3/5 Penny Rusty S. 5 years ago on Google
While
I’m
not
opposed
to
non-meat
burgers
per
se,
I’ve
tried
many
over
the
years
with
varying
level
of
success.
Generally,
the
thing
that
usually
turns
me
off
“veggie”
burgers
is
the
texture.
Recently
A&W
has
been
really
promoting
their
“Beyond
Meat”
burger
which
they
claim
is
made
from
100%
plant-based
protein.
Sounds
kinda
vague,
doesn’t
it?
What
exactly
is
“plant-based”
protein?
Is
this
a
“veggie”
burger
or
is
this
something
else?
When
you
go
to
their
website,
the
list
of
ingredients
include
red
beets
(for
colour
and
vitamins),
coconut
oil
(for
a
juicy
flavour),
yellow
peas
(for
the
protein),
pomegranates
(for
vitamins),
mung
beans
(for
texture),
rice
(for
protein),
potatoes
(a
binder),
and
apples
(for
antioxidants).
The
burger
is
topped
with
lettuce,
tomato,
red
onions,
pickles,
ketchup,
mustard,
and
mayo
(and
you
can
add
cheese
to
your
burger
at
an
additional
cost).
Okay,
that’s
a
lot
of
information…
but
how
does
it
look
and
taste?
The
burger
itself
looked
fairly
“normal”
with
the
exception
that
the
meatless
patty
looked
slightly
lighter
in
colour
than
you’d
expect
with
a
meat
patty.
Full
disclosure
–
I
added
a
couple
of
onion
rings
to
my
burger
as
I
expected
the
texture
of
the
patty
to
be
a
bit
off.
The
burger
actually
tasted
pretty
good…
my
best
description
would
be
that
it
tasted
like
a
burger
with
a
lot
of
fixins’.
As
I
expected,
the
Beyond
Meat
patty
did
have
something
which
was
missing
in
the
texture
–
like
it
was
too
soft.
However,
the
addition
of
the
crunchy
onion
rings
helped
to
camouflage
the
missing
texture
of
the
patty.
Would
I
order
it
again?
Not
sure.
If
you
look
at
the
nutritional
information,
the
Beyond
Meat
burger
actually
has
more
calories,
fat,
and
sodium
than
their
regular
Teen
Burger
so
I
wouldn’t
necessarily
consider
this
a
“healthy”
alternative.
Also
note
that
this
burger
is
cooked
on
the
same
grill
as
their
meat
burgers
(and
the
mayo
and
cheese
contain
dairy)
so
this
wouldn’t
really
be
considered
vegan
friendly.
But
if
you’re
looking
for
an
alternative
to
a
meat
burger,
this
might
be
an
option
that
you’d
want
to
try
out.
On
August
16th,
I
came
back
to
A&W
because
they
were
having
a
special
promotion
going
to
support
people
suffering
from
MS
(A&W
would
donated
$2
from
the
sale
of
every
Teen
Burger).
As
it
turned
out,
they
had
a
sign
on
their
front
door
saying
that
they
were
all
sold
our
of
their
Beyond
Meat
burgers
(I
guess
they
must
be
really
popular).
I
stuck
with
my
Teen
Burger
and
made
sure
to
stuff
a
few
fries
in
it
(does
anyone
else
do
this?).
I
heard
that
it
took
about
2
months
before
the
Beyond
Meat
Burger
came
back
in
stock.
Have
you
tried
one
out
yet?