Burger joint slammed for mocking vegan customer and comparing her beliefs to Nazism

news.com.au ^ | 10th November 2014

[naturalman1975]

A BURGER restaurant has caused uproar by mocking a vegan customer on Facebook and comparing her beliefs to Nazism.

Mark Clews, co-owner of Tuk Tuk in the NSW Hunter Valley, said he had warned the woman her food could contain traces of meat, and she had eaten it anyway.

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Others called the post “disgraceful” and as angry messages poured in, one user wrote on the page: “Do not mess with the Vegans ... EVER!!!”

Mr Clews responded: “But they are so easy to mess with. They lack physical strength because of zero red meat in their diet! They are single-minded and Nazi-like in there conviction ... The worst thing, from a chef’s point of view is they cannot cook a vegetable to save their life.”

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Mr Clews told news.com.au he had been bombarded with abuse throughout the night since the incident yesterday.

He said he had received death threats and abusive phone calls to his mobile phone number, which was published on the campaigners’ Facebook page.

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He said the restaurant offered vegetarian and pescetarian options, as well as a bunless burger for gluten-intolerant customers.

But he said that when the customer had questioned the menu, he had told her the falafel burger could have meat traces from the hot plate, which is simply scraped down between burgers.

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He said she and her friend were “aggressive” in their behaviour, and he felt they “wanted to make trouble”.

“One in 200,000 people who dine here might be vegan. We’re a very small restaurant and we don’t have the facilities to clean off the hot plate with caustic soda and add oil again every time.

“This is our restaurant. It’s basically a temple of meat. We cater for who we cater for. Why should we be dictated to?”

[Ray76]

Three cheers for Mr Clews.

[doorgunner69]

I am so sick of these I am intolerant of everything in my food" people.

I even have a friend that has decided that gluten whatever is the cause of all sorts of his ailments. Of course, before that, several other things were the cause. At least he eats meat, just make sure no gluten crap gets near it.

The vegan types we know are all sickly. The comment about no strength is spot on.

[beaversmom]

Yes, hip-hip-hooray for Mr. Clews.

[tumblindice]

I’ll take the BLT. But leave out the lettuce and tomato.
Just fill a French bread loaf with a package of bacon.

[Greetings_Puny_Humans]

[Olog-hai]

Why would burger joints have vegan customers in the first place?

[chris37]

Well, this is what happens in a nation of nazi fa66ots.

[Delta 21]

How could even a Nazi-like vegan not be satisfied with a bunless veggie burger, tofu fries and a diet coke to go?

Just no pleasin’ some folk.

[Cowboy Bob]

Liberals absolutely HATE to be mocked. It drives them ballistic. I a wish the Republicans would discover this fact. It would make politics more interesting.

[Chode]

put "all selections will have some meat byproduct in them" right on the menu...

for what few weedeaters there are, i wouldn't worry about losing their business, wankers

[BluesDuke]

That settles it. I was planning to have a late dinner tonight. I’m going to have a steak. Medium rare. With a little splash of Lea & Perrin steak sauce.

[Graybeard58]

Just fill a French bread loaf with a package of bacon.

Here ya go!

[beaversmom]

Enough Is Enough! Owner Shuts Down SF Restaurant for Day over Picky Customers: 'We Don't Give a Sh*t About Gluten Free'

[RightGeek]

[Junk Silver]

“Why would burger joints have vegan customers in the first place?”

Why would bible-believing Christian pastors have homosexual couples demanding to be married?

[Flick Lives]

Why would a vegan visit a burglar joint. The air itself is infused with meat molecules! The horor!

[tumblindice]

It looks very tasty, and I don’t mean to sound ungrateful—but did you butter the bacon?
I suppose there may be a jar of honey standing by,hmmmm?
And it’s hard to tell whether the buns have been spread with lard.
Other than those minor things, it looks absolutely sporktacular!

[alexander_busek]

These people (anyone with a "beef" because they feel that they are being "unfairly discriminated against") should understand that there is a difference between being compared (German: "verglichen") and being equated (German: "gleichgesetzt") with, e.g., Nazis.

Thus: "My grandmother was very much like Hitler in certain respects... They both were native-speakers of German, both had blue eyes, etc." That is a COMPARISON, folks.

Regards,

[sten]

don’t mess with vegans... they eat their food while it’s alive and screaming!