Many restaurants feature burgers topped with fried egg
If you’re a former meat lover, or just trying to cut back on
meat, there are some foods that you may find yourself missing. What’s not to love about a great classic
burger? Can you really satisfy your
craving with a meatless “burger”? A lot
of restaurants claim to have a great veggie burger that even meat eaters
love. Some of these restaurants are
local establishments, but I have researched restaurant chains. I have listed restaurants that offer
vegetarian burgers, as well as famous chains that don’t. Both lists are alphabetical.
This information is subject to change. If you have found a great vegetarian burger,
please share in the comments below. If you
found a veggie burger at a restaurant that previously didn’t offer them, share
that too.
Burger King Veggie Burger
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Burger King offers a version of their Whopper made with a MorningStar
Farms® Garden Veggie patty, with all the usual toppings- lettuce, tomatoes, red
onions, pickles, mayo and ketchup on a sesame seed bun. This is actually a pretty good sandwich, tasting
very much like a BK classic burger.
Carl’s Jr pitches Carl’s Jr- Veg It® sandwich, which is their Guacamole
Six Dollar Burger®, served without the beef patty. In addition to the guacamole, this sandwich
features Pepper Jack cheese, as well as lettuce, tomatoes, and onion. I reluctantly list this one. How hard would it be to offer a vegetarian or
vegan patty?!
Cheesecake Factory boasts a veggie burger with a patty made of brown rice, faro,
black beans, beets, and onion. The patty
is topped with Fontina cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, pickles and mayo on a toasted
bun.
Dave & Buster’s menu lists a “specially seasoned” char-grilled Gardenburger.
Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers features a vegetarian burger made with a black bean patty,
and topped with cheese, Freddy’s sauce, onion, lettuce and tomato. Other burger toppings and condiments on the
menu include grilled onion, sauerkraut, relish, and Jalapenos.
Hardee’s pitches a Veg It ® sandwich, which is their Thickburger®,
minus the hamburger patty. I reluctantly
list this one also. They need to feature
a veggie patty. I suppose they’d be glad
to serve up any of their toppings without the patty. In addition to the “usual suspects”, they
feature mushrooms, Swiss cheese, Buffalo blue cheese, and guacamole.
Hard Rock Café boasts a veggie burger with their grilled Veggie Leggie patty,
which they top with a grilled Portabello mushroom, zucchini, yellow squash and
red pepper. Burger is also topped with
lettuce, tomatoes, grilled onions, and lemon mayo. This one is definitely on my list to
try.
Houlihan’s offers a veggie mini burger on their appetizer menu. It is a black bean and chickpea patty, topped
with aged cheddar cheese and ranch greens.
Johnny Rocket veggie burger
Johnny Rocket’s calls their veggie burger the Streamliner. They use a soy Boca® Burger patty, and top it
with grilled onions, lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, and mustard.
Planet Hollywood features a grilled vegetarian
patty Mushroom, Onion, & Swiss burger at some of their locations. Other locations offer the Veggie Garden
burger, which they describe as mushrooms, water chestnuts, peppers, and black
olives “rolled into a patty”, with Swiss cheese.
Rainforest Café touts their
Rainforest Natural Burger. The patty is
made of garbanzo beans, vegetables, sesame seeds and spices. It is served with lettuce, tomatoes, and
guacamole. Who doesn’t like
guacamole?
Red Robin Bruschetta Veggie Burger
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Red Robin is my personal pick.
While many restaurants would probably put any of their available burger
toppings on your veggie patty (assuming they have a veggie patty), Red Robin
proudly offers to substitute a Gargenburger® vegetarian patty, or Boca® vegan
patty on any sandwich on the menu.
Offerings vary by location, but there are about 10 to 12 burger
selections that lend well to a vegetarian version.
Additionally, they offer a build your own burger. Choose your burger, then choose your bun,
cheese, and toppings from a plethora of offerings. Buns include onion roll, ciabatta, and jalapeño
cornmeal Kaiser roll. Cheeses include Cheddar,
American, Swiss, Bleu, Provolone, and Pepper Jack. Of course they have the usual toppers-
mustard, mayo, ketchup, lettuce, tomato, and onion.
Try one of their specialty sauces like Whiskey River BBQ
sauce, A1 peppercorn sauce, Tabasco sauce, country Dijon sauce, pesto aioli, balsamic
cream, salsa, and chipotle mayo. They
also have crazy good toppings like crispy fried onion straws, sautéed mushrooms,
grilled pineapple, guacamole, fried egg, and fried jalapeno coins.
Red Robin Bleu Ribbon Veggie Burger with bleu cheese
and crispy onion straws
Smashburger features a Spicy Veggie Black Bean burger, which is topped
with fresh jalapenos, Pepper Jack cheese, guacamole, lettuce, tomato, onion,
and chipotle mayo. It is served on a
spicy chipotle bun. They did say “spicy”!
TGI Friday’s advertises a Sedona Black Bean Burger, which is topped with
Monterey Jack and cheddar, glazed balsamic onions, sliced avocado, and chipotle
mayo. This one goes on my list too.
Tilted Kilt
offers a black bean patty. They offer a
variety of cheeses: American, Cheddar,
Swiss, Bleu cheese, provolone, and pepper Jack.
Other burger toppings include fried shoestring onions, Guinness BBQ
sauce, sautéed mushrooms and onions, jalapeno peppers, guacamole, and fried
egg.
No Vegetarian
Burgers Listed at These Restaurants:
Applebee’s
Babe’s Burgers
Bennigan’s
Big Boy
Bob Evans
Cheddar’s
Chili’s
Denny’s
Fatz
Hooter’s
Jim’s
O’Charley’s
Perkins
Roy Rogers
Ruby Tuesdays
Shoney’s
Waffle House
