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Vegan restaurant chain closes after customers mercilessly attacked it for putting meat on the menu
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0:44Now PlayingA popular California vegan restaurant chain announced it was shutting its doors after years of financial struggles — but the final nails in the coffin came from angry vegans who began attacking the company when it put meat on the menu.
Sage Regenerative Kitchen & Brewery will close Sunday after 14 years, a move its owner Mollie Engelhart told Eater was a “sad victory” for the vegans who came out in droves to protest the eatery’s decision to start serving bison burgers, cheese and other non-vegan fare in an effort to draw in new customers.
While the restaurant, with locations in Echo Park and Pasadena, was one of California’s most beloved plant-based bistros, it had struggled with rent and taxes for some time. Then, last year, Engelhart and her husband and co-owner Elias Sosa sold their home to put money back into the company in an effort to revive it, according to Eater.
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