The Best Veggie Burger in NYC
An ongoing quest to locate the ultimate non-meat burger in the five boroughs.
The day after Energy Kitchen, I checked out Schnipper’s Quality Kitchen on 8th Avenue at 41st Street. After reading the list of toppings (baby arugula, tomato, red onion, and “Schnipper Sauce”) I figured that even if the burger itself didn’t qualify as a contender for best veggie burger, the rest would stand on its own as delicious.
Schnipper’s looks like some kind of minimalist version of a Johnny Rockets, all red, white, and blue neon, but slightly less obnoxious for its steel girders and location in the New York Times building.
I really should have taken a picture of the bag that the burger came in— it was just as over-designed and beautiful as the retro-futuristic joint itself, but I threw it away before I thought of it (you can see a bit of it to the left in the picture below). The box the burger came in was shockingly plain and not just in comparison to the pretty pretty bag.
Yup. NOTHING on the box. Plain white cardboard. Inside, plain foil wrapper just like the one at Energy Kitchen. I added mustard and ketchup to the burger, in addition to the toppings that were included. The Schnipper’s sauce turned out to be a mild but tasty horseradishy light mayo and the arugula was crisp and fresh, but the burger itself was strangely neutral in flavor. It’s a huge pet peeve of mine when people describe food as flavorless, but this truly was as close to textured water as I’ve ever eaten. Not recommended at all, especially not at a whopping eight bucks.
Burger Taste: 0
Burger Texture: 2
Bread: 4
Cheese: N/A
Toppings: 7
Presentation: 10
Value: 1
Overall: 4
Price: $7.99
Type(s): soy based
