Monty’s Good Burger
516 S Western Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90020
213-915-0257
Monty’s Good Burger, in Koreatown, has been open for about a month. A 100% plant based burger place, what basically is trying to be an In N Out. The restaurant is small with a counter with about eight seats that faces the kitchen and another counter that runs along the wall. There is a four seat table at the end of the counter. There seems to always be a line, and you line up outside. Helpful hint, when you're near the front door, be like the couple in the above picture. They waited outside, not in the doorway, until they were able to move up. Look, you stupid morons, nobody is going to cut in front of you. But, people maybe coming out, and you're blocking the doorway. Just wait outside, until there is room at the cashier.
This a a decent burger, but the impossible patty was overcooked, and charred. The bun is fine, but nothing special. The veggies are fresh. The house dressing is fine, though they could put more of it on the burger.
The tots were cooked perfectly!! The vegan ranch is very good, a good spice and you won't miss regular ranch dressing.
Service is good. The young lady taking my order was very nice and helpful. My order came out quickly. The interesting thing was, the owner or manager, was outside talking on the phone for almost the entire time I was waiting in line, maybe 20 minutes. The workers were working really hard and I have no complaints. But, even if he is the owner, it's bad form to just talk on the phone in front of your customers. Go around the back. You look like a lazy owner, who doesn't care.
I won't go back to Monty's. Fat Burger sells the Impossible Burger for $9, and if you don't add the spread and cheese, it's vegan! I think that's a better value than Monty's Burgers.
