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| - After my positive experience of nomming on french fries at Clive, I'm afraid I have to take back my happy rainbow vibes. Last time I visited with another vegan friend, she ordered the veggie burger. Like I mentioned previously, I had to actually ask whether the burger was vegetarian or vegan, to which the cashier responded they have both options. So, unless specified, they would probably give you the vegetarian burger anyways which still contains animal byproducts.
Anyways, I shared the fact that Clive does have a vegan burger with some other veggie friends. One of them ended up going, and when she ordered the vegan burger and asked about the buns, it was discovered there were eggs in them. Clive's solution to this was to wrap the burger in lettuce for her which...wtf.
So, I emailed AND Facebooked Clive about this issue. Here is an excerpt of what I said, "...To me, it kind of defeats the purpose to offer a vegan burger patty, yet throw it on top of a bun that vegans cannot eat. So used to having to cook for ourselves and cope with crummy salads in most mainstream restaurants, we love a good vegan option. Put a tasty veggie burger on your menu, and we will worship it. We will tell all our friends and patronize your establishment loyally. We don't want to cause any trouble because of our cruelty-free lifestyles, we just want to feel comfortable when we put our trust in a restaurant to serve us something that matches up with our values.
If I'm not overstepping, I might suggest considering serving burger buns that contain no animal products. Some byproducts to look out for on the market include egg(both inside the bun and eggwash on top), l-cystiene (derived from duck feathers), milk/milk powder, whey, etc. With so many great local bakeries, finding breads free of these ingredients is easier than ever...."
No response. Ever. Really? Is it that hard to just confirm someone's message was read, and even PRETEND that you will take the issue into consideration?
Finally, over the weekend when The Coup was way too busy, another pal and I decided to stroll over to Clive to see if anything had changed. We acted as though we had never visited, and asked the cashier if there was a vegan option. She claimed, yes, there was a vegan burger. Before she plugged our order in, we interjected, "So...everything is vegan,even the bun? No eggs or dairy?" She seemed caught off guard and went back to the cooks. She came back and gave us some rambling excuse that the bun was not vegan, and the gluten free one had eggs too, and offered us the same stupid consolation of wrapping it in lettuce.
By failing to provide a vegan friendly bun (which is not hard at all), or even a disclaimer to explain this option must be wrapped in lettuce, you fail to provide a wholly vegan option. And generally, if something in a restaurant claims to be vegan, we assume you can back your shit up and have done your research. Therefore, some people are going to trust you enough not to question whether the whole thing is actually animal-byproduct free, which is a bummer. Would you disrespect an allergy in the same way? Is your gluten free option MOSTLY gluten free, but with some flour hidden in there somewhere? By omission, you are greasy liars, and you are fucking with peoples' lifestyle choices. I'm not sorry.
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