Comments on: Free Vegan Burgers at Johnny Rockets

By: blahblah

blahblah — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:50:49 +0000

The vegan burger at johnny rockets is only vegan if you specify your a vegan. The actuall veggie burger is but they cook it on the same grill, the onions are cooked in bacon greese and there is butter on the bread. Ask for the burger to be cooked on foil, no onions and take the bread off and dont eat it.

By: Lane

Lane — Sat, 17 May 2008 05:41:07 +0000

Hi John,
Actually according to their website, the vegan burgers have a dedicated space on the grill. I would suspect that not every employee is going to adhere to that regulation, because not every employee is going to take this seriously… The Johnny Rockets I have access to has an “open” kitchen. It’s completely visible from the counter. If yours is like that, I’d suggest sitting at the counter if you go. This way you can see for yourself how that store handles your request.

By: John

John — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:18:02 +0000

One word of caution about the vegan streamliners at Johnny Rockets.

Keep in mind that the Bocaburgers are cooked on the SAME GRILL SURFACE as the regular meat patties.

Thus is you are vegan you will invariably become ill due to your Bocaburger patty having fat and oil from the meat patties cooked into it while on the grill.

Although this is a nice gesture on the part of the Johnny Rockets chain to truly be vegan burgers the patties need to be cooked on a separate grill. Since they are not the patties are not vegan.

This is the same in all the major chain restaurants that have so called “vegan” items on the menu. The food items are NOT vegan if they are cooked on surfaces or with items that are used to prepare or cook meat or dairy products.

By: Lane

Lane — Mon, 12 May 2008 05:13:41 +0000

Hi Elaine,

Are you referring to percentages or straight numbers? Because the increase in population alone could explain how both are occurring. On the other hand, the fast food places all seem to be offering “snack” items for under a buck, so instead of snickers bars, people may be having burgers…

I would expect there will be a real increase in vegan products over the next few years as the environmental issues push “vegan” as a solution.

By: Elaine Vigneault

Elaine Vigneault — Sat, 10 May 2008 18:10:19 +0000

“vegan food options are becoming more readily available”

You’re right. It’s a growing industry. I’ve been paying attention lately because I want to start my own vegan business. So I’ve been reading about the market trends and you’re absolutely right.

I think what’s confusing is that other eating styles are also becoming more popular. For example, during the last twenty years, the number of vegans increased significantly, but the amount of meat that omnivores ate increased too. So while some people stop eating meat, others are eating more.