The meat-eating person on our crew had to explain to the vegetarian partner that there were probably no salads here, kind of a “we’ll make it quick, take some pictures and you can get a salad later” deal.

Veggie burger

It turns out you don’t need to eat burgers to enjoy Bert’s Burger Bowl. The zingy green chile combined with cheese, mustard and pickles is so compelling that you could get by even without the burger (or with the vegetable variant available here.) That said, this is a fine, juicy burger. On the side, you’ll find the onion rings more compelling than fries.

Burger

Layer of chile and cheese on veggie burger.

Finally, while we recognize that it’s more productive to work on one’s own review than to gripe about others, this is one instance where Yelp should not be trusted, with an inexplicable three-out-of-five for Bert’s.