Comments on: Vegansaurus Obsesses About Pi Bar So We Don't Have To

By: Olivia

Olivia — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:05:25 +0000

Why the fuck does it matter to any vegan-hating omivores if we get more choices or not.

Mind your own business and revel in your fucking dietary privilege, asshole.

As for the vegan-liking ominvores, I’m sure they’ll be happy to have one more place that they can attend with their vegetarian and vegan friends and enjoy a meal together that caters to all the various dietary choices at the table.

By: johnny0

johnny0 — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:07:09 +0000

What does his t-shirt say?

By: foon

foon — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:34:04 +0000

The white guy with the fetishized japanese girlfriend would never ask her opinion.

By: Bjorn Toulousse

Bjorn Toulousse — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:32:30 +0000

I wrote a short play:

Mission Restaurant Patron: “I’d like a serving of Vegan Fixie with a side of Yoga.”

Server: “Would you like an Ironic Mustache with that?”

MRP: “Hmm, I can’t decide….let me ask my Japanese girlfriend.”

By: Becky

Becky — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:13:09 +0000

It’s not a completely different kind of food, it’s just substituting ingredients. I don’t get pissed off, and no one is being forced to serve things that they don’t want to serve, but there is really no harm in asking for vegan cheese.

By: tk

tk — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:22:58 +0000

I just want to say that this was the last post I’d expect to get 105 comments. Did any of the American Apparel posts get 105? Wow.

By: Lapidgeon

Lapidgeon — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:24:51 +0000

Ah the butter on the pan. See, this is why I could never be vegan. Too many things to think about. Also, bacon.

By: Laura!

Laura! — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:00:31 +0000

Thanks for the reasonably awesome post, eddo!

Whether or not they serve vegan options, Pi Bar will most likely be successful. Or, what I mean to say is, their success doesn’t depend on support (or lack thereof) from the vegan community. Not one bit. The fictitious “vegan mafia” doesn’t have the power to make or break a business so please don’t take away/attack our power to ask for vegan options, especially when Pi Bar sent a letter to our houses asking us to stop by. If they don’t want to hear from us then don’t send us a letter asking to hear from us.

Maybe this is blowing up because of Kevin’s goofy & provocative writing style (we weren’t calling to pressure, we were calling to ask! Also, Hi Kevin! Thanks for the mad linkage!) but honestly, the shit that I posted was on a vegan blog for vegans. Everyone fucking relax. All of this silly fighting and attacking is just kinda ridiculous and from people who have this weird hatred towards vegans…maybe a vegan chick wouldn’t date you or something? I can’t imagine…you’re all so charming! And attractive! Group date!!

By: eddo

eddo — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:56:13 +0000

For the record, Laura really is an obscenely indecent foul-mouthed tirade-laden hooker in real life. That’s why we love her.

Also, I’m a meaty mcmeaterton omnivore (does that make me an omnisaurus, Laura?), but c’mon, 100+ comments on a simple request for a vegan option? Let’s all find our place of zen, there are bigger problems in the world…

By: Laura!

Laura! — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:38:08 +0000

We never said we were going to Protest. Dang, Slappy! Your comments are so delightful though, I’ve been chuckling all morning.

By: foon

foon — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:26:07 +0000

Yeast is vegan–we’re not totally irrational, I promise! With Little Star (and I may be thinking of another pizza place so don’t quote me), the dough is vegan but they grease their pans with butter. Pauline’s, I’m not sure what the story is, but they must make a non-traditional dough with milk or something. All I know is their menu says if you want a vegan crust you have to request it a day ahead.

By: Lapidgeon

Lapidgeon — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:21:23 +0000

@foon – there is non vegan pizza dough? This be news to me. I always thought pizza dough was flour, water, yeast, salt, and some olive oil. Is yeast not vegan? If so that makes me sad.

By: foon

foon — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:30:44 +0000

Yes.

By: foon

foon — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:30:15 +0000

Really? What if I come in and ask for no pork products because I’m an observant Jew? Do I still get the loogie treatment?

A cook can be “forced” to prepare something a certain way for any number of reasons–religions, allergies, taste preferences. If he’s going to throw a big tantrum and spit in the food every time he has to modify a dish, I can’t imagine that anyone would want to eat there.

By: foon

foon — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:27:36 +0000

Unfortunately some places, like Little Star (I believe) and Pauline’s, don’t automatically have vegan crusts. It would be nice to be able to depend on “no cheese”, but as it is we need assurance from the business that that’s sufficient.