Easterbrook’s: a Community Staple

Posted on 14 July 2008 by Rachel Longo-Tosoian

Established in 1930, Easterbrook’s is a family owned diner famous for their foot-long hotdogs and impressive variety of ice cream flavours. Located on Spring Gardens Road in Burlington, Ontario (across the street from Royal Botanical Gardens), Easterbrook’s has served the Hamilton, Halton and surrounding areas, as well as helped to create and keep memories alive within its walls.

As you walk up the steps to the diner, there is a patio with red picnic tables where you can sit and enjoy your meal. As you enter the doors, a pinball machine greets you to your right, and the staff is busy placing orders and calling food numbers. It does not matter what time of day you visit, there always seems to be a crowd.

Easterbrook’s offers over 15 different varieties of hot dogs alone, including the Wonder Dog, the Belly Buster and for the vegetarians, there are veggie dogs too. Any topping you crave on your hot dog, you can get, and Easterbrook’s does not draw the line on anything. The diner caters to just about everyone. If you want chilli and onions on your hot dog, it can be done, or if you just want it plain, nobody will judge you. In 2007 alone, Easterbrook’s sold over 2,000 kilometres (that’s about 1,300 miles) of hot dogs.

To go along with the long list of hot dog varieties, Easterbrook’s has an impressive selection of ice cream flavours. Everything from the usual chocolate and vanilla, the list goes on and on, including orange sorbet, chocolate chip cookie dough, mint chocolate chip, cherry cheesecake, moose tracks, and my personal favourite, birthday cake.

Items on the menu are fairly priced, making family trips, and even a first date Easterbrook’s affordable, and fun. The moment you step foot in the door, you are instantly taken back in time. The small booths seat two very cosily, and there are business cards and people and couple’s names written on the walls. Hanging all over the diner are headshots of famous Canadian actors and other local celebrities who have dined at Easterbrook’s and left a little memento.

Easterbrook’s is a fixture in the community, and holds a special place in the heart of many. If anyone is ever in the area, drop by for lunch or dinner and stay for some dessert, because it is not every day that you can tell someone that you have eaten at a famous landmark whose roots are deeply planted within the community and surrounding area.

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