After years of plant based burgers, the Impossible Burger is the closest we’ve ever come to meatless patties. 

The Impossible Burger is developed by Impossible Foods, a Bay Area business that produces meat and dairy less products. The Impossible Burger is made with genetically modified yeast and if you are concerned about non organic food, this is something to avoid. 

I recently tried The Impossible Burger from The Melt at 1 Embarcadero Center in the City, a small fast food chain based in San Francisco. At The Melt, a regular burger costs $7.99, but if you want the Impossible patty, you will be shelling out 5 more dollars, for a total cost of $13 plus tax. But is it worth it? 

The patty tastes like meat, but isn’t quite there. The patty has a metallic aftertaste and needs seasoning; it is extremely dry and so I had to add ketchup and mayonnaise, which made it taste over seasoned and strong. The buns were not too thick and were toasted with butter, which gave them some extra flavor.  

I prefer my burgers with special sauce, which was liberally applied and cheese, and the cheese added a lot of flavor to the burger–it really did a good job of masking the irregularities of the patty. Overall, the burger was filling and healthier than some lower end fast food restaurants. I rate this burger 7.5/10. 

The beef burgers at The Melt are generally good, but if you are abstaining from meat for Lent and are craving a plant based burger, this one can be prepared to taste great and can even be enjoyed without buns or cheese.