I’m sure you’ve seen the Fast Trax ads plastered all over town and are left in no doubt as to their status with the CWG. Me too. That’s why we visited the Fast Trax stall outside the Arrivals lounge of Delhi Airport. SpiceJet had run out of meal packs on the one time we decided to buy one. Due to the late hour of arrival we didn’t think we would be able to scrounge a meal anywhere else.
The website is ‘cool’, to use a popular phrase, for a design style that’s been used, overused, abused and since discarded. I particularly liked the ‘Promoter’ section, which is quite hilarious and a very good read. You may need to re-start reading a couple of times like I did to make sense of it, but once you do, it’s fun. Among other gems of literary wisdom, one stands out, … need for Indian QSR chain who serves food as per the typical Indian taste and pellet … - It appears the nice people at Fast Trax look not only look into the taste of their products, they also lay emphasis on the shape of the digested output. Goats of the world, here we come! The packaging is quite nice and seems well designed at first look. Sturdier than other fast food takeaway bags, Fast Trax bags are informative too, apart from looking good. The website also claims to stress[es] the importance of non-processed meat. I wonder how the chicken got that pink color? It’s processed alright.
My driver had already run a circuit around the airport once and since we didn’t want him to do another, we ordered what was immediately available, chicken burgers. These were quickly packed and handed over.
The pain of it! Burgers despite being a member of the much maligned fast food family are still sandwiches and need to be made as such. The bun must be fluffy and mustn’t break on being depressed for the first big bite. The tomatoes used must be the fleshy, not the watery variety. A right sized dollop of dressing must be placed in the middle of the patty so it spreads across the bun, but doesn’t drip. The patty in the centre should be fried till crisp, not till it can be used as a hockey puck. In the fast food scenario, each burger must be consistently made.
The Fast Trax burger however, fails on all counts. The buns were depressed hard and scorched on a hot plate with the result each bun was perhaps 2 – 3mm thick, hard, dry and chewy. The thickness of the patty within varied from half a centimeter to one centimetre. The texture of each patty wasn’t uniform. Some burgers had a slice of tomato topped with one quarter teaspoon of coleslaw within, others had mayo and onions, while the rest had nothing inside at all, apart from the bun and patty. Chewing each bite was an ordeal, aimed at sustenance with very little pleasure.
We were hungry. We ate the stuff.
I remember eating a burger from a roadside stall. The chap took a burger bun, sliced it in half, deep fried it, placed an aloo tikki within, slathered it with sauce and green chutney, tossed on a handful of chopped cabbage and onions, closed it and handed it over with a paper napkin, on a paper plate. It was good.
I’d rather eat a 10 rupee apology than force down a 50 rupee insult.
Ed: The logo used belongs to Fast Trax.
hhmm… Went their a couple of times but always went to my loyal Rolls, Oju once bought it from her school .. Mushroom and aloo roll (they have a fast track outlet in thier school canteen .. flooded every single day with tons of hungry kids) Which i found quite delicious .. as for burgers .. never tried any so far.. and after reading this .. slim chances i would !
it has difference after a long time i have felt the kabab tastes good in burger.
i was bored for eating Mc donalds chicken burger as it never tastes like chicken.
i liked it lot.
ur a fool. i love those burgers. and ya its a new brand, and has done we ll enough to reach 36 counters. many came and went , this one stayed. it sells more bugers at saket than mc donalds. i love the burgers they must have seen that ur gonna cry anyway , and must have handed you the expired lot. i eat there 3 4 times a week and no complaints. and what was so funny bout the website. are u a 2 yr old. as for a toy with ur burger next time. ull be happy. come on man bribe this lill kid.
I do agree that the airport outlet of fast trax ain’t that great but come on…if u claim to be a food addict or whatever…you should’v tried at least a couple of different burgers and at different outlets….their lamb burger is awesome and others are nice too…and they are pretty much kicking big old MC D’s ass everywhere.Dude you seriously got this one wrong…go try it someplace else and then form an opinion.(with all that written in your “about me”….i seriously expected a wiser post)
Why would I try another outlet to ultimately write about the Airport outlet? Also a commercial establishment must deliver on whatever is ordered or keep it off the menu. Period.