LA Vegan Chain Shutters All Locations After Angry Vegan Mob Attacks Owner For Adding Meat to Menu

A 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.