Originally Posted by
exbayern
OP, thanks for the thread and blog.
Well, that is rather a blanket statement, and frankly isn't correct. I think that many veggies are concerned about finding a balanced meal which is well prepared, not just eating vegetables. Too often mid-range restaurants or chains offer just a cold salad, or a carb and/or dairy overload, or a pasta with tomato sauce. Often the meal isn't balanced and sometimes it barely includes any vegetables. (Being vegetarian doesn't mean just eating vegetables)
And often as noted earlier in the thread, we can find chefs in higher end restaurants who are excited by the challenge of creating a balanced meal which is decent quality.
Would anyone classify Subway as a 'top restaurant'? Even if they do offer a veg sandwich, it is one of the last places I would ever consider eating, even if they are appearing in all corners of the earth these days.
I should clarify.. I meant that the restaurant itself thinks that different combinations of veggies don't matter to vegetarians.. but really, the combination of veggies does.. matter to the customer..
Subway is bottom of the pile example.. but even Subway customizes is my point..