Better Burger

Let me begin by saying that Better Burger is not a better burger.  I was wholly disappointed in my experience at this upper-end fast but better for you eatery.  Better Burger serves meat and poultry that is antibiotic, hormone, and nitrate free, which I’m all for; I do really enjoy the taste of “real” food.  Also, their burgers are 100% meat, no soybeans or cardboard or anything.  For this one would expect to pay a little extra, but the sticker shock I received at the counter was egregious.  I had a 1/3 lb beef burger with bacon, fries, and an iced tea.  What would you expect this to cost?  Go ahead, ask yourself.  Was your answer $14?  Oh, it wasn’t.  Well that’s funny, because that’s what I was charged.  Anyhow, I would be quite willing to excuse the vast amounts of money I was counting out of my wallet if the food was up to par.  Most unfortunately this was not the case.  I found the meat to be pretty dry and the singular strip of bacon (for which $1.50 was added to my tab) was bland.  I did enjoy the wheat bun, I felt it added some heartiness, and the fixin’s were plentiful.  I was told by my friend, with whom I was eating, that Better Burger used to have a whole assortment of condiments.  This is simply not the case anymore.  They had ketchup, mustard, Cajun ketchup, and wasabi sauce.  I was excited about both Cajun ketchup and wasabi sauce until I tried them, both were ridiculously under-spiced and the wasabi sauce was so thin I’m not sure you could call it a condiment.  The greatest disappointment was yet to come:  the fries.  Better Burger serves, predictably, Better Fries.  These fries are organic and are baked, not fried.  Now, I’m a health food junkie and I know that it is very possible to make a delicious baked fry, but Better Burger does not seem to share my knowledge.  The fries were tasteless and somehow dry and spongy at the same time, a very unpleasant texture.  Maybe some mayo would have added a little moisture and life to the desert that was in my mouth after my first handful of Better Fries, but that was unavailable, so I’ll never know.  All in all I have this to say:  False advertising is a crime and the simple fact that Better Burger uses the word “Better” in their name should be enough to get a conviction in court.