Oddburger - Vegan Fast Food - Second Visit

Judging by the crowd (these are early days), I would say that the Vancouver vegan community is well aware of Oddburger and has been excitedly anticipating it as we have. Of course, maybe the omnivores are showing up as well! That would be great! Again on Sunday, we arrived right at noon (soft opening hours) and were able to sit at what we now consider "our table" but a few more minutes and it was standing room only! There aren't a ton of tables but this food is very takeout friendly.

If you haven't read about our first visit, it is one post down. Read it first if you like! Today we are leaping into the lunch menu! We ordered a couple of burgers, a chicken sandwich and a salad. I am better at the self-serve kiosks than yesterday but I still stupidly did not order combos.

First up was the BacUn Famous Melt. House-made smash patty and house-made bacUn with grilled onions, pickles, lettuce and Famous sauce on a sesame seed bun make this pretty impressive for $10. The bacUn could have been crisper but definitely tasted like a pork product and the patty is not bad. The cheese is nicely melty. A very good burger!

Next up was the Classic Burger, to which we added Cheeze. This was a full-on McDonald's cheeseburger with ketchup, onion, pickles, and mustard. I will admit to a certain amount of nostalgia here, as maybe five decades ago, the cheeseburger was my go-to at McDs. This tasty burger opened a door to my childhood, but as always, without the cruelty and for only $8. 

We tried one of the many chickUn burgers, the Sticky ChickUn. The chickUn is seitan and nicely crispy before a good dunking in the "sticky" sauce, a Korean sesame concoction. With all the toppings this was great. Have I mentioned that the sesame seed bun is really very good! Loved this also.

We thought we should try a salad and so ended up ordering the Taco Salad. Again, this felt a little nostalgic for me. This time for the Taco Time ground meat that I loved at one point in my omnivorous junk food life. In other words, this was a pretty good salad with lots of good cheese and the usual taco salad fixings!

Finally, Onion Rings! These were excellent, with wide pieces of red onion and a very good crispy batter. They have to be some of the best onion rings we have had!

So thanks again to brothers, Steven and James who have jumped through all the hoops over the last 3 years to bring this excellent Canadian chain to Vancouver.

We typically go to a place once and then move on so that I can blog about as many plant based places as possible but I have a feeling we may drop in here on occasion. I am not suggesting that fast food should be a significant part of anyone's diet. At home we eat pretty healthy with a lot of whole foods but everyone deserves a treat!

Food                         5 out of 5

Vegan Options          5 out of 5

Comfort                    4 out of 5

Service                     4 1/2 out of 5

Value                        5 out of 5