Burgreens slices into vegan pizzeria scene with Max’s Pizza

Whether or not you’re vegan or not, the emergence of extra plant-based choices is at all times welcome with open arms in Jakarta. Burgreens, one of many pioneering and main plant-based chains in Jakarta, is now providing a twist on one in every of folks’s favourite consolation meals by Max’s Pizza.

Having solely opened its doorways final weekend in South Jakarta’s Kemang, Max’s Pizza guarantees quite a lot of plant-based pizza that may make you go, “was that basically vegan?” The restaurant bakes up Meatball Pizza, Margherita Pizza, Rendang Pizza, the gluten-free Truffle Mushroom Pizza, and Pesto Chick’n Pizza, with toppings of vegan cheese and plant-based meat on crispy skinny crust.

All of Max’s pizzas are priced at IDR38,500 per slice and IDR275,000 for an entire pie ⁠— you can too request for a gluten-free dough for the latter. Different gadgets on their menu embrace truffle mushroom, rendang, and Chick’n Pop rice bowls; salad and grilled veggies; snacks corresponding to Garlic Bites gluten-free balls, truffle potato wedges, and cookies; in addition to different Burgreens’ mainstay drinks lineup such because the Es Kopi Susu Abang Max, kombuchas, and vegan boba.

To satiate our curiosity, we ordered two slices of Truffle Mushroom Pizza and Completely satisfied Cola (IDR38,500) this afternoon after seeing that every one kinds of pizzas had been offered out on a trusted meals supply app. So far as one slice of pizza goes, it didn’t disappoint ⁠— the combination of truffle sauce, vegan cheddar, oregano, onion, champignon mushroom, and recent parsley made for a pleasant umami deal with.

As a facet observe, you would possibly wish to be actually cautious when heating up your slice at house. We made the error of heating it a tad too lengthy and ended with the toppings melting throughout our plate.

The Completely satisfied Cola got here in separate elements ⁠— or as we are saying, a deconstructed cola ⁠— with its cola essence, soda water, and iced cubes in a tall plastic glass. In accordance with the drink’s description, the cola essence is fabricated from cinnamon, nutmeg, star anise, coriander seeds, and a splash of lime, which truly just about nailed the OG cola as we all know it. Whereas Completely satisfied Cola is on the market in any respect different Burgreens outlet, this was our first time attempting it and we are able to see ourselves ordering the beverage alongside our plant-based meals in close to future.

We conclude that this has been such a pleasant first encounter with Max’s Pizza and we’re wanting ahead to attempting different varieties that characteristic plant-based meats. One other lesson we realized, by the best way: if you happen to discover that gadgets are offered out at Max’s Pizza if you wish to make the order on the app, come again a while later because the restaurant continues to replace its digital menu because it bakes extra pies within the oven.

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