Plant based burger (8 of 12) Taniya Spolia

McDonald’s is testing a new Beyond Meat „PLT“ plant-based burger.

The burger is only available at 28 McDonald’s locations in southern Ontario, Canada.

I tried the burger, and found it wasn’t as special as I had hoped.

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Burger King has the Impossible Whopper. Dunkin‘ has the Beyond Sausage breakfast sandwich. Taco Bell, White Castle, Qdoba, and others have their own offerings, too.

And now, McDonald’s has joined the plant-based craze taking over fast food.

Select McDonald’s locations in Canada are now test-driving the „PLT“ burger — that is, „plant, lettuce, and tomato“ — using a Beyond Meat plant-based patty instead of traditional beef. The sandwiches, which debuted in late September, are available at 28 McDonald’s restaurants in southern Ontario.

I happen to live in London, Ontario, home of many of the franchises offering the PLT. I recently decided to try the burger for myself, being an avid McDonald’s eater and burger enthusiast.

Although McDonald’s is heavily promoting the burger, I found it to be a big disappointment. Read on to see what it was like.

I tried McDonald’s new Beyond Meat plant-based ‘PLT’ burger, and it was a big disappointment

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