Burgermeister's was founded on the idea of fun-filled, relaxed dining using fresh, high quality ingredients. We focus on a wide variety of American classics with an acumen for flavor, including gourmet burgers, harty sandwiches, made-to-order salads and tender seafood. The chef's specials include homemade soups and daily veggie burger. Add a full bar, savory starters and sweet desserts and your experience is complete. Our casual atmosphere serves as a backdrop to the great food and fun experience. Located in the heart of the old business district in West Asheville, we are proud to give our neighbors a great place to meet friends, make friends, and break away from the rest of the world while refilling their bellies and spirits. Soon to be celebrating our 8th year in West Asheville!
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Food For Health...
We use 100 pure soybean oil, that's trans fat free, in our fryers, and the old oil is collected by Blue Ridge Biofuels, check them out on our Asheville Links page!
Our Ginger Tea is great for you because fresh Ginger is great for digestion and speeds metabolic rate, plus brewed tea is full of antioxidants.
Our Potato Wedges use both sweet potatoes (high in fiber) and red new potatoes (lower in carbs), the spice mix we sprinkle on them uses over 16 spices. Check out this website on the health of spices here World's Healthiest Foods or get more indepth National Institute of Health.
Our Burgers are made in house several times a day from fresh Ground Beef but you can always substitute Grilled Chicken, Grilled Organic Tofu, our Homemade Veggie burger or Turkey patty for a more healthy option. Try our local Bison and Grass-Fed Beef options for healthier red meat options too!
Our Salads and Sandwiches never come with iceberg lettuce, we only use fresh Romaine, Green leaf or Spinach because they taste better and are better for you. Don't like eating veggies, then drink a V8 with your burger, it provides 2 full servings of veggies with half the carbs of Orange Juice. Check out the V8 website !
We strive to make healthy foods into comfort foods. We know our portions are large so we encourage sharing meals or stretch your dinning dollar by taking half home for later!
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A little history...
The Meister's tale is one of three good friends who's fates brought them together. Dan Watts, Smith Gaddy and Tom Gaddy grew up together in Eastern North Carolina. They found themselves together again in Asheville in the mid 90's. Burgermeister's was a small counter service restaurant in Downtown Asheville and was well liked by locals and tourists alike. Demand for their homemade veggie burgers seemed overwhelming. The idea was sparked to venture into wholesale veggie burger sales. Burgermeister's New Orleans Grill was closed and VeggieMeister's was born. Out of a small shop they made three delicious flavors of veggie burgers. Sold to Earth Fare, The Food Co-Op, Ingles, Harris Teeter, Sysco and to various local restaurants, they had a strong local following. Now, Dan is living in California, Smith is back in Eastern NC and Tom is back in the Burgermeister's Kitchen keeping many of the old recipies alive and creating new exciting one's. Burgermeister's offers lunch and dinner till late, with a friendly wait staff and full bar to accompany your delicious meal. So come as you are, and "Make Yourself at Home" in West Asheville.
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What is a Burgermeister, you might ask?
Literally it means "Mayor" in German. To us, it denotes someone with a robust spirit for life and food; someone who loves to cook for the gang, the person who always ends up in the kitchen at a party or at the BBQ grill on Sunday, the person who equally loves good food and good company and loves to share them together... that is the real meaning of the word Burgermeister. You might see a Burgermeister in one of your friends, you might even be a Burgermeister yourself.
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