By Rama Gaind
Since its mission statement is to provide nutrition, then Grill’d, the healthy burger specialist, will grow from strength to strength.
Grill’d opened its second burger restaurant in Canberra over the Queen’s birthday long weekend in June. The other restaurant opened in Belconnen earlier this year.
The founder and managing director of Grill’d, Simon Crowe, was “thrilled to deliver another new haven for burger lovers in the nation’s capital”.
“We know Canberrans love Grill’d burgers,” Mr Crowe said.
“When our Belconnen restaurant opened in April we were swamped with locals who wanted to see what all the fuss was about,” he said. “We’re pleased to say we’ve had a steady stream of customers ever since and we’re so excited to be taking the Grill’d experience to Canberra’s south at Woden.”
“Grill’d offers a home-made style of burger with quality ingredients that make them great for those who enjoy eating well and keeping fit and healthy.”
The Woden restaurant is centrally located in the restaurant precinct outside of Westfield Woden making it a great place for shoppers, or people working nearby to pop in for a quick, healthy meal. The aim is to serve all customers within 10 minutes of ordering.
The Grill’d Woden menu features 20 different 100% beef, chicken, lamb and vegetarian burgers, as well as a range of steak sandwiches and salads, all of which are “made with love” from high quality, fresh ingredients. Customers can choose to dine-in or take away.
The Grill’d burger establishments offer health fanatics and nutrition conscious burger lovers a healthy option for meat eaters and vegetarians alike. Along with snack burgers (lamb, veggie, beef and chicken), the menu offers some appetising treats for children.
The menu has some imaginative burger creations: the Zen Hen is grilled chicken breast, with tangy satay sauce, coriander, shredded carrot, salad and herbed mayo; the Mighty Melbourne has grilled lean beef, tasty cheese, crispy trim bacon, free range egg, a couple of slices of beetroot with salad, relish and herbed mayo; the veggie burgers are wholesome; and The Full Minty has grilled lean lamb pattie, beetroot, rocket, tomato, Spanish onion, herbed mayo and mint jelly.
Where possible, fresh produce is locally sourced and stocked daily.
“We want our burgers to taste good and do you good … we do this by using only the highest quality, freshest ingredients, many of which are sourced locally from small, family producers.”
Every burger is made fresh to order on the flame grill in front of you so there are no hidden secrets. The grill gives the food its unique flavour – and is said to be healthier than using a hot-plate.
Simon Crowe says Grill’d wants to make burgers “good again and we look forward to becoming an active member of the Canberra community”.
Having the desire to run his own business, the developer of the Grill’d concept is on track to making the name synonymous with guilt-free healthy burgers.
Simon Crowe has seen his dream of fresh, tasty and healthy burgers grow from that first eatery in Hawthorn to 43 Grill’d restaurants right across Australia, the most recent being the two Canberra stores.
Grill’d was established in Australia in 2004, after Mr Crowe decided to take action to address the lack of a decent, healthy hamburger offer in the marketplace. The business is Australian-owned and operated.
