Now I know that this can't and won't be a full review of Woody's because of my own, self-imposed limitation (that being that I'm a vegetarian). But I have a real passion for veggie burgers and for finding the best veggie burgers in the GTA and anywhere really! While it's great that pretty much everyone from the big chains down to the mom & pops has a veggie burger option I don't think I'll be ordering one from Woody's again. Despite the good reviews from carnivorous Yelpers I can't quite recommend it from a meatless POV.
Now the place was quite busy at about 3:00 PM on cold Saturday afternoon, so that must be a good sign. The sign above the cash indicates that all burgers are cooked to order so it might take up to twenty minutes. I wasn't in a hurry, so another good sign...I don't mind waiting for food done right, so long as it's worth the wait!
For a veggie burger with cheese, plus fries and beer it came to about fourteen bucks and change. Considering what other premium burger joints charge nowadays and the fact that I upsized (!!) to a beer this is actually pretty reasonable. After about a thirty minute wait (they did apologize at least) my burger was finally ready, although I noticed that several people who ordered after I did got theirs first. I swear that this isn't the first time this has happened and that there must be some sort of conspiracy against vegetarians at burger places. Either that or veggie burger take longer to cook for some reason.
The choice of toppings was pretty impressive with about eight different types of mayo and pretty much everything you can think of. The fixin's were plentiful and of high quality. That's what I liked about Woody's. The downside? Well it's a big one: the veggie burger itself. It was dreadful. It tasted as though it had been deep fried and fell apart as soon as I bit into it. It had this odd crunch consistency and not the most pleasant flavour. Waiting half an hour and paying close to $15.00? Not even close to worth it. The fries were also average which was pretty disappointing. Not bad but certainly not great or memorable.
Perhaps their "normal people" burgers are much better. The place was packed and the reviews are generally positive so I'm going to guess that they are. But as far as the option for us non-meat eaters, it's not spectacular. It's a shame really because I've been wanting and needing a good (veggie) burger place in Long Branch / Port Credit. I guess the search continues.