Recently, The Habit Burger Grill has become our go-to on lazy weeknights. Tony loves that the Double Char is such a good deal, and I like that I can choose from a few things on the menu. And it helps that it’s a 5-minute walk from our place. For a fast food spot, their service is slow (the one by us has multiple bottleneck issues), but it is pretty good casual food for a fair price. And both of the locations that I’ve been to are accommodating with special diet questions and requests.
All of their buns are dairy-free, but some locations use a butter spread (that contains dairy) on their sourdough bread. The location I go to does not, but you can ask at the counter. The buns and bread are usually toasted on their grill. They do not have a gluten-free bun, but do offer lettuce wraps.
Every time you order a burger, they ask if you want cheese. It’s an up-charge for cheese, but they still automatically add it to the order. Make sure to specify no cheese.
Their burger patties, tri-tip, char-grilled tuna, grilled chicken breast, and vegan veggie burger are all dairy-free. But they are cooked on their shared grill. If potential cross-contamination is a concern, always speak with the manager before ordering!
Several of their sides, including the tempura green beans and French fries, are dairy-free. But they are cooked in a shared fryer with their onion rings and crispy chicken, which do contain dairy.
Most of their vegetable toppings, including the caramelized onions and avocado, are dairy-free and vegan. But the portobella mushrooms contain dairy as a heads up!
They also make some great salads, and most can be modified to be dairy-free. The BBQ Chicken Salad is dairy-free as is, and they do have several dairy-free dressings to choose from. They include the vegan sweet mustard dressing, fat-free Italian, house, and red wine vinaigrette. Oddly enough, their Caesar salad dressing is also listed as dairy-free (it does contain egg), but their thousand island dressing contains dairy.
At last check, all of their sauces were dairy-free, including the BBQ, teriyaki, spicy red pepper, tartar, and roasted garlic aioli. However, all but the BBQ and teriyaki contain egg.
To verify the dairy-free options, you can see allergen notes on their Nutritional Info chart via the menu pages.
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