If you've been to Asia enjoyed rice burgers at places like Japan's MOS Burger, but are wondering where to find them here, the options are limited.

If you haven't tried rice burgers and love both burgers and Asian food, then you're missing out because they combine the best of both worlds. They consist of rice molded into the shape of buns, with meat in between them.

They have popped up here and there on a few menus mostly as specials, but if you're looking for a place that consistently serves them, check out Kobob Burger (1019 Main Street) near Chinatown.

Their menu offers a variety of rice burgers with bulgogi (Korean barbecue beef) beef or pork (with carrot), spicy pork with avocado, soy sauce chicken, spicy chicken, or kimchi pork ($6 to $8). Their toasted rice bun is inspired by nurungji, or scorched rice, which adds a subtle crunch and flavour to the rice.

A new entry is the cheap 'n' casual Cup Bap Burger, which opened on February 5 at Robson Public Market (1610 Robson Street).

Owner KJ Song, who moved here from Seoul, South Korea, two years ago, opened the petite 14-seat shop with a menu that offers traditional dishes designed for those on-the-go for fast service or take-out.

Dishes like bulgogi, japchae (potato starch noodles with vegetables and beef), and bibimbap (vegetables, egg, and beef) are available for $6.99.

Their tasty bap burgers (bap means rice in Korean) come with either teriyaki chicken, bulgogi beef, donkatsu (fried pork), or kimichi tuna (with mayonnaise, egg, and cheese). And they're only $4.99 each. For cheap eats, you can't get more reasonable than that.

The rice buns aren't toasted but have sesame oil and seaweed mixed into them as well as their own sauce.

As a bonus, if you eat in, you get a small cup of katsuobushi (dried skipjack tuna) broth to go along with it.

If you're looking for an alternative to North American fast food chains, shawarma and pita wraps, or even sushi, and are on a budget (because who isn't?) this is one to check out.