the fast food joints. You can get the special which adds lettuce and tomato, but for a double it's like $9. I think the double would be a legit 1/4 lbs burger.

The mushroom fries were basic frozen from-a-bag crinkle fries topped with sauteed canned mushrooms with peppers and onions in some sort of sauce. Pretty blah.

Fried Pickles were ok, nothing special. They were just hamburger sliced pickles with a thin breading. Probably frozen from a bag. Pretty small and you got about 12 for $5 with no dipping sauce. Not worth the money.

The mac and cheese bites were ordinary, probably frozen from a bag. Nothing special.

The burgers are probably made fresh, but the rest you couldn't tell if it was fresh or from frozen. It all seemed to be fine. The fries, pickles and mac bites were crunchy the burger wasn't soggy, just was only ok and overpriced for ok. I think the says alot.

I can't speak for the icecream, that's a big part of the menu, but it all looked pretty standard.

Honestly if you're looking for a rock solid drive-in style old fashioned burger and fries. Just go the 5 Guys Burgers and Fries. Way better than here and better value.

I wish I was wrong about this place as it is very popular and came highly recommended...

Pros: -Tiramisu milkshake is all you need to know. -Best milkshake on this planet. -You will need a good 10 minutes if you want to read the entire milkshake menu. (Get a milkshake, not their twister thing, fren) -Tinos' burgers haven't changed in long enough to matter. Fries are good. This comparing to bad fries al la Wendy's fries after 5 minutes or the like. -This place serves big so do not over order. -The odd nice car tends to show up... -The Friday night experience Cons: -Tinos' hours are criminally short, they close early in the year too-as all the best things in life, it's gone too soon. -Leave the seagulls alone, homie, they are gonna die of heart disease soon enough. -Say it with me...LINEUPS

TO CONCLUDE: If you are from out of town, or can't get there while they are open, OR if you got a sweet ride, don't miss out on the T.

Epic burgers epic fries. Better than Peters Drive In in Calgary is in this day and age. I'm...

Tino’s had the worst burger that I have ever eaten! We actually threw it out, as it was not worth eating. Dry, no condiments and not seasoned at all. It was their mushrooms burger and it obviously had tasteless, canned mushrooms on it. Very disappointing after standing out in the beating sun in the parking lot for far too long, considering the quality of the food.

I am not sure why there is always a line-up here, as the quality of the burgers certainly doesn’t deserve it. Nostalgia is fine, but if you don’t come along with the times, you get left behind in the dust.

The shakes are fine, and they have a huge selection of flavours, but they should maybe focus more on the burgers, as that’s what their motto talks about on their sign. The burger is certainly not the king here. I would suggest going elsewhere for a burger, unless it’s...