O! Burger: Organic fast food in West Hollywood
Fast food's gone organic, with the opening of O! Burger in West Hollywood late last month. This cute burger joint uses only certified organic ingredients, bringing grass-fed beef, free-range turkey and spinach-and-corn veggie burgers to the masses.
Already, the small restaurant's doing a brisk business. A steady stream of customers dropped in for their burger fix when I stopped by mid-afternoon on Sunday; many stuck around to enjoy their meals in the small dining area or at the sunny sidewalk tables.
In addition to the burgers, customers can get organic hot dogs and fries -- and pick from drinks ranging from kombucha to organic sodas to an organic shake made with Aseel dates, bananas, chocolate and live-culture yogurt.
O! Burger's burgers are pricier than those at chain fast-food places -- my veggie burger (above) cost $7.99, for example -- but come with organic cucumbers and grilled onions -- as well as the health benefits of eating organic.
O!Burger 8593 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood. (310) 854-0234.
Top photo courtesy of O!Burger; other photos by Siel
I'm a big fan, considering O! burger's menu items have NO antibiotics, NO steroids, NO hormones, NO GMO, NO cloning and NO pesticides...the value of taste & health (for me & the earth) is priceless :)
Plus: You can't beat their FREE PARKING!
Posted by: Lynette | June 17, 2008 at 12:51 PM
That is a neat idea, but I don't think I could eat there more than once a year. I love the idea of being able to get kombucha at a "fast food" restaurant, though!
Posted by: Kombuchachic | June 17, 2008 at 01:24 PM
Organic ingredients are good, but the important question is this: do their burgers taste good?
(The other important question: does their ketchup have high-fructose corn syrup?)
Posted by: Adam Rakunas | June 18, 2008 at 01:55 PM
The food looks good. Hopefully, this goes well enough that more fast food places will follow suite.
Posted by: John | June 19, 2008 at 07:06 PM
I applaud their efforts...They are heading in the right direction...BUT...Organic or not .. Hotdogs,soda,and many other foods are still not healthy.....Wholemato makes an organic ketchup made with agave...No fructose...
Posted by: James M Sleighter | July 01, 2008 at 04:08 PM