Special Burger Review: Neat Burger

Photo by Andrew Hockridge

Date Visited: July 27, 2021
Location: London, UK
BurgerTours Rating: 7.4/10

Taste	Messiness	Price	Venue	Pluses
Great	Very Messy	$11-$15	Fast Food	Veggie, Gluten Free, Patio

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Drew's Review 

Photo by Andrew Hockridge

Oh hey. How are you doing? 

Good to hear. So…you been good? 

Cool. Cool. You doin alright then? 

Hi. I encourage you to join me as I travel to London, UK for this month’s BurgerTour. In July, one of the many stops of my list of places to visit was Buckingham Palace and lo and behold, a good quality burger joint in the London area to try some great tasing burgers. That place was Neat Burger. 

Located in Victoria, just a 10-minute walk from Buckingham Palace, local franchise Neat Burger offers burgers with tasty and delicious ingredients all while saving the planet for a healthy lifestyle. Opening in 2019, Neat Burger has eight locations in the London area, one in Liverpool and have expanded into the United States with a location opening in New York City. 

Smash Burger/Photo by Andrew Hockridge

When it first opened, Neat Burger devised a plan to bring plant-based burgers into the mainstream; each patty consists of peas, corn, rice, quinoa, chickpea and potato. As well as other healthy fats and flavours, Neat Burger has introduced the world to an environmental gamechanger by doing more for the planet by using less, and its one step forward to a planet we can be proud of. 

When I walked in to the Victoria location shortly after lunchtime, there was no one to be seen. It was empty. Inside sits a stand with a large iPad sitting on it for you to touch-in your order if you don’t feel like talking to anyone. Neat Burger’s menu is a very simple one: signature, smash, chick-n burger, or a fish filet burger for choices. I decided to order the Smash Burger which was a double meat patty smashed with onions, cheese, mustard, neat sauce and stack sauce.? I also ordered a side of cheesy tater tots. 

Cheesy Tater Tots/Photo by Andrew Hockridge

Upon a quick 10 minutes, the burger was ready. I unwrapped the paper from the burger and it was a lot smaller than I had imagined. The burger looked very cheesy. It also looked very messy. I wrapped my two hands around it to give a big bite and was pleasantly surprised with how it tasted. The non-meat patty was delicious and the toppings were thick and juicy. The buns were oozing with flavour and every bite was like a bite in the right direction. If you told me this burger didn’t have any dairy or meat products I wouldn’t believe you. This burger was on a whole other level. 

Overall, Neat Burger was as environmentally friendly as you can get. The smash burger was messy and every bite was oozing with creamy greatness. However, it was a little bland for my taking, and the burger itself was a little small to what I was picturing in my head. The burger was well crafted and I admire the effort Neat Burger is trying to attain. Since they appear to be expanding over into North America, perhaps a Toronto location might be on the horizon…maybe? 

7.4/10

Special Burger Review: BRGRS

Photo by Andrew Hockridge

Date Visited: June 23, 2022
Location: Oshawa, ON
BurgerTours Rating: 6.55/10

Taste	Messiness	Price	Venue	Pluses
Good	Messy	$11-$15	Fast Food	Veggie

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Drew's Review 

I dare you to read this. 

When it came down to choose a burger joint for the month of June, I was given the option to make it a surprise…so I drove about 45 minutes out of the city to nearby Oshawa to dine in at BRGRS. 

BRGRS, on Simcoe Street just off of Highway 401, is a relatively new burger place opening in the summer of 2020. Its moto is simple, “We only use the best ingredients. Quality meats, fresh toppings and our patent recipe all come together to deliver you the best-tasting burger.” But the reason I chose this place wasn’t just because they had delcioous burgers on the menu, but because of the fancy exterior, especially in a not-so-hot-spot part of Oshawa. 

Once we arrived in the early afternoon, there were maybe one or two diners dining inside. The place also features a front patio as well as enough parking for guests. During the pandemic however, when it opened, there was an operating window along the side of the restaurant for cars to drive up to to pick up their orders. Inside, there was a TV screen playing news, I think? Anyways the menu has a variety of different options in addition to a number of burgers. 

The kind gentleman, who I assumed was the head chef came to take our orders on the iPad sitting on the table we failed to recognize. Technology! Once we placed our orders, we grabbed a table near the front windows and sat while the TV in the background murmured ever so quietly. 

The Next Generation/Photo by Andrew Hockridge

The one that caught my eye was called the Next Generation burger, which was a 6 oz. beef patty that came with sautéed spinach, mushrooms and feta cheese. It looked and felt appetizing and was left satisfied. 

Thanks, that’s my review. 

Stay tuned for more burger reviews in the future! 

*cheer* *yay *yay* 

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Jk 

The burger looked like a truck stop burger, and if you were to tell me if it had any additional toppings on it, I wouldn’t be able to guess what they were. The buns were soft and warm, and I think the best thing about this burger was the meat. BRGRS does a really good job in preparing all their meat daily before the rush shows up. And the burger was cooked well to perfection. The burger overall lacked any real distinct flavour to it, but I was satisfied nevertheless. 

 Overall, BRGRS does great quality burgers and from a very welcoming gentleman behind the counter, our hunger was fully satisfied. It wasn’t the best burger I’ve had, but it wasn’t the worst either. The Next Generation burger may just be a hit and miss type of creation, but I will withhold my decision until I opt to try another burger. We will definitely need to be paying another visit to this location next time we find ourselves in the area. 

6.1/10

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Mark's Review

Millennial Burger/Photo by Mark Avila

Andrew chose to surprise me with this months burger tour, and we took a quick drive east to Oshawa to find ourselves at BRGRS. This joint prides itself with their use of local produce and fresh ingredients in their burgers. They even grind their meat in house daily! 

They have a small burger selection and it came down to two burgers. In the end I opted for the Millennial Brgr. This is 6oz patty with garlic aioli, sautéed onions, avocado, and topped with brie. 

First impressions… it was thick and creamy. They weren’t shy about the cheese. It was oozing off the sides like a waterfall, making the burger twice as appetizing. The avocado gave it a nice sweet touch, but was unfortunately overpowered by the cheese and the savoury onions. Overall it was a decent burger, but I would prefer a little less cheese. 

Other than that, there really isn’t much left to say. It was an okay burger joint and would definitely return if i ever found myself in Oshawa. 

7/10

Special Burger Review: Nuburger

Photo by Mark Avila

Date Visited: May 13, 2022

Location: Winnipeg, MB.
BurgerTours Rating: 9/10

 

 

Taste	Messiness	Price	Venue	Pluses
Awesome	Messy	$11-$15	Fast Food	Veggie, Gluten Free

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Mark's Review

Great Falafel Burger/Photo by Mark Avila

Seems like this is the year of special burger tours. I go out of province, once again, and visit the great province of Manitoba. The gateway to the prairies, I was on a mission for another distinct, unique, and innovative burger. Browsing online and going through numerous burger joints, I managed to find a spot that met mycriteria and was, of course, a local favourite. I take you to… Nuburger! 

Nuburger is known in the Winnipeg area as having unique gourmet burgers that have explosive flavour, and elevating the burger experience to a new level while staying on the healthy side. Having numerous locations scattered across Winnipeg, I chose to visit the Forks Market location which was a convenient ten minute drive from my AirBnB. 

I was immediately drawn to the Blueberry Yum Yum Burger, which had a blueberry bbq sauce… something I never had before and really wanted to try. But to my disappointment, as soon as I was about to place my order the Blueberry Yum Yum was no where to be found. I don’t know if there was a certain way of ordering it or what, but I was pretty crushed when I didn’t see it on the menu at the Forks location. However, I did have a plan B and luckily they did have it on the menu board, so I ended up getting the Great Falafel Burger. 

The Great Falafel Burger is a Chickpea Patty, topped with banana salsa, cucumber, lettuce, and tzatziki. I also got a side of Yam fries with a honey dill dipping sauce. 

Now, before I continue with the actual burger review… I just want to give a special shoutout to the honey dill sauce. This was probably the show stealer. Yes, the burger was fantastic but this sauce was to die for. It was absolutely delicious! The sweetness from the honey mixed with the herbal tanginess of the dill was a match made in heaven. 

Okay, that’s enough about my love for the honey dill sauce. You can catch my full take on the episode. 

Anyway, back to the burger. Right off the bat I was greeted by the sweetness of the banana salsa, which was balanced out by the tzatziki sauce. The Chickpea Patty itself was mushy resulting the entire burger to fall apart almost instantly. But, overall it had unique taste and  was full of flavour. Next up was the Yam Fries. They were salty on their own, but when I dipped it in the honey dill sauce the flavours balanced out quite well. When I say the honey dill was a show stealer, I wasn’t lying. I put some of it onto the burger and made it 10 times tastier. Had they swapped out the banana salsa with the honey dill I would’ve probably given this a 10/10.

Nuburger was a great find. I’m still a little disappointed that I didn’t get a chance to try the Blueberry Yum Yum, but its a good reason for me to come back. 100% recommend if you find yourself visiting the Winnipeg area and looking for an excellent burger. 

9/10