Real food, real fast and really not worth it
It’s a good thing VG Burgers’ food at 3267 28th St. is entirely organic because, I didn’t feel guilty about throwing it all away. If the food can’t be edible, at least we can be glad it is biodegradable.
VG Burgers is not your typical fast food burger joint, unless you want a burger made entirely of vegetables that is served at a relatively slow pace. The fries are baked, the soda is organic and the cheese does not contain any milk.
I have never appreciated McDonald’s more.
For a whopping $6, the classic burger is made of basmati rice, black beans, tofu, carrots, soy sauce, bread crumbs, oats, caramel color, hazelnuts, oat flour, beet powder, garlic, sea salt, pepper and oregano.
All the ketchup in the world could not save this burger.
Needless to say, the burger is designed to be nutritious. But is it too much to ask that it be delicious too?
Other burgers on the menu are all $6 and insanely healthy. These include the sunflower burger, the three nut burger, the black bean burger and the falafel burger.
All burgers are served on wheat or spelt hamburger buns. Spelt, a complex form of wheat, is a healthy bread product becoming increasingly prevalent in health stores.
With the burger you are given the option of vegan (meaning non-dairy) cheese, which frankly is just not cheese.
On the menu VG burgers claims, “real food, real good, real fast.” This statement just goes to show that not everything that is catchy is true.
On a more positive note, the baked fries were pretty tasty. They needed salt and quite a bit of ketchup, but it was a comforting thought that they were baked, and not as sinful as fast food fries.
For a mere $9 you can get a “Real Meal Deal,” modeled after a normal fast food restaurant. This includes a burger, choice of a side and a 16 ounce drink. Side options are baked fries, a side salad or chili.
VG Burgers makes shakes which are “custom” made with soy, rice, hemp or rice ice cream and a choice of soy or rice milk.
The refreshment options are all organic, natural sodas. The root beer is hands down, one of the best I have ever encountered.
Moral of the story, skip the burger, the meal deal and the spelt. Go straight for a root bear and some fries.
Contact Campus Press Staff Writer Emily Sturges at Emily.Sturges@Colorado.edu
