New Burger Joint Law & Orders Hosts Grand Opening In East City
/From Innisville to Pembroke and more, burger joint Law & Orders has made Peterborough its seventh location after hosting its grand opening in East City on Wednesday morning.
Founded and owned by Jamie Law, the business initially opened in Innisville on Highway 7 in 2014 and has since expanded to seven total locations. The establishment is located at 89 Hunter St. E. at the former Loaded Pierogi location and Reggie’s Hot Grill before that. Knowing the history of the building, Lee says it was a perfect fit for him to expand his business to Peterborough.
“I heard it was a great opportunity and a fantastic city and we stumbled upon this fantastic spot that used to be a burger place back in the day,” he explained. “We were lucky enough to score the building and the rest is history. The community has been coming out in full support, everyone's been loving the burgers and I couldn't be more happy.”
The restaurant serves burgers, fries, hot dogs, burger bowls, wraps, poutines, milkshakes and more. Their style ensures freshness in all their ingredients, a throwback to how burgers were originally made, unlike the methods of several current fast-food burger chains according to Law.
“It (the burgers) does take a few extra minutes to cook but it's fresh-cooked to order, it's all hand-cut fries and all fresh ingredients,” he explained. “It's basically back to the day where burgers were cooked so they're not sitting in CVap or a warming drawer. They're cooked to order on a grill with fresh beef, so it's fantastic. The taste is there, you can't beat it.”
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Customers had lined up prior to doors opening, a pleasant surprise much to Law’s delight.
“I didn't think that many people would be lining up waiting to get inside the building right at the beginning,” he explained. “I've done this several times before and usually it trickles in and then it ramps up as the day goes on but it was a full smash in your face right off the bat as soon as we opened in the door.”
The restaurant has a charity aspect, partnering with country singer/songwriter Jason Blaine and his charity, ‘Jason Blaine Charity.’ For each purchase of a ‘Jason Blain Burger, half the proceeds goes towards the charity.
“Jason is actually married to my sister so he's my brother-in-law,” laughed Law. “All of his money goes to other charities. It's fantastic to see how the money gets spread out throughout the community.”
Law & Order's also features a food challenge called the ‘Rhippo Challenge‘ that consists of eating two of their signature ‘Rhippo Burgers’ (a half-pound burger with bacon, cheese, mustard, ketchup, pickles, onions, mayo, lettuce and tomato) and a pound of poutine.
Challengers have 20 minutes to consume all three items and those who are successful receive their meal for free, a free t-shirt and have their photo displayed on the Rhippo Challenge Wall of Fame. There are only 29 people who won the challenge in 599 attempts after the publication of this article. The record is held by Adam Moran, downing the food in six minutes and 45 seconds.
The restaurant offers a weekly special on Tuesdays, featuring five-dollar cheeseburgers. They held the same promotion at their grand opening and again on Thursday as part of National Cheeseburger Day. Online ordering is also available for Law & Orders.
The following are Law and Orders’s business hours:
Monday to Thursday - 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday and Saturday - 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Sunday - 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
