Thefreen Burger 樂檸漢堡
I Highly Recommend ☆☆☆☆☆
Taipei restaurant offering: Burgers / Chicken Burger / Fish Burger / Vegetarian Burger / Rice Burgers / Sparking Juice / Fries / Chicken Nuggets / Soup / Juice / Coffee / Soft Drinks
Address:
Taipei Main Station near Eslite K Underground Mall entrance, exit M3, & the Blue Line
B1, No. 49, Sec. 1, Zhongxiao W. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City 100
台北市中正區忠孝西路一段49號B1 (慶城街1號)
Phone: (02) 2381-5260
Hours: 10am - 9:30pm Daily
Last Reviewed: 6 May 2018
Thefreen Burger started in Chiayi (where I first had it years ago) in 2007, then opened up locations in Tainan, Taichung, and finally Taipei. Thefreen Burger prides themselves on using healthy and ethical ingredients to deliver a fast-food experience that blows their competitors out of the water. My body, which conveys to me through feelings after ingesting food, corroborates that their food isn't bad for you. On the very rare occasions where I find myself eating McDonald's, KFC, Burger King, etc., my body doesn't feel so good or even gets a slightly sickly feeling after eating their food. Thefreen Burger tastes better than mentioned places, so I don't see the point of ever eating at those places again if there is a Thefreen Burger location in grasping distance.
Thefreen Burger imports raw grass-fed cow's beef from naturally grazing cows from New Zealand and Australian. They hand-make their buns from Taiwan wheat. They use their own handmade sauces for their burgers (and they're delicious). Their eggs come from non-grid caged chickens. They do have your typical death soda, but they also have a healthy, delicious option of sparking lime or orange non-concentrated juice, which is yummy and way better than death soda in my opinion.
You may be wondering what their name means: Thefreen is a combination between fresh, real, and green. Why is the "The" connected to the word "freen": TIT = This is Taiwan. What is "Duan-ku?" It means shorts. I think the slogan "Always be living in duan-ku" means always live in a relaxed, vacation-like manner, but that's just my guess.
The price for each burger on their menu is the set price that includes fries and a medium drink. I recommend getting their sparkling lime or orange juice for your drink. If you want a drink that's more expensive than NT$40, you pay the difference in price: getting a latte for NT$75 will add NT$35 onto your set meal's price (75 - 40 = 35). If you just want a burger without the set (fries and drink), the price is NT$40 cheaper than what's shown on the menu. I think it's kind of stupid that the individual burger prices aren't listed anywhere, but once you know how it works, subtracting 40 from the labeled set price isn't an arduous task. The burgers on the menu that have "+1X +$55" listed on them are referring that you may add another meat patty to them for an additional NT$55. There is a smaller menu on their counter that states that you can pay additional money to add items to your set meal: more fries for NT$29, four chicken nuggets for NT$38, four deep-fried creamy corn pieces for NT$35, etc.
When you're done ordering and pay them, they'll give you your order number. They have a digital display that shows what order numbers are ready, which is good because it can get quite noisy in Main Station and you might not be able to hear them say your number.
Vegetarian options: Mushroom Daxia Veggie Burger (NT$115, set meal NT$155). It's the best fast-food veggie burger I've ever had. The homemade sauce they use is delicious and the mushrooms are fresh.
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Address:
Taipei Main Station near Eslite K Underground Mall entrance, exit M3, & the Blue Line B1, No. 49, Sec. 1, Zhongxiao W. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City 100 台北市中正區忠孝西路一段49號B1 (北車誠品門市) Phone: (02) 2381-5260 Hours: 10am - 9:30pm Daily |
English & Chinese Menu
Cash Only Click on the link below for their Google Map page for the street view and/or other visitor's photos. Afterwards, you can click the dedicated back button on Google Maps to view the destination on a full-screened Google Map for directions. Thefreen Burger - Main Station |
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Address:
Urban One Fl. 1, No. 1, Qingcheng St., Songshan Dist., Taipei City 105 台北市松山區慶城街一號一樓 (慶城街1號) Phone: (02) 2713-9260 Hours: 11am - 9:30pm |
English & Chinese Menu
Cash Only Click on the link below for their Google Map page for the street view and/or other visitor's photos. Afterwards, you can click the dedicated back button on Google Maps to view the destination on a full-screened Google Map for directions. Thefreen Burger - Urban One |
TV spot about the Taipei Main Station Thefreen Burger location.
A long video about Thefreen Burger and their healthy insourcing.
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