Comments on: I like big buns and I cannot lie. http://www.toliveandeatinla.com/2008/vegan-sandwich-at-pure-luck/ The culinary adventures of a vegan in Los Angeles and beyond. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:25:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: FoodEater http://www.toliveandeatinla.com/2008/vegan-sandwich-at-pure-luck/#comment-7445 FoodEater Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:05:08 +0000 http://www.toliveandeatinla.com/?p=288#comment-7445 <b>Annette O'Neil:</b> So glad you enjoyed your tasty meal. I have to agree, that jackfruit sure does look a lot like real meat... I've done a few doubletakes myself! Annette O’Neil: So glad you enjoyed your tasty meal. I have to agree, that jackfruit sure does look a lot like real meat… I’ve done a few doubletakes myself!

]]> By: Annette O'Neil http://www.toliveandeatinla.com/2008/vegan-sandwich-at-pure-luck/#comment-7415 Annette O'Neil Thu, 29 May 2008 00:11:55 +0000 http://www.toliveandeatinla.com/?p=288#comment-7415 I'm in love! I had the jackfruit-carnitas tacos (had to blink a couple a' times - it looked so much like a chicken taco), which came with a pile of deceptively-simple-looking-yet-highly-tasty rice and beans. Haven't been so thrilled with something so straighforward in a while. :) I’m in love! I had the jackfruit-carnitas tacos (had to blink a couple a’ times - it looked so much like a chicken taco), which came with a pile of deceptively-simple-looking-yet-highly-tasty rice and beans. Haven’t been so thrilled with something so straighforward in a while. :)

]]> By: FoodEater http://www.toliveandeatinla.com/2008/vegan-sandwich-at-pure-luck/#comment-7358 FoodEater Mon, 12 May 2008 21:34:16 +0000 http://www.toliveandeatinla.com/?p=288#comment-7358 <b>Lisa:</b> Their vegan Caeser dressing is the bomb! Oh... a St. Louis vegan slinger you say? I have no idea what that is but I am certainly intrigued! Lisa: Their vegan Caeser dressing is the bomb!

Oh… a St. Louis vegan slinger you say? I have no idea what that is but I am certainly intrigued!

]]> By: Lisa (Show Me Vegan) http://www.toliveandeatinla.com/2008/vegan-sandwich-at-pure-luck/#comment-7349 Lisa (Show Me Vegan) Thu, 08 May 2008 02:35:31 +0000 http://www.toliveandeatinla.com/?p=288#comment-7349 Oh my. Vegan Caesar and vegenaise in a restaurant? I'm jealous. On a positive note, I just discovered a St. Louis diner with plenty o' vegan options, including our hometown specialty the vegan slinger. So we're not LA yet, but it's a start! Oh my. Vegan Caesar and vegenaise in a restaurant? I’m jealous. On a positive note, I just discovered a St. Louis diner with plenty o’ vegan options, including our hometown specialty the vegan slinger. So we’re not LA yet, but it’s a start!

]]> By: Wheeler's http://www.toliveandeatinla.com/2008/vegan-sandwich-at-pure-luck/#comment-7346 Wheeler's Mon, 05 May 2008 22:41:47 +0000 http://www.toliveandeatinla.com/?p=288#comment-7346 Oooh, looks tasty! Oooh, looks tasty!

]]> By: FoodEater http://www.toliveandeatinla.com/2008/vegan-sandwich-at-pure-luck/#comment-7345 FoodEater Mon, 05 May 2008 20:26:11 +0000 http://www.toliveandeatinla.com/?p=288#comment-7345 <b>Scott:</b> Yup, I ain't got anything negative to say about Pure Luck. Hopefully the next time I go there I will get a hug too! But allow me to give an example as to why I have and will continue to go back to Lotus Vegan: Going to Lotus Vegan for me involves either a 15 minute walk or a 2 minute drive. Going to Pure Luck involves either a 35-45 minute drive depending on traffic and then a struggle for parking (got ticketed last time I went), or a 20 minute subway ride plus a mile & a half walk once I've made my way off the train and through all the whistling sombrero dudes who hang out in that area (not a journey I'm willing to make alone at night if I'm on foot). For a quick lunch when I'm not in the mood for a struggle, Lotus Vegan is going to win. I was there again the other night and not only was the food excellent (post coming soon), but the service was also great... the place looked full, was clean, and everyone eating there looked happy. And guess what... I GOT A HUG FROM THE CHEF TOO! I think it's a big bummer that you didn't enjoy your experience there, but I also think that comparing Lotus Vegan to Pure Luck is like comparing apples and oranges. Pure Luck is really something special and I don't think hardly any other place in town, even the fancy joints, come anywhere close in regards to originality and overall awesomeness. If Pure Luck was easier for me to get too, I'd probably be there so often they'd be asking me to leave! Lotus Vegan on the other hand is serving simple and straightforward homestlye Thai food. I can go there for anything from a giant healthy salad, a hearty breakfast or a spicy and fried Thai specialty. I like that they have a giant menu with lots of options and I like that they are cheap, friendly and close. At least I'll know that you and I won't have to be fighting over the last seat in the place, eh?! Scott: Yup, I ain’t got anything negative to say about Pure Luck. Hopefully the next time I go there I will get a hug too! But allow me to give an example as to why I have and will continue to go back to Lotus Vegan:

Going to Lotus Vegan for me involves either a 15 minute walk or a 2 minute drive. Going to Pure Luck involves either a 35-45 minute drive depending on traffic and then a struggle for parking (got ticketed last time I went), or a 20 minute subway ride plus a mile & a half walk once I’ve made my way off the train and through all the whistling sombrero dudes who hang out in that area (not a journey I’m willing to make alone at night if I’m on foot).

For a quick lunch when I’m not in the mood for a struggle, Lotus Vegan is going to win. I was there again the other night and not only was the food excellent (post coming soon), but the service was also great… the place looked full, was clean, and everyone eating there looked happy. And guess what… I GOT A HUG FROM THE CHEF TOO!

I think it’s a big bummer that you didn’t enjoy your experience there, but I also think that comparing Lotus Vegan to Pure Luck is like comparing apples and oranges. Pure Luck is really something special and I don’t think hardly any other place in town, even the fancy joints, come anywhere close in regards to originality and overall awesomeness. If Pure Luck was easier for me to get too, I’d probably be there so often they’d be asking me to leave!

Lotus Vegan on the other hand is serving simple and straightforward homestlye Thai food. I can go there for anything from a giant healthy salad, a hearty breakfast or a spicy and fried Thai specialty. I like that they have a giant menu with lots of options and I like that they are cheap, friendly and close.

At least I’ll know that you and I won’t have to be fighting over the last seat in the place, eh?!

]]> By: FoodEater http://www.toliveandeatinla.com/2008/vegan-sandwich-at-pure-luck/#comment-7344 FoodEater Mon, 05 May 2008 20:15:11 +0000 http://www.toliveandeatinla.com/?p=288#comment-7344 <b>quarrygirl:</b> If I wasn't always battling the bulge, I'd be there on a daily basis! quarrygirl: If I wasn’t always battling the bulge, I’d be there on a daily basis!

]]> By: FoodEater http://www.toliveandeatinla.com/2008/vegan-sandwich-at-pure-luck/#comment-7343 FoodEater Mon, 05 May 2008 20:13:28 +0000 http://www.toliveandeatinla.com/?p=288#comment-7343 <b>Lex:</b> No, there is nothing wrong with you! I used to really enjoy his show too, and I agree, the Lebanon episode was great. I'm actually not a Bourdain hater, I think he's really funny and his shows and books are entertaining. I'm sure that for people who eat things like veal and foie gras, he's a great cook too (excuse me while I vomit into my mouth a little after writing that sentence). Still, even before I went vegetarian, his utter disregard for the animals he eats was somewhat disturbing to me. Even when I was a meat eater, I had compassion for the animals who had to die so that I could eat them. I am not of the ilk who feels that everyone must become a vegan or a vegetarian, and yet, I am disgusted by the sheer delight that Bourdain derives from being a total glutton for animal flesh, and how much he enjoys rubbing our vegetarian faces in it. I can't really watch his show anymore because in each episode it seems he needs to make a point of putting down vegetarians, usually right before a scene involving mass pig slaughter. What's the point? Why can't he just eat his pigs and shut up about it.... leave us hippie vegans to happily consume our tofu in peace. Lex: No, there is nothing wrong with you! I used to really enjoy his show too, and I agree, the Lebanon episode was great. I’m actually not a Bourdain hater, I think he’s really funny and his shows and books are entertaining. I’m sure that for people who eat things like veal and foie gras, he’s a great cook too (excuse me while I vomit into my mouth a little after writing that sentence).

Still, even before I went vegetarian, his utter disregard for the animals he eats was somewhat disturbing to me. Even when I was a meat eater, I had compassion for the animals who had to die so that I could eat them. I am not of the ilk who feels that everyone must become a vegan or a vegetarian, and yet, I am disgusted by the sheer delight that Bourdain derives from being a total glutton for animal flesh, and how much he enjoys rubbing our vegetarian faces in it. I can’t really watch his show anymore because in each episode it seems he needs to make a point of putting down vegetarians, usually right before a scene involving mass pig slaughter. What’s the point? Why can’t he just eat his pigs and shut up about it…. leave us hippie vegans to happily consume our tofu in peace.

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