Ranking EVERY Vegan Fast Food Burger

[@MerleONeal]

Go to mudwtr.com/merle to try your new morning ritual

[@samanthatruver7074]

I've recently gone full vegan and you have been such a big help

[@Anti-Fake-ul9oe]

US sells junk food $18 apiece and then claims to be the *richest country* in the world. Of course, with that *ridiculously high cost* of living, it is.😂

[@kateliness2]

The impossible whopper is THAT GIRL for me. I add extra veggies (all of them - lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles) and BBQ sauce. Always hits the spot on a road trip.

[@kateliness2]

It looks like some of the other options might be *technically* better but i don't have them near me :( one day!

[@MerleONeal]

BBQ SAUCEEE that’s what I was missing

[@queennyla1]

Always get BBQ sauce and mustard! It’s a gamechanger on the Impossible Whopper!

[@ardenalexa94]

@@MerleONeal this has nothing to do with burgers Merle but yesterday I went to corelife eatery with my mom, and they had a dish with tofu, ginger tumeric Sriracha sauce it was called, (don’t quote me on that), I believe, and carrots and dried beets. So If you have one of those near you, that dish was really good. Unfortunately where I live there are no vegan/vegetarian restaurants.

[@Devandanerd]

So good with barbecue sauce

[@indira.1509]

As a german watching I am realizing that we have impressive vegan menues. At burger king you can get every burger with a vegan patty and alsl vegan sauces. They also offer plant nuggets etc. There are also options at McDonalds and KFC😊

[@dominikawiciak3867]

I'm from Poland and each time I visit friends in Germany I make a point to try all fast foods chains I can find, lol. I once planned weekend trip to Berlin just to try new vegan burger in Burger King :( I'm soooo jealous you have all these options, we have one vegan burger for each fast food chain and it's the same one for years (still better than US though).

[@MerleONeal]

yeah y'all are wayyy ahead of us

[@soychelly836]

They are trying to kill us in the USA! They just want us to consume unhealthy animal products👎🏼

[@strawberrysoymilkshake]

See THAT is what we need. The option to switch the vegan patty/cheese/sauces to other burgers! Like it's that hard? You have to read the order slip anyway like omg just let us live 😂

[@joshuadeserres4897]

I believe Germany is the best country for vegan fast food worldwide

[@christina9725]

If you have the Burger King app, Wednesday is Whopper Wednesday and the Impossible Whopper only costs $3.00!

[@Lickymaballs]

don't forget the baccon

[@Fitzwater]

I feel like the problem with Carl's Jr was they call it "Beyond Burger with Cheese" as just the name of the burger - regardless of if it actually has cheese. So the AI was never going to not say "with cheese" because it's just the name of the burger. 😄

[@MerleONeal]

ahhhhh it's all coming clear to me now lol

[@RachelKay528]

I wish the specifically vegan fast food places would expand beyond places like LA to the east coast and not just big cities. I want to try all those burgers!

[@Littlething41]

I 100% agree. I want to try Hart House so bad. He's from Philly! How he gonna open 4 locations in CA???

[@annijung4634]

What suprises me the most is that the US has so much more fast food places/chains than we in Germany but still every single place over here (also normal Burger restaurants) has vegan options (cheese and sauce also vegan), and this was in L.A. which seems to be a good place for vegan food. So yeah i don't get you over there.

[@calm98]

Same here in the UK. Every major chain has at least 1 or 2 options for vegans. Like even KFC has a vegan chicken burger despite their fries not being vegan, though they do have other vegan friendly side options like rice, corn on the cob etc...

[@MrMcBeardsly]

What is crazy is that over in Europe the fast food joints have so many more vegan options. Like Mcdonalds has a vegan burger over there

[@nathanwashington9784]

Yeah, the McPlant was actually trialed in America and Australia (where I live) but they removed it from the menu pretty shortly after which was a sad day, by the sounds of it they had set their sales targets based around some of their meat eating customers opting to go the plant-based option instead which was a pretty silly outlook and so it was doomed to fail in those markets from the start.

[@vitoriaarruda2968]

True! The McPlant is so good and I love the Burger King bean burger as well, we have amazing options in Europe

[@MerleONeal]

yes y'all are SOOO far ahead of us (in many ways) lol

[@Neltharion2k]

​@@vitoriaarruda2968 Plase check if McPlant is vegan at the place where you got it. In Germany, for example, it is not vegan and not even vegetarian. In UK is seams to be completly vegan.

[@georgesanxionnat5054]

Not in France though ToT

[@vitiosuslepos]

I always put mustard on the impossible whopper. Helps!

[@littlepatrinka7941]

Extra pickles for the win! I’m so impressed that you were able to get the Beyond and Impossible burgers at a place that serves real meat and not question if the gave you the right burger. I spend about 10 minutes questioning what I was given every time I get an Impossible Whopper 😂

[@MerleONeal]

i feel like i have the nose for it at this point. honed over the years

[@Kristy463]

lol I do that too. Especially at a restaurant I’ve never been to before.

[@thisismackie.]

I needed you on my feed today! I just did my first full day of tattoo appointments and boy howdy do I FEEL it. I’m being super hard on myself for not being perfect but my mentors have been super helpful. LOVE UUUUU

[@MerleONeal]

Congratulations!!! That's super exciting! and yes, being patient with ourselves is always a challenge, but so important to be patient with others!

[@niceice07]

a note on the prices at the bigger chains - they sell less of the vegan burgers than a restaurant that is dedicated to an all vegan menu. This likely means they buy in smaller amounts and won't have as much of a bulk discount and this is likely why they are slightly more expensive.

[@kateliness2]

I was thinking the same thing! I expect higher prices at non-vegan places for this reason.

[@jury2323]

I came here to say this!

[@duster497]

I always use the app to order my impossible whopper. Generally you can add a second patty for $1 and on Whopper Wednesdays its $3 for the burger instead of $9. The app has deals on fries too sometimes to make a low key meal. And it earns points and eventually i use them for a free impossible whopper.

[@vegancam]

Don't forget your survey on the back of your receipt (at least in Canada?) where you can get a free Whopper when you buy a small soda and fries. Technically it's only supposed to be a Whopper, or Whopper Junior or some chicken thing but the servers always let me have an Impossible.

[@PeiPeisMom]

For real, Sacramento needs a Mr. Charlie's and a Hart House

[@AdaminaCarden]

At the moment in Canada they have "Angry style" where you can add jalapenos, hot sauce and crunchy onions which makes up for the lack of dairy and mayo

[@nathanwashington9784]

Would love to see a part 2 with Monty’s! It was one of the top places to visit on my list when I went to LA a few years ago, wish that McCharlies was open back when I visited though 😢

[@coloureve9433]

I've loved you branching out into new things with your videos and have thoroughly enjoyed them, however I can't help but crave more ranking videos!

[@bentgames3669]

The ranking videos are baaack!!!

[@MerleONeal]

WE BACK BABY

[@julieannemacdonald1698]

I learned a few years ago that McDonald's french fries in the US are not vegan. They put beef fat or beef extract in them to make them taste closer to how they did when they fried them in beef fat many years ago. That is when I realized why they don't have a vegan burger. It was like a lightbulb went off for me because I couldn't figure out why they didn't either. But there would be no point in putting a vegan burger on their menu if their fries weren't vegan. It all made sense all of a sudden.

[@RosannaPerrigo]

The oil has been changed.

[@organicjoe6568]

@@RosannaPerrigo They still use beef flavored seasoning that uses milk on their fries. Regardless of the oil.

[@calm98]

Idk, KFC in the UK has a vegan chicken sandwich and their fries aren't vegan due to them being fried in the same fryers as popcorn chicken. Though they have other side options like rice, corn on the cob etc...

[@Salliecats]

I’m sure this idea doesn’t make a ton of sense logistics wise, but there’s a vegan restaurant in Omaha, NE, called Modern Love and it has a sister restaurant in Brooklyn, also called Modern Love. I would love a video of their menus reviewed and compared!

[@bobbystark695]

If you every make it up north to Sonoma County you should try Amy's Drive Thru, best vegan fast food I have ever tried. It's all vegetarian with lots of vegan options.

[@HannahIrene719]

The impossible whopper is so reliable and good. I love it. Fantastic.

[@boxman888]

I would be excited to try hart house because it just looks good af but I would be the most excited to try mr charlies because I ate a lot at mcdonalds before and its so nostalgic, when you showed that sloppy looking cheese burger , looking all flat... that is what I want lol

[@MerleONeal]

it's heaven

[@lizpimentel2566]

My boyfriend and I went to a Johnny Rocket's on the east coast recently, looked at the menu online and it said they had an impossible burger and vegan milkshakes, I was really excited to have a milkshake, well we sat down and NO milkshake on the menu and the burger was a gardein bean patty 😞 I love bean burgers but I wasn't going to pay that much for a frozen bean burger! They hadn't taken our order yet so we just decided to leave since they were so busy. Ended up at Wahlbergers and got impossible burgers there instead. They were actually really good!

[@veganmeditations]

Part 2 for sure! Would love to see Plant Power highlighted!

[@tyerraful]

Dude! Next time on the Burger King burger add bbq sauce and onion rings! Straight BANGER 🔥🔥🔥

[@MerleONeal]

Okay the BBQ sauce is definitely a game changer

[@jury2323]

According to BK's 2024 allergen chart, the onion rings are listed as containing "milk", which makes me think they are still using whey in their batter. Super lame.

[@davidvllr]

YESSSS another video, i needed this

[@WatchDoggyDog]

Love it! The Wahlburger was the most surprising, I'd love to try that big ol' thang. And fair rankings all around. Where I live I have to cook all my own burgers, and I add vegan beef flavoring to give it an extra kick! Keep the ranking vids coming Merle, they're always a good time! ❤🎉

[@sunny5ma]

Ooh I loved this so much!! I missed these ranking videos!! I sure hope to get more soon!! You're so funny haha, that tomato seed was everything ahahah😂😂😂. Please do part two of this!!! ❤❤❤

[@suzanasimic6761]

Boy do i love when i see you've posted a new video!!! Makes my week! ❤

[@MerleONeal]

I'm so glad!

[@InsomniacReader]

Wish the East Coast had these choices. Always have to go closer into the city (philly) for more options.

[@MerleONeal]

and the UK is like WAY ahead of us in LA!

[@Sakura11101]

Plant power next!! I know there's one in Hollywood now but I've been a fan since they opened their second location like, almost 10 years ago! Not a fan of the newest formulation of their beefy patty though, i think some locations may use beyond though?

[@msoc366]

Totally agree on everything Merle!!

[@dandles2010]

I love that you loved Hart House. It's so good it's crazy. Doesn't Shake Shack have a veggie burger substitution patty?

[@Dwoalin]

I miss the days of the 2 for $6 Impossible Whoppers around the pandemic and until about a year or so ago 🥹 The fact that an Impossible Whoppers out there is $9 is INSANE. The most I've seen it here on the East coast is about $6 which to me is still a lot. Crazy that Hart House was cheaper and that bun looked FIRE 🥵 With the Carl's Jr one I was like "Wow, this b on the intercom is so stale." then I realized it was automated 😂

[@duster497]

I miss the 2 for 6 so much! And then for a while there was a small meal deal. But, if you use the app you can get a second patty for $1, making the price as a whole ($10 for a double impossible whopper) a little more bearable.

[@katarinakrizova2969]

Happy day for us! Thank you for posting. Sending greetings from Slovakia❤

[@uncontrollableorange]

I reluctantly got a impossible whopper not too long ago for the first and was so pleasantly surprised with the quality. We've got Burger King too many times since then because it really is the only place near me to get decent mindless food

[@tchang2846]

You should totally try the one at The Habit! It's also very economical.

[@MerleONeal]

never heard of this place but it's on my list now!!

[@katielouise210]

this makes me realise how much better UK vegan fast food options are wow

[@MerleONeal]

far superior

[@JeromeKahele]

@MerleOneal I need to try Hart House and Mr Charlies, I only have Veggie Grill and Plant Power Fast Food which are both super bomb. I also love Nice Burger which is in Mission Viejo (closest to me). Burger King and Carl's Junior are an option but only when I'm slumming it. I love Monty's as well. Have a killer week!

[@MerleONeal]

yes you MUSTTTT try

[@davidbowman5105]

disappointed that Veggie Grill took off their grilled portobello mushroom sandwich

[@JeromeKahele]

@@davidbowman5105 the Sunrise Kimchi Burger 🍔 is trouble, highly recommend!

[@Katibolann]

Love the Beyond Burger patties! And I always get my non vegan friends to try them and they love it aswell.

[@neonmoon8356]

Thank you! Have needed a no-BS guide like this.

[@michellesaaid]

Omg yessssss Monty’s next too please ❤

[@Edge2177]

Thanks for the showcase waiting for Pt.2!

[@collinlovas]

I love this! Thank you for your finding on your field research!

[@pagirl913.]

It makes my day to see my girl Merle!! 🥰🤗

[@Ros3bud83]

Another great video and as non vegan I actually do fancy trying them :) always enjoy your videos and your genuine way to show something different without forcing it on people 👍

[@MerleONeal]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the vid

[@WatchDoggyDog]

she still wants you to be vegan tho, and you should be, shame on you 👎

[@mona9008]

Impossible Whopper is our go to! My sister and I are vegan but my Mom and brother aren't. We always take it to go and add vegan mayo at home. But the Beyond Burger is my favorite to make at home!!

[@bluedragonfly623]

The head chef for Wahlburgers is also Mark's brother. :D For the whopper, extra pickle, add mustard or BBQ... or both!

[@LightsHikesAndWanderlove]

East coaster here. I miss the Beyond Buger at Hardee's (East Coast Carl's Jr) they only had it on the menu for probably less than a year. It was so good I went all the time to get it. I'm still so sad it's gone! Sidenote: If only Hardee's would make vegan biscuits though because their biscuits were always my favorite!

[@JubeiKibagamiFez]

I wish they had a Hart House or a Mr. Charlie's on the east coast/Hudson Valley area.

[@jordzkikass232]

I noticed the concealer Merle but would have never have mentioned it xD live and let live x

[@desertedxmind315]

It would be cool to see Plant Power and Fat Burger in this ranking! Both are in LA and def fall into that fast food category. Also im sorry that bootleg SpongeBob was being gross to you, you should rank Krusty Krab in F tier for that

[@Sakura11101]

Plant power is my favorite, the only two complaints I have are that a. Their newest beefy patty formulation is not great and b. Their breakfast sandwiches used to be made with an absolutely delicious seasoned block of tofu but got replaced with just egg a while back. I still love the sausage breakfast sandwich but the tofu was so much better!

[@desertedxmind315]

​@@Sakura11101 ahhh wow I didn't know about the tofu block, that's so much more creative than using Just Egg. I wish I had been able to try that option!

[@tanyalize]

I tried the MCvegan in Norway and it was pretty decent. I haven't had Mcdonald's in probably a decade (or maybe even more) and when I had the first bite I instantly thought "This tastes to Mcdonalds"

[@esthercamacho1959]

I love impossible Berger!

[@kyleburns1615]

I was in LA in October last year and we had both Hart House and Mr. Charlie's. Both great. I think I preferred the Mr. Charlie's because of how much it reminded me of eating McDonalds when I was kid. Their nuggets were fantastic as well!

[@hannajos]

I went to Hart House based on your last video when I was on holiday in LA and it’s unreal how much better your vegan fast food places are than in Austria BUT that being said - we do have pretty much every fast food place getting on board with at least some vegan options, we even had an entirely vegan BK in Vienna for a hot minute (changed it back tho, i’m annoyed with them)

[@MerleONeal]

Dannnng you hate to see the take-backs from Burger King. I'm so glad that you got to experience Hart house though!!!

[@GS-lq2is]

Love the impossible whopper! FYI, it naturally comes without cheese, you don't need to ask for no cheese. You just have to ask for no mayo. And I agree with everyone who adds mustard - yes, so good! (They will often suggest this if you ask for no mayo.)

[@sammybalamby]

officially get to sign being Merle’s passenger princess off my bucket list ✅😤

[@francesha5860]

The bun on that Hart House burger looked amazing

[@imsotiredofthis]

Impossible whopper ordered through the app on a Wednesday is the way to go - it's only $3! And easier to customize your order with extra veggies

[@emilybalcerak7861]

Dude I'll be in NYC this weekend and I'm already craving Neat burger. This made my PMS cravings go THROUGH THE ROOF.

[@MerleONeal]

never had Neat Burger!!

[@supernova622]

If you're near Crown Heights in Brooklyn during your trip, pay a visit to Fatboy's Vegan Burgers

[@bretcrooks4207]

Also domino’s has vegan pizza in Australia Ireland the uk etc

[@Celestial_here]

I love this!! Please do a video where you rank vegan foods you bought off of Instagram ads. haha! I get recommended sooo many and on repeat!

[@stardustlipstickhorror9561]

I will get an Impossible Whopper once in awhile. I get mustard and extra pickles, and it's delightful.

[@JubeiKibagamiFez]

5:00 That's asking a lot. Wendy's literally added a fish sandwich to their regular menu last year. Every year before that, it was just for Lent.

[@alvaandersson5882]

if you ever deicde to do a brrakfast sandwich version of this, you should really try the plant powered sandwich from philz coffee!

[@Dzzylizzy6590]

I get the whopper and mustard to replace the mayo and it’s great

[@MerleONeal]

condiments were definitely what was missing

[@otherjulie]

Hungry Jacks (Australian Burger King) has a Plant Based Whopper which can have free vegan cheese and vegan mayo added. They should at least have a mayo.

[@shellyt556]

I have grown to like impossible whoppers. Their morningstar burger is quite good too

[@fnnygrndm]

There are so many LA vegan burger spots - def do a part 2!

[@MerleONeal]

If there are any you're particularly passionate about, lmk!!

[@AmyBG88]

It’s so dumb because Hellman’s vegan mayo tastes exactly like nonvegan. They could just buy all vegan mayo and no one would know the difference.

[@MerleONeal]

THISSSS

[@taylorroads122]

If you’re ever in Seattle and want to go a bit off the beaten path, hop on the Bainbridge Island ferry and go to Poulsbo, WA downtown for a Juicy J’s burger. All vegan, all delicious with many creative burgers. They use the impossible burger but smoke it and it’s so good!

[@Sweepout]

*Ranking Burger King and Carls Jr, and a couple other obscure places burgers LOL I know its not on the west coast but I think White Castle still has vegan burgers. Unless they got rid of it. Also; at the McDonald's global headquarters in Chicago they always have a couple international or test items at all times. Occasionally they have some vegan burger options. At the time of me typing this they don't. They rotate the global favourites menu there every couple weeks though if you're ever in Chicago hopefully you'll they'll have something like that there for you! :)

[@MrShowoff27]

God, I wish in and out would do a vegan burger 🥺

[@MerleONeal]

how the hell have they not.. they know they're in LA right!?!?!

[@andreabellini6796]

Carls J is my pick for my area. I love Beyond patties

[@richardbrilli7754]

I love Mr. Charlie's (always get it while I'm in LA), you should come to NYC and try Neat, PLNT Burger, BETR Brgr, Superiority Burger, and a bunch of other great places.

[@justin_g_smith]

You talking to the robot was truly sending me

[@MerleONeal]

reminded me of my late night convos with a certain noodle we love

[@yjhuoh]

you probably had issues with the carl's jr AI because you said no cheese. their beyond burger doesn't come with cheese, so whenever it hears the word cheese it thinks you are asking for cheese. the burger king person did the same thing. love the video ❤

[@chriscox5572]

The Impossible Whopper here in Ohio is less than $6, and I always get extra pickles it is a must

[@kateliness2]

It's $6 where i live, too!

[@AdaminaCarden]

I had Hart House twice during my last 5 day trip to LA because of your video haha!

[@MerleONeal]

omg YESS i'm so glad you enjoyed it!!!

[@CuteGallifreyian]

In-and-Out Burger had a veggie burger a long time ago, I remember when I was in college one of my co-workers got one. But I am old and apparently this is no longer the case.

[@imjustpeachy1]

I will love to try hart house

[@BrookeYoder]

I'm kicking myself SO HARD for not trying Mr. Charlie's when I was in L.A. last year. My friend and I literally walked right past it when we were on our way to dinner.

[@InsomniacReader]

I have two different concealer colors for winter and summer. Does California have drastic season changes? 😂

[@janicespangler5551]

The Wendy's black bean burger is an international item. They do offer a veggie sandwich, but it is a bun and the veggies they offer, condiments of your choice.

[@tenillestewart5370]

Wish we had a hart house in NY, FL or GA 😂😂 so anywhere I am regularly

[@florence.5088]

A&W (in Canada) has a really good beyond meat burger, but I'm not sure if it's available in America.

[@kateliness2]

I don't think it is, I looked for it after a Canadian friend of mine recommended it! :/

[@retired_man_about_town]

no makeup.... not needed. love the channel.

[@ydmf2]

More Merle✨

[@MerleONeal]

Soon there will be more (gonna start posting twice a week semi-consistently hehee)

[@boxman888]

we have mcVegan and Vegan mctasty here in Sweden, theyre really good actually. not impossible or beyond, its apparently their own soy based thing I think.

[@Schneva89]

Oh really? In Germany it‘s now Beyond, also nuggets.

[@boxman888]

@@Schneva89 yea I dont think beyond is particularly good, I enjoy the soy based patty at mcdonalds more. I dont think we have nugs..why is mcdonalds so different. its supposed to be identical everywhere

[@dardeu9010]

my favorite is from the habit burger so good

[@pineconey]

Burger King has had a veggie burger for twenty years, the OGs of being respectful to us.

[@kristinw3610]

Wendy’s HAD a veggie burger, but that was in like 2018(?). It was only available in the Columbus, OH market, only available for a short time, and they haven’t brought it back since. It was a black bean patty. I tried it and really liked it, not sure why they gave up on it after such a short time and limited run. McDonald’s was in collaboration with Beyond meat to create the McPlant, but it never was rolled out. After years of R&D, they gave up on it. Not sure what happened there exactly, but they have since clarified that bringing a veggie burger to their stores is just not going to happen any time soon if ever.

[@currangill430]

Note to self: dont' watch Merle after you worked out/when hunger calls

[@rottenpixie9054]

i think the prices in the non vegan places are higher because not a lot of ppl order them, its an offer and demand situation

[@jessicamyers7228]

The Carl’s Jr restaurants around me did the beyond burger sooo good and they stopped serving them in January! I live in NorCal and I feel like it was popular so idk why they discontinued it so early

[@cdocenko]

I really wish Hart House would open up more locations (east coast, pls)!

[@MerleONeal]

I'm really hopeful they will!!!

[@CandacesChannel-ft2mm]

During your shoutout to Mud Wtr, and you had a cookbook for them, where did you get that?

[@mfgordon85]

The problem is they cook it on the same cook top as the meat(bk and carls jr). You can ask them to microwave it.

[@Sakura11101]

A good amount of vegans don't care about that