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waninggib t1_j3hdhqi wrote

Pianta in Providence. Since they opened, the portions are medicore, and the prices are genuinely astronomical. I’m vegan and never go there because it’s so expensive. They just updated their winter menu and are selling vegan mac and cheese for $23. I just can’t support that. Add Plant City’s $15+ vegan sushi rolls to that list too.

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xombieparts t1_j3hpcdz wrote

Holy shit nice slice is $30 for a vegan pizza? Not even frank Pepe's is that high although I don't know if they have a vegan option at Franks

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Loveroffinerthings t1_j3i622r wrote

I make my own pizza, buy some Violife, a dough, and some sauce, it’ll be like $9, and no tax or tip.

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CultureCharacter2621 t1_j3hjai5 wrote

100 percent ...I refuse to go to either of these places even though I like the food because I can't let myself get completely ripped off because I'm " Vegan".

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Loveroffinerthings t1_j3i4g8q wrote

Thought it was just me, $14 for 2 eggrolls, $23 for mac and cheese, $7 for fries, or $7 for mushrooms 🙄 That’s just greedy and pretentious.

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AdIll6974 t1_j3icfkf wrote

If you’re ever in the area, TLC coffee roasters doesn’t upcharge for non-dairy milks. Very rare these days

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doctorbear214 t1_j3hxjxj wrote

Really? When they were in the start up kitchen (before their new location with eat-in dining), their portions were absolutely huge! Solidly two meals.

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waninggib t1_j3i6jdn wrote

I ordered from them when they were a start up as well. I forget the exact price, but I got the Italian sub which I think was $12-14 and it genuinely was mostly bread, and a small sub roll at that. I ordered one meal for delivery once since they opened their brick & mortar, their Southern Chikn and Cornbread, and it literally cost over $50 including the delivery fees and tip. I want to love it, but it’s just wildly inaccessible and makes vegan food seem really pretentious, which I think can give non-vegans the wrong impression and deter them from trying it.

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waninggib t1_j3i77ew wrote

Also, can I just add, they were serving tiny squares of underbaked cornbread at Veg Fest this summer. People literally pay for tickets to go around and eat samples, yet all of the actual food they brought was for sale at their normal menu prices.

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Loveroffinerthings t1_j3js808 wrote

My friends were so happy to see pianta at veg fest because they had a huge line and everyone was walking out with big items. They got to the front to find out it was a 1.5” squared corn bread. They felt obliged to buy something so they spent like $18 on a Crunchwrap like taco bell style.

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waninggib t1_j3ju2hm wrote

That is LITERALLY what happened to me! Huge line, saw people walking away and assumed we were gonna get an egg roll or something, 20+ minutes I get to the table and they were waiting for me to place an order. I had to ask where the samples were, and I definitely wasn’t buying anything. Other places had awesome offerings, so it was just so strange.

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