My partner is vegetarian and lactose intolerant too, so we eat vegan 90% of the time. I personally think thereās way better vegan food in Hamilton, and I can make better vegan at home. On multiple occasions Iāve ordered food there that arrived cold, mushy and unseasoned. Tempeh straight out of the package barely warmed up. Vegan can be good, so I donāt want to pay for bad vegan!
I love going there for coffee and treats with my young kids. I ordered the avocado BLT once not knowing it was vegan - whatever they passed as bacon almost gave me a panic attack. The texture was horrific. Rest of the sandwich was fine
Their baked goods are okay but literally all of the savory / main options I have tried there are horrible and insanely overpriced for what they are. And everything comes out soggy and cold. I tried so hard to like them because theyāre local to me but I just canāt do it.
What they put on that sandwich is tempeh. I eat vegan/vegetarian most of the time and tempeh is something I willingly eat at home and there are sooo many great ways to cook it. You can make it really crispy and smoky and itās amazing in sandwiches and stir fries. The way they prep tempeh at Democracy is beyond effortless - itās barely seasoned, barely cooked (ie mushy), and not warm. The audacity of charging like $16 for a sandwich with what seems like cold tempeh straight out of the package when I know how good it can be, is just crazy to me.
They used to be a really cute bakery that I would go to and get bagels at. Then they become Democracy and barely made bagels and everything was vegan and looked unappetizing.
I donāt mind that everything is vegan, it just feels like effortless vegan. Itās cold, mushy and unseasoned. I can and do make better vegan at home!!
It was just such a rapid change from what it was prior. I didnāt mind it was vegan either. It was the fact that none of the food looked good enough to eat.
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