My wife loved her dinner, the salmon which she said was excellent, as I remember it. In this area, and specifically this center every restaurant, even Burger Shack has at least two or three decent vegan options. Half of the restaurants next to this one...have a vegan menu. I would be giving five stars anyway if the waitress hadn’t started treating me like a freak after asking if there were vegan options. Her demeanor changed immediately as if I was obnoxious for asking. But she wouldn’t look me in the eye or ask me anymore questions after I asked initially. She never refilled my drink the entire time or looked at me after that point and she made it really awkward by specifically avoiding eye contact and not talking to me.
The manager was super nice and I appreciate that he didn’t lie or try to push something out that would’ve gotten me sick. Apparently they don’t have olive oil, they use butter or eggs on or in absolutely everything, even the rolls which a couple reviews for a different coastal flats said were vegan. Kinda wish they weren’t pre-made because I remember how good they were and I wanted them. The manager offered to rinse the butter off some noodles but my system is just bad with dairy. To be clear, I didn’t go vegan by choice. By body got really weird about dairy and meat and egg proteins after getting Covid. I had to get tested to figure it out. My choices are get weird scary looking psoriasis on my face and scalp or don’t eat any dairy and meat and alcohol… since Covid is still around I can’t take the meds that keep Covid at bay because they all work by suppressing your immune system.
It sucks. I used to love this place a few other Coastal Flats locations have reviews showing they have vegan options. I should’ve called ahead and asked. Again, it would be a five star review ANYWAY if the waitress had acted like the manager - polite… understanding and courteous. I expect a waitress to think “this guy still drinks liquids and probably wants a full drink. He’s still a human.” I didn’t stiff her tip. 20%. Don’t assume I’ll be a d*ck because life forced a weird diet on me when I spent a month in the hospital.
That’s on me but it’s not my fault. I wish they had something / anything for vegans, even if it’s some freezer gardein or a black bean meal they could throw together or just something. Like 6% of the country is vegan now. And all of the Asian restaurants and burger joints and Mexican restaurants around here cater to it, so I was surprised.
Don’t treat me like I shouldn’t even be here or assume this is a weird life choice I want to make that makes your job difficult. I just don’t want itchy weird psoriasis because then you’ll really think I’m a freak - I can’t eat most of my favorite foods or alcohol and it sucks. Trust me I’d be having the salmon if I could. But please treat me with basic respect, assume positive intent, look me in the eye and keep my drink filled.More