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A&W Canada: Beyond Meat Burger Review

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One of the biggest things to launch from A&W Canada this year is their Beyond Meat Burger. It has meat lovers and veggie lovers going crazy over this burger patty. As a meat eater, I had to see how these burgers taste.

You can substitute it into any burger on their menu or have it as their regular Beyond Meat Burger.

Whats inside?

The burger patty is made from 100% plant-based protein. It is made of items like beets, coconut oil, yellow peas, pomegranates, mung beans, rice, potatoes and apples. In addition to that, they use A&W seasoning, dill pickles, tomato, lettuce, red onion, ketchup, mustard and mayo inside the sesame seed bun.

I was prompted from the staff if I wanted cheese to be added and I said yes for an extra charge.

Highly Customizable

To make the burger vegan, just say no to cheese and mayo. If you don’t want the bun, you can also get it lettuce wrapped for no extra charge at all. You can make it however you want.

How it’s cooked

A&W is very transparent on how they cook the burgers in their kitchen. They cook all burger patties on the same grill as the Beyond Meat patties. If you don’t like that type of cross-contamination, you may not be so keen.

How does it taste?

After taking a few bites, I was very surprised that it wasn’t like any other veggie patty out there. The look and texture was just like a meat patty. The taste of it was hard to differentiate because of the A&W seasoning as well as the mayo, mustard, and ketchup added to it. Nonetheless, it still tasted good overall. It does miss a bit of umami and saltiness from a regular beef patty, but it works as a good substitute.

If you’re curious about it, you can try it for yourself. There are a few coupon books floating around that offers the Beyond Meat Burger for 50% off. My husband got a coupon book in his takeout bag from another burger he got earlier in the day.

I really like this partnership between Beyond Meat and A&W Canada as it gives customers a better option made with plant-based protein if they choose to try it.

Website:
www.aw.ca/BeyondMeat

Diana started Foodology in 2010 because she just eats out everyday! She started a food blog to share her love of food with the world! She lives in Vancouver, BC and adores the diversity of food around her. She will go crazy for churros and lattes.

6 Comments

  1. Helen Gibson Reply

    I am worried about cross contamination . Vegans won’t ask for the beyond meat burger if it is cooked on the same grill as beef or chicken burgers.

  2. Maury Miloff Reply

    Thanks for this review. Since I tend to prefer vegetarian food by a large margin, I have for decades expected someone would eventually come up with a great vegetarian burger. I think A&W may have just done that. I had it for the first time last night and it was delicious. Tasted so much like a meat burger, it’s nice to know it was healthier stuff from the earth.

  3. I was not impressed with the Beyond Burger. Harvey’s does a much better veggie burger with more condiment options.
    Not sure why the persistence in comparing veggie burgers with meat burgers.
    Vegetables and meat are different. Ask anyone, they’ll tell ya.

  4. I am a vegetarian and I just tried one Beyond Meat burger from A&W out of curiosity. It tastes good during eating BUT the aftertaste is so bad and it lingered for hours. I felt like there was a thick coat of grease and smoky stuff stuck in my upper throat, along with extreme thirstiness that made me keep drinking water trying to cut it down. I do not know what causes it, but I think it is due to heavy dose of MSG or other types of flavor enhancer. I had similar experience eating vegetarian food from a local restaurant which also uses tones of MSG to make the food taste good. I will not eat another beyond meat burger again.

  5. Paul S Stanley Reply

    I get one almost every Thursday in Maple Ridge at the car show. I order it with just lettuce, pickles and tomato only. I am not vegetarian, but I like the flavour. I also order onion rings, shared with my wife, and a mug of water! What a cheap date!

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