#vegan #veganisnotscary #veganunfriendly #brusselssprouts
My family celebrated my nephew’s birthday at Red Lobster. I obviously didn’t choose this restaurant, but I didn’t put up a fuss simply because it wasn’t my birthday (unlike my family’s reaction to my restaurant choices on my birthday - but I digress). I absolutely hate Red Lobster, even in my pre-vegan days. Many items are deep-fried and soaked in butter. Hardly appealing to me (then and now) and neither is the tank of live lobsters at the front of the restaurant that customers drool over, ignorant of the inherent cruelty.
As a vegan, the menu is very unfriendly. There were only two items on the menu for me, and both were typically side orders. Their crappy simple garden salad has even been removed from the menu.
The first of the two vegan sides was Crispy Brussels Sprouts. I ordered them simply to have something to eat, but I must admit they were absolutely delicious. I don’t normally like brussels sprouts, but these were fantastic. They were indeed crispy. So were the onions. They were wonderfully complemented and covered in a soy-ginger sauce.
I would definitely order this again and recommend it if forced to eat at Red Lobster.
This dish was $8.49 as an entrée / à la carte. I don’t know if this is reasonable, but definitely cheaper than the seafood items on the menu. 
Our server was very polite and efficient, so no complaints there. 
