Slutty Vegan shut down at Spellman and lead to a debate about black businesses taking advantage of their own damn kind

ballscout1

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I hear ya, but no one is paying $15 for one Chic-fill-a sandwich. And no one would gladly pay $25 for a Chic-fil-a meal.

This isn't a situation where the white man's ice is colder, the prices were too fucking high for a college fast food restaurant..

$30 for a meal at a college restaurant is too much whether it's Black, white or gold and diamond owned.
Stop talking about what people will pay and stick to what you will pay.

They paying for Sluiiy Vegan. She went from a single spot to franchises in multiple states.

And this spot here Small Cheval charges more than those prices for hamburgers.

These mofokrs charge for lettuce and tomato

Now I won't pay for them but they always have lines.
 

tallblacknyc

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Your wisdom? GTFOH. You still just as dumb as rocks same as you was when I first had encounters with you for many years.
Encounters? Nig I never met you.. you always been a fag on bgol that dreams about being a rapper imaginary cousin.. everybody shits on your life and laugh.. you return on here for my punishment..you like bullet without the wife and naked pics
 

Day_Carver

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Stop talking about what people will pay and stick to what you will pay.

They paying for Sluiiy Vegan. She went from a single spot to franchises in multiple states.

And this spot here Small Cheval charges more than those prices for hamburgers.

These mofokrs charge for lettuce and tomato

Now I won't pay for them but they always have lines.
Clearly they not paying at the college…
 

Dannyblueyes

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Vegan burgers at most places run $18-23

Not really.

Applebee's, Chili's, and other chains will let you swap the meat for a bean patty for no extra charge. Get it without cheese or sauce and you have a vegan burger, fries and drink for under $20.
 

Dannyblueyes

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Right, I've seen more fat vegans like people who eat processed meat being fat as well.

If people worrying about the animals and what could be in their meat, they can buy grass-fed meat.

Meat has nutrients and are healthy depending on what meat a person gets.

I get all my meat from the meat market.

Bodybuilder's eat meat and they said it helps muscle grow.

I'll try that vegan food, but i wouldn't even want to eat that shit everyday. I just don't see the cost worth it to buy vegan food.

Most American food is calorie dense and nutritionally vacant processed crap. Even the vegan options.

If you want to be healthy you got to cook it yourself.
 
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Dannyblueyes

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That last paragraph is biz gold… when you say you’re black owned you sometimes limit your consumer base, cause racist cacs might stay away from supporting your biz, some black people who have stereotypical ideas about black establishments might not come to your establishment, also other ethnic groups may not come through for various reasons. But when you just present yourself as a biz or it look like some cac own it you will get much more overall support.. never limit your consumer base.. I know individuals that have made millions being black biz that weren’t put out there as black biz ness.. in fact some cater to white demographics and dug all in their pockets and zero cacs knew who the owners were.. had they known oh chances are their biz might not got lot of support

My grandfather did that with his valve repair business in Ontario Canada. Opened in the late '60s, uncle took over in the '80s and ran into the day he died without saying a word about it being black owned.

Sometimes I wish they had because it could have inspired others to start their own. But that's a whole other story.
 

Dannyblueyes

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Easy answer, she played herself:

Anything vegan is an unsustainable trend. Look at what happened with Impossible Burger and Beyond Meat. Both products caused a lot of commotion when introduced, only to completely disappear, lose customers, and fail to secure more funding. Pinky and her brand were more novelty, as she had an edgy personality and a trendy business name that warranted attention and curiosity. Beyond marketing appeal, product demand and marketplace positioning are crucial to success.

The problem is most of the products they're substituting are heavily subsidized by the government. Products like these do a lot better in Europe where the subsidies are lower
 

Lexx Diamond

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And with those prices shiiiiiiiit they betta take me to "Virgin Vegan"! :roflmao:

Hey man I'm not even hating on the prices of their "burgers". They could have had that at the top of the menu. It's vegan/vegetarian food. The possibilities for what could be served on different days is innumerable. I said Taco Bell earlier because when I was in college in NYC there was a Taco Bell in the cafeteria. I had only seen the commercials until then. $1,25 for a chicken burrito was righteous.

I just think a vegan/vegetarian spot should make a variety of dishes and not just focus on mimicking foods that are made of a meat or meats. There are roughly 50K plants we can eat. Compared to the varieties of meat we may eat or have available to us. And It's not like you have a wait a long time for your food to cook. $3 for 16oz soup and sell the food by the weight of what folks chose to put on their plate. With the most expensive plate being $15 with a drink included. Those are school kids. There could have been way more customers and a greater turnover.
 

tallblacknyc

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Hey man I'm not even hating on the prices of their "burgers". They could have had that at the top of the menu. It's vegan/vegetarian food. The possibilities for what could be served on different days is innumerable. I said Taco Bell earlier because when I was in college in NYC there was a Taco Bell in the cafeteria. I had only seen the commercials until then. $1,25 for a chicken burrito was righteous.

I just think a vegan/vegetarian spot should make a variety of dishes and not just focus on mimicking foods that are made of a meat or meats. There are roughly 50K plants we can eat. Compared to the varieties of me we may eat or have available to us. And It's not like you have a wait a long time for your food to cook. $3 for 16oz soup and sell the food by the weight of what folks chose to put on their plate. With the most expensive plate being $15 with a drink included. Those are school kids. There could have been way more customers and a greater turnover.
Only problem with that is as some people would say it’s better to make things that you know how to do well than try to make a bunch of things that you arent all that great at.. it’s a quality thing and if you have limited skills in being great at somethings sometimes you got to stick to that cause the people that love it will keep coming back especially first time customers. But if you subpar at somethings and the first thing a customer try is something you not great at you can immediately turn that customer off and you know what comes next, bad word of mouth, with the internet a negative rant or tweet, a bad review on company website.. sometimes you have one chance at making an impression and you wouldn’t want it to be something that’s not your strong suit
 

Lexx Diamond

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Only problem with that is as some people would say it’s better to make things that you know how to do well than try to make a bunch of things that you arent all that great at.. it’s a quality thing and if you have limited skills in being great at somethings sometimes you got to stick to that cause the people that love it will keep coming back especially first time customers. But if you subpar at somethings and the first thing a customer try is something you not great at you can immediately turn that customer off and you know what comes next, bad word of mouth, with the internet a negative rant or tweet, a bad review on company website.. sometimes you have one chance at making an impression and you wouldn’t want it to be something that’s not your strong suit

Vegetarian food isn't hard to make. I lived that life for damn near two years with my ex. We made all types of vegetarian meals. Never mind my secret love affair with Popeye's and the 18 piece honey BBQ wing special for $6.99 at KFC that ran concurrent to my vegan life at home. Wiping my face off in the MPV with baby wipes and making sure there are no condiment smudges or edges of condiment wrappers.

At this point I'd love to see some Black folks take that spot and make healthy home cooked meals at affordable prices. For example I can buy a large plate of food from a Caribbean or West Indian restaurant for $8 to $10 in NYC. Which is way better than paying $14 to $16 at a fast food joint. One spoon of rice is what I tell the server. Just last week I made vegetarian baked beans. Since Heinz discontinued making it. It's not hard to make at all and I use dry beans.
 

tallblacknyc

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Vegetarian food isn't hard to make. I lived that life for damn near two years with my ex. We made all types of vegetarian meals. Never mind my secret love affair with Popeye's and the 18 piece honey BBQ wing special for $6.99 at KFC that ran concurrent to my vegan life at home. Wiping my face off in the MPV with baby wipes and making sure there are no condiment smudges or edges of condiment wrappers.

At this point I'd love to see some Black folks take that spot and make healthy home cooked meals at affordable prices. For example I can buy a large plate of food from a Caribbean or West Indian restaurant for $8 to $10 in NYC. Which is way better than paying $14 to $16 at a fast food joint. One spoon of rice is what I tell the server. Just last week I made vegetarian baked beans. Since Heinz discontinued making it. It's not hard to make at all and I use dry beans.
I’ve posted a few nyc vegan spots in my nyc food thread..I’ve also posted a bunch of vegan recipes in various food threads over the yrs on here from Afro American , African, West Indian cooks.. but the thing is not everyone know how to cook or cook the samething or some people make certain things better than others. That’s just reality.. the slutty vegan chick started off as a food truck I believe, this is what she does vegan burger fast food type things.. that’s her niche and well she became a multi millionaire off of it so she doing something right.. would it be nice to have other dishes and possibly more affordable dishes? Yes, but this isn’t a perfect world and sometimes you got go with what you know
 

Sloboogie

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The issue with many black businesses is that they've adopted the 80s - 90s dope boy methodology of making money, and looking to establish profit on day 1, opposed to growing the brand and consistency. Slutty Vegan allowed themselves to get too big for their britches. Instead of raising food costs, they could have easily adjusted the portion size to compensate for ingredient cost, but the owners are trying to get ALL they can, as soon as they can, without caring about the restaurants reputation. Now they are 7 years old and lost the mystique and a lot of customer following, because copycat businesses are popping up everywhere and copying the business model with a less costly menu.
 

4 Dimensional

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Hell yeah. Taco Bell will take that spot and make a fortune.

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Seriously? :lol:
 

BDR

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In East Atlanta Village, or downtown Decatur or other spots; mixed or white bar/clubs just be cheaper; i hate thats a reality but it is here...
It’s cheaper because the cacs getting alcohol at wholesale at deeply discounted rates plus they not getting charged a premium on rent where as black businesses bars etc getting charged at full price hence why black bars have to charge more.. Thry have to make a profit
 

REDLINE

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Hey man I'm not even hating on the prices of their "burgers". They could have had that at the top of the menu. It's vegan/vegetarian food. The possibilities for what could be served on different days is innumerable. I said Taco Bell earlier because when I was in college in NYC there was a Taco Bell in the cafeteria. I had only seen the commercials until then. $1,25 for a chicken burrito was righteous.

I just think a vegan/vegetarian spot should make a variety of dishes and not just focus on mimicking foods that are made of a meat or meats. There are roughly 50K plants we can eat. Compared to the varieties of me we may eat or have available to us. And It's not like you have a wait a long time for your food to cook. $3 for 16oz soup and sell the food by the weight of what folks chose to put on their plate. With the most expensive plate being $15 with a drink included. Those are school kids. There could have been way more customers and a greater turnover.
I'm not hating on the prices of their burgers either. If they sold anything and the meal with a drink cost $30 it was too much.

I believe they chose the menu that they did because it's simple and familiar for the public. Burgers and fries, it's not something complicated that the customer has to mentally dissect and think about.
 

4 Dimensional

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The HBCU I work at has a chic-fi-la, Starbucks, a wing spot (all fried food), a sandwich/sub spot, Japanese restaurant, pizza joint, a bagel restaurant, and Mexican spot all on campus.

Unfortunately, there are nothing but shit fast food joints off campus primarily because the campus is in a low income area.

However, go past downtown to the other PWI (same street) they have everything on and off campus. And the food options are ridiculously diverse. Mostly because there are numerous businesses that also eat at these places.
 

Da Backshot Champ

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If that's what you've taken from this thread you missed the entire point.
What I took is that Black people want lower prices, just because the owner is Black. Do you honestly think if Slutty Vegan was owned by a korean woman by the name of Ming Lee, they would demand a discount?
 

REDLINE

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What I took is that Black people want lower prices, just because the owner is Black. Do you honestly think if Slutty Vegan was owned by a korean woman by the name of Ming Lee, they would demand a discount?
What most if not all took from it is that it costs $30 for a fast food meal on a college campus.

Regardless of who owns it that's too much money. But you're free to feel that it's Black people wanting the hook up from another Black person or business.

But you'd be wrong.
 

bgbtylvr

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Im in ATL pimp, and black bar/clubs here are ridiculous on what you pay for drinks; mixed clubs and or white clubs/bars and drinks are cheaper and you get more :smh: :smh:
Careful. LOL! I’m in Midtown. Folks don’t wanna hear the truth. I used to go anywhere the wind blew for eat and drink. Now, there’s so many places I had to pull back on for wanting $14 for well drinks, and $8 to $10 for beers. I was all about black owned when I transfers to atlanta. I had a list!!! I don’t fuck with any of the places on that list. It’s sad, really. I still try to support, but $40 for 4 beers is bullshit. I’m at the age where the $8 6-pack from Publix is enough. Fuck that.
 

Day_Carver

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Careful. LOL! I’m in Midtown. Folks don’t wanna hear the truth. I used to go anywhere the wind blew for eat and drink. Now, there’s so many places I had to pull back on for wanting $14 for well drinks, and $8 to $10 for beers. I was all about black owned when I transfers to atlanta. I had a list!!! I don’t fuck with any of the places on that list. It’s sad, really. I still try to support, but $40 for 4 beers is bullshit. I’m at the age where the $8 6-pack from Publix is enough. Fuck that.
Fam you ain’t never lied!!! By the way northside tavern is a great place to go for good cheap drinks!!!
 

Day_Carver

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It’s cheaper because the cacs getting alcohol at wholesale at deeply discounted rates plus they not getting charged a premium on rent where as black businesses bars etc getting charged at full price hence why black bars have to charge more.. Thry have to make a profit
That may be true but I highly doubt that rent is cheaper in Downtown Decatur or EAV compared to camp creek area or college park area…
 

Day_Carver

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It’s cheaper because the cacs getting alcohol at wholesale at deeply discounted rates plus they not getting charged a premium on rent where as black businesses bars etc getting charged at full price hence why black bars have to charge more.. Thry have to make a profit
And let’s be real; CACs give you more alcohol also; that’s another issue for me with black bars; it’s like I’m paying premium and getting less alcohol; no thanks I’m good…
 
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