I have been salivating to try the Whole Foods black bean burger ever since I saw them in the prepared foods  section.  They look just like a meat patty, in that they are thick, and not a thin disk shape, so naturally I thought they would be excellent.  While I was at Whole's, I grabbed a black bean burger, HF brand jalapeno\cilantro hummus, vine ripe tomatoes (2.99/lb), and a six pack of Goldmine Lager cans, which is a decent deal, but more on that in the reviews at the bottom.  Back at the house, I unpack my groceries, and search the fridge for extra burger toppings.  There, I find some yellow onion, mushrooms, a Serrano chili, and half a lemon.  So, I slice the tomato, yellow onion, and Serrano, which were sauteed lightly in a cast iron skillet with salt and pepper.  At the same time, I cook the black bean burger in the same pan, after seasoning lightly with salt and pepper, as I figured they had already been seasoned.  When, the burger is done I placed it on a burger bun, spread the hummus on top, stacked on the sauteed the mush\onion\Serrano, then placed the tomato on top.

After taking a bite, the burger kind of squeezed out of the sides, seeming a bit too squishy for my taste.  Also, it tasted a little too bland; they probably could have used beans with salt, instead of unsalted canned black beans.  The spices in the patty mixture seemed fine, but could have used a little more brightness too it, via a little cilantro, parsley, lime, etc.  I did squeeze some lemon juice on it while it was cooked, but the flavors did not seem to be that pronounced.

To summarize my  experience, I was a little disappointed; it could have used more brightness, saltiness, and firmness.  Whole Foods could probably play around with the recipe a little bit.  Maybe I can send them this review and they would be willing to do so.

Gold Mine Lager Beer:  Your typical cheap light beer.  I prefer Miller Light in that category, but I guess you get what you pay for.
http://goldminelager.com/