We Tried Eating Vegan at Popular Restaurant Chains
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
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Now the Cheesecake Factory needs to come out with a VEGAN CHEESECAKE! LOL.
HECK YES! Oh my gosh, yes they do! 😋
Diana Hughes 𝐲𝐞𝐬!!!
Let's tell them on Instagram!
Diana Hughes right that would be yum
It would be awesome if it was gluten and soy free too!
if only cheesecake factory would make vegan cheesecake to complete the meal🙌🏻
yesss! it's needed lol how can they be a cheesecake factory without a vegan cheesecake but have a vegan burger?!
ugh that would have been so good!!
@@Sweetsimplevegan I think we need to let them know.. they kinda need one 😂
@@KnowYourProduce I let mine know last year and they laughed. They said it would be nice, but they didn't think it would happen. 🙁
I have been vegan my whole life. Not because my family was because I was born with a rare Gene that made me allergic to all foods but deathly allergic to animal fats and proteins. It is so great to see people your age doing this. If my kids were alive at have a 35 year old or a 15 year old. So it's like watching what would be my children. I'm very proud to see that people are putting this much effort into things to help other people do the same. And in many ways on jealous because life has taken a turn for me. Not because I'm vegan because another issue. Anyway thank you so much and I'm so glad that people are waking up in my lifetime! I wish things would have gone a little faster.
Ps. I just saw a Dunkin Donuts video with Snoop Dogg being employee of the month. He was selling plant-based breakfast sandwiches! LOL they had the writing all in green plants.
Just because you are doing these videos I would write to corporate thanking them for having vegan options but talk to them about their quality control. Because if it's subpar and you're paying prices just like everybody else and maybe even more because it's vegan. Make sure that they know how they're serving something like two pieces of tofu cut up into little bits and the fact that it took so long. Be very polite which you guys are I don't have to tell you that. But it's important that corporate knows how a group of people that they're catering to or trying to cater to is treated decently. And that's not being treated decently when you're paying for it. It has always bothered me when the staff doesn't care whether you got what you needed or not. Or they patronize You by saying there it is would they be happy if they ordered something that had animal in it and there was two pieces? If the corporation doesn't know then they can't do a good job and provide a good experience so make sure to rate these places and tell them what you think the good parts and the bad parts I don't just complain I make sure that when somebody is gone out of their way to do good that I right about that or you can call in some situations. Thank you again
The Cheesecake Factory has the best vegan salad so much protein and roasted and fresh veggies, it’s really amazing.
And I am shocked about Melting Pot!! That’s so awesome!!
The Cheesecake Factory food looked so delicious! I love that they even had vegan cheese for the impossible burger.
You should do, when restrictions lift, over in Beaverton at the Oranco stop there is this small locally owned sushi place that is so amazing. They’ll make vegan tofu teriyaki, miso, and custom rolls. The owner is a true sweetheart.
I have been to so many different restaurants all over the US that made me feel as though I was inconveniencing THEM when ordering vegan. Not so much in California, but definitely in AZ and IN. But then again, some of my family members are like that too. Thank you for doing this review.
Great video!! And yeah from my memories of P.F. Chang’s it was always a wait on the food; however never had a server look through my food. Sorry that was such a bizarre experience but glad to know there are vegan options out there.
This was an eye opening video. I never would have suspected these places - especially the Melting Pot! - would have so many vegan options. Thanks for doing the detective work for us!
20:39 ❤️ that topping! They’re rice noodles which puff up when fried for like a nano-second. So good!
I love these videos. Thanks so much for doing the legwork so we don’t have to! Maybe you could try red lobster? I feel like there won’t be many options, but I haven’t checked it out!
If you guys have a noodles and co or a zupas both of those have decent options.
Thank you for this! I had no idea there are vegan options at those restaurants!! You guys are adorable!!
I used to bartender at The Cheesecake Factory! Omg the memories !!
Fun video! We loved our Cheesecake Factory visit too. The waitress was so happy we ordered the Impossible Burger she was really proud to be serving it 😁
Everytime we've ordered the buddha's feast we're disappointed. That's not our favorite place. We won't go back to PF Chang's 😞
Thanks for sharing! I am shocked about the Cheesecake Factory and the melting pot! Wow! I’ll have to look up if this is at all locations as I live in Atlanta
I live in Atlanta as well. The best vegan brunch is at Herban Fix!
The impossible patty was so sketchy cause of the thickness! Hahah I hate that feeling! You're right, it's usually a lot thinner.
Thank you for showing the melting pot, I honestly didn't know it was a big chain, we have had one here in Cincinnati for a VERY long time and I thought it was a local thing before they started popping up everywhere. I never would have tried it tho, bc like you said I thought it was like all cheese. Now I will try, that looked great!!
The veggie burger is honestly so good! I tried it before they released the impossible burger
At the Cheesecake Factory *
TIP FOR P.F. CHANG’S:
If you can’t handle spice very well, ask for the Thai Harvest Curry WITHOUT the fresno peppers...I accidentally ate one and it was way hotter than a jalapeño and it was awful.
I get the Thai Lettuce Wrap at the Cheesecake Factory and sub out the chicken for the Korea cauliflower (minus the egg wash - some places have told me there is no egg wash, but I’ve heard there might be so I say it every time just in case) and it is SO GOOD! My favorite restaurant meal 😋 I crave it all the time haha!
And I was also super disappointed in PF Chang’s :/
I don’t think the Cheesecake Factory where I live has the all vegan impossible burger yet so I’d make sure to check!
I would definitely love to go the Melting Pot, that seemed like a fun experience. Never been there.
Awesome video. Vegan balls are normally cooked in sauce and not fried!!
Wow, The Melting Pot has come a long way since I went there 15 years ago (there were no vegan options). Funny to see the prices are still ridiculous (for what you're getting). You can go to a Chinese hot pot place for a similar experience, just no cheese coarse, but more veggies/mushrooms/tofu and leave stuffed for $25.
Also, that P.F. Changs was weird! As far as chain restaurants go, they are usually pretty good.
The Cheesecake Factory has their on line all the foods gluten free etc. i always look at every restaurant menu on line before I go!
I love this video!! Love the honesty and the glimpses into how it would be to eat vegan at those places
i always get the ma po tofu at pf changs and its so good!!! honestly every time i go its always different so sometimes its super good and sometimes its meh
I agree. PF Chang's has an issue with consistency
Note to self: Don’t watch these kind of videos when you’re hungry! 😩😩😩
The Mapo Tofu is the way to go in PF Changs
Exactly how my experience was at pfchang, very disappointing. I had the Buddha's feast and spring rolls.
Y’all are sooo cute!!!!! I ❤️ this channel!!!! Thank you for this info. 😍😍😍
My mom who isn't vegan almost always orders that vegan Cobb salad at the Cheesecake factory!! It's really good
You should do Sea dog, chili’s, and las palapas or apple bees In a future video like this
Was that Sac Cheesecake Factory? Looked familiar!
When I took my friend to the Cheesecake factory for her birthday in November, I was told by the staff the veggie burger was not vegan because egg noodles were used as the binger...but also never sure if there are differences between Cheesecake Factorys or not
Claire xx egg noodles as a binder in a burger ? Are you sure they didn’t say eggs ...?
They're using the Impossible Burger at Cheesecake Factory now, and that patty, as far as I know, has no egg in it.
@@54kitten yea, but those weird me out lol
@@MrsTeenagewiccan yea he said egg noodles, I was just as confused...but like I said, not really sure if that's like a thing everywhere or if even he was just misinformed. you never really know
Where is Jasmine’s cozy ass Medusa jacket from? 😍🙏
Lol not you guys eating with the dipper 😂 can def tell first timer. I’ve been a vegetarian my whole life borderline vegan but I love my cheese 🤷🏼♀️ willing to give the vegan fondue a chance though. Thanks for letting me know that exists now!
Thank you for showing these options! 😍
When I was a vegetarian, I used to go to the melting pot all of the time. I haven’t been there in years! It’s nice to know that they have vegan options now! Edit… 1 year LATER: 😅 The bread is good with the chocolate also.💃🏽
Cheesecake Factory is so good, I always suggest going with my non vegan family/friends!
Major thanks from a struggling, gluten-free vegan!!
The veggie burger at CF is amazing!!!
I started my first day of vegan meals and I did forget and had a chocolate croissant but I’m still calling it a successful day! All the rest of my meals have been vegan.
The impossible burger from Cheesecake Factory is life! I get it every time my bf and I go there!!!
YESSSS P.F. Chang’s for the win!!! Not going to lie-it’s yummy as inauthentic as their meals are 😂 the food actually looked delicious!
Just be careful ordering curry out. I gave up meat for Lent and I had to call my favorite take out place and ask about it. Apparently they used animal based broth for the curry. I had always assumed it was vegetarian if you got tofu
I really like this video idea!! So helpful
I love these videos! Hope to see more :)
3 of my faves!! Awesome choices :)
Curious as to whether the Impossible burger bun had an egg wash on it like most that give it the shiny appearance....after your last video I tried Olive Garden...Mmm
Buddha’s feast was not good when I ordered it either. Vegetarian lettuce wraps are always super bomb! You can also get the crispy greens beans and spicy asparagus vegan. 😋
For the first time in my 55 year old life do I seriously consider going to a Cheesecake Factory.
anyone know if the impossible burger is vegan at every location?? i went a few months ago and it wasn’t!
You live in Vancouver?! I will be there in March and would love to meet you! ☺
Yes! Vancouver, WA ❤️
That's crazy I literally just got back from the cheesecake factory & I got the impose burger!
When i went to pf Cheng's they just gave me a bowl of veggies!!!! They were weird about the vegan thing that was about four years ago
I don't like eggplants...but PF Chang's eggplant entree is SO GOOD
2:08 I love your jacket! Reminds me of a lion 🦁 (vegan ofc) 😋
That curry has coconut milk in it ! I thought he disliked 🥥 ?
Jas looks so cute 😌
Do you think there's a way to eat both vegan and non-vegan at the melting pot? Like if you went with a group of people and you're the only vegan?
Christina Tergevorkian yes!! For larger groups the tables have multiple cook tops
A quick note since we did not mention it in this video:
Yes, cross contamination is possible at these places but in our opinion, since no additional animals are being harmed by cross contamination, it does not make the food any less vegan.
Of course it is not preferred that our food is cooked on surfaces where animal products are cooked, but that is just the risk you take when you visit a nonvegan restaurant.
Since these places are not 100% vegan, we cannot guarantee if there is or is not cross contamination. If you are sensitive to animal foods/cross contamination, you should definitely avoid these places or do more research where you can.
If you prefer not to eat food that has the possibility of cross contamination, then good for you! It is all personal preference. It is just not something that we stress out about, especially because we are here to show people that you can eat vegan almost anywhere and we don’t want to overcomplicate things when we don’t have to :)
Sweet Simple Vegan 👏
Preach. 🌱
Very well said 🌱🌱🌱
I love how accessible you 2 make veganism.... truly sweet and simple
I agree with you about cross contamination! It’s not an allergy for me, it’s a choice and I don’t feel like it compromises my value in general. I got a veggie patty (vegan version) at our subway here in Arizona yesterday and when I ordered it, the guy was nice enough to ask if I wanted him to change gloves since the last sandwich he had made. As you mentioned in your video, it’s so nice when servers actually care!
I told my husband the impossible burger is now completely vegan at Cheesecake Factory and he wants to go right now 😂 love when you guys make these videos !!
Evelyns favorite pasta is vegan if you hold the Parmesan and toss in olive oil instead of butter. It’s AMAZING. Also why the heck is there no vegan cheesecake options 🤨
mrspaisley1 you can also get it with marinara no basil oil and it’s delicious
I got that the other day and it was delicious.
Didn't the pesto have milk or cheese in it? Do you take it out?
Elsa Agðarsdotter didn’t have pesto that I remember, if it did I ordered it without. Just checked the online menu and it’s not listed as an ingredient
I’m trying to slowly go vegan, I currently just went vegetarian and hope to be completely vegan by the end of the year! I found your videos and find them very interesting and fun! Can’t wait for more to come!
Madison Bruton yay ! The best video you could watch to change your life is called “The Best Speech You Will Ever Hear” by Gary Yourovsky, I hope you check it out. Absolutely life changing for the better 🥰
Well done!!!🥰🥰
instagram.com/anotherveganlol
It's great that you're going vegan. I gradually gave up dairy, eggs and other animal foods. I found giving up meat, poultry and fish was easy. I managed to give up the eggs straight away but struggled with dairy products(it took about 2 months to lose the desire for dairy) but now I no longer have the desire to consume animal products and feel healthy. I went vegan in 2017.
yay good luck! :)
what a great goal, good to hear you have already made such a progress, good luck with your journey! hope to see you on the other side soon!
The P.F Chang's y'all went to was trash! I go often and the Buddhas Feast doesn't look like that. It looked weirdly watery? When I've gone not only does it have tons of tofu but the sauce is much more thicker similar to a stir fry sauce.
Sometimes it matters what time and day you go. That PF Chang's may be o.k., but they probably had the d-crew working at that time. As someone who used to go to PF Chang's once a week for years (I don't live near one anymore), about 80% of the time it would be great, and then 20% it would just suck. I would order the same menu items and they just were lackluster 20% of the time.
So they probably should go back at a different day/time and see if it's better for them.
Another thing w/ cheesecake factory is that you can put cauliflower in place of chicken/shrimp in some dishes (i.e. the pineapple chicken and shrimp, you can replace both w/ cauliflower, the orange chicken you can replace w/ cauliflower, the spicy cashew chicken, you can replace w/ cauliflower). And there are a few new menu items including impossible meat! The impossible taco salad is realllllly good (just get it w/o the cheese and ask your server for recommendations on dressings to put on it; modifications should be able to be made within the next couple of weeks, because the cooks really have to learn the new recipes and what not). There is also an impossible bolognese, which is vegetarian, but can be modified vegan with a different kind of sauce (I'm not 100% sure, but I think you can ask for the sauce to be made w/ olive oil instead of butter? Don't quote me on that, your server would definitely be able to help you there).
And you can put the impossible patty and vegan cheese on any of the burgers! Oh, and the veggie burger doesn't come vegan by default. You can get the vegan bun they use for the impossible burger, or wrap it in lettuce, and if you want cheese, you can put the vegan cheese on it, but definitely take the garlic aioli off! Hope this helps w/ any future visits :)
BTW the oyster sauce at Chang’s is mushroom based and completely vegan. Not sure if they knew that.
And that service was garbage. smfh
I haven't even finished the video but I just had to stop and say I love it when you both say you're sorry if you ever interrupt the other. It's such a small thing but it's so lovely to see a mutual respect for one another, and makes for much more enjoyable viewing too!
They are absolutely not supposed to dig through your food with your spoon! I am in the food industry. He obviously did it to be obnoxious. I would be fired if I did that.
Yeah, I would have reported him for that.
That PF Chang's suuuuucked. That Buddhas feast did not look right. I've gotten it a couple of times and it has a thick stir fry sauce that coats the veggies nicely and more tofu. Although, my husband and I usually get the Ma po tofu and I have to say, the consistency at pf Chang's is pretty bad. Sometimes the sauce is thickened nicely, sometimes its more watery, and the portions are different.
This series has helped me SO much when it comes to the anxiety I have about making adjustments when ordering food. I’m vegan+GF and I always feel like such an inconvenience, but using tips from you guys and just watching your confidence while ordering has totally changed the game for me! 🥰
It's so crazy to me that Melting Pot was $45/person! I went to a similar place when i visited China and got all vegan food. It totalled to $6 USD!!!
U guys made me wanna go to cheese cake factory cant wait... as for melting pot I cant pay $45 for veggies and broth and I have eaten at PF Changs once and I hate to say it doesnt taste fresh to me just frozen dinner level and I know some ppl love PF Changs... Anyways love the video
I’ve officially been vegan for one week! I’m so grateful for you guys because this is all so overwhelming and you make it seem less scary 🖤 Thanks 🙏
These are my favorite kinds of videos to watch while I eat lunch, alone in my car. Lol. Thank you for these suggestions 🌱
The Buddha’s feast is sad but the other tofu dish is SO Good! Also I would go just for the green beans. Always get the green beans!
Hey just a heads up in case someone’s watching from the Midwest (like me) and have a melting pot . Check your locations website before going . My boyfriend and are are in Minnesota and we have a hugeeeee melting pot location but it doesn’t have a single vegan item on their menu and we’ve called many times :/ I don’t know if it’s just not in mn or other Midwest locations as well but I thought I’d say it unless someone else was confused 🤷♀️but dang I need to convince our melting pot to hop on board with the vegan menu because I NEED that cheese fondue in my life . My boyfriend and I actually made our own vegan Gouda cheese fondue for New Year’s Eve c:
Yes, definitely call before. I live in indiana and they do have a vegan menu at the location I went to, but they were out of the vegan cheese when I went :(
Hey, melting pot in Minneapolis downtown now has vegan menu. Check it out!
The whole time, y'all had the "I could do this better at home" face on .
Omg... I can't believe that the server dug around in your food.
I’ve never gotten that kind of service at P.F. Chang’s. You might have just had a bad one. I always order the Buddhas Feast with much better results. Of course, I prefer the stir fried over the steamed. And there was always enough tofu. Like I said, you must have gone to a bad one. My husband went to the Cheesecake Factory for our anniversary and I was sort or disappointed in the selection of vegan foods. I ended up with the Impossible Burger, which was very good but I could get that at Burger King.
I’m not vegan but I love these videos this one expecially. I would love
To see a vegan cheesecake be added to the Cheesecake Factory’s menu as well as a gluten free one.
Macie Vernon I would love that and hopefully soy free!
Should be easy with a base of
Coconut or a nut base.
If they added vegan cheesecake I would be a customer for sure lol
The way y’all look at each other is just 😮💨🤌🏼🤍
I've been really disappointed with PF Chang's since I've been vegan too. I had the Thai harvest curry, and it was mediocre. Never tried the vegan lettuce wraps, but I remember their lettuce wraps being overly salty when I got them with chicken in the past. I've never been to Cheesecake Factory ever, but now I'm curious to try it, even though I'm not too interested in processed vegan meat or cheese. I appreciate you checking these places out, because I do eat out with my adult son who is not vegan, and it can be challenging to find places where we can both get food we like.
I will be so happy when the area that I live in catches up. We, just yesterday got the beyond burger and sausage at Hardee's, but you can't have the buns or biscuits or anything. We have burger king, of course, and 2 burrito places that have tofu. With the other places here I'm limited to a salad with no cheese, bacon, eggs, dressing...and a plain potato. I usually just pack a container with my own butter, cheese, dressing...etc it just isn't worth the money in my opinion if I have to bring my own stuff from home. At the main restaurant here a salad alone is like $9 but a big plate of iceberg lettuce with some tomato, cucumber, and onion for $9? Idk, maybe I'm being too picky?
My family goes to melting pot for get togethers 1/2 times a year and though the foods nothing exceptional being able to sit down with them at such a niche place and be so catered to is awesome.
Hint: Not sure if, when you say that you're going to try and find a place to work you automatically mean a Starbucks or something similar, but you might also consider working at libraries if you haven't done so before. My writing partner and I used to meet at the library all the time and it was such a great place to focus and get work done.
I work at P.F. Chang’s and the Buddha’s feasts you guys got was not suppose to look like that , it’s a really good dish when made right
Ramil Duran 😭😭
Love this! How about a best of new vegan products of 2021 video next? Your favorites and dislikes so far. I haven’t seen too many new vegan products but it’s always nice to see before the year closes 🥰
The sad thing about the Melting Pot is that you cannot order the vegan cheese sauce unless the whole table wants the vegan option. So unless all of your friends are vegan, it's a hard restaurant to go to with a group.
I don't like eggplants...but PF Chang's eggplant entree is SO GOOD
I loved P.f. chang’s but their service has seriously gone downhill. they gave me raw food four times in one visit ;(
plus, at cheesecake factory a good choice is general tso chicken subbed with cauliflower
Next time you go to P.F. Chang’s you guys should get stir fried eggplant it’s soooo good
This makes me want to go to The Melting Pot for the vegan options 😋
That one dislike is the guy at P.F. Chang’s.
Thank you so much for all your research that you do. I know you enjoy it and I would love to be able to do what you're doing ,but you both are much appreciated. It gets hard sometimes to cook day in and day out even when you love to cook but it's really nice to know that I have choices out there and I can go out to eat once in a while. Love you both. God bless. 😊
I got the Buddha’s Feast recently and was extremely disappointed too. I’ve had frozen meals that were better. I think it probably tastes good to people who don’t do a lot of home cooking and are constantly eating out. Just needed a lot more flavor in my opinion.
It would be great to have more people with you so you could try more things. Thank you for the video, it really helps those of us that try to go out every once in awhile. ❤
Thank you guys SOOO much for making these videos! I’m learning so much and am overjoyed with how many vegan options are available at popular restaurants
PF Chang’s is just meh. Most things there are microwaved according to a friend who worked there.
I understand the goal is to make vegan eating accessible. But I don’t know if it’s worth a second trip.
Now I’m going to need to convince my family to go to Cheesecake Factory to try the different options, that’s so awesome. I definitely agree with your assessment of the Melting Pot. The experience is fun but the cost is not worth the amount you get.