Short Post:
We began our first trip in 5 years to Colorado on Friday morning and arrived yesterday. We had planned on spending our first day in Boulder and our lunch was at VG Burgers. I had been looking forward to VG Burgers since finding out about the place and the idea of burgers, chili-cheese fries and milkshakes (all vegan!) was exciting to a foodie. After finding our hotel and getting the day of multi-state driving washed off we headed out. Being hungry VG Burgers would be the first stop. A small diner-ish place it looked perfect for finding good vegan eats. I had a 1/4 pound veggie burger, chili-cheese fries and an agave-sweetened root beer. My wife had the tempeh BBQ burger, large fries and the agave-sweetened cola and my daughter the nuggets and small fries. I think my expectations were too high or this place just doesn’t cut it. The microwaved patties were placed onto cold buns. I make a better veggie burger at home and to top it off the veggie burger selections are Amy’s patties. The nuggets are Boca, same you buy at the store in the frozen section and the fries, while baked, just seemed not fully cooked. I will give the agave-sweetened drinks good points but not enough to warrant a return trip. VG Burgers in Boulder would rank as some of the worst vegan food I have encountered and at the price, $36 for the three of us, it can’t get much worse. Burgers are $6 each and small fries are $3, far too pricey considering they are serving the same thing I can buy at a grocery store.
Afterwards, we visited Pearl Street Mall and walked around for a few hours. Our last visit didn’t give up the time to see most of Boulder. We went to Savory Spice Shop where we bought some Black Onyx Dutch Cocoa for making cupcakes and fake-hostess cakes. They were having a grand opening and giving out free beer and wine, so a beer I had.
Next up: Denver and Watercourse Bakery
Sounds fantastic! Do you know the brand of the agave-sweetened root beer?
Thanks!
Oh, wow, what a disappointment. There’s so much good food to have in Boulder, I hate that you wasted a meal on that. Will you get a chance to go anywhere else? I so loved Sunflower, but I don’t remember if it had vegan options on the menu. If not, they could probably whip something up. I swear, I was there for almost a week and never had a bad meal. Though I am lacto-ovo (though less of both every day), so it’s a bit easier to eat out for me. I do think that Mountain Sun offered vegan food and I loved that place (it’s on Pearl Street).
Enjoy the rest of your trip. I’m so jealous!
Deb, many restaurants in Colorado have the same agave-sweetened fountain soda, it’s called Oogave, and it’s fantastic! I don’t understand why it’s not available in more places.