Dear Readerz,
Out of civic duty — and not mean spirits — we feel compelled to respectfully call out one of the leading vegan fast food joints in the L.A. area for a sad case of misrepresentation. Orean Health Express, often hailed as the Eastside mecca of realistic meat-like drive through cuisine, is fronting, hardcore.
First, full disclosure: Hot Knives is not a strictly vegan blog, nor have we ever postured ourselves as such. Occasionally we offer vegetarian recipes that hinge on questionable ingredients like cage-free eggs, French cheese and honey (which we’d still love to open up to a discussion about vegan ethics if anyone’s down for helping us hammer out a stance on the subject of said gooey nectar). We prefer to focus on vegan food, because of the challenge posed and the golden politics behind such a diet. We know how much a clean palate and strict diet regiment means to many of our readers. And we think there’s something rotten about false advertising — in this case, posing as a vegan establishment and then serving unsuspecting diners egg and dairy products. It’s not a cardinal sin, per se, we won’t rule out eating there, but it’s certainly worth alerting others who may feel differently…
Since first feasting on the fruits of Orean more than six years ago, we’ve long extolled the North Pasadena fast food stand as being the pinnacle of imitating the vein-clogging American pastime. The fake meats are juicy yet the clover sprouts are bountiful. The cheese melts, and has long been rumored to contain the offending casein. Still, we included them in a “top ten” vegan dish shout-out earlier this year and have used them as inspiration in vegan fast food exploits. A sign posted at the restaurant and on their website, claims to contain “no egg or milk” and to use “non-dairy cheese.” However, recently it came to our attention that many of the products they serve are Morning Star Farms brand, and thereby not only far from healthy, but completely non-vegan.
After repeated requests for what kind of hot dog they serve (they’re scary good) one employee finally spilled the beans to us. So if you eat strictly vegan, we advise you steer clear of Orean Health Express, or better yet ask them to come clean to their customer or else buy products from Yves or other vegan-friendly companies. For any company that makes much of its profit off of vegans, its unacceptable to lie about the ingredients used. That’s our take anyway.
Urban Honking
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Bummer!
Thank you for spreading the truth. Their patties are just so damn good with the sunflower seeds and lentils, but are certainly not worth supporting dishonest business practices. This blows.
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck
Why don’t you guys learn some tolerance, African Tostada for instance. Ginseng slushie truth serum?
Why don’t you guys learn some tolerance, African Tostada for instance. Ginseng slushie truth serum?
Why don’t you guys learn some tolerance, African Tostada for instance. Ginseng slushie truth serum?
Good thing Orean is gross. No loss.
Okay that sounded kinda harsh, I would also like to add, thank you for putting in the work to find out what they’re using. And Ginseng slushie? No thank you. And the breakfast burrito tastes just like the African Tostada, actually everything that I’ve tried from there tastes like the African Tostada. Except the soft serve which I was told was too soft to be served in a cone. Soft serve without a cone, she says with scorn. Anyway, I just don’t like it. Like your blog though. Wish I was as cool as you kids.
right right on, Trina. Bullshit detector’s bullshit detector
right right on, Trina. Bullshit detector’s bullshit detector. So, how cool are you? Chiller than cold?
Super uncool. Thanks for asking.
I just love L.A. Nothing like driving through gangland in your BMW while texting so that you can get to your favorite Vegan restaurant before it closes. Don’t forget to berate the smoker standing 50 away while your there. Living in L.A. is like the equivalent of smoking 3 packs of Camel non filters a day… still, smoking is just unsightly.
So anyways, why do humans have those SHARP POINTY TEETH again? I was told that we have them to tear apart flesh due to the fact that we’re omnivores and don’t have 8 stomachs– I know, it was probably just a lie made up by the meat industry.
NOTE* A person who refers to their cowardice as tolerance is still a coward– and also a liar.