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It's no surprise, then, that vegan blogs have been lighting up like Christmas trees with the news that Denny's (home of the Bacon Slamburger) is now serving a bona fide vegan burger. "That's really cool!" one poster writes on VegNews. "While I VERY rarely eat out, sometimes it's unavoidable and I'm kind of bored with having only fruit or fries to choose from." The folks over at This Dish Is Veg somewhat hyperbolically cited the news as evidence that hell must have frozen over:
"Right about now Satan himself must be ice skating throughout the underworld like some red suit wearing, two horned Scott Hamilton."
While Denny's did offer a veggie burger before, the Amy's-brand burger that it's now serving in its place is 100 percent vegan. The restaurant's menu still calls it, simply, a veggie burger, however, and it rather obliviously includes melted pepperjack cheese as the topping of choice.
Denny's spins the switch as trying to offer more choices to more customers, but as the nitpicking responses on some of the vegan blogs demonstrate, this demographic may be harder to please than Gordon Ramsay on a bad day.
"I wonder if the grill used to cook Amy's veggie burger is the same one use to cook the bacon, beef, etc.," one poster asks, while another writes: "My husband is veggie, I am vegan, but he has an allergies to oat and tomato, and I am trying to determine if he can eat the one Denny's is offering."
More quinoa, anyone?
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9-23-2010 @1:30PM Kurt Doles said... ...only to be cooked on the same greasy flat-top as all the yummy eggs, bacon, ham, etc. etc.
Good luck with that one, vegans.
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9-24-2010 @2:10PM Flatness said... Gotta agree with you on that one Kurt. Too bad to keep the taste up they'll make sure to fry it in bacon fat. You're not fooling anyone Denny's.
9-24-2010 @3:53PM kaysings said... I still won't bother with Denny's. I'm a vegan and eat out extremely rarely, and Denny's hasn't been on my restaurant radar in more than twenty years. Nice try though...
9-24-2010 @6:03PM patti p. said... i used to work at denny's for 11 years (manager for 3). believe me the veggie burger will most certainly be cooked on the same grill. there is only a certain amount of space in their kitchens. the cooks will probably be told to cook it away from meat, but when it gets busy that will probably go out the window.
9-24-2010 @7:49PM Daelyn Fortney said... For what it's worth, according to Amy's, makers of the veg burger that is being served, Denny's will cook the burger in a separate pan upon request.
Personally, as a vegan, I don't plan to stop in Denny's for their new vegan burger, but I can acknowledge that it's a nice gesture and something to keep in mind when in a pinch.
9-28-2010 @3:08AM m said... actually there not cooked on the same grill n i know that because i work at a dennys n if thats such an issue that it may be(because i only know about the one i work at) just ask them to make sure its not cooked on the burger grill. they cook meat on one grill n the hash browns n french toast n pancakes on another. eggs are cooked on the burners. don't assume, just ask. honestly as a server its not an inconvenience we rather b safe than sorry
9-23-2010 @3:42PM Daelyn Fortney said... Great article! Thanks for the mention.
Daelyn @ thisdishisveg.com
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9-24-2010 @2:20PM Mark said... I love the Denny's veggie burger with the works.
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9-24-2010 @3:38PM lee said... I resent the fact that somehow vegans and vegetarians feel they're superior. They make a choice....cool....good for them. This planet is but a grain of sand orbiting around a massive sun that is one of millions, billions in 'our' galaxy, which is also one of billions. Relax, have a burger.
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9-24-2010 @3:47PM Geegee said...
Wonder how many vegan burgers AlGore ever ate at Denny's?????????
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9-24-2010 @4:36PM Sarah said... Wow... it is SO nice to see all of the vegan and vegetarian haters out there... with comments like "VEGAN??? VEGAN??? I got UR vegan.....hanging!!! " and "I resent the fact that somehow vegans and vegetarians feel they're superior... Relax, have a burger."
Some people choose to eat meat, some do not... I do not. I also do NOT force my dietary choices upon anyone else. I respect your meat-loving diets and could care less. The least you can do is make a mature statement and not judge others based on their dietary choices, because honestly? Who cares. So no... I will not eat a burger. I guess that leaves more for your ignorant mouth to chew on.
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9-24-2010 @4:55PM lee said... LMAO sarah....you left out the most important part of my quote. Talk about selective editing! What I SAID what that it really doesn't matter all that much in the grand scheme of things. Please have someone re-read it to you. Have a burger if you want, don't have one if you don't want. I'm cool with it., except when you imply your way is better. It's not. I did NOT criticize anyone. Again, get a grown-up to explain science to you, kay? Thanks bunches and have a nice veggie menu!
9-24-2010 @5:09PM Susan said... Sarah, nice comment. I (and my husband) also do not believe in imposing our vegetarian lifestyle on others. In fact, if we have guests, we buy them meat and respect that they choose to eat it. Hopfully Denny's will microwave the Amy "burger" so those who do not wish to eat animal products won't have to. I will continue to make my Amy burger at home. I can then control the situation. Thanks, Denny's, for at least giving it a shot.
9-24-2010 @5:05PM SkyBlue said... Sarah, you need to relax a little bit more and learn to laugh at the vegan jokes. You vegans and vegetarians take yourselves too seriously. Is it any wonder that the rest of us make jokes. Don't be so sensitive. Being uptight isn't good for the digestion.
9-28-2010 @2:12PM alie said... i had a frirnd who was vegiterian she looked like death warmed over your all nuts you live once live it up everybody has a death day nothing can change that the lord takes you when your time comes and nothing you do can change that
9-24-2010 @5:13PM susan said... Ahhh, carnivores... me thinks you protest too much.
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9-24-2010 @7:26PM sueb said... Susan - a little projecting going on here? I suggest you look in the mirror before you accuse others of "protest too much". Actually humans are omnivores not "carnivores". Carnivores would ONLY eat meat, omnivores eat meat and plants.
9-24-2010 @7:37PM SkyBlue said... Ah, a Shakespeare reference ......... but what does that mean here?
9-25-2010 @6:53AM jason said... Why bother going out of your way to offer restaurant meals that please vegans - like the one who asked is it made on the same grill ? A business is there to make a profit - and profits are usually made with large chains by offering affordable items to the masses - the few people who are vegan - let them eat at home.. What if someone ate a steak on the same plate ? When you want to create some kind of illuisionist world to live in why complain when you dont have your specialized needs met ?
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9-24-2010 @5:36PM Lisa said... "Only fruit and fries to choose from..."? Where? Even Denny's offers more non-meat choices than that. I wouldn't recommend them for anything but breakfast though. We had horrible food at a Denny's Diner a few weeks ago. My daughter complained to the manager about her cheese sticks tasting just like chicken. He admitted they were fried in the same oil as the chicken tenders. So, yeah, expect the veggie burgers to be fried on the same grill as the meat. As for persons with allergies. I wouldn't trust anywhere but my own kitchen. They won't know the ingredients of things that come partially prepared. Better to not chance it. I have heard of restaurants refilling coffee with caffeinated, thinking it won't matter to the decaf drinker. It can. They don't know what is allergy or life threatening or what is just a choice.
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