I Tried ALL Of The Vegan Food At Universal (Yikes)
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It would be cool if you remade the worst meals you had at Universal Studios and how much it cost to make vs how much it cost at the theme park.
now tHAT is not a bad idea
Thats such a cool ideaaa!!
But then she'd have to eat them again?
@@AviDragonLady i think shes gonna make wayyyy much better so there will not be sacrifice hahaha
@@thatsalt1560 well not necessarily. She can use footage of their experience at the park and the memories of the terrible foods and then show you her version of it and how much better it is. I am sure if she wanted she could have Rachel and Aria taste test her version. They all know what food was the worst as that sticks with you. Lol
The way I GASPED that that rice plate with the tiniest veggie skewers ever was $16!!!
it was insulting😭
Just wait til you find out I paid 20 bux for a slice of pizza and a coke at Disneyland lol
When you remember that IKEA can do a veggie dog for $1.... this is abysmal.
them adding sour cream to a vegan option is way too real
maybe it was vegan mayo?
@@jj-if6it probably not, this is common. the servers dont realize an item is marked vegan and assume people would only order it for the flavor, so they add whatever
@@ViewerEm yeah that's dumb
@@ViewerEmYup, this is why I only eat at 100% vegan places. Or at a place that has employees that for sure understand the importance of this, and know the big difference between vegetarian and vegan.
Scraping it off and eating it anyway almost make me barf why even bother making this video, disgusting
That vegan banh mi was a SICK JOKE by those criminals!!! Still a beautiful day though - a huge thank you to Jessica for making it happen!!
Jessica is the real MVP
Go vegan aria. Don't you see animal suffering? Are you that ignorant
Fr tbh I feel like it's justified to ask for a refund if you get a sandwich that is that soggy.
I was honestly nauseous looking at that thing
Honestly you were pretty generous with your rankings. For those prices, most of those looked a tier lower to me
I hope someone from universal sees this. It’s truly a slap in the face to anyone who orders this crap and gets what y’all got. I wouldn’t have been eating that day fr cause you can catch me NOT spending all that money on shit I could make better myself. No thank you. I feel sorry for you Merle
I survived off of snacks that I brought myself at Disneyland otherwise I would have paid another cool hundred hahahaha. I only bought stuff I missed like the beignets or Mickey cookies. My lunchables and pasta from target went super far. I learned from an earlier visit where i had to pay 20 bux for a slice of pizza and a coke or I’d pass out lol
@@nailinthefashion literally!! Last time I went to Disney world in like 2013, we had a meal pass where you could get a meal of their choosing for breakfast lunch and dinner. The meals we got were TERRIBLE lmao. But I can definitely see why people bring their own food now
The fact that this is the vegan food options in a theme park in LOS ANGELES. How?!
Not to cut anyone down but a lot of people from states that don't really practice veganism or recycling come to la to fulfill their acting or music dreams and they are the ones ìn those jobs to support their dream I lived in la it is the worst part of living there people who come in and trash the town I left partly because of it
I LOVE having Rachel as the second opinion
First, Merle and Rachel making videos together again makes me so happy!
But the vegan food offering at Universal is truly awful, I'm genuinely shocked as I would have expected better. Quite often I see your videos and am really so impressed by how much more choice there is for vegans in the US, particularly in LA, but on this occasion I feel like we're getting the same deal: the amout of places I have been where there is just one vegan main on the entire menu and nothing else is astonishing.
So many restaurants have Beyond burgers as their only vegan option. And usually without any interesting toppings or sauces.
So easy to just make subbing an impossible or beyond burger for a regular burger on any of them possible. Obviously this doesn't work for bacon burgers or anything with cheese, but you can ask to take cheese off. Or just make a couple vegan options that have their own unique toppings. It isn't hard restaurants! You can do it! People that eat the vegan food I cook are often shocked that it tastes so good because this crap is what people think of when they think vegan food.
Wow I remember when Jurassic cafe first opened they had a jackfruit carnitas plate and it was so good!
Ugh I wish they had those still!
One of my saddest moments was at a Mexican restaurant where the waitress informed me that the guacamole was made with sour cream. I now always ask restaurants if they make their guac with s.c. and half of the time they do! 😭
I never would have thought about that!
@@Clueblue109 It is a way to stretch the avocado because it is more expensive I think. I know a lot of the storebought stuff used to have mayo or sour cream in it. Blech. Even when I at dairy all the time I didn't want that stuff in my guacamole.
i work at a tex mex restaurant and the guac has sc in it, the refried beans have lard, the charro beans have bacon, the rice has chicken stock, potatoes and tortillas are the only foods on the menu that are vegan😭
it’s really difficult being a hispanic vegan :(( i’ve had to give up a lot as a honduran
crime, sc in guac? why?
Yaaaas what a damn treat to see Rachel in your video! An iconic duo
Our queen
why are people so afraid to go back to the store and politely ask for their money back? That sandwich was gnaaaaaaarly, you would have 1000000% gotten a refund. Same with the sour cream situation. What if you were allergic? They would have been in deep doodoo.
I don't think that's how themepark food works.
Yeah, exactly what I just left a comment about too. They deserved their money back for a *lot* of what they were given. That sandwich was insane. Same with the sour cream.
@@ImaginaryMdA you can absolutely get your money back for shitty food at theme parks. They have whole restaurants. And even at food stands, you can still get your money back when given old/bad/straight up inedible food (like that sandwich was). Same with when you’re given food that you can’t eat (like the sour cream).
Putting dairy on someone’s food who specifically ordered it without it is a *huge* liability. People have *deadly* food allergies. If one of them had a deadly dairy allergy and assumed it was vegan sour cream and ate it the park would be out millions of dollars. The person making the food has to assume anyone ordering food without an ingredient is allergic to it.
They could have absolutely gotten their money back for that, or exchanged the plate for a new one.
I definitely would have complained about the sour cream, if I eat something that’s not vegan by accident it makes me feel sick and ruins my day because I feel so guilty and upset. Even if I don’t get my money back the restaurant need to know what they did was wrong so they will hopefully not make the same mistake again. And like you said if someone has allergies, it could be very dangerous
@@ImaginaryMdAit is. They make so much money it’s not a hassle to ask for a replacement and it would be illegal to just shrug off someone wanting cheese on their burger lol or the opposite
I really hope you got your money back for that bánh mì. You honestly deserved your money back for a lot of what they gave you. I would have been so upset if I waited in line for 30+ minutes and got pretty much any of what you got.
We definitely need better vegan/vegetarian options. I’ve been a vegetarian for 12 years now and things have gotten a lot better in the 12 years I’ve been one but in places like theme parks, fairs, fast food places, carnivals, and the *majority* of restaurants- there are still often times no options besides salads, and I know it’s even worse for vegans.
Also I wonder if they specified that the fries were vegetarian because some fries are cooked in beef fat or made with beef seasoning (like the McDonald’s ones).
I’m wondering if they were actually vegan as well but the person working just didn’t know the difference. The didn’t have any seasoning on them (besides salt) so I can’t imagine what would make them vegetarian but not vegan.
With beef they would not even be vegetarian though. To make them vegetarian it would have to be milk or egg?
Sometimes fries can be labelled as vegetarian but not vegan due to sharing the same cooking oil as other products that contain egg and/or dairy, e.g. mozzarella sticks. Quite often the ingredients themselves are vegan (just potatoes) but it’s due to the cooking process. Hope this helps 😊
@@dollfacedghoul right but I would still consider that vegan, as would a lot of vegans. That’s just cross-contamination but doesn’t actually cause any harm to any animals. It depends why you’re eating plant-based. If you have an allergy it would matter but it doesn’t really matter if you’re eating vegan for the animals.
@@strawberrysoymilkshake yeah I’m saying that I think the fries were both vegan and vegetarian and were specified vegetarian because some fries are made with beef products but that the worker didn’t know the difference between vegan and vegetarian so just said vegetarian.
@@sapphicalix sorry sometimes I have trouble understanding comments especially if I read them last at night 😂
Cross contamination risk is definitely ok for most yes 👌
Have a great day
Also happy pride month 🌈😁
As someone who’s allergic to beef and dairy (milk protein allergy) I learned that most parks, including Universal, they use the same oil for their mozzarella sticks / other dairy and meat products so they can’t label any fried food vegan because it all shared the same oil. Some places do it right and have a fryer dedicated to dietary restrictions, some places in Disney do this AND they take it very seriously, so it’s guaranteed to be vegan… but from the sounds of it if the fries were considered vegetarian the fried pickles would most likely be considered vegetarian as well because of the shared oil. It’s a shame places still don’t understand the difference between vegan and vegetarian.
Unless you just went to the wrong places, these vegan options are genuinely shameful. I swear it's exactly what someone who knows 2% of what veganism is, would think vegan food is. SHAME!
They went to ALL of the places that have vegan options. (Except for the toadstool cafe since it's reservation only, but the only vegan, not vegetarian, option there right now is an overpriced plain tomato soup so I don't think they missed out on much) It really is that bad at Universal.
Yeah it's pretty awful. Night and day compared to Disneyland.
Sold out doesn't mean there's demand. It means so few people buy it that they don't restock. 😢 kitchen managers keep shit in stock when it's in demand.
It can be both, though?
@@ValentinaWithFeathers not really. If something is extremely complicated or time consuming to make, like a slow cooked dish or a product with a lot of elements then it might sell out due to demand but something simple like a milkshake base? Nah. They ordered a very small amount of it, it took forever to sell and they didn't restock.
@@driverjayneIt van also be a stock issue or mistake from the vendor side. Like the vendor forgot to deliver the ingredients or were out of ingredients. That happens regularly nowadays.
I just went to Universal again last week and I almost always bring my own food, but this time I didn't and I basically starved. I went to Mel's and they were sold out of the specialty vegan drink. Ok fine. So I ordered the vegan burger and after waiting thirty minutes was told that "we just got the beyond meat so it's going to be about another forty minutes" which.....what?? So over an HOUR?? Please. So I cancelled it and went across the way to get the tried and true vegan banh mi and the entire park was sold out of it??? I guess somebody forgot to put the order in.
I went back to sit with my family, food-less and they forgot to give my sister her fries and my mom's burger was burned to a crisp. Oh, and NONE OF THE FRIES IN THE ENTIRE PARK ARE VEGAN BECAUSE THEY PUT MILK IN THEM WHY
I had an apple and a butterbeer for the whole day and the butterbeer you have to buy special inside the three broomsticks restaurant and the line for the restaurant (because people were there to order food, not just a singular drink) was around 30-40 mins.
Universal's lack of options is so weird for a park in LA, it just doesn't make sense, but Universal's food is definitely some of the worst in the theme park business and 800x worse if you're vegan.
Edit: still watching the video, I just want to point out that the vegan burger at Mel's Diner is advertised IN THE NAME as the Vegan Beyond BBQ Cheeseburger. The full description includes lettuce, tomato, pickle, veganaise, on a whole wheat bun served with crinkle cut fries. The description in the park's designated app marks it V for vegan (read: NOT VG for vegetarian, the app has a legend that notes the difference) but you don't know until you order that the fries are NOT VEGAN. Look at Merle's dry burger. No BBQ. No vegan cheese. No veganaise.
I ended up not doing the 3 broomsticks because the line was too long and I'm glad I didn't because why would they bother to advertise a shepherds pie vegan option when they don't have it??
Yeah the two times I've been to Universal LA, we've eaten before and after elsewhere. Plenty of good vegan restaurants in LA. I think the only 'refreshments' I've ever purchased inside Universal is a bottle of water and maybe a Coke.
why on earth would anyone put milk in fries, they just need potato, oil and maybe some salt. It's ridiculous plus an added cost for them anyway
And that's why I pack my own snacks whenever I have a day trip. That's way too much money for those skewers though!
I haven't been to an amusement park in quite a while so this was fun to watch and see y'all having a fun day together. I actually thought the shepherd's pie looked decent but I'm also into frito pies/that kind of texture
The ending is very sweet. Thanks Jessica.
Yea. I agree, it’s not shepherds pie, it’s a vegan hotpot. A shepherds pie has mash. You’re right.
I think you guys were being way too generous. But I love the video, thank you!
The crumbling ash of that bun took me OUT
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Rachel is awesome, your friendship is goals.
merle, you're 100% right. that shepherd's pie was an abomination.
Devastating
I miss the girls together! More pls!!
Literally exactly the video I needed today
This was 100% fun best trio ever!
Oh yay I'm so excited for this!!! Our reigning vegan queen is back!! And it is SOOO good to see Aria and Rache join inl!! 🔥🔥🥰💖💖❤️😍👍
Lol looks like the Disney food beat the Universal food 😂
Oh for sure
OMG RACHEL AND ARIA! Holy hell I have never been more hyped for video!
I went to Universal Orlando in January. I did not see as many options but their Leaky Cauldron had a Shepherd's Pasty Pie which was absolutely amazing! I'm surprised y'all don't have that in LA. You'd think the options would be better. The Butterbeer was too sweet for me too. The Otter's Fizzy Orange Juice (which is fully vegan without asking for no foam at that time) was really amazing!!
I also got some vegan bread sticks with marinara dipping sauce from a pizza place in Jurassic Park area as well and they were kind of like your skewers. Good but not enough for the price.
Also, I noticed you passed by Voodoo Donuts. They have amazing vegan options as well and could have been a good breakfast option (I assume it wasn't in the park just like Orlando, that's what I ate for breakfast).
I also had to go out of the park to get another item a vegan sandwich. It was okay. I don't remember it much but it was better than the options you presented.
Loved this! I was cackling the whole way thru! 😂😂.
bahaha i am glad you enjoyed it
How fun!!!! this is such a valuable video!! I just went and had SUCH trouble finding anything.
MATTYYYY Thank ya kindly. Yeah it was upsetting
Oof these options were *rough* sheesh. Especially for such a big theme park.
I have seen this video so many times because I like to see Rachel 😍! She is a good friend to you, Merle, and I love your adventures you have with her AND Aria!!!!! I hope to see more videos with her! Thanks for the video, Merle!
I love seeing Merle get a little toasted and super honest ratings 😂
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I laughed out loud several times. Thank you!
Would be cool to see different airlines as you travel? Like a log? Its really hit or miss sometimes it's better than the other meal, sometimes they bring you 8 packs of dry fruit over the flight
whahah I love this video hahaha I mean just amazing
D'awww thanks Mark. I hope the one in FL has better options 😅
Hufflepuf and Gryffindor rising lmao imma steal that
I remember being in Orlando, Florida attending a Nat Con for University. My classmates and I had an opportunity to visit EPCON or some park with Harry Potter theme and I forget the others. The butter beer was actually kind of cool, I remember being bummed out for a second it wasn't real beer, but I guess seeing children waiting in line was tell tell. Love your channel, keep it up, and will you please do another murder mystery? I can't think of who, maybe someone food related and create like a whole new theme.
I sometimes think Sold Out means 'this doesn't sell so we didn't order anymore'
Funny af lol loved it
i'm glaaad
First of all, loving the 'fit! Earrings on point. 👌 Secondly I don't even remember what I ate at Universal LA, might've been nothing. I think we ate elsewhere beforehand.
At Universal Japan I just plumped for fries because basically no one spoke English in the entire park and I thought I would get some "American food" to go along with my amusement park experience.
I like your videos! By the way it's "en route" but it's really cute that way ahah! ❤️
I feel you with getting sick of beyond burgers, I miss the days of nonmeaty burgers. My go to food when a universal/disney was falafel anything.
I’m planning a trip here in the fall and was surprised at how little options there are. And I don’t like beyond burgers 😭
I tried the Vegan Bahn Me Sandwich when I was there a month ago.
It was barely passable as food. I ate it cuz I was hungry but I’d never buy it again!
what i learned today is that if I ever went to ( any theme park) I'm gonna pack my own meals throughout the day
The amount of time the "Vegan" Option wasn't even vegan? That's not great for anyone :(
pleeeease do this at knotts! they have the best vegan options and they’re so underrated.
It’s MY girl Merle!!!! 🥰❤️🤗
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you were all so 'up there' and i'm 100% on board
Would you consider making vegan deserts? Like cheese danishes but veganized❤
Every time I’ve been at Universal, I never scour the whole park in search of vegan options. I usually settle for some kind of snack. That being said, I’m thrilled to see the options, but then let down as you girls tried them all. This is sad, we are in So Cal, LA area, kind of a vegan capital, yet tasty, thought out dishes were hard to come by for you girls 😩
You should of went to Voodoo Donuts for some vegan ones….now those are good!!
Enjoyed the video. Hope they take note and improve the vegan options. Let’s just face it though, Lucille is going to be the best part of any video she appears in.
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I LOVE these series! I prefer Impossible over Beyond so I’ll be bringing my own food to Universal! ❤
Next stop- hospitals.
You think we have poor options at Theme Parks? All they ever bring are fruit cups, “salad” and hummus plates. And then find it annoying when I send half the crap back!
Public hospitals in Australia are getting food at bringing us vegan options. Not in emergency of course, there you can expect 8 packets of 2 dry crackers and a juice but then if you stay in a ward the chances are better.
Hospitals are the worst*! Luckily I as allowed to bring food in for my partner when he had a stay there. They tried to give him fried eggs and bacon even though they knew he's on medication for high cholesterol
*USA hospital, might be better or worse depending on state or city
I believe the Mexican place has vegan sour cream- I’ve done a lot of research on the options 😂
I have been going once a year for a while and I usually eat a big meal before I go in and eat the jumbo asparagus plate at the three broomsticks. It can be made vegan by swapping the mashed potatoes for roasted potatoes. The last time I went it was not on the menu that I saw, but they still had it when I asked for it. This is the only way I survive eating at USH.
You need to try their vegan Halloween Horror Night options! But I'm just going off of Orlando so maybe it's different in California
The vegan shepherds pie looked more like a vegan hotpot tbh x
That "shepherds pie" looks more like a Lancashire Hotpot ... but yeah im not a fan of Beyond Meat ... After watching this I'd be taking my own food cos I have seen nothing I would spend that kind of money on frankly :( sad but true xox
yeeeeeeee i don't think i will be anytime soon
Rachel's Rock Soup!
Do you gals ever do rice cake buns with Beyond Burgers? I always use rice cakes for buns. I usually end up getting just fries at restaurants, because salads are too oniony. I believe fries are all vegan, but "seasoned" fries might not be gluten free. As long as you order regular fries, they do not have anything other than salt and oil. I wish I could open a vegan restaurant with my special spice on all the veggie and fruit dishes and burgers. So yummy, gluten free and super energizing! Andrographis, milk thistle, myrrh, galangal, cinnamon and other herbs differing from month to month. Next time you go on vacation, just get a jar of peanut butter, Clif bars, some fresh fruit and veggies, and at each restaurant, just fries. Bring your own powder seasoning like I did!
P.S.-- I really miss seeing a load of falafel and grape leaves restaurants. Like, what happened to all of those?
i got the mother nature burger in krustyland in july this year and i've never been more disappointed 😭so dry, no flavors and expensive! it did not look like that, i guess i got a new employee who didn't know it haha. The fries were bomb tho
Your make up looks great! !!
Thank you so much 😀
Wow it’s like they didn’t even try
@10:44 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 "you think that's what i fuckin want rn?!!"
If you ever come to the east coast let's meet up, we need more vegan friends and you are all so awesome. I have FOMO I wasn't with you for this trip haha
Did they change the pasty pie to the shephards pie shown in this video? I liked the pasty version.
THANK YOU FOR THIS!!! I just recently went to Universal and had no idea what was vegan or not lol
you are so welcome!!!
screamed out loud when you opened the wet sandwich oh my god
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As a Brit, I’ll back you up Merle, a Shepherds pie is topped with mash and you can do vegan mash. 🤷♀️🤷♀️that’s more of what we would call a minced beef beef hotpot, but vegan.
You guys need to learn to send sh#t back, lol! I would be all up and down that return! 😂
When you pass the voodoo donuts and don't say anything 😮😮😮
Aria showing his legs >>
Thanks for saving me from visiting Universal Hollywood during meal time! I’ll eat before and after I guess 😂 What sad options.
oh my god??? i would ask them to make my food again if they put sour cream on it
Definitely seems like they could do better, but it was great to see Rachel and Aria 🙌
it was a fun day regardless!
Hate to break it to you but if they are traditional fried pickles they have egg and buttermilk in them.
5 years when I was last there, all i remember eating was baked potato, beans, and chips. Most of my calories were from beer so atleast that was good.
I remember going there in Florida and everything tasted disappointing. Just me, but I would have preferred to pack stuff to eat. Takes away from the experience, but I just remember feeling off after eating.
Bummer that jurassic cafe doesn't have the jackfruit plate anymore!
Pro-tip: Veggie House across the highway is better than anything they have at Universal by a mile
The audio during the first sponsor was quite low
We tried the vegan Irish stew and the vegan shepherds pie at the three broomsticks and were so disappointed. Such a small portion of tasteless food and could it hurt to serve vegan fries and/or veggies on the side instead of salad?! 😅
A-They have fruit!
M-You think that's what I fucking want right now?
Said every vegan ever 🤣🤣🤣
Yikes!!!This made the Disney’s vegan options look like five star dishes!
Now Knotts Berry Farm! :)
Either people were buying the vegan milkshake because it was popular, or it wasn't popular at all and they didn't have stock haha
When the Theme park says it has great vegan options - the vegan options 11:51
I went in April the only thing I tried in universal was the vegan butter beer and instead I Uber eat from el cocinero 😊
that place is AMAAZINGG
I'm glad that there's something to eat there that's vegan, but this video had me laughing so I wouldn't cry. Ya'll are so generous with those ratings. Universal doesn't deserve the B's you gave them, that food is a disgrace. Vegan food isn't this hard to do right, and the fact there wasn't a single thing in the whole park that deserved an S is sad. I'm so sorry Merle - I love you & your channel and I feel like I'm leaving a negative comment, but the negativity isn't towards you at ALL. I'm so glad that you guys still were able to have a beautiful, fun day despite the tragic food available.
I’m guessing the French fries were just labeled vegetarian because of cross contamination concerns
Very cool
Ariaaaaaaa😍😍😍😍