Comments on: Macaroni Grill’s vegan options http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2005/10/19/macaroni-grills-vegan-options/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:30:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Taryn (again) http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2005/10/19/macaroni-grills-vegan-options/#comment-2100 Taryn (again) Tue, 29 Aug 2006 00:04:17 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2005/10/19/macaroni-grills-vegan-options/#comment-2100 Sooo...I went back to Macaroni Grill and asked the manager if I could get a print-out of the ingredients in their bread...he was very kind and printed it out for me and there were NOT eggs! (don't know why my server said he looked and there were?) There was L-cysteine, which is questionable (animal or human? still gross either way...), but...some vegans don't go that far... Ok that's all! :) Sooo…I went back to Macaroni Grill and asked the manager if I could get a print-out of the ingredients in their bread…he was very kind and printed it out for me and there were NOT eggs! (don’t know why my server said he looked and there were?) There was L-cysteine, which is questionable (animal or human? still gross either way…), but…some vegans don’t go that far… Ok that’s all! :)

]]> By: Marsi http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2005/10/19/macaroni-grills-vegan-options/#comment-2099 Marsi Thu, 27 Jul 2006 03:41:08 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2005/10/19/macaroni-grills-vegan-options/#comment-2099 We usually ask waiters at "regular" (not vegetarian or vegan) restaurants if there is anything animal derived in the food...every time we visit there...usually only about the items we want to eat...! That said we asked about Macaroni Grill's Arrabiatta sauce about 5 times...5 different times we were told that there is absolutely nothing in it. After having it for the 5th time we told our waiter how much we just love that sauce and he told us (that he sometimes works as a chef at that location and) how to make it...! Now here is the not so vegan fact he revealed while telling us how to make it...they add BUTTER at the end of the cooking process!!! Now I'm sure they can make it without...just add some olive oil at the end...or nothing at all...but if you ask a waiter about it...they might forget that in fact they do add that little bit of butter at the end to make it more creamy! (To be honest after that time we have only gone back to MG for salads...and even that's been quite a while! Luckily I gave a recipe for Arrabiatta sauce from "Nonna's Italian Kitchen" a try and it's even better than Macaroni Grill's...and it's actually faster to prepare than to go to MG!) We usually ask waiters at “regular” (not vegetarian or vegan) restaurants if there is anything animal derived in the food…every time we visit there…usually only about the items we want to eat…! That said we asked about Macaroni Grill’s Arrabiatta sauce about 5 times…5 different times we were told that there is absolutely nothing in it. After having it for the 5th time we told our waiter how much we just love that sauce and he told us (that he sometimes works as a chef at that location and) how to make it…!

Now here is the not so vegan fact he revealed while telling us how to make it…they add BUTTER at the end of the cooking process!!! Now I’m sure they can make it without…just add some olive oil at the end…or nothing at all…but if you ask a waiter about it…they might forget that in fact they do add that little bit of butter at the end to make it more creamy!

(To be honest after that time we have only gone back to MG for salads…and even that’s been quite a while! Luckily I gave a recipe for Arrabiatta sauce from “Nonna’s Italian Kitchen” a try and it’s even better than Macaroni Grill’s…and it’s actually faster to prepare than to go to MG!)

]]> By: Taryn http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2005/10/19/macaroni-grills-vegan-options/#comment-2098 Taryn Sun, 23 Jul 2006 18:19:25 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2005/10/19/macaroni-grills-vegan-options/#comment-2098 I asked my server at MG about vegan options and he told me that only the pasta with the garlic and olive oil is vegan...he checked the ingredients on the bread and told me that all of their breads are made with eggs! I was so sad :( So that rules out the yummy bread they give you AND the bruschetta! This was just about two weeks ago sooo...I don't know about the discrepancy between my server's word and the email above... I asked my server at MG about vegan options and he told me that only the pasta with the garlic and olive oil is vegan…he checked the ingredients on the bread and told me that all of their breads are made with eggs! I was so sad :( So that rules out the yummy bread they give you AND the bruschetta! This was just about two weeks ago sooo…I don’t know about the discrepancy between my server’s word and the email above…

]]> By: Allie http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2005/10/19/macaroni-grills-vegan-options/#comment-2097 Allie Sat, 26 Nov 2005 05:09:02 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2005/10/19/macaroni-grills-vegan-options/#comment-2097 Hey, I just got hired at Macaroni grill and during my mange training I was told that a lot of the time it's the noodles cooked with chicken stock in the water. So make sure to definately ask a manager or the head cook before ordering. Hey, I just got hired at Macaroni grill and during my mange training I was told that a lot of the time it’s the noodles cooked with chicken stock in the water. So make sure to definately ask a manager or the head cook before ordering.

]]> By: Lee http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2005/10/19/macaroni-grills-vegan-options/#comment-2096 Lee Sun, 30 Oct 2005 22:06:18 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2005/10/19/macaroni-grills-vegan-options/#comment-2096 One of their servers said use beef stock in most of their "tomato" sauces, which is unnecessary. Also, I ordered pasta and someone oopsed and put slivers of meat in it, which was disgusting. It would not be my restaurant of choice more because of their attitude than their menu. One of their servers said use beef stock in most of their “tomato” sauces, which is unnecessary. Also, I ordered pasta and someone oopsed and put slivers of meat in it, which was disgusting. It would not be my restaurant of choice more because of their attitude than their menu.

]]> By: alexthegirl http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2005/10/19/macaroni-grills-vegan-options/#comment-2095 alexthegirl Wed, 26 Oct 2005 19:15:22 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2005/10/19/macaroni-grills-vegan-options/#comment-2095 RE: "certified vegetarian" I believe that that is in there to appease the lawyers. This way, if it is ever found out that a particular cook or region or the entire chain is doing something to compromise the vegetarian claim, the chain has a way out. RE: “certified vegetarian”
I believe that that is in there to appease the lawyers. This way, if it is ever found out that a particular cook or region or the entire chain is doing something to compromise the vegetarian claim, the chain has a way out.

]]> By: Tony http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2005/10/19/macaroni-grills-vegan-options/#comment-2094 Tony Mon, 24 Oct 2005 11:28:35 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2005/10/19/macaroni-grills-vegan-options/#comment-2094 Since when does tomato sauce contain butter? Isn't that trying a little hard to make sure animal products end up in as many items as possible? Since when does tomato sauce contain butter? Isn’t that trying a little hard to make sure animal products end up in as many items as possible?

]]> By: Danielle http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2005/10/19/macaroni-grills-vegan-options/#comment-2093 Danielle Sun, 23 Oct 2005 17:15:20 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2005/10/19/macaroni-grills-vegan-options/#comment-2093 Word. I hate eating at chain restaurants, but for a chain, Macaroni Grill isn't half bad. I've had the bruschetta (minus the chees) and it's incredibly filling and tasty, too. Word. I hate eating at chain restaurants, but for a chain, Macaroni Grill isn’t half bad. I’ve had the bruschetta (minus the chees) and it’s incredibly filling and tasty, too.

]]> By: Running2Ks http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2005/10/19/macaroni-grills-vegan-options/#comment-2092 Running2Ks Fri, 21 Oct 2005 02:08:36 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2005/10/19/macaroni-grills-vegan-options/#comment-2092 That is really encouraging. I'm usually stumped when I get stuck going to a chain restaurant. Thanks for that! That is really encouraging. I’m usually stumped when I get stuck going to a chain restaurant. Thanks for that!

]]> By: girl least likely to http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2005/10/19/macaroni-grills-vegan-options/#comment-2091 girl least likely to Thu, 20 Oct 2005 19:43:14 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2005/10/19/macaroni-grills-vegan-options/#comment-2091 awww, i used to love macaroni grill back in the day. i haven't eaten there since going vegan, though (we don't have one in my town), and learning that the bread and the capellini are definitely vegan has made me hungry. now, however, i'm all worked up over the "available through february 2006" thing. they're taking it off the menu? boo hoo. awww, i used to love macaroni grill back in the day. i haven’t eaten there since going vegan, though (we don’t have one in my town), and learning that the bread and the capellini are definitely vegan has made me hungry.

now, however, i’m all worked up over the “available through february 2006″ thing. they’re taking it off the menu? boo hoo.

]]> By: Isa http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2005/10/19/macaroni-grills-vegan-options/#comment-2090 Isa Thu, 20 Oct 2005 17:47:25 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2005/10/19/macaroni-grills-vegan-options/#comment-2090 The broth usually comes into play when the pasta is sauteed and the pan deglazed. What in the world is "certified vegetarian"? The broth usually comes into play when the pasta is sauteed and the pan deglazed. What in the world is “certified vegetarian”?

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