Vegetarian breakfast at MOS BURGER

Last month, I went to IKEA in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture to eat their newly released veggie dog. Unfortunately, such a menu item can be hardly found in restaurants in Hamamatsu, but I suddenly remembered soy patty burgers in MOS BURGER yesterday. It’s a Japanese hamburger chain founded in 1972. When I was a child and still ate meat, I liked their hamburgers very much. I thought they were well made and tasted better than hamburgers in other fast food restaurants, though customers had to wait for a while after placing an order.

MOS BURGER has a website with their menu items and information on ingredients. The soy patty is mainly made from soy protein and has less calories than the meat patty. They emphasize their customers’ health while IKEA tries to be more environmentally friendly with their veggie dog. Anyway, MOS BURGER did a good job. Now they have eight kinds of soy patty burgers in their regular menu. Among them, two of them (Soy Patty Hamburger, Soy Patty Cheeseburger) are lacto-ovo vegetarian. Other six burgers contain some meat (maybe in the sauce). Unfortunately, there is no vegan option, but it is far better than other hamburger chains where vegetarians can eat only side menu items such as French fries and an apple pie.

I have had Soy Patty Hamburger once, but I found it too simple. In their morning menu (until 10:30), they have other kinds of vegetarian burgers: Soy Patty Yasai Burger and Soy Patty Yasai Cheeseburger. This morning, I had a set of Soy Patty Yasai Burger with a drink (\480). I chose 100% orange juice and also ordered Onion Potato. I got number 22 and waited.

About 10 minutes later, I had all the three items served at the table. This is Soy Patty Yasai Burger. I didn’t like the flavor of soy protein vey much, however, there were also lettuce, tomato, and onion, and both mayonnaise and ketchup were used for seasoning. It wasn’t bad.

Frankly speaking, I preferred these French fries and onion rings. I always like freshly fried food, and both potato and onion had slight natural sweetness. 100% orange juice was also naturally sweet and good.

The inside of the shop was cozy. There were men and women of all ages. Personally, I feel more comfortable in such a casual place than in some vegetarian restaurants I visited before in big cities whose customers were mainly women. Vegetarian dishes should be affordable and substantial for all kinds of people. MOS BURGER has more than 1300 shops in Japan. You can see their menu in English, Chinese, and Korean if you search with “mos burger global.” Shop information is provided in Japanese only.

MOS BURGER Hamamatsu Zaza City
Address: 100-1 Kaji-machi, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka
Tel: 053-413-5231
Open hours: 7:00 - 23:00
Access: 8-minute walk from JR Hamamatsu Station