19157 Wed Mar 20 16:54:35 -0800 2002 10 1 San Francisco Bay Area 0 63167 Did anybody already try it? I am very curious. Link: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2002/03/20/FD201516.DTL&type=food Wed Mar 20 16:54:35 -0800 2002 0 Hiko Ikeda 1 63208 I haven't had it, but Burger King has had a 'secret' SKU'ed menu item: a vegetarian Whopper which is simply a Whopper with no meat patty for over ten years. I was always fascinated with why/how they didn't put it on the menu, but all my women friends knew about it. Perhaps they noticed a trend. I have had pattyless, and they are pretty darned good. Somehow less is more on occaison. I would pay more for an empty Big Mac box than for one with a BM (pun intended) inside. Thu Mar 21 01:27:08 -0800 2002 63167 0 Bung 2 63213 In & Out also has a patty-less hamburger that is not on the menu. It comes with all the fixin's especially those wonderful onions. Thu Mar 21 09:56:54 -0800 2002 63208 0 Jim 1 63218 Don't know how it tastes, but I've seen it in Canada for years. Guess it did well there. Thu Mar 21 11:01:14 -0800 2002 63167 0 Jackie Avery 1 63235 Here's the link to all the news about it... Link: http://www.burgerking.com/CompanyInfo/onlinepressroom/fullpresspass/press_releases/03_14_02.html Thu Mar 21 13:55:25 -0800 2002 63167 0 wow i'm a dog 1 63263 curious enough to spend $1.99? Thu Mar 21 20:52:52 -0800 2002 63167 0 gordon wing 1 63316 Offering a lettuce and tomato sandwich -- which is hardly a meal (previous "veggie burger" available at Burger King)-- is a LOT different from making a commitment to serving an actual veggie patty. The BK Bean Burger that they have had in the UK for years is pretty good (well, if they still have it -- it's been a while since I was there). I think that this one sounds more like a Gardenburger-type patty, which I'm not in love with. But I'll try it, if for no other reason than to show them that there is a market for this item. Yes, I did just finish reading "Fast Food Nation" and probably should kick myself in the butt rather than give in to the veggie burger ploy. Fri Mar 22 23:49:50 -0800 2002 63167 0 LisaPizza 1 63319 i tried a version of it in vancouver a couple of years ago. delicious, as far as fast food vege-burgers go. far superior to the one mcdonalds test marketed in new york. i wonder if the u.s. version will be the same. the canadian burger had beans. Sat Mar 23 01:44:07 -0800 2002 63167 0 wai c. 2 63331 "the canadian burger had beans." What kind? Soy beans?? Sat Mar 23 19:37:54 -0800 2002 63319 0 Hiko Ikeda 3 63334 as far as i can remember, there were some red kidney beans in it. i recall being surprised to see whole beans in a processed burger. the rest is anyone's guess. best veg-burger experience hands down is ej's in nyc. Sun Mar 24 00:51:40 -0800 2002 63331 0 wai c. 4 63343 Very interesting. Sun Mar 24 19:38:12 -0800 2002 63334 0 Hiko Ikeda