text: Okay there are a few things that are going to be brought up and I am almost guaranteed to get a manager comment on this but whatever it is happeningnnWent here last night to try the Gardein line here I was very excited to see that vegan meats have been added to some of their dishes How cool is that But upon doing some internet research before we ordered I found out that due to cooking methods ALL of the dishes would not be vegan OR vegetarian They cook everything on the same grill as the meat What sense does this make None It is like having a black coat and putting bleach all over it it does not resemble a black coat anymore and is tainted If you mix vegan food with meat what is the point nnAnd here comes why it is star IT IS NOT STANDARD PROCEDURE FOR THE VEGN MENU TO BE COOKED IN A SEPARATE PAN You have to go out of your way to ask for this and even then a manager comes out to explain that it is not going to taste the same as if it were on the grill Hmm do you really think a vegan WANTS dead cow mixed in with her food HELL NO Granted Yardhouse has already taken some action and put a little dot next to a few items that absolutely will come in contact with meat since these items are fried and have to go in the same basket as everything else But they have not specified that ALL the menu items will come in contact with animal products which is not okay It would be really helpful if people who come here know this right off the bat If I had not had my phone on me that night I literally would have gotten sick since I have not had any sort of meat in years nnHeres what I would suggest just like other companies before you Chipotle comes to mind please automatically make all the vegetarianGardein items cooked separately from the meat You do not want a lawsuit a la McDonalds It is ridiculous that these vegan meats come to you and then you crosscontaminate them with animal sources to make them not even vegetarian Oh and this is not just for this Yardhouse it goes for all of them trust me I will be contacting your corporate offices today Also it would be nice if you could put a little V next to the items that could be made vegan or are vegan on the menu Makes ordering easier and the confusion of your staff minimalnnAnyways I ordered the veggie sliders that come with fries and we also ordered a side of sweet potato fries Matt ordered a thai chicken pizza After some back and forth the sliders could not even go on the bread only the wheat bread is vegan so I got them protein style wrapped in lettuce The sweet potato fries we got as our appetizer were severely lackluster Very bland no taste no toppings like sugar or anything We could not have the sauce since it contained bacon so I guess that is where all the flavor is After the aforementioned back and forth with the wait staff we got our food Do they seriously only have the meat and the bun in my case lettuce for the sliders NOTHING else No tomato or onion or even ketchup and mustard For serious The taste of the Gardein patty was wonderful but for almost for plain patties is ridiculous The fries were way better than the sweet potato ones but it just was not worth the price I wish they would have suggested to make my order a veggie burger since that is essentially what they did anyways was cut the patty into four pieces and pass them off as sliders At least then I could have had the wheat bun and toppings nnIt was very difficult throughout the night to try and signal our waitress I know it was very busy and that I did ask a lot of questions and such but she was an expert ninja Not the best customer service in the world I also unfortunately do not see this Gardein line lasting here at Yardhouse Until cooking the items separately becomes standard procedure I can see a lot of vexed vegns Honestly what is the point of having vegan meats if they are going to end up on the same grill as actual meats I just do not get that logic Yardhouse itself is a bit pricey and I understand this but at least give the customer the most you can Plain sliders are not okay In fact I do not think I have been anywhere that has completely bare sliders nnDue to the lackluster food the outrageous price tag and the lack of good customer service Yardhouse really deserves a star review but I still love that a chain has decided to put vegan faux meats on their menu The intent is there but the execution is awful but can be easily improved upon I might be back since there were other items that looked appetizing but only when I want to deal with the headaches and the hassle Until then I will stock up on Gardein at Whole Foods and make my own delights at home