So here's the story: found out that The Burger's Priest was opening in Port Credit just minutes from my place. I was thrilled. I'm a huge veggie burger connoisseur (if there is such a thing) and the fact that Port Credit doesn't have a South Street, a Hero Burger or a Big Smoke has been bugging me for some time now. I would have gladly settled for a Harvey's or even BK. I know that meat eaters may not think much of the veggie burger but searching out the best ones has long been a passion of mine. Sadly, that search will not include even giving The Burger's Priest a shot. Why? Because their veggie burger isn't a veggie burger.
Now I don't know if it's fair reviewing a place that I haven't actually tried and I certainly won't object if anyone flags this review. But their "Option", a crusted portabello mushroom thing, is NOT a veggie burger! A soy based meat analogue is. A bean burger is. One of those veggie patties with all that random stuff works. But mushrooms are a potential topping, not the burger itself! There's no protein, it reeks of laziness and it just doesn't work as a "burger" with all the normal or even abnormal toppings. It's a mushroom sandwich, nothing more. Again, it could work as an add-on to a regular or veggie burger but not as the main event. ARGH!!
So I'm very disappointed in Burger's Priest because I was very much looking forward to having a killer (veggie) burger option in my 'hood. Oh and I guess I should probably disclose the fact that I absolutely HATE mushrooms. But you probably already knew that.